Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]About a year ago I saw a few digi-snaps made by a member of a cougar-hunting party in Arizona. The hunting party of a few humans included hounds and mules (for the hunters to ride). Unfortunately for the lion one of the mules - fully tacked w/ saddle, saddle bags, bridle - caught up with the cat first. The mule picked the cougar up by the tail, thrashed it around a bit, slammed the cat down then stomped it to death. In the background you can see the hounds staying well clear of the mule. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com on 7/7/05 8:00 PM, Bill Smith at 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 >