Mtn Lion on Vail Pass

A frost wolf bit his toes off apparently... sneaky bastards

Just got back from a week of travels that started with some camping near Piney Lake just out N. of Vail. Coming out on Sunday morning I stopped to make coffee and saw a smaller mt lion across the other side of a creek hanging out. First one I've seen in CO but I've only been here a few years.

Seems like a lot of cougars roaming the Vail Valley

We got piles of cougars in MT. Wish we had more. Seeing one is a treat. They hate it. Unless you're 7 or 75, not a problem, regardless if you sleep on a tarp in the middle of nowhere. Your dog tho, he might not make it, which is fine with me also if you don't know how to care for your bait.

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Originally Posted by steepconcrete

And I live basically in suburbia of Eugene (5 mimes outside)

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I had a nightmare like that once

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Originally Posted by Notchtop

We got piles of cougars in MT. Wish we had more. Seeing one is a treat. They hate it. Unless you're 7 or 75, not a problem, regardless if you sleep on a tarp in the middle of nowhere. Your dog tho, he might not make it, which is fine with me also if you don't know how to care for your bait.

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So they don't bother you if you're in a tent?

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Originally Posted by The SnowShow

Seems like a lot of cougars roaming the Vail Valley

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I've seen a few prowling around the Red Lion.

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Originally Posted by The SnowShow

So they don't bother you if you're in a tent?

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Yeah, it is an unwritten rule, kind of like in "The Godfather".

That said, I had one trip on my tent cord about 40 years ago, damn near knocked the tent down with us in it.

A bear might get you in a tent.
But a Cougars probably more likely in a hot tub.