What Caliber For Cougar?...Surprise!

[scotthsi]

Cougars? Did someone say cougars?

 

[4v50 Gary]

Lonestar49 - you're not letting kitty come in from the cold? You're a mean man and the SPCA will be visiting you to take your kitty away

 

[Fryerpower]

When I read the title I immediately thought about a sexy MILF with a revolver.

On a serious note...it is all about shot placement. You put a .22 round down a cougar's ear canal and it is going to have a bad day.

-Jim

 

[scotthsi]

Mr. Ed... Touche'! Never did understand what anyone saw in Sarah Jessica Parker, especially her husband, Mr. War Games...

 

[mustang_steve]

I'd for sure Duct-Tape the stock back together now.

Sounds like he should duct tape that plastic box to it!

 

[SSN Vet]

and the score is...

cougers 0

Organic Farmers 1

... I guess even organic farmers like to reap the value of their labors and not cede them to nature's way

 

[9mm+]

So, while 22LR could do the trick, it appears that some Cougars are best tamed with Colt 45. Preferably an ice-cold six pack...

 

[rainbowbob]

And now...

...the rest of the story.

Discovery Park cougar captured

SEATTLE - A cougar that prowled through Seattle for about a week and forced the closure of the city's largest park was captured early Sunday, wildlife officials said.

The cougar was immobilized with a tranquilizer in Discovery Park at about 2:30 a.m., Department of Fish and Wildlife spokesman Darren Friedel said.

An enforcement officer tracked the animal after authorities were told the cougar had been spotted Saturday evening, the latest sighting in or near the 534-acre preserve.

Tracking dogs chased the cougar up a tree and he was tranquilized.

The cougar is a 2 1/2-year-old male, weighs 140 pounds and is in very good health, Capt. Bill Hebner said.

Hebner said wild animals such as the cougar will come into densely populated areas from time to time, but he thinks this is an unusual event.

"We have a greenbelt that extends from the north end of the city, along the railroad right-of-way, right into the heart of the city, and it's the same railroad right-of-way that a black bear earlier this summer traveled down all the way from Everett into the heart of Seattle to Discovery Park, then it turned around and went north again and it made it all the way to Everett before we were able to capture it and release it somewhere else," he said.

The cougar is a 2 1/2-year-old male, weighs 140 pounds and is in very good health.

Wildlife agents planned to release the cougar in Snohomish County, north of Seattle, he said.

"It's a very good prospect for relocation," Hebner said. "It wasn't aggressive or stalking people, and it maintained its natural respect for the wild."

The animal likely preyed on house cats during its time in the park, he said.

Agents will attach a GPS collar on the cougar, which will show automatically send updates on its location twice a day, he said.

"So the story goes on. It's actually just the beginning," said Hebner.

The park was scheduled to reopen at 11 a.m. Sunday.

So we at least now have an accurate frame of reference for the weight of healthy adult male cougars: 140 lbs.

 

[Officers'Wife]

Nice shot!