Mountain Lion Update

[Al Agnew]

My sister in law Sheila's uncle was the one who trapped the mountain lion near Lesterville, and as you know, it was released somewhere in the Current River country. Well, Sheila just received a photo on her Iphone...on Jan. 27, Mae Sellers from Centerville captured a picture of a mountain lion on a game cam. Since the Centerville area is between where the original cat was trapped and where it was released, and since the cat in the picture looks like a male, though it's hard to tell for sure, it's very possible it's the same cat moving back toward where it was trapped. But a guy Sheila's family knows who runs a campground at Cook Spring says he has seen more than one in the area. Hmm....

[Brian K. Shaffer]

That is fascinating... I dug up a game cam picture from Jan 12 of last year out of Chesterfield, MO :

That would scare the poop right out of me if I saw those eyes at night on Taneycomo, or anywhere for that matter.

[jdmidwest]

So, he did not travel back to South Dakota. He is going back to his family in the Ozarks....

[drew03cmc]

Yep, whether the states (KS and MO) want to admit it or not, there are breeding populations of cougars in both states.

[BFTMASTER]

Yep, whether the states (KS and MO) want to admit it or not, there are breeding populations of cougars in both states.

and Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky......................I honestly think probably every state

[laker67]

That is fascinating... I dug up a game cam picture from Jan 12 of last year out of Chesterfield, MO :

That would scare the poop right out of me if I saw those eyes at night on Taneycomo, or anywhere for that matter.

Hi Brian, I can tell by your comment that it has been a while since you fished at night. Add bears and the 2 wolves from "predator world" to that list as well.One night I was positive that I had just encountered bigfoot, but it turned out to be Leonard splashing around and attempting to catch fish.

[Chief Grey Bear]

Yep, whether the states (KS and MO) want to admit it or not, there are breeding populations of cougars in both states.

I am sure they would love to examine your proof. I woudn't mind seeing myself.

[drew03cmc]

I am sure they would love to examine your proof. I woudn't mind seeing myself.

I have first hand knowledge of a cub being seen around La Cygne, KS, three miles from the state line. If MDC or KDWP did their due diligence in this matter and actually attempted to survey the populations, they would find more than they are currently banking on having.

[ness]

I have first hand knowledge of a cub being seen around La Cygne, KS, three miles from the state line. If MDC or KDWP did their due diligence in this matter and actually attempted to survey the populations, they would find more than they are currently banking on having.

1) First hand knowledge of a cub being seen <> you saw one, or have proof of one, right?

2) 1 Cub <> breeding population, necessarily, but it's a piece of evidence to consider.

3) Due diligence? How do you survey mountain lion populations? Door to door?

I've said it before -- these guys are scientists, and they're not gonna say something unless they have evidence of it. They're not saying no, they're saying there's no evidence. You want black and white, watch cable news. You want scientific process, here's a definition:

'a method or procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses.'

You've got the hypothesis ....

[drew03cmc]

True Ness. A coworker, who also knows how to differentiate a cougar from a bobcat, saw one crossing a road out by the lake at La Cygne at work last summer.