Cougar expert Doug Lier has some 'splainen to do. How come we got cougars in Chicagoland? Yesterday they shot one here. It had been seen in various places. They are turning up all over the place. In Peoria. In Moline. In Wisconsin.
I got questions:
- Is this because of the unhunted deer populations in the are, easy pickings and lots of cover in forest preserves?
- Are they breeding, I mean if you have a tom and some momma cats and you got kittens, lots of kittens, is this that?
- I have always thought they were pretty reclusive and nocturnal, not much danger to humans, is that changing?
- I know there are plenty now in the Dakotas, Nebraska and Iowa, how far is this going to go?
- There will be press driven paranoia over this, how dangerous is a 150 pound carnivore with sharp claws and teeth anyway?
- Why did it take 20 rounds to down this animal?
- Are all Chicago Cops such bad shots?
- After the Cougar was down, the cops said they couldn't tell the gender of the animal. HUH?
- Where there's smoke there's fire, does this cougar kill mean there are lots of cougars or just a few?
- Shouldn't we be offing the easy prey, like kill a few hundred thousand field rats (Deer) that stand around and depredate everything in sight and provide food for cougars?
- Who's in charge of the decisions that are creating this cougarville environment?
- Since it's practically illegal to shoot a gun in Illinois (you can own one if it's properly owned with a firearms owner card but you can't shoot it anywhere) what should I do as an Illinois resident if a cougar takes up my back yard as it's home? Do you recommend a slingshot to take on a cougar?
- Should I be bringing Muffin and Skipper in from outside at night so they don't become Cougar Lunch?
- If it gets bad enough, do cougars make good house pets?
- Are cougars good to eat? They eat cats in Korea why not cougars in the USA? Cougar Chops....MMMMM.
- Does Cougar fir make a good coat? Will I Look Good in it?
- Why are there no Cougars in Minnesota as far as I can tell, too many Democrats? Is it possible Cougars don't like to eat Democrats? Is this a reason I should become a Democrat?
Doug?
1 comment:
see easterncougarnet.org for a range map - they are in MN and lots of other places. young males can travel hundreds of miles. yes, they can attack pets and children and adults. good. it is time we stopped being so arrogant about nature and gave it some respect. we do not have dominion over it tho we sure do try to screw it up. wolves in a pack discourage cougars and do not attack people as much. wolves are a better suburban solution to deer over population than cougars. tho both sure are beautiful. i say leave the poodles in the yard as an indicator species to tell whether cougars are in the area or not. poodles and other sample dogs.
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