Re: Cougar population by state
[Re: loosanarrow]
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04/11/22 10:04 AM
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Scott T
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Indiana not mentioned. We have several confirmed sightings but no confirmed breeding population that i have heard of. Some folks down in Greene County might disagree…. Yep, I’m one of those people. The rumor I’ve always heard is that they are pets that were turned lose.
Looks like he needs another year;-)
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Re: Cougar population by state
[Re: AntiGov]
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04/11/22 11:10 AM
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2000 in Wyoming, what a farce. They are thick as ticks on a possum here.
Antelope, the original fast food!!
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Re: Cougar population by state
[Re: Yukon John]
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04/11/22 11:21 AM
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I would like to have more "breeding" cougars here! Be very careful what you wish for. They are the scrounge of the earth when numbers get up. IMO
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Re: Cougar population by state
[Re: AntiGov]
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04/11/22 11:28 AM
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The article starts off saying the US populations is 20,000 to 30,0000 lions, but if you add up their own numbers you are already sitting at 39,000. 1500 for WA LOL!!!!
When things are Grim, become the Grim Reaper! Fred Moyer
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Re: Cougar population by state
[Re: Machias]
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04/11/22 12:42 PM
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The article starts off saying the US populations is 20,000 to 30,0000 lions, but if you add up their own numbers you are already sitting at 39,000. 1500 for WA LOL!!!! Yeah , I did the math right away too . Numbers didn't look right to me
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Re: Cougar population by state
[Re: Yukon John]
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04/11/22 12:53 PM
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I would like to have more "breeding" cougars here! Lol. I was waiting for that!
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Re: Cougar population by state
[Re: Machias]
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04/11/22 01:08 PM
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The article starts off saying the US populations is 20,000 to 30,0000 lions, but if you add up their own numbers you are already sitting at 39,000. 1500 for WA LOL!!!! If that 1500 number is correct half of them must live in my county! Laughable for sure.
Give an illegal alien a fish and he eats for a day. Deport him and you never have to feed him ever again!
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Re: Cougar population by state
[Re: AntiGov]
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04/11/22 02:31 PM
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The dreaded double post!
Last edited by Dragger; 04/11/22 02:32 PM.
Give an illegal alien a fish and he eats for a day. Deport him and you never have to feed him ever again!
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Re: Cougar population by state
[Re: AntiGov]
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11/20/22 12:00 AM
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Says they just pass through MO on their travels. Seems more likely that we have a few. They get sighted often enough.
I trap for fun. I skin 'em for the money! Grinners For Life-Lifetime Member, MO Chapter, Den #1 ~You Grin, You're In~
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Re: Cougar population by state
[Re: sneaky]
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11/20/22 03:11 AM
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I would like to have more "breeding" cougars here! Lol. I was waiting for that! Glad someone got it! Lol
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Re: Cougar population by state
[Re: Pawnee]
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11/20/22 05:52 AM
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Nebraska doesn't have a breeding resident population? What'd they been smokin? They've had one for some years now. I caught one that got ear tagged with # 38 in the research ranks a few years back. I thought about you when I read the article and came to Nebraska. They have a season in January. 2022 says it’s closed and 1 female and 3 males were harvested. I hope everyone gets a chance to catch a lion. This one is wearing #38 and was among a "breeding population" in Nebraska because he came from that population. Caught him in a 550 OS 2-coil with a super stake chain stake set up. Held him good with most of one paw in the trap. Texas has 'em and we've trapped them near Austin and down in the Valley both. We're told to expect a lion on my cameras during a contract job coming here in a few weeks up near the OK state line. We'll see. Donna needs a good picture with one
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Re: Cougar population by state
[Re: AJE]
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11/20/22 08:39 AM
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Interesting. I didn't know a 550 would hold a cougar so well. I've yet to hear of a Wi trapper catching a cougar. I would have thought their paw would be able to cover the entire trap if they stepped directly on the center of it.
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Re: Cougar population by state
[Re: Bruce T]
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11/20/22 08:40 AM
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Maine zero.....that's wrong Some of the mid state hippies had some pictures of a couple, in around Baxter if I remember correctly. I can't remember if it was in the park or just in the area. I think IFW told them they were just passing through. LOL I've never seen one myself, but I've seen the tracks and the trail camera pictures. Most hunters and trappers know enough to keep it to themselves.
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