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RE: cougar shot in chicago

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ORIGINAL: RockinChair

Actually, several years ago there was a sighting' of a cougar in Virginia. No visual evidence, just a blurry still photo. Still, this was before photoshop and it looked EERILY similar to a big cat.

Every documented sighting in VA has been tied to a licensed (or even illegally) imported mountain lion. To this date in recent history there have been no confirmed cougar sightings in VA.... and thats right from the horses mouth (of course he says the same thing about cottonmouths and I'm gonna kill him one and carry it to the house).

RE: cougar shot in chicago

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ORIGINAL: Austin/WI

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ORIGINAL: wingchaser_labs

Still seems dumb they had to kill the cat. The news thing never said the cat appeared to show agression or harmful acts towards people. Why couldn't they ahev called animal control and followed it till it was in need of being shot for safety reasons or control arrived and darted the cat. I'm not one to jump to conclusions when i dont know the whole story but im guessing the officers are glad they killed it and wanted to look like heros/be thefirst ones to kill a dangerous cat. Seems like a waste and a bigger deal was made of the situation than needed to be IMO. WCL

I agree WCL, they were obviously able to close enough to kill it with their handguns (I assume they used their sidearms at least), which means they were close enough to use the tranq. gun on it as well. Drug the cat and have the state dept of resources relocate the animal.

On a side note - is it known if a cougar will trace its way back to an area that it was previously moved from? I know bears are known to do it, but what about Cougars?

5 guys withshotgunsfully loaded with rubber/bean bag bullets at releasewill cure any critter's bad habits and they won't ever want to see a human in their life again. WCL

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In WI there was a cougar down by Madisoncausingtrouble,then there was one in upper WI that a guy took a pic of a cougar laying on the padio table outside watching the little kids play in the living room. There is a big rumor going around that the DNR released the cats to control part of the deer population and I wouldn't doubt it. Northen Chicago is only three hours away from Madison I wonder if that could be the same cat. If so I would hate running into one hunting. I think Im going to start carrying my sidearm bowhunting.

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ORIGINAL: stabnslab_WI

In WI there was a cougar down by Madisoncausingtrouble,then there was one in upper WI that a guy took a pic of a cougar laying on the padio table outside watching the little kids play in the living room. There is a big rumor going around that the DNR released the cats to control part of the deer population and I wouldn't doubt it. Northen Chicago is only three hours away from Madison I wonder if that could be the same cat. If so I would hate running into one hunting. I think Im going to start carrying my sidearm bowhunting.

The window pic was from out west and was suposedly a tame cat, not WI. The DNR does not release cats cuz if they did they would haveprotection on them due to law suit issues if someone was to be attacked.Thecatin southern WI is real atleast it use to be who knows now. There was blood taken from one of the tracks,after it was found in that barn,from a cracked paw of the cat and was sent to a Montana lab to test for DNA cuz legal pet mt lions come from south america and wild ones in WI decend from the black hills cats. Havent heard if they got results yet or not, may not get results with freezing issues and DNA they figured. Some kids here at UWSP with the wildlife society are studyin it and tryin to prove the WI cats but the guy in the brn beat em to it. Anyway now they are workin with the DNR on it down there.... Get this, they tracked the cat out of the barn that day the DNR and the trapper who spotted it and while tracing it they made a big loop and crossed back over their tracks, Now that is scary!! They were that close to that cat and it knew they were behind it. WCL

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I heard the IDNR has been dropping them into Chicago from airplanes to help thin the Gang Bangerherd!

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Good people of Chicago,

Would you like some wolves to go with the cougers you have?;)

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Stab and slab and wcl, I have heard both stories but facts enough for me and nothing is to surprising.

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Duke they have spotted one in North Chicago and another in Round Lake. North Chicago one was spotted by
a animal control officer and Round Lake by a cop.

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Not protected.

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ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer

They should be charged with the unlawful killing of a big game species, protected in IL.

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And peopel wonder why I hate Chicago and refuse to ever even drive through it...:D