SO? And 40 people will be shot in Chicago this weekend. Which is more serious news?
We took the kids to a wildlife refuge that had some cougars. We followed the owner as he feed them. He took a couple of frozen chickens and tossed them over the fence. The sound of those two cougars chomping down on what was essentially the same size as a human head - that REALLY gave me the creeps. I can still hear the crunch.
here’s an idea, DON’T GO WHERE MOUNTAIN LIONS LIVE!
Because of HUMAN STUPIDITY the Lion was tracked down and killed? Why? HE / SHE was doing what WILD animals do.
Stuff like this just pi$$es$ me off.
I don’t want to be around sharks soooo I don’t go swimming in the Gulf of Mexico.
When mountain lion were extirpated from their former range it was “unusual” for attacks simply because they didn’t exist. Anybody tells you it is unusual for a mountain lion to attack humans is misinformed. We humans may not be their first choice, but this notion that it’s somehow rare is nonsense. Again, it is rare to be attacked if there aren’t any around, but that’s not quite the same thing is it?
I recall reading of a deadly attack from a couple years ago and the article actually said “authorities are searching for a motive for the attack”. This is the idiocy normal people have to deal with these days.
The liberals in Washington banned the use of dogs to hunt cougars/ mountain lions a long time ago. They have eaten most of the animals that is a normal part of their diet.
Cougars have no natural predators, so the population has grown far beyond sustainability.
Not trying to be hateful, but I hope these two were liberals who supported the ban n the use of dogs in hunting cougars.
Another reason to carry firearms.
When I was a kid I read a lot of Bambi propaganda portraying the Mountain Lion as a shy animal avoiding humans... never attacking them etc right... O am sure this is not as rare as they say it is
Cats have a pursuit mechanism. If they see movement, they leap. Bikers and joggers make yummy targets.
Wow, some really stupid comments on this thread.
They caught a cougar in the garden section at the local Shopko.
Just over a mile from my house. There was a Cougar sighting by the elementary school a few years ago. They had a lockdown for it. Teachers had to escort the kids to the bus that day. Not sure how much help a 95-pound kindergarten teacher would be against this cat.
Highly unusual...
Oh please
Cats kill...sometimes just for shits and giggles
You can get sucked into a false sense of security when you pull up to a nicely graded parking area next to a well-marked trailhead with power and running water and these days, even cell phone connectivity. It isn't the city, and you aren't safe there, or rather, you're as safe as you want to make yourself. If you don't, you aren't.
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