You have hit the nail on the head! This statement is worth a separate thread all on it's own, but I didn't want to steal your idea. I am coming full circle around what I really need, and in the process, shedding a lot of 'neat' stuff.

In all my years in the MN, WI, and MI forests and prairies, I have never been attacked by a bear, coyote, or wolf. I was attacked once by a rabid skunk in broad daylight, but I was hunting and therefore had the means to humanely dispatch the sick animal.

I hope you start a new thread with the great quote you made. It would be fun to discuss again.