Originally Posted By: andrewg
I couldn't disagree more with your first five paragraphs. Too many assumptions...guessing...fear mongering...and alarmist talk.
That's ok. You usually disagree with me. No problem.
Originally Posted By: andrewg
We've got plenty of Mountain Lions/Cougars in my area and the population density makes Kentucky seem like the wilderness. rarely do we have attacks of children. Does it happen? Sure, once in a great while. So what should we do? Kill them all because somebody thinks they don't have a fear of humans
In Arizona, snakes and scorpions are dangerous. They bite folks all the time. They live right in among the general population. Should they all be killed because some child MIGHT get hurt? Why not go out into the desert and hunt them all down then? Geez.
I would imagine if you talked to the parents of the children attacked they would want something done( if the animal attacking the kids was close to human population areas ). I imagine if it was your kids attacked, near your home or town, you would want something done about THAT particular animal.
I am talking about a Mountain Lion found on a home property that was located next to a town of near 10,000 people. The animal clearly has less fear of humans than it should. That is a potential problem animal and IMO better to deal with it BEFORE it harms anyone. I am not taking about killing ALL Mountain Lions. Man what an exaggeration of what I posted.
So now we are comparing a Mountain Lion to snakes and scorpions? Ok if you want. If I found a poisonous snake or a scorpion on my property, yes, I would kill it. With or without kids. I would do so to protect me, my kids( if I had any ), my pets, etc... No, I would not go out into the desert to kill them all. Again, an over exaggeration of what I said.
I never advocated killing ALL Mountain Lions. I even said I felt bad that one was. I have no problems however with taking out dangerous animals in populated areas that are or could be a threat to the people there. If you disagree that is your right.
Originally Posted By: andrewg
Why didn't the guy just call for a tranquilizer gun? For 150 years they've been eradicated in Kentucky....and one lone cougar has the misfortune of letting itself be seen and then BLAM! KILL IT! KILL IT! What nonsense.
Why indeed? Could it be one was not available? If one was did they know what type of drug to use, and at what dosage level, so it didn't kill the animal? No such animals around the area for 150+ years and you expect them to be prepared to tranquilize one, capture it, and relocate it at the drop of a hat? That seems unreasonable to me. Remember as well that it was very late in the day and once dark the animal could escape easily so they had to make a snap decision before it disappeared.
If they had been able to capture it are they then prepared to SAFELY keep it and then SAFELY transport it for relocation after? If not then what good does knocking it out do? And, unless it can be relocated a LONG way away to a whole different state it may well be back as those animals are territorial so it could return.
You have vastly overreacted to what I posted and you are the one making assumptions and guesses. You keep saying I want to kill ALL when I was specific to the incident and the one animal and even said it was s shame. You also assume and guess that the Wildlife department was equipped and trained to capture and properly keep/relocate the animal as well.
Relax man. You are way off base. I am not some kill monger.
Originally Posted By: andrewg
If parents REALLY want to protect kids.....try shutting off the TV, computers, and take away the smart phones from the little brats.
While agree with the sentiment of kids spend too much time indoors with technology today those things hardly compare to the risk of or damage from a Mountain Lion attack. Wow.