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Boy attacked by mountain lion
Associated Press ^
| April 15, 2006
| Associated Press
Posted on 04/16/2006 7:33:43 AM PDT by george76
A 7-year-old boy hiking with his family was attacked Saturday by a mountain lion...
The boy, whose name was not released, was apparently in a group taking a short hike at a scenic area of Flagstaff Mountain, Division of Wildlife spokesman Tyler Baskfield said.
"The father turned and saw the cat had a hold of the young boy," ...
The group began screaming at the cat and throwing rocks and was able to free the boy...
the mountain is prime habitat for the cats, and there had been several recent sightings of mountain lions in west Boulder.
(Excerpt) Read more at rockymountainnews.com ...
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posted on
04/16/2006 7:33:44 AM PDT
by
george76
To: george76
Someone should have gotten a picture. How cool would it be to have a t-shirt with a picture of yourself and a cat in a death struggle that says "Someone went to Flagstaff Mountain and all I got was this stupid t-shirt".
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posted on
04/16/2006 7:40:34 AM PDT
by
DuckFan4ever
(Defeat Kulongoski in '06.)
To: george76
These attacks often happen to family groups when the younger kids race ahead of the group.
The explosion of lion, wolf, coyote, and bear populations nationwide will make this problem even worse in the years to come.
Plus the reductions and restrictions on predator hunting dilutes the opportunity for the younger predators have have a learning experience.
Many predators use to fear humans, not they they think of us as a source of food.
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posted on
04/16/2006 7:41:44 AM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: DuckFan4ever; RepoGirl; Polybius; mountainlyons
Lion and "Bear country includes Boulder Colorado..."
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posted on
04/16/2006 7:47:19 AM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
Should've had a mule with them.
To: battlegearboat
To: george76
Wow. Flagstaff Mountain is not exactly a remote area, either. It's citified, as far as mountains go. I've always wanted to see a mountain lion in the wild.
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posted on
04/16/2006 7:49:08 AM PDT
by
Huck
(REINTRODUCE THE REID IMMIGRATION BILL!!!)
To: battlegearboat
Should've had a mule with them.I don't suppose you have a link to the video?
8
posted on
04/16/2006 7:53:18 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Pay no attention to the imam behind the curtain...)
To: george76
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posted on
04/16/2006 7:54:17 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Pay no attention to the imam behind the curtain...)
To: george76
Jeez. We're going to Fort Collins this summer and plan on hking in rough wilderness with my children. Best that I take precautions. Any suggestions? Keep them close, behind and carry? Should we bring them at all to the mountains?
Friggin' environmental nuts. We should feed them all to the cats. Who in their right mind fights to introduce a man-eater to areas frequented by families?!?
10
posted on
04/16/2006 7:54:33 AM PDT
by
Caipirabob
(Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
To: george76
No! Bad kitty!
11
posted on
04/16/2006 7:56:07 AM PDT
by
RichInOC
(...somebody was going to say it...why not me?)
To: null and void
I haven't seen any video on the subject, but there was an article with a picture of a mule swinging a mountain cat just the other day here on FR.
To: null and void
the seven-year-old boy that was bitten is in fair condition at Children's Hospital in Denver.
13
posted on
04/16/2006 7:58:29 AM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: Caipirabob
Who in their right mind fights to introduce a man-eater to areas frequented by families?!?Environmentalists.
Oh, you said right mind.
*nevermind*
14
posted on
04/16/2006 7:58:43 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Pay no attention to the imam behind the curtain...)
To: Teacher317
15
posted on
04/16/2006 7:59:12 AM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
16
posted on
04/16/2006 7:59:21 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Pay no attention to the imam behind the curtain...)
To: battlegearboat
Yeah. It was stills. I guess my mind filled in the blanks?
17
posted on
04/16/2006 8:00:20 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Pay no attention to the imam behind the curtain...)
To: Caipirabob
"Any suggestions? Keep them close, behind and carry?"
Some here may disagree with me but I was raised rurally and I will not go into the woods without a gun. Wilderness IS beautiful but it also can be very dangerous.
18
posted on
04/16/2006 8:02:18 AM PDT
by
L98Fiero
(I'm worth a million in prizes.)
To: RichInOC
DOW officials found the mountain lion just past midnight about a half mile from where the attack happened on a popular hiking trail near Flagstaff Road just west of Boulder.
The female mountain lion weighed 80 pounds and was one or two years old.
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posted on
04/16/2006 8:02:48 AM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
And did they give it kibble?
20
posted on
04/16/2006 8:03:47 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Pay no attention to the imam behind the curtain...)
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