Wayne SW/MO

There is no way you can compare a stable population of any creature with a very small population that is in transit. They are in transit because there isn't a female population to hold them. Any females that move will most likely do so because of the age old reason of lack of sufficient food in their home area. The males on the other hand leave because they aren't allowed to hunt in another dominate males territory, generally the father of the kitten.

I guess I wasn't paying attention, what is the link btween lions and bees?

They're already in the watershed in good numbers with some in TR and BS already. I would think that Norfork would be a good laboratory. They didn't hurt the bass fishing in Texoma when they were introduced there and in fact some larger blacks joined them in going after shad. I'm no scientist Sam but they have to eat and shad are one of their favorites, so maybe stripers would starve some of them out, taking the fry with them and avoiding that conflict with other fry.

Stoneroller if you look into the life of a mtn lion kitten you'll find that young males do indeed have to travel. The older male forces that on them and it has nothing to do with any ratio. If there are two male kittens then two will become wanderers. I'm sure they don't stop moving as soon as they find a hunting area clear of an older tom, but continue looking for females. The problem is they have no experience and nothing but a nose to help them find a mate. They aren't going to have a lot of luck because the older toms don't run the female kittens off, so the young males wander as their populations expand in an environment that has very little management. I wouldn't put any faith in gender sightings when many sightings aren't even cats.

The taper doesn't start at the end, there is a section of level at the end. If you go back 20' feet or so from the end you should see the change.

We can only hope.

Still no big deal. They are elusive and many states have thousands of them and people don't worry about them. As far as determining gender from a sighting, it's possible. There was one that made the news here that was a female who was sighted on a golf course. The lady who took the pictures survived the sighting of the momma and her two kittens.

Like JD, I like either Cajun or a Creole seasoning. If they aren't warm enough a little Chipolte or Ancho powder will cure it.

One has to wonder if there wasn't a blip in the engineering. The plants seem to be modern in their protocol despite their age, but tsunamis are a product of earthquakes and large bodies of water, both of which Japan has ample. It seems that the plants are getting the attention while at this point the disaster is elsewhere. The news is doing their usual job of worrying more about copy sales then providing real information. I saw a headline that said Explosion at nuclear plant, 1000 dead. The story was about the hydrogen explosion and the fact that 1000 were thought to have perished in the quake and tsunami to date.

I hadn't heard the program that Al heard, but I think the consensus is still that a major quake is possible on the fault. One of the dangers that has been constantly been put forward is the fact that the fault is under very soft ground and that will make the damage in some areas above the norm. The theory I've seen most often is that St Louis could be hard hit and even Kansas city damaged, but because of the limestone base, the Ozarks would receive less. Those of us around here, or most of us, know that engineering and other scientific endeavors are evolving. The addition of the gates on Table Rock come to mind.

Dang, they left the door open again.:lol:

There's always Raps.

Do you have a link to this Tim? Everything I've read says that there have been no serious irradiation so far. Beyond the journalistic hype it appears that it is a situation where time is on their favor, if they can contain the integrity of the fuel. If I read the scientific s right, in a nutshell they have to keep water on the rods until they cool to the point they are not boiling away the coolant faster than they can replace it. They say this will happen if they are successful in the mean time..

Fescue, the Common carp and the hogs were all made welcome while some species never should have had the opportunity. The Asian carp have a potential in the market place, but they will never stop the population growth, just help maybe. The Snakeheads don't have much potential beyond destroying prime freshwater fishing areas. As far as hogs go, there needs to be more publicity and less whining. Goats don't know about. Fescue can be controlled, if the money is available. Tilapia will probably be the next invader. The old common carp, here since the 1800's can be a sport fish, it is edible is one wants to take the time to clean and prepare it right, but its most valuable trait might be that they will eat Zebra mussels. I don't how dedicated they are to the food source, but maybe they will help, who knows?

That's pretty much what I'm reading also. JD is right that the worry here is the New Madrid fault. Depending on the severity of a slip on it, even St Louis could be left in shambles and KC badly damaged. The theory is that the river bottom geology would carry the shake a long ways. The serious situation in Japan isn't the reactors, but the millions who are without any food, water or help in very cold temperatures, I feel for them.

I agree Tim. I think it should be pointed out that the plant is 40 years old. The news is having a fear fest with it's headlines, something they should e ashamed of, but they obviously aren't. I think it's obvious at this point that the story isn't told yet. So far there appears to be no danger, hopefully that will be the ending story.

Right. The explosion was in the outer building and was from hydrogen gas. The radioactivity around the plat actually decreased. While the whole episode is a tragedy for the Japanese people, the test of a nuclear plant to withstand a massive, record earthquake will be a plus for future designs.

It's a good way to slow down a fast rod to fit a slower casting style.

Well it will get rid of some of the weeds and any trash that might be in the stream, and the fish and the holes that are too deep to wade.

If that doesn't help you might try Hardy for a similar reel. I believe they made it.

I'm not saying it's not possible, but they aren't perfect cat tracks. Cats are eventually going to spread eastward, it's inevitable. When the big campaign a little over a decade ago stopped the use of dogs in hunting bears and Mtn lions the wildlife agencies can no longer manage them. The fact that the tom will not allow any competition from his male kittens in his area, coupled with a burgeoning population means they will spread into areas where there is no competition. Missouri is great habitat, lots of deer which is their favorite meal, large stands of timber and ravines and hollows to hide in. Once a female enters the state the gate will open and a real population won't be far behind. before anyone gives up hunting and fishing in fear they night want to look at the record of confrontations in the western states. They are few and far between. Poisonous snakes are a bigger threat then any cats.

I think the pad is too small and the toes aren't rounded enough. It's been 10 years since I've seen some tracks, but I still remember the rounded toes well. I also always noticed that the one that came through are barn lot on rare occasions had larger pads than our 125 pound Lab.

I don't think it will have any affect. There are too many that don't care or are ignorant of the situation. It, unfortunately, only takes one. I think it would work much better in the lessor known streams, and even Taney.

For me it would have to be the Deschutes river in Oregon for the wild Redbands and Summer Steelheads

:lol: Couldn't have been said better. Let me guess Ness, you're not an animal husbandry scientist.