Author Topic: Here kitty kitty kitty (Read 9512 times)

Ripsnort · « **on:** November 25, 2003, 10:39:29 AM »

Apparently this is the story:

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How would you like to run into this about 30 min. before daylight, while you were walking to your deer stand, about 30 degrees, misty, overcast and dark!

IT WAS KILLED ON THE MONCRIEF RANCH APPROX. 20 MILES WEST OF FORT WORTH, BY A COYOTE HUNTER USING A CALL.

THE HUNTER IS 6' 2".

LePaul · « **Reply #1 on:** November 25, 2003, 10:42:23 AM »

Fark, its legal to shoot them...or was this s self defense thing?

I thought mostof the native big cats were protected federally?

Mini D · « **Reply #2 on:** November 25, 2003, 10:48:33 AM »

I don't believe cougars are federally protected. Most states treat them similarly to Black Bear. If they present themselves as a nuisance you can get permission to kill them. If they present themselves as a threat, you can kill them. In Oregon, you can also get tags to hunt them... though they've recently made it illegal to use dogs to hunt Cougar.

But... damn. That's one huge fricking Cougar.

MiniD

Sox62 · « **Reply #3 on:** November 25, 2003, 10:48:35 AM »

Maybe local big cats-but that looks like a friggin' lion-are they sure that's a cougar?

Ripsnort · « **Reply #4 on:** November 25, 2003, 10:50:09 AM »

Theres a hunting season on them here. They made it illegal to hunt dogs on 'em for a couple of years, then the population exploded and starting threatening expansion developments, so they lifted the dog restriction.

Pongo · « **Reply #5 on:** November 25, 2003, 10:53:06 AM »

oh my god that is a big cougar.

LePaul · « **Reply #6 on:** November 25, 2003, 10:55:36 AM »

Thanks for the clarification...so he spotted that between him and his deer stand...wow. It must've taken a few shots to knock that beastie down

JAGED · « **Reply #7 on:** November 25, 2003, 11:01:14 AM »

Shoot it Ned! It's coming right for us!

Octavius · « **Reply #8 on:** November 25, 2003, 11:06:40 AM »

what a pussy

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #9 on:** November 25, 2003, 11:07:33 AM »

I've never seen one that big, holy crap.

Sparks · « **Reply #10 on:** November 25, 2003, 11:24:50 AM »

Ok I don't live where those things live (biggest cat I'll see answers to name of Tiddles) and I therefore have never met one. I also have no problems with hunting - to quote another thread "Bambi tastes nice"

But I have some questions :-

1. They are a really beautiful animal (in my eyes) - is it necessary to kill them i.e. would that cougar have actively hunted that guy as prey or are they afraid of humans??

2. Are they at a level of being a vermin due to numbers increasing or is it us wating to live in their habitat?

3. If you killed one to protect yourself (and presumably weren't going to eat it) would you be proud or sad you had to do it??

I've got no problems with shooting stuff if its a serious threat or your going to eat it but is it necessary.

Go on ...... educate the English tree hugger

Sparks

vorticon · « **Reply #11 on:** November 25, 2003, 11:39:00 AM »

1. They are a really beautiful animal (in my eyes) - is it
necessary to kill them i.e. would that cougar have actively hunted that guy as prey or are they afraid of humans??

yes they would actually...but since this guy shot it he saw it...and normally you dont see em till its to late if there hunting you...but he might have just got lucky

2. Are they at a level of being a vermin due to numbers increasing or is it us wating to live in their habitat?

more of the second than the first...

3. If you killed one to protect yourself (and presumably weren't going to eat it) would you be proud or sad you had to do it??

proud...they are a serious threat when they want to be

Octavius · « **Reply #12 on:** November 25, 2003, 11:41:33 AM »

wtf vort? fix that post, it looks like garbage. took me a minute to figure out where you actually added comments.

AKS\/\/ulfe · « **Reply #13 on:** November 25, 2003, 12:02:56 PM »

I would of gone up to it and pet it. I learned from Walt Disney that all animals are friendly and can talk.
-SW

kappa · « **Reply #14 on:** November 25, 2003, 01:36:54 PM »

that cat doesnt have the look of being wild... too hvy...

No, you dont have to kill them........

No, the cat would not have hunted the hunter.... On rare occasions people have been attacked/hunted by mountain lions and in those few cases the reason has ALWAYS been attributed to hunger. Either the lions natuaral prey was hunted out by humans or the lions habbitat was encroached (sp) upon causeing it's normal prey to not be so normal..... this cat doesnt appear to be lackin in diet...

Should he feel proud? Well, this is a different sort of question. Most hunters believe nothing should be killed unless it is to be consumed.... Anyone can kill ANYTHING with a gun... you wanna feel proud?? hunt a cougar like that with nothing more than smarts and a pocket knife... if you live, maybe you have reason to feel proud.. some SOB that thinks this is sport, obviously feels no apathy... personnaly, i'd like to hunt the POS that thinks gunnin down any wild animal, just cause, is sport....... see if a few rds past them would bring a smile....

k
AoM

I bet that cat is even de-clawed................