Mid-West mountainlions (Cougar)

woc radio | 12/7/2004 | myself

[MEpajamaMONSTER]

I saw it on the radio we have some big cat problems. One was find dead with an arrow through it a few days ago, now in the guy's freezer waiting to be stuffed. Multiple sitings in mercer county. I'm in the sticks and heard the dogs going nuts and sounding like there scarred to death at night time and thinking about purchasing a rifle that would take care of one of these critiers if it were to show up. Any ideas anybody and I'll just read for awhile. Thanx

[patton]

Man, that is sick. I love it!

[blackdog]

A Marlin 30/30 runs about $100 used. I used to use a 30-06 gamemaster but found that the Great Pyranese dog killed all the whistling pigs covering 80 acres in a week. I don't need to shoot anything anymore. Kind of a shame though. We used to fish for the whistling pigs with flyrods and lounge chairs during the summer. You just put the flyline in an open noose around the hole and when they pop up you set the line and man, what a fight you have reeling them in. It's a good way to pass the wonderful evenings of summer.

[PistolPaknMama]

I'm not offended. Just can't figure out what this has to do with conservative politics.

[blackdog]

It has everything to do with politics if you're a cougar!

[PistolPaknMama]

It has everything to do with politics if you're a cougar!

LOL! But did the cougar vote conservative? :-)

[Texas Songwriter]

The politics of personal cougar destruction.

[blackdog]

Dimpled chad ballots. It's not been addressed in federal voting legislation that those with only pads have difficulty expressing voter intent. The cougars tried touchscreen voting machines but were threatened by poll watchers and escorted from the buildings for voter intimidation.

Absentee ballot filled out by a vole willing to gnaw the chad out for you is the best bet on being counted if you're a cougar.

Party affiliation is pointless, as being a wild animal they have the senses to conclude there isn't a single difference between republicans or democrats other than the republicans tend to slouch from a gelatinous spine and the democrats run faster and point to the tender meat on the guy next to them when the cougar is hungry.

[MotleyGirl70]

Okay. We get your point. Let the poster and the rest of us just read this thread or other threads for that matter without you aggravating us because we have an interest in a thread that don't you don't approve of.

Seems like this isn't the only thread you've been policing tonight.

[PistolPaknMama]

Wow you know a lot about this stuff. You're not a cougar poll watcher, are you? ;))

[PistolPaknMama]

Seems like this isn't the only thread you've been policing tonight

Seems like this isn't the only irrelevant thread you've ever posted on. Tops 10 Hair Myths and Seinfeld Episodes? This is your contribution to FR?

[blackdog]

Cougar poll watcher, that's me! Codename XR7.

I share an office location with the federally funded snipe watcher division. Those guys carry a sack and a flashlite along with a gun and badge. They're getting performance bonuses this year exceeding 80% of base pay. Not one single snipe has made it onto the no fly list due to their dilligent work.

[dumpdaschle]

What is going on with all these mountain lions? South Dakota is full of them. My bet is some animal activist (liberal voting democrat) is releasing them to make deer hunting unnessary. Five years ago there were very few mountain lions and now they are all over. They can't reproduce THAT quickly.

It would be tough to hunt a cat. Normally you hunt them with trained dogs. Do you live way out in the middle of nowhere? I would think poison would work..... but, you can't do that of course because it is probably illegal to kill them where you live. Plus, you would run the chance of poisoning somebody's dog.

[blackdog]

A neighbor of mine got prosecuted for shooting a skunk in his corn crib. I use a have-a heart trap, those kind that don't injure the animal. I then load it into my truck bed, drive a few miles from home, shoot it dead and toss it on the road like a car hit it. Coons too! As long as skunks can't raise their tail they won't spray.

[dumpdaschle]

I would bet the skunks smell after you shoot them though. I've heard that a person can use cat food in live traps as bait for skunks. Hey, if you could design a bigger trap to catch cougars you would make a fortune!

[JudyB1938]

The advice you got about a Great Pyrenees flock guard is absolute.

"The Great Pyrenees is a large dog breed with a solid muscular body and has an overall elegant, imposing, even majestic look. Originally developed to tend sheep on mountain slopes, it is both strong and agile. The Great Pyrenees double coat is weather resistant and allows him to withstand cold temperatures. Intelligent and loyal, the Great Pyrenees is very protective of its family."

They are so cute as puppies, just like St Bernard puppies - all fluffy and snuggly. Then they grow up. There are usually no problems in the country, but city people make a mistake to get this type of dog. Consequently, many are given up for adoption. Fortunately, there are Great Pyrenees rescue organizations who dedicate much time finding homes for these misplaced dogs. A quick google search will find them for you in your state.

If anybody in Arkansas is interested, there are several pyrs needing a home. If you would like to adopt one of them, please call 816-210-3434. They are a foster home for pyrs. Please let me know if you decide to adopt through them so that I can let the lady know who gave me the information. She will be pleased.

[MotleyGirl70]

Your snide comments don't offend or insult me. There are always a few like you with the "who cares" additude peppered throughout FR.

The beauty of Free Republic is that people with conservative views can express similar interests (i.e.,baseball, mid-west mountain lions, football, music, SEINFELD), besides constantly discussing conservative politics. We are all have different interests and opinions we share with each other and that should be respected.

I'll speak for myself in saying that I do need a break from reading in News/Activism all the time and I'm certain I'm not the only one, otherwise there would be no G/C or Smoky Backroom, etc.

I'll choose to let my fellow FReepers decide for themselves how I contribute to FR.

[PistolPaknMama]

Sure. Whatever.

[codyjacksmom]

I have a Great Pyrenees...but I can't imagine him fighting anything. He is a great big mommas boy, and I have no doubt that he would defend me if needed, though.

[blackdog]

You need to place them with the sheep as a small puppy, out in the fields, and not treat them like a pet. They imprint on the sheep as their family, not people.

[elli1]

The DNR will admit a cougar problem as soon as and only as "funding" for cougar management is extorted and added to their budget. It's the way Wisconsin Government works.

Sure. Environmental 'politics' adds huge costs to the business of doing business no matter whether you're a corporation operating a interstate gas pipeline, a real estate developer, a dairy farmer or the DNR. My point was that so long as the cougar isn't 'officially' recognized in Wisconsin, then everyone is better off.

All of that aside, it was really cool seeing that big cat. Travelling at night in WI, when you see something rather large and tannish brown, the first thing you think is 'deer'. Remember those ViewMaster kids' toys? Seeing the thing (cat) & trying to identify it was like looking thru a ViewMaster & clicking to find the correct 'template'. 'Deer' didn't fit, so the next 'click' of the slide was 'Big Brown Dog' and that didn't fit, either. Third 'click' came up & it fit. I remember blurting out, 'It's a c-c-cat!'

I remember the lynx hair hoax/ conspiracy. So far as I recall (and what I recall really pissing me off), was that the perps were never publicly identified.

A refresher (from Washington Times): The previously unreported Forest Service investigation found that the science of the habitat study had been skewed by seven government officials: three Forest Service employees, two U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials and two employees of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.