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Rossland boy suffers cougar attack(WA)
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| 4 September, 2009
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Posted on 09/10/2009 5:09:32 AM PDT by marktwain
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Good thing the mother was able to fight off the beast.
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posted on
09/10/2009 5:09:32 AM PDT
by
marktwain
To: marktwain
How can they tell which cougar attacked the boy?
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posted on
09/10/2009 5:14:55 AM PDT
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Jemian
(Yes, we CANN-IBAL!)
To: marktwain
“It also indicated that wildlife officers must now hunt, and euthanize, the cougar.”
But don’t let citizens carry firearms on those trails.
Oh, no. Mustn’t allow that.
If the mother had a .357 on her hip and she knew how to use it, they wouldn’t have to hunt the cougar because it would already be dead and her son would have suffered far fewer injuries.
I’ve hiked the Cascades a lot. When you pass a big black bear on the trail, you want to be able to do more than wave your arms and hope.
To: marktwain
I seem to recall another article recently that suggested that the classic “stand your ground” strategy was more likely to provoke an attack from a cat.
Backing way or just taking off running seemed to be better ideas, according to the stats.
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posted on
09/10/2009 5:16:59 AM PDT
by
Wiseghy
( ARE YOU BETTER OFF THAN YOU WERE $4 TRILLION DOLLARS AGO?)
To: marktwain
The WDFW also promised there would soon be signs on the trailhead, advising users that cougars and other potentially dangerous animals are in the area, and offering advice on how avoid or deal with an encounter. Almost as good as the one about the pepper spray and bears.
LOL
If you don't want to get hurt by a wild animal stay away from them. Problem solved.
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posted on
09/10/2009 5:17:10 AM PDT
by
org.whodat
(Vote: Chuck De Vore in 2012.)
To: marktwain
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posted on
09/10/2009 5:21:57 AM PDT
by
A.A. Cunningham
(Barry Soetoro is a Kenyan communist)
To: Ghost of Philip Marlowe
The mother reportedly fought off the cougar...
Looks like moms can take care of Cougars with their bare hands.
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posted on
09/10/2009 5:25:21 AM PDT
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carumba
(The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made. Groucho)
To: Jemian
Waterboarding.
Seriously, intelligent predators need to be hunted on a regular basis to make sure they understand humans are not a safe prey item. They also need to be exterminated in high density areas where the locals can’t carry weapons.
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posted on
09/10/2009 5:26:50 AM PDT
by
ZULU
(God guts and guns made America great. Non nobis, non nobis Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam.)
To: Ghost of Philip Marlowe
I carried my .357 while fishing in bear country this summer, but I doubt anyone would shoot at a couger while it’s in the midst of an attack on a 5 yr. old.
That’s a very tough call to make without being there and knowing whether there was a safe shot possible.
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posted on
09/10/2009 5:27:45 AM PDT
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G Larry
( Obamacare=Dying in Line!)
To: G Larry
If nothing else, a shot into the ground to scare it off. And if you’re close enough to hit it, you’re pretty much at point-blank.
To: carumba
Go Google “Cougar attack.”
You tell me who usually wins those fights.
The mother and boy were very, very lucky.
To: ZULU
I agree. I have a theory that there are some animals (crocodiles, cockroaches, democRATS) God put on this earth just to see if humans were smart enough to exterminate them!
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posted on
09/10/2009 5:34:28 AM PDT
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Jemian
(Yes, we CANN-IBAL!)
I knew it would be a matter of time before Cougars started attacking younger males.
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posted on
09/10/2009 5:38:38 AM PDT
by
WaterBoard
(Eventually, Socialists run out of other peoples' money to spend.)
To: Ghost of Philip Marlowe
Give the Mom a medal for valor. I suppose the dad was busy looking for a big stick or something. As for the big cat, it must have been a rookie.
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posted on
09/10/2009 5:39:23 AM PDT
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carumba
(The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made. Groucho)
To: Ghost of Philip Marlowe
I don’t need to google anything!
I am abundantly clear about how difficult it is for a 3rd party to make a safe shot in the midst of a violent struggle!
I believe I know how “I” would have handled it, but it is not realistice to expect a mother in an emotionally charged situation, to be able to shoot safe.
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posted on
09/10/2009 5:41:53 AM PDT
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G Larry
( Obamacare=Dying in Line!)
To: Jemian
How can they tell which cougar attacked the boy?He was the one with mother bites all over his body.
To: A.A. Cunningham
Don’t worry son, someday the girls will find that a VERY sexy scar. :)
To: G Larry; Ghost of Philip Marlowe
I dont need to google anything!No, to get the joke apparently you really do.
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posted on
09/10/2009 6:07:39 AM PDT
by
Eaker
(If you have a problem and If explosives are an option then explosives are THE answer.)
To: WaterBoard
Damn - not until post #13! A little slow today, fellas ...
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posted on
09/10/2009 6:18:31 AM PDT
by
bassmaner
(Hey commies: I am a white male, and I am guilty of NOTHING! Sell your 'white guilt' elsewhere.)
To: carumba
I suppose the dad was busy looking for a big stick or something.Dad was 50 meters away.
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posted on
09/10/2009 6:22:07 AM PDT
by
A.A. Cunningham
(Barry Soetoro is a Kenyan communist)
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