aksheephuntress Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 ...I'm not sure what to think of this..... http://www.ktva.com/alaskanews/ci_11551687 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJL Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 Sounds to me like you might have a cat in the neighborhood................or else Maggie Taggart needs to quit hitting the bottle so much. Big Cats are really cool to have around, providing there's enough for them to eat. We've got plenty of deer for them here so they're no big deal. I'd hate to run into a hungry one though. They say it's 100 stitches/second.................ouch. You just to have to hope it's quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 ...I'm not sure what to think of this..... http://www.ktva.com/alaskanews/ci_11551687 Has there been any other sightings or reports Kathleen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 I see her last name is Taggart. That means she is probably as looney as a bed bug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 Wow! And I thought I was insane when I spotted two ml cubs close to where I live...near IOWA! :D:D Here kitty, kitty! :D:D Dakota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Metal Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 SThey say it's 100 stitches/second.................ouch. You just to have to hope it's quick.hmmm....I'm thinking the "ball/barrel" technique for bears probably aint a good strategy for large cats then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladybird Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 wow I've wouldn't think you'd find a mountain lion in Alaska,but I guess anything is possible,as long as there is plenty for them to eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 As they say in NY, Kathleen when ever Mtn Lion sightings pop up. They would have found tracks/ killed carcass' and or scat for the confirmation of a such a sighting. Where is the closest area, where confirmed big cats can get there? Cats are not swimmers. It does not seem the DNR is too concerned about it. Can you shoot it if you see it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Metal Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 Can you shoot it if you see it?Is that all you ever think about!!!??:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 Is that all you ever think about!!!??:D No, sometimes I think about reloading, so I can shoot more:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 a big cat will show up anywhere there is some seclusion and deer. so, a mountain lion on the kenai peninsula really does not surprise me. what does surprise me is that we have a person with a journalism degree calling it a mountain "line". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 Your not too far away from Cougar country, so it doesn't surprise me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aksheephuntress Posted January 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 ...yes- a lot of good points/ questions on this- -although I was initially pretty skeptical when I heard this....-you're right,the possibility is greater than maybe I think- - I don't know if there have been additional sightings... -also, there are so many people that seem to raise exotic/non-native species of animals up here...-I wouldn't be surprised if it is something that escaped- -and with the hare population as abundant as it is right now....the mt lion should do pretty well through the winter- -yeah, SteveB....-a lot of these Anchorage newspaper reporters can't spell.....lol- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 I remember seeing a show on I think discovery channel about cougars in BC and thought there was a problem with them on one of the islands. That is not too terribly far away is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doe-ee Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 I remember seeing a show on I think discovery channel about cougars in BC and thought there was a problem with them on one of the islands. That is not too terribly far away is it? We have lots of cougars on Vancouver Island. We came home once, parked the car, went in the house, turned around to go back out to put the trash out and there was a cougar snarling at us as she sat on the warm hood of my car. Every year there is at least one cougar attack on the island. Sadly they go mainly for children. That's why we are always warned when out with kids and you spot a cougar, put the kids up on your shoulders to make them appear bigger. The last attack though was a man who was pulled off his bike on his way to work. He ended up escaping by repeatedly whacking the cat over the head with his backpack and jumping into a truck that stopped to help him. Lucky him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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