66 Replies to “From The Network That Brings You The Nature Of Things”

  1. Bang on Revant. That’s why my grandchildren don’t watch Disney TV and their parents avoid the books as well.
    Again; too bad this woman perished over foolishness. But they likely didn’t realize the dangers were real and no one could tell them otherwise. They just knew.
    As an aside, it would be interesting to see figures on false emergency calls perused by the Mounties in said area.

  2. Mr. Bear, the correct analogy would not be “flying down the highway speeding and you have a wreck” but “driving around the markers saying “highway closed” hitting the ditch and not being rescued”.
    And in that case I would agree with you, if you are stupid or careless enough to do either, it is not the fault of the RCMP or any other agency for not rescuing you in time.

  3. Redux – you like all others are entitled to your point of view. I’d be the last to deny you. I think that most would agree that what they did was not real smart. I just didn’t see a whole lot of humour in this one. I know that in my 60 years of life I have done some really stupid things and thank god that none of them has cost me or anyone else their life.
    Enjoy the scotch! Cheers!

  4. Hey, I agree that the “wolf threat” to the unfortunate skiers sounds like some attention-seeking bullshit but, wiseguys who make fun of the idea of wolf attacks are out to lunch.
    Forty-five years ago, while winter-staking on the east arm of Great Slave Lake, I discovered, while returning to camp in the late afternoon that three of the sneaky bastards had been following me. Neck hair really can stand on end – I know.
    When I told my two Indian companions about it, they took the matter very seriously (we didn’t have a gun) and I had to re-plan our work in such a way that we were often within hailing distance of each other, or they would have refused to finish the job. They were “real” Indians, not settlement layabouts, so I think that they might have known something.
    Also, an old camp cook told me of an incident in Quebec, in the 1930s, when a logger, walking the skid road, drunk, at night, provided a tasty midnight snack. The old man had no reason to lie to me, so …

  5. sasquatch @ 2:33PM – I lived in the bush (Sask, Man and NWT) and was never attacked by wolves, and neither were the other people who lived there.
    There has never been a documented case of people being attacked by wolves (non rabid animals), and I am not a lefty.
    They tracked us frequently, more out of curiosity than anything else I suspect, but never came too close. I enjoyed having them around, as did many other non lefty folks.
    It’s not a lefty myth – it’s a fact that wolves don’t attack people.

  7. We get lots of out of bounds skiers here in the coast range.It is a narcissistic exhibition of arrogance and stupidity that forces other people to risk their lives to attempt a safe retrieval.
    I can well imagine the RCMP’S reluctance to jump into dangerous back country, especially if no missing person reports were in.
    Leave them to the wolves and CBC commentators.
    Darwinism is harsh.

  8. there you go, the CBC has obviously sent their chief fact checker home in a desperate bid to cut costs… probably saved $120,000. + indexed pension right then and there.

  9. Niall- I agree with your comments. I’ve spent over half my life in the bush. Sometimes I was flown by helicopter, and left to fend for myself. I’ve never seen a wolf that didn’t run away, quickly, when it saw me.
    My brother once (accidentally) walked right up on a pack that was feeding on a fresh kill. He just about messed his pants, but the wolves only hesitated for a moment before trotting off.
    The only documented case of a wolf attacking a person, in Canada, was a couple of years ago. A young biology student went into a paddock, alone, without permission, and was attacked. Any animal in captivity will act out of character.
    That said, I wouldn’t try to catch one with my bare hands. Even a nutted dog will bite you if pushed to the limit.
    I understand how people get caught up in the beauty of a mountain setting, and forget they’re in a dangerous environment. It can get dark quickly, or snow can cover your tracks before you know it. Trying to walk in deep snow is exhausting, and eating snow too quickly will lower your core temperature. These resorts are too busy trying to attract tourists to adequately explain the dangers they could face.
    I got paid to take chances, and go into dangerous areas, so I did my due diligence. To me, it was all about making it home at night. This couple were just trying to make the most of their vacation, and it turned bad. They don’t deserve any of the scorn they’ve received.

  10. Niall: I agree that wolves tend not to attack people but there is a documented case of a mine worker in northern Saskatchewan who was a few metres from his camp and was taken down by a wolf and killed back in 2004. The link below provides some good background information on the “grey ghosts”…
    http://www.timberwolfinformation.org/info/archieve/newspapers/viewnews.cfm?ID=2163
    Urton says wolves “avoid humans and human activity.” A recent attack at Key Lake on mine worker Fred Desjarlais notwithstanding, wolf attacks on humans are extremely rare and human death by a wolf unheard of.

  11. overall , as usual, CBCpravda , at a billion a year in taxpayer subsidies, never checks sweet fuk all in terms of facts. thats a fact.
    called out again Pravda.
    CBCpravda All Ridiculous ,All the Time.

  12. It’s a sign of the times.
    They came in on a road. They obviously didn’t have any clue as to what east, west, north, south was.
    The sun rises in the east etc,
    Rudimentary knowledge would have easily gotten them out of there.
    He sat in the snow for 10 days and watched his wife die.
    To go “off trail” without a sense of direction, leads to a question of their judgement.
    Now he’ll be judged.

  13. Bravia; I too remember the story of the attack in Saskatchewan. I believe there was some reluctance of officialdom to believe the evidence.
    My Father lived with the Manitoba Cree for 3 years. He insisted a healthy adult person was not likely to be attacked but if you were injured or weak, all bets were off. In the mid nineties a group of university students working on mine reclamation near Jasper were forced into a tree for 7+ hours by a pack of wolves. This story is undocumented as far as I know.
    Saskatchewan story and link.
    Student’s Death Confirmed as Continent’s First Fatal Wolf Attack
    Chris Purdy , CanWest News Service
    Friday, November 02, 2007
    Here’s the link.
    **http://www.northernlightswildlife.com/news_conservation.html**

  14. So sick of hearing that the RCMP dropped the ball again….
    Too bad they don’t teach these mounties in depot how to save people from their own stupidity. I have no sympathy whatsoever for anyone who is stupid enough to go out of bounds – it ain’t the first time, and it won’t be the last.

  15. Reality is harsh. Nature is harsh. I’m sure everyone that’s gone bush has had an “o-shit” moment … the special moment when you know that, unlike the movies, no Mountie, no Superman, no social worker, no social engineer, no taxpayer-funded MSM executive or reporter etc. can save your sorry ass. Shit happens even if your careful.
    For those of you that say this couple don’t deserve the mocking and scorn they get, why not? If they decided to go swimming in off-limits, not netted, shark invested waters, then? Wading in crocodile infested waters? A stroll in the Sahara? At what point do you say – you did it to yourself? As far as I know, nature doesn’t care about intentions (or Valentines Day).

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