Cougardaville, thanks for the links, that makes for some interesting reading. If in fact that was the cougar that was shot in 1969, it was a youngster with a female. If this is the case, the cats were from a breeding pair at the time.

I always have to click on these threads and see what is being said. I cut my teeth on hunting in New York and PA, and every year it seemed that someone had something to say on this issue.

After moving to ID,(known big cat country) I have seen several in the wild and there is nothing like it. I missed one with my bow a few years back, the following year I went back to generally the same area on a rifle hunt for deerand had a run in with a 7 foot 2 inch female. I didn't want to kill her even though I had a tag, because I have a fettish for takingpredators with my bow and not a rifle. But she displayed agressive actions and I felt unconfortable with her a meer 15 feet from me. So I did the duty and she now hangs on my wall as a rug.

These animals are everything that the wilds are all about. I can't wait til the next time I see one again.