Wyoming Mountain Lion

[rideit]

Hey...some of us were busy squeezing seven quick ones out!

[DougW]

Saw a cat about 2 miles away from cabin crossing road last summer and there have been sightings on our road and a couple of deer and elk kills that were supposed to be lion.


One night by the camp fire when still truck camping, dog was staring across clearing making a low growl. No barking but the the hair was sticking straight up on his back and his body was totally ridgid for about 5 minutes. Pretty sure it was a cat but could have been a bear.

[72Twenty]

We usually have my aunt's German Shepard with us when we are up at the cabin too. She's usually too busy chasing chipmunks to notice anything though.

[noparking]

the person who took the pics should of had a gun instead of a camera.

[Aussie_ripper]

the person who took the pics should of had a gun instead of a camera.

You ignorant fuck.

[Woodlandclown]

The cat's probably wondering what the fuck's up with that 1970s decor.

thats funny!

[Woodlandclown]

You ignorant fuck.

+++++++1

[trouble]

Those are really amazing pictures, and it looks like a pretty healthy cat.

But, that is probably not a good sign for you or the cougar that it is that comfortable near humans. They usually don't want anything to do with people, and only get near them when they are desperate (such as late last summer when they were everywhere in Squamish, picking off dogs and even attacking a child). Seems like strange behaviour that it would just chill there on the deck.

[2FUNKY]

You ignorant fuck.

Not really. Just shows he knows the regs. as far as the LEGAL hunting season goes. Don't you have a kangaroo to fuck?

[ill-advised strategy]

re: daughters outdoors in the interface.

I think the best thing you can do is to maintain a smart, alert livestock-type dog. I was more concerned with bears, I think mostly because we just saw more of them...regardless I think the strategy would be roughly the same: sheep dog with the kids when they're outside + sheep dog learns to take a lap when you get home.

When I was on a fire in the mountains north of pinedale, there were these sheep dogs out there alone with the sheep, and they were gigantic burly-ass fast motherfuckers.
Like this only bigger, meaner and dirtier...


I was impressed, to see them out there alone (with their sheep) and see their size and mobility...they were formidable.

[KQ]

Get one of these - Anatolian Shepherd:

[Hugh Conway]

Husky/Malamute. Extremely dedicated and loyal to their owners... and can fuck shit up.

[RootSkier]

I fourteenth the "must have dog" recommendation.

Those pictures are awesome but if your family enjoys wildlife sightings they should haze the shit out of that cat. Any mountain lion that comfortable around people is going to end up dead sooner rather than later.

[TBS]

And carefully slide your .45 ACP out and squeeze 7 quick ones. If I had one of these around I dont think I would use my scary face defense as a last resort.

Naw, just get Leroy Jenkins to patrol the property on his mountain bike and 9MM
See [ame="http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=162845"]Mountain lion sighting at White Ranch Open Space - Teton Gravity Research Forums[/ame] post 12 et seq.

[Hugh Conway]

Naw, just get Leroy Jenkins to patrol the property on his mountain bike and 9MM
See Mountain lion sighting at White Ranch Open Space - Teton Gravity Research Forums post 12 et seq.

And booner to find the 9mm when the snow melts

[flatlander#2]

you're on their property

I swear to God I hate that fucking argument/phrase. Has to be the gayest thing to say in that instance. If that is my house/deck I'm shooting the piss out of that thing and having it stuffed riding a trike. Tell people I caught it and trained it to do that.

You live in what used to be Indian country. I know alot of people pissed off that you're there. If they scalp your white ass I'm going to use that phrase.

[72Twenty]

I fourteenth the "must have dog" recommendation.

Those pictures are awesome but if your family enjoys wildlife sightings they should haze the shit out of that cat. Any mountain lion that comfortable around people is going to end up dead sooner rather than later.

This was not at my family's place. Our cabin is in the same general area, but higher up the mountain. These were taken by a family friend.

[Professor Chaos]

Wow. Thats really close. Such a beautiful animal.

Btw, to the person ready to blow the animal away with 7 quick ones, you are such an artard.

1. If your not in immediate danger, meaning the animal doesnt look like it will attack you cause of your artard-ness, and its doing its shit, follow dumps advice.

2. If the cat is actually looking for a meal, it will stalk you. It wont want you to know its there and will make sure of that. And when its ready to pounce and rip your intestines out for lunch it will do so when your not ready, expecting, or aware of it. It will hit you and you will be non the wiser.

[smmokan]

1. If your not in immediate danger,
2. If the cat is actually looking for a meal, it will stalk you.

Its pretty funny that these are your two points, yet they significantly contradict each other.

[char]

Wow. Thats really close. Such a beautiful animal.

Btw, to the person ready to blow the animal away with 7 quick ones, you are such an artard.

1. If your not in immediate danger, meaning the animal doesnt look like it will attack you cause of your artard-ness, and its doing its shit, follow dumps advice.

2. If the cat is actually looking for a meal, it will stalk you. It wont want you to know its there and will make sure of that. And when its ready to pounce and rip your intestines out for lunch it will do so when your not ready, expecting, or aware of it. It will hit you and you will be non the wiser.

They aren't ghosts. I know plenty of people who have been stalked and wished they had a gun at the time, and now do carry in the woods.

[snow_slider]

Jeff could just sneak out and ass-fuck it. I imagine that would traumatize the cat enough to keep it away.

While you might think this is a win-win situation, you need to remember that Jeff's sheep would get jealous. That's the fly in the ointment.

[iceman]

Maybe the sheep could get in the action too. After all, who doesn't like a little pussy now and then?

ba dum dssh

But seriously, folks, those Anatolian Shepherds (we were low-class, I guess, we always called them "Turkish sheep dogs") are truly badass animals. There are wolves and bears and all kinds of shit that likes to eat sheep in the Turkish highlands and those dogs just handle it. They can be vicious with new people too if not thoroughly trained (they're naturally extremely protective of their owners and their family and known friends), and are definitely not a dog for the weak at heart.

[GiBo]

Don't have to go to far from civi now days to get some cougar love.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...SCBC.DTL&tsp=1

[powski3]

Holy shit those pics are awesome. I would be scared to go outside myself.

[Crampedon]

Was'nt that women mountain biker attacked by a working sheep dog by camp Hale last summer?

She was kind of a cougar....

http://www.vaildaily.com/article/200...profile=search