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Sea Lion's may be cute, but are mean as hell...
Posted on 1/27/14 at 10:33 pm
Posted on 1/27/14 at 10:33 pm
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I worry more about Sea Lions when kayaking than I do whales or Orcas.
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A sea lion jumped out of the water Sunday in Sitka and bit the rear end of a 19-year-old sitting on the railing of a fishing boat, Alaska State Troopers said.
The man, who was not identified, was aboard the fishing vessel Confidence with his back to the water when a larger bull sea lion came out of the water and bit him, leaving several large scratch marks but no puncture wounds, troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters said. The man's injuries didn't require medical attention.
"Thankfully he was wearing rain gear or it would likely have been worse," Peters said in an email.
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Reports like this surface every few years in Alaska, Speegle said. In one, a fisherman in Petersburg in 2007 had a similar experience: a sea lion came out of the water and bit his backside as he was getting off the edge of his boat as it unloaded halibut. A 19-year-old man got hauled into the King Cove harbor in 2004 by a sea lion that lurched out of the water, chomped onto the seat of his pants, and yanked him backwards into the water. He wasn't seriously injured.
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Troopers urged people around the docks in Sitka to use caution and encouraged fishermen and hunters to dispose of fish and animal waste properly by not dumping carcasses or scraps in the harbor.
To report aggressive sea lion behavior in Sitka, contact the Alaska Wildlife Trooper's Sitka Post at (907) 747-3254 or the National Marine Fisheries Service at (907) 586-7225.
I worry more about Sea Lions when kayaking than I do whales or Orcas.
Posted on 1/27/14 at 10:38 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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To report aggressive sea lion behavior in Sitka, contact the Alaska Wildlife Trooper's Sitka Post at (907) 747-3254 or the National Marine Fisheries Service at (907) 586-7225.
Are they gonna put the sea lions down if they get a report?
Posted on 1/28/14 at 8:05 am to RogerTheShrubber
Sea Lions in Alaska are OOC.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 9:06 am to RogerTheShrubber
Had one of the motherfrickers appear on the bow of a skiff off Kodiak in '89. Big sumbitch only 4 feet from me. Made the skiff lean forward.
Startled me shitless and I pointed my 870 at it. Damn thing bit the barrel, but I didn't fire because I heard of all the legal hell someone else recently went through when they shot one of these bastards (this was during the ExxonValdez spill and everyone one hypersensitive to critters).
The fricker let go and slid overboard. Left marks on the barrel.
Startled me shitless and I pointed my 870 at it. Damn thing bit the barrel, but I didn't fire because I heard of all the legal hell someone else recently went through when they shot one of these bastards (this was during the ExxonValdez spill and everyone one hypersensitive to critters).
The fricker let go and slid overboard. Left marks on the barrel.
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