Matt Leffers has visited his family’s cabin on the shores of Serene Lakes near Lake Tahoe for 30 years and he often goes swimming, but he said nothing could have prepared him for what happened in the water on Sept. 3, 2023: otters attacking him.
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I'm not sure what he expects the State to do to protect him while he's swimming in the otter's habitat. Maybe post snipers all around the lake so he can enjoy his swim? Put a bounty on and declare open season on otters?
I don't know how to tell poor Matt this, but any time you're out in the wild, there's a slight chance you might get bit, stung, or even attacked by the animals in the area. After all, it's their territory, not yours.
If that's too much for him to handle, maybe he should stay home.
Any time you walk out of your dwelling you have put yourself into the local food chain.
ReplyDeleteSometimes even if you stay in your dwelling you become the local food chain of that dwelling.
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I have to disagree with this bit, "After all, it's their territory, not yours." Its his God given right as an American landowner to kill every critter that offends him on his property. Otters going to get a war..
ReplyDeleteHaving a cabin on a resort lake that he goes to maybe two weeks out of the year doesn't make him a landowner, it makes him a cabin owner.
DeleteI say screw those otters, what are they good for? All they do is eat our fish and seafood. They should all be shot on sight especially since the greenee weenees like em.
ReplyDeleteSounds like Matt is a pussy.
ReplyDeleteYou don't even want to get near otter especially if they have young. They have been known to come right into a boat. On more than one occasion I've had them swimming in front of my canoe barking and very slowly I back paddled.
ReplyDelete2023 Everyone’s a victim and everything that bothers them is a victimizer. Next thing the dude will be demanding is the state stop mosquitoes from biting him.
ReplyDeleteCalifornia has outlawed any effective traps that would typically be used for otter and most other furbearers, essentially shutting down the trapping industry there. The otters are likely unafraid of humans these days and probably have become quite numerous, like the coyotes there. I would wonder how Matt the Pussy voted before feeling sorry for his plight.
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Yep Ed, see my comment above about the greenie weenies. Fisherman (seafaring) used to shoot them on sight then the greenies got involved because otters are soooo cute. -sammy
DeleteBet he never knows the waterproof comfort of otter-skin mittens...
ReplyDeleteDude was lucky he wasn't dealing with giant river otters from the Amazon. They will face down jaguars. Large males can reach over 7'.
ReplyDeleteOtters are just large swimming weasels, blood brothers to the wolverine. Matt stood no chance.
ReplyDeleteIt's pretty clear what the outcome will be here:
ReplyDeleteCalifornia will pass a law that there are to be no cabins on lakes anymore and going within 150 yards of any water will be prohibited punishable by law.
Otters, hey?
ReplyDeletehttps://youtu.be/Spg_-BIAa58
How much you want to bet Matt voted to outlaw the hunting of mountain lions because "They're such magnificent creatures"?
ReplyDeleteThat's a California inside joke going back 25 years.
Otters are cute...and terrifying. The cuteness makes people forget that they're freaking *carnivores* that *hunt*. Like weasels and martins etc. You wouldn't paddle into the middle of a bunch of freaking hippos, unless you're an imbecile. Otters are similarly dangerous.
ReplyDeleteThat kind of reminds me of a comment I read while researching the Blue Pool hike in Oregon (I took my nephew on it in the winter before he left for Navy boot). Original poster asked if he needed to take a firearm for protection against bears and cougars. One replier mentioned that it is in a state forest therefore no dangerous animals were around, or something to that affect.
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