Cougar tries to get in house -- pictures

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Cat: The other other red meat.

Seriously, though. The vault would be opened, the magazines would be emptied, and the glass would be replaced.
 
Actually, I hear it's white meat...at least, so says Col. Boddington (sp?).
 
Some years back a buddy of mine shot a young male cougar--about 60 pounds--and barbecued the hams. He brought it to a Porch Party down at the Study Butte Store. Other meat included barbecued beef and venison. That cat was absolutely some of the finest meat on which I've ever thrown a liplock!

Here at home, either the Cigar Mountain Momma has moved down onto the flat by the creek, or we have two momma lions. My neighbor had a cougar supervising some home repairs the other day, and there was a twice-housecat sized cub in the road a few days later.

:), Art
 
I am a mountain biker, and we want those cats dead.
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I have kids and a mountain bike. Any cat that comes up like that to the
window of a well-lit room has little fear of humans and is therefore a threat.
Not taking care of it when you have the chance would be leaving it as a
problem to another person.

As much as I admire this as one of God's more graveful creatures, I'd have
blasted it right through the glass --no hesitation or regret.
 
Wow - impressive! Such a beautiful animal, yet so deadly to a unsuspecting human. I can't imagine what is going through a persons mind in the heat of the moment when being mauled by one of those.

Good reason to keep the sidearm on at all times in a location like that.
 
Wow - impressive! Such a beautiful animal, yet so deadly to a unsuspecting human. I can't imagine what is going through a persons mind in the heat of the moment when being mauled by one of those.
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"Sure wish I'd have brought the .44!":eek: Or some such thought.

Or for the rabid anti-hunter gun control freak, "Just kidding, now where's a stinking gun!"
 
OUt here in SD we just had a lady hit a 119 pound female cat with her car. The paws on her were as big around as a soup bowl. The game warden figured she was four years old and had killed and eaten a calf not a few hours before she was killed. The ladys comment: "Paybacks a bitch aint it!"

SW
 
I was hunting in Southern Oregon outside Canyonville in 1996, two years after the dog hunting ban. Elk hunting on Acker rock. Sitting on a stand at the tree line mid day having my traditional doze. Not really asleep, but close. I heard a thump and looked up. Side hill and out about 60 yards was a cougar. On a rock like the Lincoln Mercury ad. Very cool. I stood up and looked at it through my 4x scope on the .06. Did not feel threatened. To my right I heard rustling in the leaves. Two more cougars. Looked to be adolescents. One was nervous and circling, the other put his ears back, got on his belly and started toward me real slow. He was snarling. I'd guess about 30-35 yards to start. First thought run. Second thought don't. I did not have a cougar tag.

He came on for a few steps. I had a real good look at this guy. I could see the bumps on his tounge, the specks in his eye and the color gradation in his whiskers. Oh, he had big teeth. I was concerned about shooting without a tag. He got close enough. I said in a very loud voice,"one more step and you're dead". He understood english.

I looked away for mom and back as fast as my eyes could go. All three were gone, literally in the blink of an eye.

I heard later that a young guy in another group had stumbled upon a deer kill down the hill from where I was earlier in the morning. He had that weird feeling of being watched. Never saw the cats but was very uncomfortable. I'm sure they were close to him.

I always have a cougar tag and a firearm with me in the woods.

There is a raging debate in Oregon over how to deal with cougars. Most folks think they should be left alone. Nice kitty. Of course these are the same folks who think the seals and sea lions killing the salmon runs at Bonneville Dam on the Columbia need to be protected.

Damn the fish, damn the deer and elk, save the predators. I would like to see some of these folk donate their pets/family members to the predators to get a good idea of how it works out there.
 
Here's my thoughts.

I love those photo's. Cougars are very high on my list of favorite animals. When I go to the zoo, they are the first animals I go see. However, in the case with the photo's, I'd shoot him through the glass:( . Cougars can leap around 18-20' in the air so I'm not gonna waste valuable time opening the door. When I first moved to where I live now, Me & a friend of mine who was a long time hunter & gun expert, found some deep claw markings high on a tree. He told me I needed a gun & a dog. Well I got the gun & this afternoon I'm going to look at a dog.

EDIT: I forgot to say that even though I saw the claw marks, I've never actually seen the cougar.
 
V4, I see a heckuva lot more cougar tracks than cougars. :)

If you and your dog go to cougar trailing and the dog finds a fresh trail, one of three things is gonna happen.

1. The dog leaves for home, instantly.
2. The dog takes off runnning down the cougar trail and you may or may not ever see him again.
3. The dog catches up with the cougar, and there is a one-time event. If you don't find the scene of the action because of the two or three miles that's been covered in a very short time, the cougar enjoys lunch.

Art
 
I'm all for conservation, but we're hearing more about cougers taking people as food. Be it kids or full grown adults. Personally, if I go in the wild or am at home, I'm not going to be puma poop. 12 Gauge slugs, pure and simple. Same thing if I have a dog attacking a neighbor or seemingly out of control in my neighborhood.
 
As near as I can tell from various comment and articles, problems with the big cats arise in wilder areas near to urbanization. And, apparently, in those states where hunting is not allowed or is over-controlled.

I don't particularly object to seasons and bag limits, as in some western states, but it seems over-controlled to not have open season, no limit, when within five miles of a city's boundaries.

California's no-hunting law means more cougars looking for territory and the ensuing problem of food supply. Sooner or later it all goes from cute human-interest stories to "Oh, tragedy!"

In my area, with numerous cougars around, the only problems have been up in the national park. I wouldn't bother to shoot one here on my place if he posed for me.

:), Art





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10mm

10mm through the glass, full freezer, safer surroundings, nice new rug in front of the fireplace. Duct tape and a board until a new piece of glass is put in.

What's the downside, oh yeah, broken glasss, ringing eardrums, mess on the porch, so it's not a freebie.

I don't know where that was, but in Oregon, you can no longer hunt them with dogs, and we are hearing of many more "sightings" since evading the hunters is much easier now.

When I was in LaGrande area snowboarding Anthony Lakes resort, I met a fellow that said him and a buddy frequently commute to some backcountry snowfields on a snowmobile. He stated that on their last outing he saw three different cougars! Yikes. I'd be packing something besides my snowboard for those outings.

I always have my dog with me when camping out like I did in that area. Suppose the dog is a good thing and makes a cougar keep their distance out of my visual range. Being they are such smart predators, I don't suspect the dog or myself would ever see them since they would stay downwind of the dog and in the shadows. But I imagine they have watched us and licked their chops. Particularly over my 55 lb dog.

But realistically, I don't have any children, so if I could successfully keep him away from the property, I'd probably just shoo him off with gunfire and make sure I was packing my 10mm for yard duties. If that did not intimidate him, I would harvest him for the pelt and food. As one poster stated, you take him out, you make another's territory bigger and open up some real estate for them to compete over.

jeepmor
 
V4Vendetta,
I see from your location you live in NC. If you saw deep claw marks, high up a tree, they could have been made by a black bear. You might want to get a bigger gun. :D
I could be wrong, but cougars in North Carolina are pretty rare, although there are some. I would love to see one in the wild, as long as he wasn't chewing on me.
I have a neighbor who had 2 dogs killed in his pen a couple of years ago. Although no tracks were found, animal control said it looked like a panther kill.
It gets more built up around here everyday. I'm thinking of relocating "farther out". Maybe one day I'll see a cougar in my back yard. One can only hope.
 
"V4Vendetta, I see from your location you live in NC. If you saw deep claw marks, high up a tree, they could have been made by a black bear. You might want to get a bigger gun.:D "


*Looks for bigger gun*. The next gun I buy will probably be a pistol for a CCW. After that, I'll be looking for a .22LR rifle for plinking. Then a Remington Marine Magnum 870 for HD. That's at least several years away though. For now if I see a black bear, I have 100 .30 caliber bullets in 30 round magazines. 30 x 30 = 900. 900 x 3 = 2700 caliber altogether:eek: . That should stop a bear. I hope:uhoh: .
 
Mn DNR claims that there are none in MN despite recent pics of one in a pig lot, one in a subdivision, and the one I saw hanging from the bucket of a farm tractor. "they are just escaped pets" pull the other one.
 
QUOTE]OK, mountian lion on the porch, notice I said lion and not cougar, in the west they are lions. Symantics I know, but there is your first clue. People that are not from around here call them cougars.[/QUOTE]


Symantics? Please, can't we leave the Jewish people out of this? What does race/religion have to do with this? :) :neener: :uhoh: :confused: :eek: :what: :evil: :cool: ;) :scrutiny: :D :fire: :banghead: :cuss: :eek: :(
 
I've been away for a while .Since I started the original thread I wa s surprized that the lion [mountain lion, puma, cougar ,catamount etc ] had moved from NY state to Yellowstone .....Art cougar travels -- IIRC there was a tagged cat hit by a train in NE but it was originally from the Dakotas -it had gone some 700 miles . Anyone know the details ??
 
Simple

Anything this deadly to a human that gets this close to me that is spelled CAT or WOLF is dead. As a rule, black bears don't worry me much since I've had 3 close (touching distance) within the last few years, and none have shown any aggressive behavior. I was armed the last time and never even thought of drawing down. I know, if I'm attacked, I'm in a world of S*** with a black bear. I do carry 24/7 now.
 
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