Colorado House Cat vs. Cougar

[Timestepper]

Nice slide show with accompanying article from the Denver Post:

http://photos.denverpost.com/mediacenter/2011/10/mountain-lion-checks-out-cat/#name here

Edited October 30, 2011 by Timestepper

[Oh Shoot]

Beautiful animal ... wish we really did still have some here. Besides the black ones, I mean.

- OS

[Timestepper]

Beautiful animal ... wish we really did still have some here. Besides the black ones, I mean.

- OS

When I lived in Lincoln County, Kansas we had a pair (unofficially, since officially they don't exist in Kansas) that I observed on several occasions who had an extensive range in the Eastern part of the county. They are indeed beautiful animals, my favorite of all the big cats.

...TS...

[DaveTN]

That is so cool.

[Guest adamoxtwo]

There was one killed on I24 west of Nashville last year some time. It's very possible and there are a lot of reports of them coming this far over. They are all over PA and Down south it makes sense that they would migrate a little farther west.

Unofficial sightings

https://www.uu.edu/forms/cougars/sightings.cfm

[kb4ns]

Love cougars.

[Guest WyattEarp]

i bet that house cat was like "who the hell do you think you are? This be my domain!!!" to the cougar. good thing the glass seperated them, that housecat woulda been a felineburger to that cougar lol.

[Oh Shoot]

There was one killed on I24 west of Nashville last year some time.

No, there wasn't; unless it escaped from captivity somewhere.

They are all over PA ...

No, they aren't.

Unofficial sightings...

"Unofficial" indeed. Bunch of black ones, too, so that makes it all the more credible for sure.

- OS

Edited October 30, 2011 by OhShoot

[Guest adamoxtwo]

No, there wasn't; unless it escaped from captivity somewhere.

No, they aren't.

"Unofficial" indeed. Bunch of black ones, too, so that makes it all the more credible for sure.

- OS

Hmmmm Last time I checked I grew up in PA and yes they are all around up north.

[Oh Shoot]

Hmmmm Last time I checked I grew up in PA and yes they are all around up north.

Just nope. Even if you have "seen" them "all around" (unless you are about 120 years old).

- OS

Edited October 31, 2011 by OhShoot

[Guest bkelm18]

They do exist. I was hiking in the Smokies yesterday and spotted a Black Panther that spat Water Moccasins at me.

[Guest lostpass]

Just nope. Even if you have "seen" them "all around" (unless you are about 120 years old).

- OS

Gosh OhShoot, cougars are all over the place. There's a list of sightings right here in TN. Heck, someone even saw two cougars hanging together which is odd for solitary creatures. In fact, looking through the list people have seen cougars in Brentwood. Not sure why you haven't seen one.

Wait, you roll with a camera or a trail cam or something similar? Cause that would explain it. While the woods are chock freaking full of cougars (two or three per acre I'd wager) and downtown Knoxville probably has a good dozen running around cougars are smart animals. They can tell if you have a camera and then they never show themselves. They are the ninja-trolls of the big cat world.

Pennsylvania cougars are all over the state. Those things love crowds and don't shy away from the camera, as so:

They call them nitty lions and apparently they get a shoe budget. As for wild cougars in Pennsylvania, doesn't seem likely.

[Guest adamoxtwo]

Just nope. Even if you have "seen" them "all around" (unless you are about 120 years old).

- OS

Well I guess the ones My father and I saw were fake mountain lions running around Potter County PA. But you would know better then me cince you seem to know it all anyways.

[deerslayer]

Bartlett is packed with them. They are always chasing 20 year old guys.

Awesome pics, BTW.

[Oh Shoot]

Well I guess the ones My father and I saw were fake mountain lions running around Potter County PA. But you would know better then me cince you seem to know it all anyways.

My yeti is laughing at this.

- OS

[LagerHead]

Bartlett is packed with them. They are always chasing 20 year old guys.

Awesome pics, BTW.

Beat me to it.