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fishfinder
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CT_BASSman
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| I'll be good I usually carry when out fishing, second they came after me i'll shoot the ugly bastards down |
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PECo
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I'm with the family, in that I can't understand how it happened, either. Swans have always given me a wide berth when I've been on the water in a kayak. One even left its clutch of eggs in the nest when I unknowingly approached it. I was surprised by this, after hearing many stories about aggressive swans.
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fishfinder
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I went to a pond in Ansonia years ago with my wife (then girlfriend" just walking around and 2 swans chased the heck out me. My wife was on the ground laughing so hard she was crying!!!! I was trying to run, those suckers are fast and was pecking me in the but and shoes as I was running. I could barely run from laughing myself although Ill admit I was freaked out also. Every time we see a goose or big bird like that now she breaks my chops!!! Had I had paddle though it would have been a different story!!
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JustinSolak
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i punted a swan one time...
not proud of it... but i call self defense.
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DirtyDawg10
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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Guess he must not have worn a PFD. I would have used a darth maul move on the swan with my kayak paddle  |
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PECo
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 8:13 pm Post subject: |
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Unfortunately, he might not have been wearing his PFD:
| Quote: | | Authorities said Hensley's employer told them that it's mandatory for all employees to wear a life vest. Police said a life vest was found inside the kayak, though it wasn't immediately clear if that was a spare. |
From chicagotribune.com:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-kayak-swan-death-20120417,0,4650835.story
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