Re: Cougar killed in Minn. Metro
[Re: 330-Trapper]
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09/30/20 01:20 AM
09/30/20 01:20 AM
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Everyone seems surprised.This is nothing new. Just a few years ago in a Bloomington park,police chased a cougar,so it wouldn't hurt the kids there. Also ran into evidence of cougar when trapping in the Minnesota river Valley ,just out of the metro twin cities. Tom
If my feet aren't wet,I must not be trapping. Tom Olson MTA life member#100,also WTA life member
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Re: Cougar killed in Minn. Metro
[Re: GROUSEWIT]
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09/30/20 08:39 AM
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115# male is a young one (born last yr) dispersing probably. Now they start finding males 150-200# then I might agree that their established.
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Re: Cougar killed in Minn. Metro
[Re: Crit-R-Dun]
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09/30/20 08:49 AM
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The cats that are attracted to populated areas are more likely escaped or released exotics. Occasionally they're found to be over weight and even declawed. That's been the experience here in Ontario. Granted Minnesota is closer to established populations. And neutered!
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Re: Cougar killed in Minn. Metro
[Re: 330-Trapper]
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09/30/20 09:07 AM
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Besides the times I mentioned in my earlier post,I had to stop my truck to avoid hitting a cougar.This was 30 years ago when trapping near Askov. Also ran into fresh tracks of a female with kittens,while trapping beaver in northwestern MN,10 or 12 years ago. Carrying out beaver when running across fresh cougar tracks--- tends to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. Tom
If my feet aren't wet,I must not be trapping. Tom Olson MTA life member#100,also WTA life member
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Re: Cougar killed in Minn. Metro
[Re: HayDay]
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09/30/20 09:16 AM
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How many mountain lions are there in South Dakota? Apparently all the ones we have in MO walked here from there too. Even the ones with tracking collars.
These guys need to come clean with the truth or concoct a better story. Nobody is buying it anymore. Thats Why They've lost or trust. Everyone knows the Cats are here.
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Re: Cougar killed in Minn. Metro
[Re: 330-Trapper]
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09/30/20 09:27 AM
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Everyone knows the Cats are here.
Better to deny it so they are not forced to come up with a management plan or possibly run into issues like we have with Lynx.
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Re: Cougar killed in Minn. Metro
[Re: 330-Trapper]
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09/30/20 10:14 AM
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LOL, you get the same answers -be it cougar or wolves.Funny how the wolf population stays pretty much the same--year after year. Tom
If my feet aren't wet,I must not be trapping. Tom Olson MTA life member#100,also WTA life member
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