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Thread: Wyoming Mountain Lion
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02-05-2010, 10:55 AM #51
All it wanted was a saucer of warm milk. Geez.
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02-05-2010, 10:58 AM #52Banned
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02-05-2010, 12:06 PM #53Registered User
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If the cat is that comfortable on a deck, you are in immediate danger.
We had a male cat like that cruising our neighborhood a couple of winters ago, and everybody thought it was beautiful until it ate the neighbors springer spaniel in broad daylight, right in front of three people. It then paced in front of their house when it watched them take refuge inside.
Tale of the tape; Dog=35lbs vs. Cat=185 lbs, and it was a tragic ending for both.
Only good news is that teenage boys are now afraid to walk the neighborhood at night and that brings this dad of two daughters a little bit of peace..
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02-05-2010, 12:17 PM #54
My cousins up in Central Wyoming are ranchers and have great pyrenees to live with the sheep.
Yes, I come from a Wyoming family that includes sheep ranchers. Fuel to the fire.
Anyway, these pyrenees are amazing. They don't deal with cats very often, but are constantly at war with coyotes. My cousin explained to me how they counter each other (coyotes are extremely intelligent as well). The coyotes make a perimeter around the flock and use vocals to communicate and mark the location of the pyrenees. They try to find openings in the virtual perimeter that the pyrenees patrol, so then the pyrenees go to the center of the flock like camouflage when an attack is on and then shoot out after the coyotes when they approach. It is a constant chess match between the two groups. My cousin goes out and watches all of this unfold with night vision, he says it is truly amazing to see."Have fun, get a flyrod, and give the worm dunkers the finger when you start double hauling." ~Lumpy
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02-05-2010, 12:26 PM #55
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02-05-2010, 12:34 PM #56
Tangent: is there anything "more wyoming" than watching sheep with night vision?
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02-05-2010, 12:53 PM #57“When you see something that is not right, not just, not fair, you have a moral obligation to say something. To do something." Rep. John Lewis
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02-05-2010, 01:18 PM #58
We are studying animal populations, adaptation, natural selection and I showed my classes the photos of the mountain lion. They were amazed!
We talked about how animals are coming closer to human habitats, what are the ramifications, and what kind of genetic adaptations might help these critters survive better (i.e., inherited trait of more cautious nature might actually help the mt lions survive over their more aggressive counterparts as humans will shoot them less) under these new circumstances.
It made for some very cool discussions.
Thanks for sharing!
Sprite"I call it reveling in natures finest element. Water in its pristine form. Straight from the heavens. We bathe in it, rejoicing in the fullest." --BZ
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02-05-2010, 01:23 PM #59“When you see something that is not right, not just, not fair, you have a moral obligation to say something. To do something." Rep. John Lewis
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02-05-2010, 01:25 PM #60
^^ Bingo !!
"You damn colonials and your herds of tax write off dressage ponies". PNWBrit
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02-05-2010, 01:34 PM #61
Beautiful animal though you should instruct the property owners to dissuade that particular cat from hanging out. Cats are creatures of habit and if he decides the deck is a cool place to hang out your going to be seeing him alot more especially at dusk which would be particularly dangerous.
Big cats are on the rise in N.A., with the explosion in wild pig populations it only a matter of time before they figure out there is an all you can eat pork buffet going on in the south.You're gonna stand there, owning a fireworks stand, and tell me you don't have no whistling bungholes, no spleen spliters, whisker biscuits, honkey lighters, hoosker doos, hoosker donts, cherry bombs, nipsy daisers, with or without the scooter stick, or one single whistling kitty chaser?
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02-05-2010, 01:38 PM #62
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02-05-2010, 03:34 PM #63
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02-05-2010, 03:47 PM #64Registered Face Planter
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yea....If the rumors I have heard about where this cabin is at are correct. I think I am done solo headlamp skiing for a while..... I like the picture of the cat on the deck. I can just see it thinkin "yea let your dog out please. I can wait a bit" Cool photos, 72 you have a location of where the cabin is at?
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02-05-2010, 04:12 PM #65
Luke, I am pretty sure this was lower mountain, closer to town... off of Circle Drive I think. My family cabin is all the way at the top, not far from Hogadon.
"Have fun, get a flyrod, and give the worm dunkers the finger when you start double hauling." ~Lumpy
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02-05-2010, 04:20 PM #66
MORE PHOTOS...
These were taken a few weeks ago up in Sheridan, Wyoming. These photos were taken from THE GOLF COURSE.
They counted 5 cats.
"Welcome to Wyoming"
"Have fun, get a flyrod, and give the worm dunkers the finger when you start double hauling." ~Lumpy
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02-05-2010, 04:25 PM #67
It's funny because it's such a beautiful animal yet could completely fuck you up if you try to be friendly.
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02-05-2010, 04:29 PM #68
I've been stalked by a cat before and I was very skeerd, and I was carrying.
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02-05-2010, 04:34 PM #69
awww...who's a pretty kitty....who's a pretty kitty
ROLL TIDE ROLL
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02-05-2010, 05:01 PM #70
My old place on the West side of Colorado springs had occasional kitty visitors. I never saw one myself and I am totally fine with that. But My neighhbor had seen one at the bottom of the driveway. My house bordered the Garden of the Gods so there was plenty of open space. Essentially we were on National Forest.
now we are on the NW side of Colorado springs and these guys were hanging out at about 2PM one afternoon
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02-05-2010, 05:04 PM #71
Holy shit that is some kinda rough.
I'm sorry we only allow foursomes on our course.
Tiger? No he's not playing today.
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02-05-2010, 05:47 PM #72
I've had this happen too, with bears as well.
Occasionally they show up in the city park on the edge of town here. Usually in the spring.
I probably wouldn't have, but I know quite a few people who wouldn't have even blinked at shooting that thing out the window. If that cat keeps hanging out, it will probably happen sooner or later."These are crazy times Mr Hatter, crazy times. Crazy like Buddha! Muwahaha!"
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02-05-2010, 06:00 PM #73
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02-05-2010, 07:22 PM #74
Those are some great pictures.
If it eats an adult, well then thats nature. But if you have kids, get a sheepdog on the payroll.
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02-05-2010, 07:24 PM #75
Come out to play? wicked
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