Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bill, No, it is probably the number of large caliber handguns being carried in Texas. The cougars realize the chance of injury is very large and leave humans alone. :) Of course my experience is only from the Big D down to the swamp and then over to Jerusalem on the Brazos. :) Don don.dory@gmail.com On 7/7/05, Bill Smith <wrs111445@yahoo.com> wrote: > Never happens in TX--maybe we taste bad to them. Perhaps it's all the > bullshit we have in us? > > Doug Herr <telyt@earthlink.net> wrote:on 7/7/05 4:30 PM, Adam Bridge at > abridge@gmail.com wrote: > > > If the "they" you are refering to are what I'd call a "mountain lion" > > or a "puma" then I'd say there are dead joggers around Sacramento and > > in the foothills who would feel differently if they could. > > > > People DO get pounced on and either maimed or killed by big cats out > > here. I think there is an attack on a yearly basis, probably more > > often, as the highly territorial big cats follow water courses down > > from the moutains on either side of the Sacramento Valley and into the > > more urban areas. They eat beavers and other critters, not to mention > > pets and coyotes. > > > > Adam > > > > Simple precautions based a little knowledge reduces the risk considerably, > and in the vast majority of the attacks on humans these precautions were > not > taken. Mountain Lions are solitary animals; an injured Mountain Lion > doesn't have any support system to feed and care for it so an injured > Mountain Lion is at much greater risk of death. Anything a human can do > that tells the Mountain Lion that it's risk of injury is increased will > stack the odds in the human's favor: have a friend or a dog with you, and > fight back. The people killed by Mountain Lions in this area almost always > are alone. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > --------------------------------- > Sell on Yahoo! Auctions - No fees. Bid on great items. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >