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Same story in Pa.
The last cougar was killed in the 60's. Maybe. Or before and that one was an escapee.
We don't have any. PERIOD. End of discussion. None, not possible!
If one is spotted it's debunked.
But then they smarted up.
"It is possible that one may enter the state during a migration. Just a visitor passing through. And killing it would be highly illegal.
Look at this state. Explain how a neighboring state might have them, They might visit, but would never consider staying?
I know, it's the phuggin taxes. They wouldn't want to pay our high fuel taxes.
It's insulting that they think anyone would buy such a story. No wonder there are so many tinfoil aficionados.
Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!
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There are areas of E Washington where I’d bet lion populations are as high or higher than anywhere in the country, and there are a metric schit ton of deer. Which is precisely why there are so many lions, and lions don’t like company. They get pushed out.
Eventually, if an area has the carrying capacity, I’d bet lions will set up shop.
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Wisconsin is within the historical range of the cougar... as is every state in the lower 48. Wisconsin has 17,000,000 acres of forested land. I think the state can handle a few kitty cats. The Western states do fine. you don't live in the west... so blow it out your ass per usual GooseSchitt... Goosey is Gay and Woke...........He knows all.......
Paul
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very common here..... follow the migrating deer down in winter right near town.....one deer per week per lion they say....
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"cougar takes down a doe in Wisconsin". The same thing happens at least a dozen times each year within a mile of my house. Occasionally, one will take an elk. I expect to see fewer kills this year because, thanks to an overly liberal doe season, whitetail numbers are way down. On the other hand, mule deer populations are recovering somewhat. When deer are scarce enough, cougars will often make do with coyotes or, in more developed areas, poodles. In the past 25 years or so, we have had two years where there was little or no cougar activity. During those years there was a family of wolves which hunted over about a ten mile radius with our place on the eastern edge of their territory. While they were here, the cougars were elsewhere. Most of the pups got shot and the adults moved; now at least one cougar is back. When there was no cougar, there was a definite increase in snowshoe rabbits. GD
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We are finally starting to see a few bobcats in the Central Farmland where I hunt and I would tend to think Cougars would be pretty hard on them. Bears probably tend to take a lot more fawns in spring than anything else around here and coyotes in winter. DNR refuses to look at trailcam pics from a friend nearby of a cougar, that way they can still deny it.
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Stay out of certain nightclubs- - - - -they tend to run in packs there! Jerry
Where? Dayom. 30 cameras on 200 acres. Can you imagine the time to check out all those pics.
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The usual Fish & Game policy story ; According to the DNR, cougars probably disappeared from Wisconsin in 1910, but sightings began again in the 1940s. Although the DNR has confirmed that six individual cougars have visited the state since 2008, the agency has never verified the presence of a female and doesn’t believe a breeding population is present.
It's amazing that they know every animal that 'visited' the state - takes some spectacular outdoor skills , all trained by BrentD ? Hahaha. For sure.
Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
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Goosey, Just wondering if you guys actually had lions, wolves , and bears in your back yard , if you would think they are so great. If you have no skin in the game keep your opinions to your self! if they are managed....that's the big if......then I like having them around....cant imagine all predators being gone......bob
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For those of you complaining about your states not recognizing that you have lions, remember, when the lions show up, they bring the feds and the ESA, plus a bunch of PETA types.
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Never hunted cougars, but stuffed a few
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There's a club at a motel in Nashville that's been known as "Menopause Hill" for years. The cougars who are spending their late husbands' life insurance go there looking for young, tender meat to pounce onto! Jerry
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Wisconsin is within the historical range of the cougar... as is every state in the lower 48. Wisconsin has 17,000,000 acres of forested land. I think the state can handle a few kitty cats. The Western states do fine. Wisconsin USED to have a huge whitetail deer population, after wolves, bears and now Mountain lions not so much. That's what I hear from guys I know in Northern Wisconsin. Too many damned predators that the DNR won't let you hunt.
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Wisconsin is within the historical range of the cougar... as is every state in the lower 48. Wisconsin has 17,000,000 acres of forested land. I think the state can handle a few kitty cats. The Western states do fine. Wisconsin USED to have a huge whitetail deer population, after wolves, bears and now Mountain lions not so much. That's what I hear from guys I know in Northern Wisconsin. Too many damned predators that the DNR won't let you hunt. You heard right.
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Wisconsin is within the historical range of the cougar... as is every state in the lower 48. Wisconsin has 17,000,000 acres of forested land. I think the state can handle a few kitty cats. The Western states do fine. Wisconsin USED to have a huge whitetail deer population, after wolves, bears and now Mountain lions not so much. That's what I hear from guys I know in Northern Wisconsin. Too many damned predators that the DNR won't let you hunt. You heard right. what kind of deer numbers are we talking about?.....bob
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I heard insurance companies were importing them and turning them loose to eat all the deer.
“Life is life and fun is fun, but it's all so quiet when the goldfish die.”
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Wisconsin is within the historical range of the cougar... as is every state in the lower 48. Wisconsin has 17,000,000 acres of forested land. I think the state can handle a few kitty cats. The Western states do fine. Wisconsin USED to have a huge whitetail deer population, after wolves, bears and now Mountain lions not so much. That's what I hear from guys I know in Northern Wisconsin. Too many damned predators that the DNR won't let you hunt. You heard right. what kind of deer numbers are we talking about?.....bob 2 million, a record high. Lolol https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.jsonline.com/amp/4192231002
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We have an azz ton of deer, elk, wolves, bear, and cougar.
Don’t know how long the balance will last, but I do know it’s a lot more fun knowing there are lions and tigers and bears out there.....
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Ghost......I know..i looked it up before posting...….got a good laugh.....bob
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We have an azz ton of deer, elk, wolves, bear, and cougar.
Don’t know how long the balance will last, but I do know it’s a lot more fun knowing there are lions and tigers and bears out there.....
+1 +2...…...bob
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