Members gwh Posted May 13, 2015 Members Posted May 13, 2015 Mountain lion was hit on I-44. http://www.lebanondailyrecord.com/news/local/article_66e37716-f8cb-11e4-ad5b-078b5da4b475.html wayneblevins 1
JestersHK Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 Thats a big kitty... Although the odds are still pretty astronomical to be attacked by one thats one of the things always in the back of my mind while walking out to the deer stand in darkness. The picture from the one on the game cam in MO stalking the deer makes you realize just how close they can stalk without you even knowing they are there.
Amery Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 Yea I do a lot of night fishing and have the tendency to freak myself out about em.
Haris122 Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 Not that I do a lot of night fishing, but I've been scouting/hunting in the woods or somewhere fishing still after sunset, and I too always wonder what might be sizing me up as I'm trying to find my way back. It's still pretty cool that they have something like that here though.
ozark trout fisher Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 Real bummer. At least this one wasn't intentional. I guess that's better. It's probably just indicative of their secretive habits, but it really is a shame we almost never hear about/see mountain lions in Missouri until they're dead, one way or another. It doesn't really apply to this case, but given what are assumed to be very small numbers, and a secretive nature, it sure does seem residents of this state go out of their way to create conflict with them. There really is no reason for there to be this many incidents involving the death of mountain lions with a population this small, and zero human injuries having been caused in the interchange. There just has to be more of a focus on awareness/acceptance of the species in Missouri. MOsmallies and Quillback 2
fishinwrench Posted May 14, 2015 Posted May 14, 2015 I used to think it was cool to have them here but I've changed my mind. One of the things I like so much about MO is that when I am in the woods or on the river I am the baddest critter around. I enjoy living far away from sharks, grizzly bears, wolves, and other predators that wanna eat me. I'd rather not have to pack a big bore gun around just to ensure my safety. We don't need cougars here. jtram and awhuber 2
fishinwrench Posted May 14, 2015 Posted May 14, 2015 The Cougars don't need us here either. Good point, I don't want y'all or the cougars here anymore. Move along dtrs5kprs 1
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