Cougar Outbreak?

[FinanceDude]

Study finds increasing number of cougars in Midwest - JSOnline

Heck I coulda told them this has been a "problem" for many years..........

 

[Mulligan]

At least the article didn't mention that 21-25 year old men were in any immediate danger from an attack.

 

[frayne]

Darn, I was hoping for a bunch of 70-80 year old ladies poaching for some young 60 year old cubs !

 

[rescueme]

Darn, I was hoping for a bunch of 70-80 year old ladies poaching for some your 60 year old cubs !

I'm not as good as I once was, but I'm once good as I ever was ...

 

[frayne]

I'm not as good as I once was, but I'm once good as I ever was ...

I may not be cheap but by God, I'm easy !

 

[brewer12345]

I am a lot more concerned about the 4 legged ones. We follow cougar safe procedures when hiking.

 

[packrat44]

I am a lot more concerned about the 4 legged ones. We follow cougar safe procedures when hiking.

Cougar have been seen within 100 feet of our house on several occassions. Our house is next to a river backed by woods and mountains. Wildlife come down on a regular basis for water. One of my friends was snowshoeing behind our house many years ago when a cougar began stalking him. He changed directions and headed for the house.

While our family was backpacking in the Bitterroots on the Idaho/Montana border we passed an area that had a recent game kill that was partially covered. We passed through the area quickly so as not to disturb the cougar thinking we were going for her food.

 

[brewer12345]

Scary. We hike single file with kids in the middle and dogs in front. Encounters are rare, but we always have pepper spray and sometimes a firearm in the field.

 

[grasshopper]

This one grabbed a neighbors dog, Fish and Game took a neighborhood surrey, never heard the outcome.

 

[Gumby]

We recently had a cougar hit by a car about two miles from my house here on the Connecticut shoreline. They say it walked all the way here from South Dakota.

 

[beowulf]

Must have been exhausted

 

[travelover]

Must have been exhausted

How can they be absolutely sure that it didn't take the bus?

 

[MDJO]

It would be nice to have some here in Ohio to help the hunters thin out the deer herd.

 

[Gumby]

How can they be absolutely sure that it didn't take the bus?

At first, it was assumed to be someone's escaped pet cougar, but I guess they had been tracking it over the course of two years.

Here is more info.

http://www.middletownpress.com/articles/2011/07/26/news/doc4e2f1341de52f489437623.txt