Mountain Lion

[Mitch f]

Last week Zipstick from this forum got a call from a friend who lives 2 miles away and said he was in his back yard and saw a cougar chasing a dog by his subdivision pond. This was in Chesterfield, MO. That's the second sighting in less than a year in Chesterfield.

[laker67]

Last week Zipstick from this forum got a call from a friend who lives 2 miles away and said he was in his back yard and saw a cougar chasing a dog by his subdivision pond. This was in Chesterfield, MO. That's the second sighting in less than a year in Chesterfield.

Probable cause right there. Out in the wild is one thing, but in a subdivision with kids, bang. Time to go bye bye.

[ness]

Gunfire Erupts at Neighborhood Pool

Neighbors were in shock today when a large tan animal ran by their neighborhood pool prompting several residents to draw weapons and open fire. "It was like Iwo out there," said Chet Happenz, a longtime resident and World War II veteran. "I don't know what the hell it was, but I know it doesn't belong here. There's kids all around!"

Local housewife Tanya Hyde was outspoken in her ridicule of local officials. "That was a mountain lion, and I have to see some action taken before somebody gets killed. These sit-on-their-hands do-nothing people need to fix this."

An estimated 35 shots were fired by residents, but the animal appears to have escaped unharmed. No tracks were found as the entire area is paved.

Chesterfield Shocked at Killing of Beloved Dog

For more than a decade, children at local grade schools were delighted by Benji a loveable yellow Labrador Retriever who frequently visited students and performed a mixture of tricks and service dog tasks. "I love Benji. Why would the bad man do this?" asked a teary-eyed first grader.

Benji had been searching for missing child Timmy Norton. It appears Benji had located Timmy in an abandoned well, marked the spot with his dog collar, and was running back home to get help when he was shot multiple times.

There are no leads in the case.

[fishinwrench]

" There's kids all around!"

"An estimated 35 shots were fired by residents"

"the animal appears to have escaped unharmed."

That's a scarier tale than any coug-attack story I've ever heard. OMG!

[Mitch f]

Gunfire Erupts at Neighborhood Pool

Neighbors were in shock today when a large tan animal ran by their neighborhood pool prompting several residents to draw weapons and open fire. "It was like Iwo out there," said Chet Happenz, a longtime resident and World War II veteran. "I don't know what the hell it was, but I know it doesn't belong here. There's kids all around!"

Local housewife Tanya Hyde was outspoken in her ridicule of local officials. "That was a mountain lion, and I have to see some action taken before somebody gets killed. These sit-on-their-hands do-nothing people need to fix this."

An estimated 35 shots were fired by residents, but the animal appears to have escaped unharmed. No tracks were found as the entire area is paved.

Chesterfield Shocked at Killing of Beloved Dog

For more than a decade, children at local grade schools were delighted by Benji a loveable yellow Labrador Retriever who frequently visited students and performed a mixture of tricks and service dog tasks. "I love Benji. Why would the bad man do this?" asked a teary-eyed first grader.

Benji had been searching for missing child Timmy Norton. It appears Benji had located Timmy in an abandoned well, marked the spot with his dog collar, and was running back home to get help when he was shot multiple times.

There are no leads in the case.

I get your point ness but it is the second or third sighting

[fishinSWMO]

Some neighbors claimed they saw one a few weeks back about a hundred yards from my house. Claimed it was a nursing female with tits. Another neighbor on the other side said he has seen 2 in the last couple years in the local area, not at the house. ? Don't know. This is in the sw corner.

[Chief Grey Bear]

" There's kids all around!"

"An estimated 35 shots were fired by residents"

"the animal appears to have escaped unharmed."

That's a scarier tale than any coug-attack story I've ever heard. OMG!

I wonder which is more dangeous to our children.....Mountain Lions or drug dealers..........

[ness]

I don't think mountain lion attack even makes the top 1,000 dangers to kids. Hell, watching Jersey Shore is more 'dangerous'.

Mitch, I was just funnin'. Not calling into question what you said, but mostly directing that toward Laker67's suggestion to shoot the thing.

I think it's unfortunate the way this seems to be playing out. Folks have got it in their heads that these things are an imminent danger and that shooting them is ok. There's still folks that say authorities deny their presence. I can see this edging toward hysteria. I don't know what, if any, educational efforts have been put into this around Chesterfield, but I think it'd be nice to see some effort put towards that before it gets out of control.

[fishinwrench]

Chief, to that I'd have to guess mountain lions...... unless the children have access to plenty of cash. LOL

A far greater danger in my eyes is a cul de sac full of pistol packing city folk that can't hit a 200lb. target with a full box of ammo.

[Justin Spencer]

Did someone say tits?