Mountain Lions

Thanks for posting, Goblor!

I hope they're staying far away from two legged predators.

I attended a program Several years ago with the Great Photographer Thomas Mangelson. He spoke to us about the importance of protecting These Great Cats. He Said That a big tragedy is the morhers who have left their den to Get Food for their babies who encounter a Hunter. That Hunter not only kills the Mom, but the Babies. So so sad.

as well as state Game and Fish agencies killing lions to justify 'enhancing' 'game' animals like deer and elk. Such poor science and the (hunting) public eats it up.

I attended a program Several years ago with the Great Photographer Thomas Mangelson. He spoke to us about the importance of protecting These Great Cats. He Said That a big tragedy is the morhers who have left their den to Get Food for their babies who encounter a Hunter. That Hunter not only kills the Mom, but the Babies. So so sad.

or was that just a fortuitous encounter?

Just wondering, what went into your decision to station your camera at that spot?


Tres cool, that's for sure.

But in any event, what very gorgeous animals.

See my reply to Journeyman ...

Over the last couple years people have reported lion sightings in the area. In the last few months there were a few more. That helped me dial in the area. I had personally seen lion tracks in this area and knew about a wash there that was seldom traveled by people. That's where I set up my camera. As for the exact spot? That was pure luck as there were three other spots in that wash I had in mind. While that camera has caught another lion (just a glimpse) as did another camera I have placed a few miles away, I doubt there will be another lucky capture... =0)

Litter mates?

A friend who had studied mountain lions said they were and looked between 18 and 24 months old ...

They act like my cats, just super-sized. What a treat. Thanks for posting!

My thoughts exactly... 150 lb house cats. Imagine what they would do to curtains?

Typical cats - now I'll sniff, now I'll pounce on you . . . now I think I'll lie down for a while . . .

exactly!

I've seen in this area three years prior to this video were at 2 and 4 p.m., respectively.

What kind of camera?

This camera is a Moultrie M-990i gen2, though I have to say it has very poor batter life and when the batteries start to die, the video quality does as well. From my experience there are a couple Bushnell cameras that have better video quality, better trigger time and battery life.

Large felines are so beautiful the way they move. All felines, for that matter, but the big ones are so much more impressive. Where I live (Virginia woods) I don't capture anything big. Just deer, foxes, raccoons, possums, skunks and groundhogs.

Apparently. I've never seen one even though I live in the midst of the Manistee National Forest. We just don't have mountains here, so we just call them cougars, or something like that.

They are impressive and beautiful animals though.

R&K