Mountain lions in PA!
11-11-2008, 12:31 AM
#41
Nontypical Buck
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RE: Mountain lions in PA!
ORIGINAL: sproulman
there was a cougar shot in chicago,ill.
they had blood from femalecougar , i believe in south dakota.
they took blood from cougar killed in chicago and it MATCHED.
SO, THEY FIGURE THAT THIS cougar COVERED over 930 miles in 9 months to chicago.
this may answer why we see cougar in so many places here in pa ,they may be passing thru.
i think if COUGAR stayed in area, we would have more pictures and sighting in certain area.
i believe now, they are on move always from state to state.
there was a cougar shot in chicago,ill.
they had blood from femalecougar , i believe in south dakota.
they took blood from cougar killed in chicago and it MATCHED.
SO, THEY FIGURE THAT THIS cougar COVERED over 930 miles in 9 months to chicago.
this may answer why we see cougar in so many places here in pa ,they may be passing thru.
i think if COUGAR stayed in area, we would have more pictures and sighting in certain area.
i believe now, they are on move always from state to state.
11-11-2008, 05:42 PM
#42
Giant Nontypical
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RE: Mountain lions in PA!
i agree, people are to quick to shoot a COUGAR.
just think if i would have shot the COUGAR i saw in pottersdale,pa.
we would have had a CONFIRMED cougar, no doubt about that.
but i would never do that unless he tackled ole sproul,which i doubt most cougars are only interested in getting away.
just think if i would have shot the COUGAR i saw in pottersdale,pa.
we would have had a CONFIRMED cougar, no doubt about that.
but i would never do that unless he tackled ole sproul,which i doubt most cougars are only interested in getting away.
11-11-2008, 09:28 PM
#43
Fork Horn
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RE: Mountain lions in PA!
If people in Pennsylvania shot the mountain lions they saw we would be arresting them for killing a bobcat in closed season or without a permit.
We would likely have to close the present day bobcat season to compensate for all of the misidentification of bobcats by people that thought they were shooting a lion.
R.S. Bodenhorn
11-12-2008, 09:30 AM
#44
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RE: Mountain lions in PA!
Many years ago I killed a very large feral cat with thick fur,up near camp. When I spotted him in thehayfield (emerging spring grass), first thought it was a fox until I got him in the 10x50s for an ID.
That feral tomcathad shown upat my uncle's farm and had killed two of his farm cat toms pretty much on the day it appeared. That thing wasreddish-yellow, almost orange in color, had a tail nearlyas long as its body and could've easily weighed 40+lbs, had it been domesticated and fed regularly.
Had it been out in the open at 200 yards instead of partially concealed in the grass, would've resembled a mini cougar from that distance.
That feral tomcathad shown upat my uncle's farm and had killed two of his farm cat toms pretty much on the day it appeared. That thing wasreddish-yellow, almost orange in color, had a tail nearlyas long as its body and could've easily weighed 40+lbs, had it been domesticated and fed regularly.
Had it been out in the open at 200 yards instead of partially concealed in the grass, would've resembled a mini cougar from that distance.
11-12-2008, 10:23 AM
#45
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RE: Mountain lions in PA!
ORIGINAL: RSB
If people in Pennsylvania shot the mountain lions they saw we would be arresting them for killing a bobcat in closed season or without a permit.
We would likely have to close the present day bobcat season to compensate for all of the misidentification of bobcats by people that thought they were shooting a lion.
R.S. Bodenhorn
anyone that thinks a LITTLE bobcat is COUGAR ,i guess if you never saw BOBCAT before, that could happen.
WHEN SEASONED HUNTERS LIKE I KNOW AND OLE SPROUL IN WOODS 3 TIMES A WEEK FOR LONGTIME,TELLS YOU THEY SAW COUGAR,LIKE E.F.HUTTON ,YOU BETTER LISTEN..
at 15 ft away waving his orangish tail at me and SCREACHED at me,oh, i forgot,its called TAWNY,it was COUGAR.
If people in Pennsylvania shot the mountain lions they saw we would be arresting them for killing a bobcat in closed season or without a permit.
We would likely have to close the present day bobcat season to compensate for all of the misidentification of bobcats by people that thought they were shooting a lion.
R.S. Bodenhorn
anyone that thinks a LITTLE bobcat is COUGAR ,i guess if you never saw BOBCAT before, that could happen.
WHEN SEASONED HUNTERS LIKE I KNOW AND OLE SPROUL IN WOODS 3 TIMES A WEEK FOR LONGTIME,TELLS YOU THEY SAW COUGAR,LIKE E.F.HUTTON ,YOU BETTER LISTEN..
at 15 ft away waving his orangish tail at me and SCREACHED at me,oh, i forgot,its called TAWNY,it was COUGAR.
11-12-2008, 06:36 PM
#47
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RE: Mountain lions in PA!
ORIGINAL: moose1915
and they run like monkeys! LMAO
and they run like monkeys! LMAO
YES they do.it reminded me of one of those ORANGE NASTY MONKEYS YOU SEE ON TV on way they run away from back end view,
go laugh, but thats way it ran.
my dog did it the other day too,i was trying to pinch his butt and he tucked his butt down and ran.
look same way that COUGAR ran .
11-13-2008, 03:49 PM
#48
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RE: Mountain lions in PA!
ORIGINAL: sproulman
my dog did it the other day too,i was trying to pinch his butt and he tucked his butt down and ran.
look same way that COUGAR ran .
ORIGINAL: moose1915
and they run like monkeys! LMAO
and they run like monkeys! LMAO
my dog did it the other day too,i was trying to pinch his butt and he tucked his butt down and ran.
look same way that COUGAR ran .
11-16-2008, 03:59 PM
#49
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RE: Mountain lions in PA!
ORIGINAL: moose1915
I just spit coffee all over my computer!
ORIGINAL: sproulman
my dog did it the other day too,i was trying to pinch his butt and he tucked his butt down and ran.
look same way that COUGAR ran .
ORIGINAL: moose1915
and they run like monkeys! LMAO
and they run like monkeys! LMAO
my dog did it the other day too,i was trying to pinch his butt and he tucked his butt down and ran.
look same way that COUGAR ran .
11-17-2008, 05:18 PM
#50
Fork Horn
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RE: Mountain lions in PA!
We have a new lead in the case guys....A mountain lion was seen 4.8 miles from the last sighting. (I did that on google earth so I know it's right. That was my guess anyways..) I think it might have been the same one. It could travel that far easyly.