The Carlson Family prefers being in the outdoors, amidst the sights, sounds, smells, and feel of God's wonderful and amazing creation. Spending time outside, and sometimes within, leads to opportunities for encounters with animals, be it bear in New York to mosquitoes (anywhere), with moose in Ontario to raccoons in California (also anywhere). Rats, bats, dogs, cats. Eagles, turkeys, red-tailed hawks. The Carlsons have experienced animal encounters on land, sea, and from the sky, from both the awe-inspiring to the terrifying. Read about some of their real-life experiences, and then go out and discover your own. Be wise. Stay safe.