Mountain Lion sighted in residential areas killed

[gambler]

The mountain lion that was reported to be roaming in Rowlett residential areas as well as Paris is believed to have been shot and killed by hunters. It's the first one to be seen in this area in a long time.

Mountain lion killed in Hunt County likely same animal spotted in Rowlett, Princeton, wildlife officials say | wfaa.com

 

[Bozz10mm]

I don't believe it.

 

[Charlie]

I'm not sure, but it doesn't matter 'cause I get so many pop-up adds that obscure the story/pics that it's almost useless to put news on the internet. Grrr..

 

[Axxe55]

 

[FireInTheWire]

I wanna see some real data on this....

 

[baboon]

My guess if you shot one & it wasn't self defense or killing your live stock things might really suck for you. Then again kill one an another will take up the dead ones territory.

 

[Renegade]

My guess if you shot one & it wasn't self defense or killing your live stock things might really suck for you.

Why would it suck?

they are non game animals like hogs and coyotes and can be taken anytime, no bag limits etc

 

[gambler]

My guess if you shot one & it wasn't self defense or killing your live stock things might really suck for you. Then again kill one an another will take up the dead ones territory.

Article states that it was legally killed and that one had not been seen in this area for over two decades.....so probably not much concern about another one taking the dead one's territory.

 

[baboon]

Why would it suck?

they are non game animals like hogs and coyotes and can be taken anytime, no bag limits etc

Wile true they are non game animals in Texas you might get some federal flack.

 

[Axxe55]

Why would it suck?

they are non game animals like hogs and coyotes and can be taken anytime, no bag limits etc

Personally, I think it sucks. If the mountain lion wasn't bothering anyone, or a danger, it should have been left alone, or at the very least, trapped and relocated.

IMO, it was an unethical killing.

 

[Axxe55]

Article states that it was legally killed and that one had not been seen in this area for over two decades.....so probably not much concern about another one taking the dead one's territory.

Legally, doesn't make it ethical!

 

[Coop45]

This is why we can't have nice things. Asshats killing stuff that doesn't need killing.

 

[Renegade]

Ed

Wile true they are non game animals in Texas you might get some federal flack.

Why? They are not in the federal endangered species list either

I would not have shot it as I think game pix would be cooler but nothing done was illegal

 

[Axxe55]

Human encounters with mountain lions are rare and the risk of an attack is infinitely small. You are more likely to drown in your bathtub, be killed by a pet dog, or hit by lightning. If lions had any natural urge to hunt people, there would be attacks every single day. Instead, they avoid us.

Mountain Lion FAQ and Facts - Mountain Lion Foundation

 

[Sam7sf]

I have encountered several. Not in Texas. They are stealthy as hell. However if they wanted me dead it would have happened. That’s humbling!

If it ain’t out to get you or isn’t destroying property and just passing by, let it be.

 

[Axxe55]

Ed


Why? They are not in the federal endangered species list either

I would not have shot it as I think game pix would be cooler but nothing done was illegal

In the United States east of the Mississippi River, the only unequivocally known cougar population is the Florida panther. Until 2011, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) recognized both an Eastern cougar (claimed to be a subspecies by some, denied by others)[117][118] and the Florida panther, affording protection under the Endangered Species Act.[119][120] In 2003, the documented count for the Florida sub-population was 87 individuals.[121] In March 2011, the USFWS declared the Eastern cougar extinct. With the taxonomic uncertainty about its existence as a subspecies as well as the possibility of eastward migration of cougars from the western range, the subject remains open

Cougar - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[TreyG-20]

I've seen 2 in Evant Texas. Last time was 3 years ago. Me and a buddy were shreading some trails on 4 wheelers and a younger one ran across in front of us about 30 feet away. The other time was about 2 years before that on the same property a large one was crossing a field while I was in a blind. Could have smoked it with my AR-10, but didn't. The land owner was pissed that I didn't. Oh well. Beautiful animals, but if I see another on that same property while I'm hunting its getting taken out. Livestock out there just disappears from time to time and that makes the land owner unhappy.

 

[Renegade]

In the United States east of the Mississippi River, the only unequivocally known cougar population is the Florida panther. Until 2011, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) recognized both an Eastern cougar (claimed to be a subspecies by some, denied by others)[117][118] and the Florida panther, affording protection under the Endangered Species Act.[119][120] In 2003, the documented count for the Florida sub-population was 87 individuals.[121] In March 2011, the USFWS declared the Eastern cougar extinct. With the taxonomic uncertainty about its existence as a subspecies as well as the possibility of eastward migration of cougars from the western range, the subject remains open

Cougar - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Cool story that does apply here

 

[Coop45]

Human encounters with mountain lions are rare and the risk of an attack is infinitely small. You are more likely to drown in your bathtub, be killed by a pet dog, or hit by lightning. If lions had any natural urge to hunt people, there would be attacks every single day. Instead, they avoid us.
Mountain Lion FAQ and Facts - Mountain Lion Foundation

Or die of the Chinese Beer Flu.

 

[Axxe55]

Or die of the Chinese Beer Flu.

Both of them rank really, really low on the scale of things a person might die of!

Getting hit and killed by lightning ranks higher.