I still recall the night, just about dusk when it's that in-between
lighting between daylight and night. I was sitting on the front deck
waiting for my wife to return from an outing. I might have had a beer.
All of a sudden I heard this loud clatter as a deer came running up the
driveway (our driveway curves off to the north about 100' from the
house). I could see the shadow of the deer as it clopped along, very
quickly, crossing from right to left (north to south). When it stepped
off the driveway and into the grass, then on down into the canyon, you
could hear the not-quite-as-loud thuds as it's hooves impacted the ground.
A second or two later, another shadow came up in the same direction.
This one was completely silent, but lower profile. I can't say it with
100% certainty, but there is no question in my mind it was a mountain
lion in pursuit.
bp
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On 4/30/2020 8:18 AM, Adam Moffett wrote:
I hadn't thought about a deer. I've never seen them approach humans
intentionally. I snore, so whatever it was there's no way it didn't
know I was there. ;)
On 4/30/2020 11:13 AM, Bill Prince wrote:
When we sit out on the front deck admiring the moon, planets, and
stars, the wildlife will roam around just 50-100 feet away from us. I
can tell you, the deer are the loudest; they snap twigs and make all
sorts of noise. The mountain lions are silent.
bp
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On 4/30/2020 7:16 AM, Adam Moffett wrote:
On one of my backpacking trips I heard the distinctive scream of a
wildcat in the early evening. That night while I was in my hammock I
woke up when something was walking quietly around my hammock. I'm
not sure if you know what I mean when I say I could feel its
presence in the darkness, but that's exactly what it was like. It
moved slowly and quietly, and I never saw what it was, but it was
big enough to snap twigs under its feet.
I told people it was a cougar, but in hindsight I only made that
leap because I heard the scream earlier. Could have been a black
bear.....or worst of all it could have been a human.
On 4/29/2020 9:40 PM, Bill Prince wrote:
We have camera traps set up around our property. We catch a
mountain lion (AKA cougar) two or three times a month. A lot of
other animals as well.
bp
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On 4/29/2020 5:55 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:
Saw a juvenile cougar outside. Pretty cool sight. Neighbor
reports a deer killed by cougar in his yard.
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