ORIGINAL: DougE
What could my agenda be?You talk about all of these mountain lion sightings but no one ever produces a body,credible picture,hair sample or scat sample.You claim most of the sightings are in the fall when the ground is dry but they disapear during the winter when credible evidence can prove the theory one way or the other.What happens to them in the winter?Do they head to Florida?
I don't doubt that some wacho or group of wackos could let one lose from time to time but that's a far cry from a breeding population.It's also a far cry from the USP's position that they're having a huge impact on our deer herd.Just show me one confirmed carcus that was consumed by a mountain lion.
tracks MAY be there in winter, i dont see any but most are not out in winter,like me..the areas i am in, no sighting ever..
most may not even know what cougar track looks like, even me..
maybe someone could post a picture of a small cougar track, this may help some, like me and others to report it..
as for what is happening to cougars in winter, if no tracks and sighting are being seen in area that had sighting, the only conclusioni have is, cougar LEFT..
does winters here move cougars to warmer states?or colder states?hell, i dont know what happens to them if tracks are not seen in snow..
i cant argue why more is not shown but if the PGC does not want to come out and take print ,then i guess they are not intertested..
i do believe that people that are seeing a cougar, really did see one..yes, some are bobcats but when you hear a person saw he saw 2 or 3 ft tail on cat, thats ,no bobcat..