Skip to comments.
Man kills cougar in self-defense(Canada)
Free Press staff ^
| 12 July 2006
| Kathy Michaels
Posted on 07/14/2006 6:03:54 AM PDT by Marius3188
click here to read article
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-43 next last
To: Marius3188
PETA is going to want this guy dead.
2
posted on
07/14/2006 6:17:37 AM PDT
by
DCBryan1
( HeadOFF Apply directly to the neck! HeadOFF Apply directly to the neck !(Avail. only from Muslims))
To: Marius3188
They are curious and theyre at the top of the food chain, he said. There are few animals they fear, including humans."
Wrong. Humans are at the top of the food chain, at least some of them. I count myself as one of them. Cougars need to be taught that they are lower than humans on the food chain. That is what hunting traditionally does.
3
posted on
07/14/2006 6:18:17 AM PDT
by
marktwain
To: Marius3188
4
posted on
07/14/2006 6:20:15 AM PDT
by
RichInOC
(...I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I just couldn't resist.)
Comment #5 Removed by Moderator
To: marktwain
"That is what hunting traditionally does."
Yes, they definitely need to be hunted enough to relearn that fear.
6
posted on
07/14/2006 6:29:07 AM PDT
by
Let's Roll
( "Congressmen who ... undermine the military ... should be arrested, exiled or hanged" - A. Lincoln)
To: Marius3188
Every year in B.C. people are injured by bears and cougars, but attacks are rare.
Ummm... so which is it?
7
posted on
07/14/2006 6:32:15 AM PDT
by
AnnaZ
(I think so, Brain, but if we give peas a chance, won't the lima beans feel left out?)
To: Marius3188
8
posted on
07/14/2006 6:37:42 AM PDT
by
mylife
(The roar of the masses could be farts)
To: AnnaZ
"Ummm... so which is it?" Hmmm.. They must mean that people are injured while playing hockey or lacrosse with bears and cougars but are seldom attacked by them.
9
posted on
07/14/2006 6:42:12 AM PDT
by
Jaxter
("Vivit Post Funera Virtus")
To: Marius3188
10
posted on
07/14/2006 6:43:47 AM PDT
by
SlowBoat407
(What is our exit strategy in the war on poverty?)
Comment #11 Removed by Moderator
To: Jaxter
LOL. Thanks so much for clearing that up for me.
12
posted on
07/14/2006 6:56:42 AM PDT
by
AnnaZ
(I think so, Brain, but if we give peas a chance, won't the lima beans feel left out?)
To: Marius3188
Good thing this didn't happen in Kalifornia. He'd be facing a fine, or jail time, or both.
13
posted on
07/14/2006 6:59:33 AM PDT
by
P8riot
("You can get more with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone." - Al Capone)
To: marktwain
I'm sorry but this cougar was not curious, he was hungry. I don't understand why some people will have you believe that "animals" don't like the taste of human flesh.
That cougar that can chase down deer in full stride, tackle a moose and rip an elk's throat out sees us as an easy target when they are hungry and we are alone.
14
posted on
07/14/2006 7:10:47 AM PDT
by
kx9088
To: marktwain
"Humans are at the top of the food chain, at least some of them. I count myself as one of them"
Well, after us, Cougars come first...
15
posted on
07/14/2006 7:12:35 AM PDT
by
Bean Counter
(Think globally...)
To: Marius3188
> MacPhee said the general advice on cougars is that they attack from behind, so if a person encounters one they should stand their ground, make themselves as big as possible, put their hands over their heads and yell.
Sound advice. It's a shame this fellow felt he had to kill the cougar. Generally (like bears and wolves and rattlesnakes) they are more afraid of humans than humans are of them.
16
posted on
07/14/2006 7:14:44 AM PDT
by
DieHard the Hunter
(I am the Chieftain of my Clan. I bow to nobody. Get out of my way.)
To: DieHard the Hunter
"He waited until it was very close" Duh.... What don't you get?
17
posted on
07/14/2006 7:21:46 AM PDT
by
Eagles6
(Dig deeper, more ammo.)
To: Bean Counter; marktwain
"Humans are at the top of the food chain, at least some of them. I count myself as one of them" ... Well, after us, Cougars come first...Humans are at the top because their brains have allowed them to make weapons, traps and so forth, but if a human is face to face with a large, fast, strong carnivore such as a cougar and the human doesn't have a weapon on hand, I think the human doesn't have much of a chance.
18
posted on
07/14/2006 7:28:22 AM PDT
by
proud American in Canada
(Come on, Gary, act! (I finally saw Team America and am still laughing))
To: Marius3188
"MacPhee said the general advice on cougars is that they attack from behind, so if a person encounters one they should stand their ground, make themselves as big as possible, put their hands over their heads and yell."
19
posted on
07/14/2006 7:36:55 AM PDT
by
Kirkwood
To: Kirkwood
LOL!!!
Richard Simmons would scare the crap out of *any* wild animal: even Mike Tyson might think twice before taking him on...
20
posted on
07/14/2006 7:41:24 AM PDT
by
DieHard the Hunter
(I am the Chieftain of my Clan. I bow to nobody. Get out of my way.)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-43 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson