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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2018 10:11:24 GMT -8
Yeah it is infinitesimally possible but as many of us in Oregon know, we are not alone out there. Keep your awares about you and never run if a big cat is watching you every boston transplant's worse nightmare also: they sent the cougar corpse to wazzu for testing. If a beaver goes on the warpath will it go to the OS vet school? |
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Post by Tigardbeav on May 21, 2018 20:42:51 GMT -8
Since the Greenwood Inn closed the cougar population has exploded
Family was hiking in Bend years ago. Chest high flora & fauna. Could not see beyond the trail. We were about 4-5 miles into the 7 mile loop. About 15-20 feet back in the bush we heard a low gutarral growl. Scared me to death. We quickly walked out. Left a note at a Forest Service box. I don't know what that was but I would guess as cougar. Although I don't think they preface an attack with a growl. It was terrifying. Weapons are not part of the 10 essentials
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Post by mauibeav on May 22, 2018 9:50:09 GMT -8
About 15 years ago my wife and I were hiking near Dog Mountain in SW Washington on the PCT. Pretty close to the Bridge of the Gods. Known for big cat spottings. Kept having the feeling that something was behind me the whole hike back down. Never saw anything, but would look over my shoulder every 10 minutes or so. Got down to our car in the parking lot and a Fish and Game manager came over and asked if we saw the cougar that was following us down the trail. He spotted him in his binoculars and was keeping an eye on us and the cat following us. Obviously we didn't see it...boy did we have the creeps after he told us. Same as you Tigard...I was not armed at the time. Wouldn't have mattered anyways, attack would have come from the rear and I would have no time to react.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2018 11:19:24 GMT -8
About 15 years ago my wife and I were hiking near Dog Mountain in SW Washington on the PCT. Pretty close to the Bridge of the Gods. Known for big cat spottings. Kept having the feeling that something was behind me the whole hike back down. Never saw anything, but would look over my shoulder every 10 minutes or so. Got down to our car in the parking lot and a Fish and Game manager came over and asked if we saw the cougar that was following us down the trail. He spotted him in his binoculars and was keeping an eye on us and the cat following us. Obviously we didn't see it...boy did we have the creeps after he told us. Same as you Tigard...I was not armed at the time. Wouldn't have mattered anyways, attack would have come from the rear and I would have no time to react. Whoah, great stories and definitely food for thought next time i'm out on the trail. |
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Post by atownbeaver on May 22, 2018 11:23:22 GMT -8
Since the Greenwood Inn closed the cougar population has exploded Family was hiking in Bend years ago. Chest high flora & fauna. Could not see beyond the trail. We were about 4-5 miles into the 7 mile loop. About 15-20 feet back in the bush we heard a low gutarral growl. Scared me to death. We quickly walked out. Left a note at a Forest Service box. I don't know what that was but I would guess as cougar. Although I don't think they preface an attack with a growl. It was terrifying. Weapons are not part of the 10 essentials Could of also been a black bear... not that its much better! Black bears let out a pretty low gutarral grunt/huff/growl when they want to you leave. |
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Post by mbabeav on May 22, 2018 12:25:07 GMT -8
In NW Corvallis, had a friend one day looking out on the greenway path behind her house when she saw something that was way too big to be a house cat - having been raised in the literal wilderness, she called 911, started to report and got about 5 words into her description and the operator said, "yes, it is a cougar, keep your pets and kids in the house".
You don't need to go very far to be in their territory.....
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Post by zeroposter on May 22, 2018 14:35:07 GMT -8
I have spent a whole lot of my life in the woods and desert. Never felt threatened by bears or cougars. Rare for mE to see a cougar, though I see sign often enough. Bears usually run like hell. Respectful and wary, but just go about my business. More alert when berrY picking.
Yellowjackets and ticks --I hate. Mosquitoes eat me alive. I am concerned about the cougar population explosion and the rare attack could well become a lot more common. Will still worry more about bees and falls. Now, watch me get eaten by a cougar this week. Lolol.
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Post by Tigardbeav on May 22, 2018 17:07:28 GMT -8
Since the Greenwood Inn closed the cougar population has exploded Family was hiking in Bend years ago. Chest high flora & fauna. Could not see beyond the trail. We were about 4-5 miles into the 7 mile loop. About 15-20 feet back in the bush we heard a low gutarral growl. Scared me to death. We quickly walked out. Left a note at a Forest Service box. I don't know what that was but I would guess as cougar. Although I don't think they preface an attack with a growl. It was terrifying. Weapons are not part of the 10 essentials Could of also been a black bear... not that its much better! Black bears let out a pretty low gutarral grunt/huff/growl when they want to you leave. Yeah, that makes more sense. And I'm somehow not reassured  |
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