Mountain Lions in Arvada

[Nooch]

http://www.9news.com/news/local/article/223315/346/Three-mountain-lion-sightings-in-Arvada-neighborhood

Hide yo kids!

[blaircsf]

Maybe they didn't relocate the one from Boulder properly?
http://www.dailycamera.com/cu-news/ci_19046724

[Keyser Soze]

Hopefully they don't shoot them. Take away it's natural habitat piece by piece and it's gonna happen.

[Ezzzzy1]

I will take that any day over the cougars in Highlands Ranch ;) They will eat you alive!!!

[TurboGizzmo]

http://www.9news.com/news/local/article/223315/346/Three-mountain-lion-sightings-in-Arvada-neighborhood

Hide yo kids!

Hide your kids, hide your wife!

[Nooch]

Hide your kids, hide your pets!

Fixt! :D

[Hibs]

There was a mountain lion spotted on Buckley afb last week too

[aerofaze]

I saw a very young lion down here, and my house is not that close to the mountains. However, my neighborhood is surrounded by a bit of rural, high prairie.

It sprang across my neighborhood street Sep 12 and darted into some scrub oak as I was driving on my way to work. My first thought was, "Holy crap, that is a huge, muscular housecat!" My second thought was, "Bobcat!" due to its size and markings. But that quickly gave way to my final thought, "No, its tail was way too long... OMG, MOUNTAIN LION."

Looked very much like this guy:
http://wwwdelivery.superstock.com/WI/223/4201/PreviewComp/SuperStock_4201-75093.jpg

[Ghost]

Hopefully they don't shoot them. Take away it's natural habitat piece by piece and it's gonna happen.


+1. It's not their fault we've crowded into their habitat...not that that ever matters...

[Nooch]

+1. It's not their fault we've crowded into their habitat...not that that ever matters...

They tranq'd the one in Boulder apparently, so I doubt they'd shoot it. Unless some NRA junkie lives around 66th and Independence.

[Mother Goose]

That's about 2 miles from my house. Where's my gun? I mean, camera? :D

[Ghost]

They tranq'd the one in Boulder apparently, so I doubt they'd shoot it. Unless some NRA junkie lives around 66th and Independence.

Well, I hope they do the same this time. I first saw one at a great distance while hiking as a kid, and then a former park ranger friend of the family had one he'd bring to schools to teach kids about them. I really hope these three are tranq'd and relocated.

[Nooch]

I really hope these three are tranq'd and relocated.

I really hope it was only three sightings of one animal!

[asp_125]

That's about 2 miles from my house. Where's my gun? I mean, camera? :D

Shoot it Goose, shoot it! uhh.. with your camera.

[asp_125]

I will take that any day over the cougars in Highlands Ranch ;) They will eat you alive!!!

I LOL'd :D :leghump:

[Clovis]

OMG, so cute! Until it's licking the flesh off your face.

http://www.exoticcatz.com/photos/cougars/cougarlick.jpg

http://www.step2.com/blog/uploaded_images/mtlion.jpg

http://www.exoticcatz.com/photoalbum/albums/userpics/10001/normal_ivy%20-one%20year%20old.jpg

They start off like this:

http://www.ukanimals.org/mountain-lion-cubs-pictures.jpg

And grow into this. This one was hit by a car and still alive (but unable to move). Animal control responded and put the animal down. The guy who just happened to be a taxidermist asked "Hey, can I keep it?".

http://www.outdooroddities.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/huge_mountain_lion_taken_near_swensen_texas_002-500x375.jpg

Another one... these are seriously big kittahs

http://www.inforum.com/media/full/jpg/2009/02/01/01mountainlion.jpg

[Keyser Soze]

Never could understand why anyone would want to hunt a predatory animal.

Here's a cool pic taken by a wildlife camera out here in AZ

http://azgfd.net/photos/data/media/1/CatStalk.jpg

[Ghost]

Never could understand why anyone would want to hunt a predatory animal.



To prove you're somehow more of a predator than they are when you hide 200m out with your scoped 30-06 and take them completely unaware...

Anyway, close encounter in Boulder:

http://mcenter.slideshowpro.com/albums/027/935/album-273050/cache/lion03.sJPG_900_540_0_95_1_50_50.sJPG?1318954450

http://mcenter.slideshowpro.com/albums/027/935/album-273050/cache/lion11.sJPG_900_540_0_95_1_50_50.sJPG?1318954450


More: http://photos.denverpost.com/mediacenter/2011/10/mountain-lion-checks-out-cat/#name%20here

[mastap07]

*also if you guys are in the deer creek area* we have had 2 cubs and a momma bear roaming around up here. mornings, nights, afternoons, weekends, weekdays, you name it. the cubs are still pretty small but mommas got some mass, just keep and eye out*

[Keyser Soze]

To prove you're somehow more of a predator than they are when you hide 200m out with your scoped 30-06 and take them completely unaware...

Anyway, close encounter in Boulder:

http://mcenter.slideshowpro.com/albums/027/935/album-273050/cache/lion03.sJPG_900_540_0_95_1_50_50.sJPG?1318954450

http://mcenter.slideshowpro.com/albums/027/935/album-273050/cache/lion11.sJPG_900_540_0_95_1_50_50.sJPG?1318954450


More: http://photos.denverpost.com/mediacenter/2011/10/mountain-lion-checks-out-cat/#name%20here

Zeus looks pretty scared :lol:

[stubbicatt]

I dunno man. I have no desire to become cougar scat. I will keep an eye out.

Funny the comments about taking habitat away and all that while true, if you happen to see one putting the stalk on a kid, or a person out jogging or walking, your attitude tends to change a little bit, as least mine surely has.

Time to load the 870 with #4 buckshot.

[Clovis]

Story behind the above picture.

http://video.foxnews.com/v/1226791037001/faceoff-cat-vs-mountain-lion