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<blockquote data-quote="Plushpuppy" data-source="post: 11562" data-attributes="member: 348"><p>You know what, I have a theory that off road use (the occasional trail riders running through--dirt bike, horse, MTB) is less stressful than a hiker, or a dog. I live where there is lots of deer and elk and turkeys which get hunted. You can get really close to them in or on a vehicle, but if they see a human afoot or worse a coyote sized dog(which that is what size most hikers take with them) they run right away. I know evolution has hardwired the flight response when a deer sees a wolf/coyote shape, and humans have been hunting on foot for a gajillion years, so it follows that the human walking sihouette is scary too. The silhouette of a human on a horse/bike or of a vehicle just doesn't compute for the fear response. Thats why deer will run infront of cars and people on bikes(my husband had an episode...). ANyways, just my theory that hikers and dogs are actually more stressful for deer etc. </p><p></p><p>And like why people go on safari in jeeps to get closer to the animals, right?!!! and then what is camo--breaking up the human silhouette(not neccessarily making you invisible)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Plushpuppy, post: 11562, member: 348"] You know what, I have a theory that off road use (the occasional trail riders running through--dirt bike, horse, MTB) is less stressful than a hiker, or a dog. I live where there is lots of deer and elk and turkeys which get hunted. You can get really close to them in or on a vehicle, but if they see a human afoot or worse a coyote sized dog(which that is what size most hikers take with them) they run right away. I know evolution has hardwired the flight response when a deer sees a wolf/coyote shape, and humans have been hunting on foot for a gajillion years, so it follows that the human walking sihouette is scary too. The silhouette of a human on a horse/bike or of a vehicle just doesn't compute for the fear response. Thats why deer will run infront of cars and people on bikes(my husband had an episode...). ANyways, just my theory that hikers and dogs are actually more stressful for deer etc. And like why people go on safari in jeeps to get closer to the animals, right?!!! and then what is camo--breaking up the human silhouette(not neccessarily making you invisible) [/QUOTE]
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