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#79726 - 12/12/06 05:42 PM Re: Man vs. Wild.
paramedicpete Offline
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Registered: 04/09/02
Posts: 1920
Loc: Frederick, Maryland
Sorry it took a while to respond to this posting, work seems to be getting in the way.

The maggots themselves (internally), as they digest the dead tissue of the animal, will likely kill whatever bacteria is contaminating the tissue. However, since the exterior of the maggots are likely contaminated with enteric (from the gut) pathogenic (disease causing) bacteria, such as Salmonella, Staphylococcus and Streptococcus species, the eating of uncooked maggots (fly larvae) can led to food poisoning. The amount of maggots consumed does not necessarily correlate to potential infection. Even the consumption of 1 heavily contaminated maggot could lead to infection/food poisoning.

Pete

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#79727 - 12/12/06 07:47 PM Re: Man vs. Wild.
Simon Offline


Registered: 04/24/06
Posts: 398
Loc: Tennessee
Thanks for the info, Pete, you've re-confirmed firmly that Bear is a moron. I can "bear" no more of Bear's illogic.
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#79728 - 12/13/06 04:12 AM Re: Man vs. Wild.
Themalemutekid Offline
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Registered: 11/17/06
Posts: 351
Loc: New Jersey
This show.. it's a comedy right? <img src="/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" /> I perfer 'I shouldn't be alive" . I learn something new everytime I watch.


Edited by Themalemutekid (12/13/06 04:14 AM)
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#79729 - 12/13/06 06:44 PM Re: Man vs. Wild.
X-ray Dave Offline
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Registered: 11/11/03
Posts: 572
Loc: Nevada
Any horse experts have an opinion on him jumpimg on the back of the wild horse?

Dave

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#79730 - 12/13/06 09:32 PM Re: Man vs. Wild.
Susan Offline
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Registered: 01/21/04
Posts: 5163
Loc: W. WA
I'm no expert, but I've been around horses.

You can be thrown, stomped, kicked, bitten, and knocked down by startled tame horses. Why would this fool set himself up to have his neck or back broken, legs broken, gut-kicked or skull stomped by a wild one?

I've never seen this show, but it sounds like it should be retitled "Survival: Hollywood Style".

Sue

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#79732 - 12/13/06 10:15 PM Re: Man vs. Wild.
jaron3 Offline
Stranger

Registered: 07/11/05
Posts: 20
Thanks for clearing that up Pete. Thanks again for the kits you sent me. You know that there's gonna come a time when someone that has watched that show gets into a situation and uses some of Bear's methods. I wonder what the real outcome would be.

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#79733 - 12/14/06 03:29 PM Re: Man vs. Wild.
epirider Offline
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Registered: 12/03/05
Posts: 232
Loc: Wyoming, USA
I agree with Nighthiker. If just like the camera crew that travels with him, the horse owner/wrangler was not on camera. In order for a person to get that close to a "wild horse" a 200 yard shot with a tranquilizer gun would be the best bet. I have tried to professionally break wild horses for the BLM and have found that after 2 months of work I was able to get on the back of one - not a few hours of making nice. The show is what me and my friends watch as a comedy of errors. By the way - I would eat the horse before I would eat a live snake! Just a personal note.
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#79734 - 12/14/06 04:00 PM Re: Man vs. Wild.
norad45 Offline
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Registered: 07/01/04
Posts: 1506
Man, this thread makes me glad that I have disconnected my cable tv! <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

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#79735 - 12/14/06 04:52 PM Re: Man vs. Wild.
big_al Offline
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Registered: 01/04/06
Posts: 586
Loc: 20mi east of San Diego
I have been around horses all my life, and belive me that was no wild horse, A wild horse would have been gone the moment it seen him. It was more than likley horses out to mountian pasture.
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#79736 - 12/14/06 05:42 PM Re: Man vs. Wild.
S_Bosley Offline


Registered: 10/08/04
Posts: 22
Actually, THIS show should be called, "I Shouldn't Be Alive." <img src="/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

Bear said he thought these were escaped horses, which made sense going by their behavior.

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