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Old June 13th 04, 04:32 PM
TCS
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On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 15:52:30 -0500, TCS wrote:
On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 20:36:14 GMT, gertrude wrote:


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On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 19:56:02 GMT, gertrude wrote:
There's something worse for housecats than coyotes: immature cougars that
are too young to prey on deer. See
http://www.boston.com/news/daily/05/odds_cat.htm

And about 18 months ago there was a case in Washington state of a pair of
sub-adult cougars travelling together who were after a man's dog while

the
man and dog were at his lake property. One of those cougars had a dead
housecat in its mouth. The guy went back to his truck, pulled out a

pistol,
and shot both cougars dead. According to the interview of some law
enforcement official the guy was within his rights. Personally, I think

the
guy could've driven off the two cougars. Killing them shouldn't have been
necessary. What an AH :-(

Have you ever tried to drive off a pair of cougers?
Do you think you could aim a gun to disable at an animal lunging for your
throat at 50mph? Twice?
Easier said than done.


The man was not being attacked, and his dog was still untouched by the
aggressive cougars at the time he aimed and fired.


And how would that prevent his dog from being lunch the next time the
cougers showed up?


Please explain how the guy "could've driven off the two cougers".


I'm still waiting.