"Saw a juvenile cougar..." Isn't that a contradiction in terms?
On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 10:32 AM <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:
> I had about 6 elk run right by me when deer hunting once. That made a
> noise. That was scary too.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Prince
> Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2020 9:27 AM
> To: af@af.afmug.com
> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT wildlife
>
> 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
> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>
> 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
> >> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
> >>
> >> 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
> >>>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
> >>>>
> >>>> 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.
> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
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