Mountain lion attacks near Kalispell

the Missoulian ^ | Nov. 12, 2007 | JOHN CRAMER

[toddlintown]

I once shot an elephant in my pajamas.

[fish hawk]

Great white hunter. Drops gun and runs. LOL what an idiot.

[Myrddin]

Another documented attack.

No surprise. The cat population is growing. A 44 mag or better sidearm is a good thing to keep close at hand in cat country.

[roamer_1]

Not sure of Montana.

Naw... This is Montana... Nobody gets too upset if you are defending yourself- Even if you don't have a tag... If you are worried there is always the 3S plan... :P

[Nam Vet]

Perhaps he forgot the little Brass Bells ?

That only works for Grizzly bears ! Won'tcha ever learn?

Nam Vet

[jazusamo]

About ten years ago an aquaintance was bow hunting in Montana and for some reason he turned to look behind him and a cougar was stalking him. He was carrying a sidearm and fired it scaring the cougar away, he said it was very spooky.

[editor-surveyor]

If you go to the link that Backhoe posted in #14, you’ll get a better feel for what really happened.

[Desron13]

Ummmm... Isn't that the chance you take when you go out hunting? Why is this news?

[MarkL]

They are beautiful animals.

They really are beautiful, which is why I love looking at them in photos, on TV, and in zoos... I have no wish to ever see one "in the wild." I really like being at the top of the food chain in my environment, and I realize just how quickly that hierarchy can change once you venture into the domain of some of these predators.

Mark

[george76]

I am always looking behind us when we go out.

Never a cougar, yet.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks George76.

[GladesGuru]

Sinapu was represented by the very long winded and shrill Windy something or other. When Wendy claimed that Colorado citizens should sit by and watch while a cougar eats their pet dog or cat, all H*ll broke loose.

It seems that the cat ladies and the dog owners were outraged, so much so that the Sinapu site was deluged with flaming email.

First rule of political life - don’t irritate the cat ladies.

[george76]

Wendy Keefover-Ring, director of the Boulder-based Sinapu Carnivore Protection Program...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1909217/posts

[gridlock]

Lots of new DOW rules against traditional hunting practices...

One's fondness for large predators varies proportionally with distance. Any state that bans the use of dogs for hunting mountain lions should have catch-and-release program that sets the lions loose in the State Capitol.

[gridlock]

If I were to post what I’m really thinking I would get banned.

Yes, you would.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[bd476]

Thanks for the ping, editor-surveyor. Good luck to anyone who wants to see a mountain lion up close in the wild. In most cases they'll see the mountain lion right about the time his teeth are sinking into them.

[Osage Orange]

Still, it would have made a decent club.

Maybe....

I went to post #14 and went to the link there. Added some "meat" to the story.....

FRegards,

[B4Ranch]

A two second supply of ammo require fast sighting.

[Grampa Dave]

Smart dog!