Annihilator
Emissary
Looks like a big cat.
In my neck of the woods
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BET7
Ronin
Stuffing themselves before hibernation I suppose (unless the goats have been completely drained of blood, then maybe a chupacabra. I hear they like to hibernate in chicken coops)I just found out tonight that a black bear has broken into a few people's goat enclosures killing & eating them in my area recently. Some local bee keepers have had their hives destroyed also by bears. I've seen some footage of these bears and man do they look healthy!!!
Unless......... maybe it's a chupacabra?
Annihilator
Emissary
The first pic, B&W is from my brothers camera, second one is a neighbor a few mile away
BET7
Ronin
That's what I've heard too Adam.
Game commission still claims that there is none in PA.
BET7
Ronin
I know, I think they want proof, like a dead carcass or good quality picture.
KillerFord1977
SAINT
Dont be like the Utah gentleman, and be sure to carry a gun
Bassbob
Emissary
Definitely a mountain lion.The coloring in the second picture makes it look like a Linx but the long tail in the first pic says cougar or mountain lion.
cats like tuna @Annihilator make a friend and it will guard the house.
God, do I love a sense of humor.Leave out a bowl milk and a ball of yarn, cats love yarn....
Thanks, I needed a good laugh.
Hi Annihilator,
Of all killer beasts, only mountain lions trouble me. That's because they're silent killers.
CA is plagued with mountain lions. They're frequently spotted in suburban areas. There are many mountain lions in Southern CA, especially LA county.
I was recently in the Rockies. I was told that my mule deer unit had many lions. They're hunted in that area.
Most self-defense handgun cartridges will work on lions, my Springfield Armory TRP .45 Auto is my mean critter insurance policy.
Of all killer beasts, only mountain lions trouble me. That's because they're silent killers.
CA is plagued with mountain lions. They're frequently spotted in suburban areas. There are many mountain lions in Southern CA, especially LA county.
I was recently in the Rockies. I was told that my mule deer unit had many lions. They're hunted in that area.
Most self-defense handgun cartridges will work on lions, my Springfield Armory TRP .45 Auto is my mean critter insurance policy.
Annihilator
Emissary
There very rare where I live in Ohio, bobcats occasionally, we had a mountain lion around my area last year, then it was gone. My brother has my old S&W model 629 .44 mag just in case it get close to his home.
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There are lions in the Santa Monica Mountains.
Lions are completely protected in CA. CA voters approved an initiative that removed lions from scientific wildlife management, and moved them to emotional wildlife management, which means that they're completely protected.
Annihilator
Emissary
ODNR are going to exterminate it unless someone else gets to it first, guess there’s been a good bit of small animals missing, probably got ate.
Keystone19250
SAINT
Everything has to eat.
Annihilator
Emissary
Yep, they do, I’m not in favor of shooting it myself unless it attacked someone, relocation would be a good choice.
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I don't know what your deer population is where you live but here in Southern Illinois we have them running everywhere. They are even in the middle of our small town ( population around 15,000 ) . There is plenty of food for the big cats around here.
Annihilator
Emissary
Lots of deer here.
Susquash
Master Class
There has been a mountain lion seen within 2 miles of my house here in Mid-Michigan. A neighbor 2 miles away saw it in his horse pasture about four years ago. It has been caught on game cameras several times since then. Last year they captured a picture of 2 mountain lions on a game camera. Of course the Michigan DNR deny we have a mountain lion population.
Well, when are you gonna invite me to hunt HUGE Ohio whitetails ;-)
You will be getting a lot here.