Nice Kitty!

[fyrffytr1]

My son, who lives in Flagstaff, Az. walked out into his backyard this morning to be greeted by this guy. It was on the ground but was startled by my son's cat and promptly climbed about 40 feet up a tree before turning to look back. This cat has been sighted in the area for about a month now but has eluded capture. My son took this cell phone picture then called the DNR but, he had to leave for work so he doesn't know if the cat was captured or not.

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

A Handbook of Civil War Bullets and Cartridges - Grab it through Amazon!

[smokeythecat]

Nice kitty. Keep the pets inside.

 

[tamrock]

That's quite a sight. In all my travels I've seen 2 mountain lions. Both were crossing the road in front of me. One was in New Mexico and the other was in Wyoming. I stopped to see if I could see them again, but they're like ghosts and vanish out of sight. I did see a badger cross the road in Nevada this week, but didn't stop to see if I could get a picture.

 

[fyrffytr1]

This one is in a residential neighborhood. I understand that a few pets are missing and there is concern for the safety of small children waiting on the school bus.

 

[smokeythecat]

Well, it will see pets as a tasty snack, but these days there should always be a parent at the school bus stop due what's going on in society. Unless it has rabies, which is not likely, it would not attack a group of people. I have only seen one cougar, in my blasted front lawn in Maryland last August. I chased it off with my fire engine red Impala, which is a lot bigger than it was! Drove that car right through the lawn and weeds to show it who was boss. It was stalking 5 deer standing in the driveway at dusk.

 

[WannaDig3687]

That would scare the beejeebies out of me.

 

[smokeythecat]

Not if you're in the car. I cut down a lot of trees and shrubberies so I have a 75' clear field of vision getting out of the car these days and motion lights everywhere.

BTW I saw on the news yesterday late a biker was killed in Washington State by one. His friend was hurt, they were mountain biking together. The cat ran off.

 

[WannaDig3687]

Not if you're in the car. I cut down a lot of trees and shrubberies so I have a 75' clear field of vision getting out of the car these days and motion lights everywhere.

BTW I saw on the news yesterday late a biker was killed in Washington State by one. His friend was hurt, they were mountain biking together. The cat ran off.

That's sad to hear.

I'm glad Ohio is listed as "extinct or severely reduced population." That's not to say I will never come across one, but chances are slim.

It always freaks me out when the scare lights come on, even though I am safely inside and it's most likely a deer or coon. I'm such a chicken.

 

[smokeythecat]

I think I'm skipping gold panning in the creek this year in its entirety. I have seen the cat tracks on more than one occasion so that means it must live near here.