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Yesterday a cougar came after a jogger on a Dunn Forest trail. (McDonald-Dunn forests are the research forests just northwest of Corvallis that are owned by OSU. I live within a mile of the McDonald part.) The jogger kicked the cougar in the head and ran. But cougar followed. Fortunately, some other hikers with a dog appeared around a bend in the trail and cougar took off.
Dunn Forest is closed now while they try to find cougar using dogs. They plan to kill rather than relocate the cougar, as it is clearly aggressive and dangerous to people. Or at least would have been if intended lunch hadn't been so feisty and uncooperative.
(Could someone provide link to article in Corvallis Gazette-Times or Albany Democrat-Herald? My device won't copy links.)
We have a resident cougar in our neighborhood, but she hasn't caused any problems or stalked anyone. Stays hidden in day. Apparently had a couple of cubs last year. People saw the two cubs. We find deer kills round and about. Cougar has been in the neighborhood about six years, and has really helped with the deer overpopulation problem. This is a small residential area too built up for it to be workable to shoot the deer. So the cougar is a help. A useful restoration of the ecological balance. But every household here has guns. So nobody is worried. If it starts stalking people someone will take it out. Otherwise, it's live and let live.
Dunn Forest is closed now while they try to find cougar using dogs. They plan to kill rather than relocate the cougar, as it is clearly aggressive and dangerous to people. Or at least would have been if intended lunch hadn't been so feisty and uncooperative.
(Could someone provide link to article in Corvallis Gazette-Times or Albany Democrat-Herald? My device won't copy links.)
We have a resident cougar in our neighborhood, but she hasn't caused any problems or stalked anyone. Stays hidden in day. Apparently had a couple of cubs last year. People saw the two cubs. We find deer kills round and about. Cougar has been in the neighborhood about six years, and has really helped with the deer overpopulation problem. This is a small residential area too built up for it to be workable to shoot the deer. So the cougar is a help. A useful restoration of the ecological balance. But every household here has guns. So nobody is worried. If it starts stalking people someone will take it out. Otherwise, it's live and let live.
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