tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6946355152392294973.post4373757025805143668..comments2024-03-27T14:30:10.887-04:00Comments on Rusty Ring: Hermitcraft: Busting DysenteryRobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08522501894058291952noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6946355152392294973.post-80257568261719313092011-10-30T21:17:17.856-04:002011-10-30T21:17:17.856-04:00Indeed they are, the size of poneys. (At least our...Indeed they are, the size of poneys. (At least our Roosevelt elk are; other species are even larger.) I almost got trampled by a herd of them while on ango this summer. It'll definitely be in my book, and some version of it may appear here, too.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08522501894058291952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6946355152392294973.post-35909812268199738962011-10-29T17:30:52.980-04:002011-10-29T17:30:52.980-04:00I remember a few years ago camping on the Northern...I remember a few years ago camping on the Northern California coast. Woke up in the tent one morning to several elk right outside. What I remember most from seeing them just a couple of feet away was how BIG they were!Willhttp://willtaft.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6946355152392294973.post-35186010067217670062011-10-24T01:09:24.119-04:002011-10-24T01:09:24.119-04:00Not so many cattle upstream where I was, but there...Not so many cattle upstream where I was, but there were horses on the 100 Acre Wood when I arrived (removed four days later). The big Giardia vector in the Willapa Hills is the famous elk. Swarms of them; I lived among a resident herd all summer. Throw in the beavers, and you've got a good reason to be conscientious with river water. On the other hand, the streams at that elevation are all tidal, flowing backward twice a day; I've never been able to find information on Giardia in brackish water. <br /><br />All things considered, I don't go nuts about it when I'm in the rough, but I do filter stream water. What got me this time was drinking out of a single rain bucket for months on end, without treating or filtering. Plain dumb; no excuse. <br /><br />Thanks for the comment, Will!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08522501894058291952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6946355152392294973.post-47831397766036600042011-10-23T13:36:54.455-04:002011-10-23T13:36:54.455-04:00We have a lot of free ranging cattle in the mounta...We have a lot of free ranging cattle in the mountains here so the water is never safe. I carry both a small filter and some tablets. I even filter the water if I will be boiling it. So far, so good.Willhttp://willtaft.com/blognoreply@blogger.com