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LancairDriver
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Be Careful walking the Baja Trails
How to react if you encounter a cat on your morning stroll.
https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/10/12/21513450/utah-cougar...
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Big cat. What we have in Baja are Bobcats and they are less formidable.
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I had one chase a squirrel through my campsite outside Sun Valley two summers ago. Ran right past me about 10 feet away. A totally awesome
experience, as I had heard something up on the ridge above me for a few nights prior. What a beautiful animal, and I know I was so lucky to have
experienced seeing an creature very few humans ever do.
So glad I camp alone most the time. That would not have happened if someone else was there, I'm sure of it. I know my spirit animal now, because he
revealed himself that day.
John
[Edited on 10-13-2020 by John Harper]
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There are mountain lions in Baja California, and they are quite formidable. Ranchers lose livestock in the Sierra de Juárez, and a favorite burro was
killed by a mountain lion.
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I consider it a blessing to see a cougar in the wild. I have had several experiences here in BC when dirtbiking... and they have seen me far more
often than I have seen them. I am more concerned about them than bears when stopping for a break.
They can jump 15-20 feet without a problem....and saw one jump the entire width of a two lane logging road....
Don't believe everything you think....
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This is the 4th site I've seen this posted on. The other 3 were college football message boards.
It's a very impressive video/story, and making the rounds.
A lot of ppl are saying to throw a rock at it. I do that all the time with coyotes. Not so sure that is a good idea here. I suspect it could
trigger him to attack. Anyone know?
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It’s pretty common to see Lions here in rural Oregon but mostly just a flash crossing the road and springing 10 feet or so up a bank and its gone.
No reports of any attacks other than one across the border a few years ago in Northern CA where a hiker was attacked and mauled pretty good. His wife
tried to beat it off with a stick with little effect. Attacks like that are about as rare as being struck by lightening.
They are amazing animals and are truly a treat to see.
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Look at the first few seconds of the video. The guy is taking video of cubs while approaching the cubs, then momma shows up...
The guy should have turned around when he saw cubs, instead of taking Time to get out phone, start video, and then walk towards cubs.
I think this was an avoidable encounter — if you see cubs, walk away, don’t dilly dally to video it...
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Mountain lions occasionally range through my property here in Nevada county. I don't usually see them, but two years ago, I had several encounters
with one that stuck around for a while.
That one was a "good cat", and ran away from us! They make lousy neighbors, and will kill dogs and any other pets or livestock if they are hungry.
My neighbor lost a Great Pyrenees that was just guarding the house.
They are much more common now that they were fifty years ago.
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
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I often see bobcats in lagunas. I see cougars much less frequently. Cougars must be more shy or stealthy than bobcats.
Woke!
“...ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” “My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America
will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
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Quote: Originally posted by JZ  | Throw a rock? Not so sure that is a good idea here. I suspect it could trigger him to attack. Anyone know?
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I hope i never find out with a cougar, but I did stand my ground with an aggressive German Shephard once. I think an aggressive stance is the best
choice, running would be the worst choice!
Throw rocks? You bet I would, the camera too if I needed to. A good solid staff to swing would be great as well
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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| Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo |
I hope i never find out with a cougar, but I did stand my ground with an aggressive German Shephard once. I think an aggressive stance is the best
choice, running would be the worst choice!
Throw rocks? You bet I would, the camera too if I needed to. A good solid staff to swing would be great as well |
I just remember the old YT video of the Asian guy throwing a shoe at a monkey.
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I don’t know what a cougar would do if you gave it the middle finger, but a monkey doesn’t put up with it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxlLxMAaK3E
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The only problem with throwing rock is the few seconds when you bend over to pick them up, that might make you look smaller and give the cat a chance
to jump. I've seen several when I use to hunt, sitting still and down wind. We have them around the house and hear the babies at night calling for
their mother. Not uncommon to find partly eaten, buried deer when they have been around.
People are pushing them out into the open more and more with all of the building.
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on my many years of riding Baja. Once big mountain lion ran across trail in front me. Did see a bob cat on trail another time a large bob cat. Did
stop a hundred feet in front of my moto. looked at us then took off. Also have a place valley T bypass we see dear there . Almost every time.
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seen plenty of mexican bobcats down here, no cougars, though some of my friends who hunt borrego up in the sierras say they have seen them
in all my travels ive never seen one in the wild, hope too one day, ideally from the safety of my truck lol
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"The Humane Society of the U.S. recommends people to not run if they encounter a cougar as it can provoke the animal. Instead, people should directly
face the cougar and not stare them directly in the eyes but at their feet, make loud noises and try to appear larger."
does a loud whimper count?
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If the encounter ever happens to me, I hope I can count on a little help from my friends, Smith and Wesson!
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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Before I retired every time I went up Breckenridge Mtn east of Bakersfield to our transmitter site I'd see at least 1 or 2 Bobcats.
I've seen 2 mountain lions 1 in Baja crossing the hwy south of Chapala. The other on Breckenridge. We were putting in a new backup transmitter and the
factory engineer and I were on our way back down the mtn just before dark when a huge mountain lion jumped up on the road in front of us. We followed
behind him maybe 30 feet as he loped around 2 curves before jump up the side maybe 20 feet and out of site. I'm only guessing but he appeared to be
about 3 ft at the shoulders and maybe 8 feet nose to the tip of his tail.
I told this to the Univision engineer a few days later and he said he had seen that same lion a couple of months earlier near the same spot. There are
deer on the mtn so it was probably his hunting area.
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| Quote: Originally posted by del mar | "The Humane Society of the U.S. recommends people to not run if they encounter a cougar as it can provoke the animal. Instead, people should directly
face the cougar and not stare them directly in the eyes but at their feet, make loud noises and try to appear larger."
does a loud whimper count? |
The advice in Canada, where cougars on the west coast are ubiquitous, is to raise your arms up in the air to make yourself look as large as possible,
and jump up and down. Cats' and other carnivores' eyes track horizontally, as that is how their prey moves. Things which move vertically supposedly
don't look like prey to them.
The absolute worst thing you can do is run, which makes you look like dinner.
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