Found cat. Stinky, no collar and kind of mean.
Found cat
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Does he answer to Charlie? Like the one in the Disney TV movie from long ago?
As an Ohioan, I can do without cat humor for a while.
The rule is "If you see a cougar it's because it's trying to eat you". So don't feed the cat.
AZjeff
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We have those around here. They like pets and not to play with.
On a related note, I took this pic out by my property line this morning.
A friend took in a stray. The cat escaped after a few months through an open second-floor window but did return to safe lodging and free meals. The relationship with the resident dog is strained and the reformed and partially socialized stray likes to eat the dog's food. The dog has resigned himself to begging for food.
No closeups?
We have those kitties too, but you won't see 'em. They come down from the hills when food is scarce. The creek canals are their freeways.
Pig roast time.
There probably are some down in the swamps.
I have seen one in SW Georgia. It was crossing the road in a swampy area.
I had always heard if you see one it's because it wants to be seen, perhaps to warn you out of its territory. If it's gonna eat you, it's gonna be quiet.
The problem with that theory is that their territory is vast. A male's territory is supposedly about 300 square kilometers. You'd have to go a long way to get out of their territory.
There are occasional cougar attacks and attempted attacks in western Canada. One story I remember was the woman who was out for a walk when a cougar began following her, getting closer and closer. She eventually began to back up, poking her walking stick at it as it snarled and growled and batted at the walking stick, as she slowly backed up right into her back yard. That story just gives me chills. I don't think that cougar was trying to get her to leave.
Vancouver Island has the highest cougar population in the world. We have a small area in our yard (about the size of a typical city lot) covered with tall trees, brush and other natural vegetation. It's on a 2 story rise (almost like a cliff face) above our back yard. You never know what might be in there. So we never let our dog out alone either day or night. Before we let the dog out at night I shine a high intensity flash light across the top of the cliff face to check for shining eyes. And we always keep a walking stick close at hand.
I was a little too nervous looking to see if Yogi or BooBoo were still around to take detailed pics. It had dragged two big bags of trash from our garbage about 200 feet to that point before strewing the contents all about.
Our mountain lions help keep the wild hog/boar population down.
Drop him off in Springfield, OH, and see if he makes the news…
AZjeff
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To fend off a cougar? If that's truly a serious concern the least I'd want in my hand is a powerful bear spray canister. First choice of course would be whatever firearm is legal.
4WD
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We have rednecks under helicopters
I want the video of that one.Drop him off in Springfield, OH, and see if he makes the news…
