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Somebody tell me how a 150 lb Couger makes it way into Chicago..

LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
edited April 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
And it wasn't captive or a pet.. bread from the wild!

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-cougar-shot-webapr16,0,1215541.story
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  • GraySaturdayGraySaturday Posts: 2,878
    Crazy huh? I heard somewhere they killed it on my street, but further north. My husband rides to work on his bike through roscoe village.. glad he didn't run into it.. that would have been badass.

    It's too bad they had to shoot it, and didn't have a stun gun around or something. At least it didn't hurt anyone...

    It should have come to my house, I'm the cat whisperer.. I would have made friends with the cougar ;)
  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    GraySaturday wrote:
    Crazy huh? I heard somewhere they killed it on my street, but further north. My husband rides to work on his bike through roscoe village.. glad he didn't run into it.. that would have been badass.

    It's too bad they had to shoot it, and didn't have a stun gun around or something. At least it didn't hurt anyone...

    It should have come to my house, I'm the cat whisperer.. I would have made friends with the cougar ;)
    Apparently he followed the train tracks down from Wisconsin looking for a mate.. I didn't know Wisconsin had mountain lions.

    Poor guy, I guess there wasn't much else they could do. I think it would be badass to live amongst cougers.



    This kind of puts to rest that thread a while back where the guy claimed the girl from Wisconsin was lieing when she posted pictures of a couger in her backyard..
  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    double post.
  • in_hiding79in_hiding79 Posts: 4,315
    Damn I wish they didn't have to kill the Cougar....sad:(
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  • nfanelnfanel Posts: 2,558
    in_hiding79 wrote:
    Damn I wish they didn't have to kill the Cougar....sad:(
    and then post pictures of it in that article. :(
    i saw the footage of him running along on the news....that's crazy!!
  • drtyfrnk29drtyfrnk29 Posts: 846
    That's wild. Reminds me of this friend I had back when I was a kid. He had this bitchin treehouse/fort in his backyard. I was always bummed we could't camp out in it at night and he told me that the mountain lions and coyotes would come down in the middle of the night. This was in Glendora, folks!!! Google map it. It doesn't seem like a place where those kind of critters would come to but sure enough they lost numerous pets to them.

    Shame they had to kill it.
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  • PoncierPoncier Posts: 16,953
    I thought the bars in Chicago were loaded with cougars.
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  • nfanelnfanel Posts: 2,558
    Poncier wrote:
    I thought the bars in Chicago were loaded with cougars.
    i can't believe it took 8 posts before someone made a cougar joke. :D
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    And it wasn't captive or a pet.. bread from the wild!

    http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-cougar-shot-webapr16,0,1215541.story
    ...the easy answer is that it walked. :D It will be interesting to see whether it is wild or an escaped captive.
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  • NY PJ1NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    thats crazy


    speedy invited him over for dinner
  • iluvcatsiluvcats Posts: 5,153
    it is sad that they killed it but I think they made the right decision. mountain lions eat joggers in california :(
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  • iluvcatsiluvcats Posts: 5,153
    in the news link, they said there was a mtn lion in wisconsin. i missed that. did it attack someone?
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  • NY PJ1NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    iluvcats wrote:
    in the news link, they said there was a mtn lion in wisconsin. i missed that. did it attack someone?


    dont think so
  • blackredyellowblackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    tybird wrote:
    ...the easy answer is that it walked. :D It will be interesting to see whether it is wild or an escaped captive.

    Yeah... a 150 lb cougar can pretty much go wherever he wants... I'm sure not trying to stop him.
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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    iluvcats wrote:
    it is sad that they killed it but I think they made the right decision. mountain lions eat joggers in california :(

    You say that like it is a bad thing... Go lions! Eat all the people you can!
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  • nowayimfaithfullnowayimfaithfull Posts: 2,051
    eyedclaar wrote:
    You say that like it is a bad thing... Go lions! Eat all the people you can!

    Id like to get your opinion after you find one on your property.

    hehe
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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    nowayimfaithfull wrote:
    Id like to get your opinion after you find one on your property.

    hehe


    No, you probably wouldn't like my opinion on it at all. Most people don't. I spend as much time in the mountains as I can looking for bears, lions, and wolves. Wild 4 legged predators don't frighten me. The only animal that concerns me walks on two legs. I've said it before and I'll say it again. If an animal ever mauls or kills me, I want someone to give that animal a medal of honor. I will haunt the person who kills the animal who kills me...
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  • drtyfrnk29drtyfrnk29 Posts: 846
    eyedclaar wrote:
    No, you probably wouldn't like my opinion on it at all. Most people don't. I spend as much time in the mountains as I can looking for bears, lions, and wolves. Wild 4 legged predators don't frighten me. The only animal that concerns me walks on two legs. I've said it before and I'll say it again. If an animal ever mauls or kills me, I want someone to give that animal a medal of honor. I will haunt the person who kills the animal who kills me...
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  • NY PJ1NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    eyedclaar wrote:
    No, you probably wouldn't like my opinion on it at all. Most people don't. I spend as much time in the mountains as I can looking for bears, lions, and wolves. Wild 4 legged predators don't frighten me. The only animal that concerns me walks on two legs. I've said it before and I'll say it again. If an animal ever mauls or kills me, I want someone to give that animal a medal of honor. I will haunt the person who kills the animal who kills me...


    lmfao

    hunting for bears and lions lol

    do u play catch w/ them?
  • nowayimfaithfullnowayimfaithfull Posts: 2,051
    eyedclaar wrote:
    No, you probably wouldn't like my opinion on it at all. Most people don't. I spend as much time in the mountains as I can looking for bears, lions, and wolves. Wild 4 legged predators don't frighten me. The only animal that concerns me walks on two legs. I've said it before and I'll say it again. If an animal ever mauls or kills me, I want someone to give that animal a medal of honor. I will haunt the person who kills the animal who kills me...


    I WAS JUST KIDDING.
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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    NY PJ1 wrote:
    lmfao

    hunting for bears and lions lol

    do u play catch w/ them?

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  • NY PJ1NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Color me surprised that you wouldn't understand, city wuss. You couldn't hang with me; too much time away from mirrors and your precious hair cuts...


    actually i just got back from one


    p.s. ive been in the water w/ great whites and tiger sharks ;)

    come talk to me after u do that

    im sure your're in the woods with a big ole rifle,,, like a tough guy ,, ya hear
  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    NY PJ1 wrote:
    actually i just got back from one


    p.s. ive been in the water w/ great whites and tiger sharks ;)

    come talk to me after u do that

    im sure your're in the woods with a big ole rifle,,, like a tough guy ,, ya hear

    You mean you were in a protective cage where they can't hurt you. I've dove with sharks as well, so here I am getting back to you already. How is it a hick like me came out of hicksville with a better education than you? Is that how they teach you city folks to spell? I've never even pointed a gun at a dangerous animal. As I said, they don't scare me...
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  • NY PJ1NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    eyedclaar wrote:
    You mean you were in a protective cage where they can't hurt you. I've dove with sharks as well, so here I am getting back to you already. How is it a hick like me came out of hicksville with a better education than you? Is that how they teach you city folks to spell? I've never even pointed a gun at a dangerous animal. As I said, they don't scare me...


    i guess they have good at home schooling in the woods?

    p.s. i was making fun of your hicksville lingo ,, not spelling words wrong :)
  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    NY PJ1 wrote:
    i guess they have good at home schooling in the woods?

    p.s. i was making fun of your hicksville lingo ,, not spelling words wrong :)


    Ok, I'll overlook your first sentence as some things are just too easy to be considered fair competition.

    I am curious as to what hicksville lingo I was using? Mind you, I managed an English degree with a writing emphasis during my home schooling in the woods, but I'm always eager to learn more cosmopolitan communication skills...

    I assume I've come to the correct resource.
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  • NY PJ1NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Ok, I'll overlook your first sentence as some things are just too easy to be considered fair competition.

    I am curious as to what hicksville lingo I was using? Mind you, I managed an English degree with a writing emphasis during my home schooling in the woods, but I'm always eager to learn more cosmopolitan communication skills...

    I assume I've come to the correct resource.


    pristine mountains lmao ill never forget that sentence
  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    NY PJ1 wrote:
    pristine mountains lmao ill never forget that sentence


    Nice strategy. Change the topic. Then again, if I was in over my head as bad as you, I would try to steer the conversation in another direction as well.

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  • NY PJ1NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Nice strategy. Change the topic. Then again, if I was in over my head as bad as you, I would try to steer the conversation in another direction as well.

    A word of advice. Before you try to impress people with your wit and charm, you should see about obtaining at least one of those qualities...


    lmao again what are u talking about lol

    you're pretty funny actually

    impress people ? on a message board? lololol

    u got me,,thats my goal
  • daystar143daystar143 Posts: 367
    blackredyellow wrote:
    Yeah... a 150 lb cougar can pretty much go wherever he wants... I'm sure not trying to stop him.


    My best friend Lindan is always looking for urban cougars...I don't think that's what ya'll are talking about....
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  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Video of the poor guy evading cops..

    http://www.myfoxchicago.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=6311947&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1


    I think its fucked up how they were worried about people being attacked, but bullets were flying everywhere. :rolleyes:
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