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I’m not Doug, but I do know that cougars have killed a few people lately.  According to research done by Dr. Doolittle, they say we taste “just like chicken.”

OK, I made that second part up, but yes, cougars certainly can be dangerous to people.  Why couldn’t the cops down this one with less than 20 shots?  Well, YOU try and hit a quickly moving big cat with a pistol while you’re worried that you might become “Purina Cougar Chow.” Even if they’re really good and have something better than a .38 special revolver, it’s certainly not as easy as one would think.

I clicked on this post thinking it was a group of older women looking for some.

"All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise not from defects in their Constitution or Confederation, nor from want of honor or virtue, so much as downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit and circulation.”
- John Adams

Troy,

There are NO “older women.” Only more experienced ones.

“Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of the mind is irreparable.”

Oh, come now! Have you not watched Disney movies? Cougars are happy, cuddly creatures, and they sing catchy tunes that teach us how evil Americans are, and how America is destroying the environment. Mikee Isener wouldn’t lie to us!

Una Salus Victus Nullam Sperare Salutem

Gene:

Do you recommend a slingshot to take on a cougar?

Nope: I’d recommend a Bear bow with at least a fifty pound draw complete with a serious razor broadhead.

If you hit it right the neighbors will never hear a thing.

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Thanks Pil,

I love the Aqualung Image.  Brings back foggy memories.

the AVATAR
Old Tigers are more dangerous when they believe this could be their last hunt.

From , “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen”
Old tigers, sensing the end,
they’re at their most fierce. 
And they go down fighting.

Sorry it took me awhile to get to this Gene. Alot of questions...let me see here.

Cougars in Chicago...trace back to decades of restrictions on the take of cougars in the historical and more accepted habitat of the West. As means and number of cougars taken out of western populations the numbers grew and they began spilling over to SD, ND and beyond.

Sex organs of young cougars if I remember right can be difficult to find and requires detailed investigation beyond a field check.

As far as the threat of cougars on people and other critters, I’d guess you’ve a better chance at getting hit in a Chicago cross walk than taken out by a rogue mountain lion.

Hope this helps--sorry for the delay

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Come on, Doug! We got to help our less fortunate city brethren out, throw’em a bone, so to speak. Some advice on livestock protection and hunting is in order.

I myself prefer my SMLE .303 for such varmints. That is less than practical for the urban setting, I understand. How about a good tactical crossbow, what type heads would be best? And for the urban hunter what scents would be good for attracting one, and to cover human scent? I imagine they would be drawn to dumpsters and such, so a how will this affect stand placement?

Inquiring minds want to know!

Una Salus Victus Nullam Sperare Salutem

Mrs O’hare and her cow were on the righ track. Want to rid Chicago of anything vile? Burn it to the ground. Not my idea but that of Mrs Ohare

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That would be Mrs. O’Leary’s cow, actually, as Mrs. O’Hare would have been the mob wife and mother of the war hero after which the airport is named.

Hopefully any fire would get TUCC and spare Geno’s.  :^)