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Offline medicboy

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« on: June 30, 2004, 01:53:45 PM »
GOt this from a friend in the forest service in N cali where I used to live, this lion was killed on a ranch after it was found eating a calf that it had killed.  They had to track it with dogs (in the bed of the truck)  Not the biggest I have ever seen but it is a very large male (tom)

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« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2004, 01:59:32 PM »
It looks really dead....
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« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2004, 02:02:34 PM »
Check out those paws...bigger than my sister's Great Dane.
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« Reply #3 on: June 30, 2004, 02:04:41 PM »
Guess he shoulda went to McDonald's. ;)
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« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2004, 02:09:41 PM »
That is a very big Cougar!
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« Reply #5 on: June 30, 2004, 02:13:48 PM »
A big shame !!

such a beautiful animal
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« Reply #6 on: June 30, 2004, 02:31:48 PM »
Hey bug, don't worry there is no shortage of lions in cali or anywhere in the west for that matter.....
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« Reply #7 on: June 30, 2004, 03:33:39 PM »
good reason to shoot more deers lateron

still a waste of a beautiful animal
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« Reply #8 on: June 30, 2004, 04:09:07 PM »
I still wouldn't call it a waste, saved the rancher a lot of money in the long run, but I do agree they are truly amazing animals.  If you have ever looked one in the eyes (live) from close distance it almost puts you in a trance.
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« Reply #9 on: June 30, 2004, 04:21:56 PM »
damn money
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« Reply #10 on: June 30, 2004, 05:13:36 PM »
In the US and Canada, some stats guys claim there's about 1 person dying per year out of ~6 cougar "injury" attacks.

Cougars and people in close proximity don't mix all that well.

I doubt that will change.
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« Reply #11 on: June 30, 2004, 05:20:33 PM »
Those 'injury attacks' don't seem to be just scrapes and bruises.

Didn't some girl just get her eyes poked out a couple of days ago in Cali?

Aint got nothing to do with money... If I saw one of those things I'd shoot first and maybe possibly ponder the loss of such a great animal from the comfort of home. shreck me... that thing is huge.
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« Reply #12 on: June 30, 2004, 05:25:38 PM »
Kinda like humans and rattlesnakes, eh Nash?

Both go for the throat on sight.

Except the snakes don't. They generally try to avoid you, just like most cougars. There are the ones that break the generality though.

Generally, a healthy cougar wants nothing to do with man. The old or sick ones view you as "easy meat" compared to a deer  I guess.

I wouldn't shoot one on sight. Assuming I saw one, I'd make some noise and give him room to exit while I maneuvered to exit.

However, if he wanted to press the issue at any time, I have no compunction about turning him into a rug if I can. Of course, there are "officially" no cougar in Kansas, so the folks that have killed them here have been issued a ticket.

Seems it's illegal here to shoot an animal that doesn't exist within the State boundaries and is therefore not here at all.

Or something.
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« Reply #13 on: June 30, 2004, 05:34:38 PM »
You're a bigger man than me. I can outrun a snake. I can't outrun one of these things. If I had a gun and came across one of these things I don't think I'd spend the time looking into its eyes and getting into a trance or trying to act all Gentle Ben. Bears and these things freak me out. Yeah it sucks but whatever.
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« Reply #14 on: June 30, 2004, 05:56:17 PM »
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You're a bigger man than me. I can outrun a snake. I can't outrun one of these things. If I had a gun and came across one of these things I don't think I'd spend the time looking into its eyes and getting into a trance or trying to act all Gentle Ben. Bears and these things freak me out. Yeah it sucks but whatever.


Just curious, since I noticed you enjoy camping/fishing: have you had any close encounters with dangerous animals?
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