Posted on 03/24/2007 6:34:31 PM PDT by george76
One of my neighbors lost their dog from their back yard to a mountain lion as they were sitting also in the same backyard. They saw it happen in a flash.
Deer have been found half eaten by the lions too...not road kill, but in a field.
We are getting overrun by deer this year! I'm surprised we're not seeing more dead ones around. There's plenty of food for the lions here! LOL
The state is seeing many more predators since the hunting seasons and practices were limited.
Plus all of the government 'vacated' allotments have run off many herders and grazers who would have protected their sheep or cattle.
Maybe... trophy hunters who have gotten a small deer and want to see if they can maybe get a better one do the same thing.
Wow... that's an incredible picture... Bone chilling stare. Magnificent. ~shudder~
Those eyes are amazing.
Thanks.
"The liberals from Boulder will try to reason with the mountain lions ?"
Oh, please, Lord, let it be true. And let them be slow to see their error.
"Plus all of the government 'vacated' allotments have run off many herders and grazers who would have protected their sheep or cattle."
Do you suppose that has anything to do with the ridiculous price of beef?
We have a friend with a pack of 'tree climbing hounds' that tracks lions during hunting season. He told us about one guy who came to Colorado for 12 years and NEVER saw a single lion.
They're very elusive animals.
We 'hear' them more than we 'see' them up here. They're mostly nocturnal and when the windows are open at night, we sometimes hear them calling to each other.
We lived with sheep herders and cowboys running their cows up into the hills every spring and then down in the fall. There were tens of thousands of sheep per herd and there were several herds. This was common from the 1800's.
Any predator attacking the herds were immediately removed. People knew to not mess with the sheep herders ( bringing dogs that would chase the sheep, etc. ). The bears, lions, and coyotes likely learned the same lesson.
The family ranchers and working herders have all gone; the lucky line camps are now part of a museum; the log cabins that once held the herders or cowboys are falling down; the Hollywood celebrities and their friends are very happy.
Since the Sierra Club took over the Forest Service and the BLM most of these ranges have been vacated.
Access to our public lands is either limited or closed off. Hunters are harassed, horse back riding is limited or closed off, and hiking trails to some of theses old line camps have been closed to hikers.
In about 2000, we took a ride up there and huge boulders and downed trees were blocking all the trails.
Since the Forest Service concentrates most of it's manpower further north closer to high population areas, we still ride in the forest. The last time we saw a Forest Service truck up here was during the Mason Gulch Fire two years ago.
It is hard for me to see our public lands being closed.
I could hike 30 miles per day in my youth. Now ( with all the closures ) I can not go back to some of my favorite spots for lunch. I wanted to be able to show my grandkids these areas, but many of them are now closed.
These closures also will make fire fighting much more expensive and dangerous. With all the road closures, fire fighters will not have the equipment, water, etc. readily available.
Thus the fires will be bigger, more dangerous, and will pollute the air, water, and soil even worse...kill wildlife, fish...
I would let this cat in my bed!
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Rumor has it they are here in NE PA.
I have seen a picture of one apparently along the Erie Canal in NY state too.
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