The Old Folks Home

[ShrekDawg]

Well, theoretically the last catamount was shot in the late 1800's. And presumably we don't have wolves either. Guess it is like Champ, someone needs a GOOD photograph to prove a "non existent" animal actually is in the area.

Huh, very interesting. Thanks. So have some people seen wolves? Since I know you said presumably.

We have wolves moving into far northern california from Oregon. There is one pack up there now.

Wow that’s very interesting! Didn’t realize wolves were out there.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Well, theoretically the last catamount was shot in the late 1800's. And presumably we don't have wolves either. Guess it is like Champ, someone needs a GOOD photograph to prove a "non existent" animal actually is in the area.

Huh, very interesting. Thanks. So have some people seen wolves? Since I know you said presumably.

We have wolves moving into far northern california from Oregon. There is one pack up there now.

Wow that’s very interesting! Didn’t realize wolves were out there.

 

[Alaskan]

Dream on. Cat 4 predicted, gas stations are gouging people and many are out of gas.

Yep, I like dreaming.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Yep, I like dreaming.

It may hit Cat 5 if it moves slowly over the water. Glad my family is on the other coast!

 

[pennyJo1960]

I am glad they are also Cap

 

[microchick]

What they are telling the public here is that cougars are moving south from Nebraska and the Dakotas in search of new territory. Thus they are young males. Back 7 or 8 years ago after a young male was shot and killed by neighborhood Amish men out on their winter predator hunt we heard stories about Amish farmers going out to do morning feeding and seeing females leading cubs walking across fields. I was under the assumption that cougars are for the most part solitary creatures. If so, that would mean that the pair our neighbor reported seeing in his pasture were possibly a breeding pair? Makes me shudder.

We have a tree in our back timber (a mature cedar) that looks as if all the bark has been shredded off of it. You can see claw marks on it also. We took pictures and sent them to the area conservation office, asking what was shredding our tree. The first time we talked to them they asked us to send them pictures. That was the last we heard from them.

I think their main goal is not to create panic in the general population. Missouri depends a lot on revenue from hunters both in state and out of state.

@ronott1 what sort of surgery did you have for your stenosis? Was it a fusion? I've been doing a lot of reading about cervical stenosis and from what I have read compression fractures are the main danger.

 

[CapricornFarm]

What they are telling the public here is that cougars are moving south from Nebraska and the Dakotas in search of new territory. Thus they are young males. Back 7 or 8 years ago after a young male was shot and killed by neighborhood Amish men out on their winter predator hunt we heard stories about Amish farmers going out to do morning feeding and seeing females leading cubs walking across fields. I was under the assumption that cougars are for the most part solitary creatures. If so, that would mean that the pair our neighbor reported seeing in his pasture were possibly a breeding pair? Makes me shudder.

We have a tree in our back timber (a mature cedar) that looks as if all the bark has been shredded off of it. You can see claw marks on it also. We took pictures and sent them to the area conservation office, asking what was shredding our tree. The first time we talked to them they asked us to send them pictures. That was the last we heard from them.

I think their main goal is not to create panic in the general population. Missouri depends a lot on revenue from hunters both in state and out of state.

@ronott1 what sort of surgery did you have for your stenosis? Was it a fusion? I've been doing a lot of reading about cervical stenosis and from what I have read compression fractures are the main danger.

OMG, we were wondering what might have shredded the bark off one of our trees. Looked like it was up pretty high for the small bears around here. Well we haven't seen any big cat tracks near the river.

 

[drumstick diva]

Just in case keep close eye on your dogs Capricorn

 

[CapricornFarm]

Just in case keep close eye on your dogs Capricorn

Yeah, I am hoping hubby will get more fences up. The dogs mostly are out with one of us, and if not they hang out on the porch.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Fences will not stop a big cat take a rifle cap goodnight hope all are safe