Cougar kill in town Confirmed

[Jingles]

Heard from my niece this evening that there has been a report of a cougar kill in town and additional bones found under the South Bridge in town.   Will find out more details tomorrow when I can get in touch with property owner and Gammie? In the mean time when the dog goes for a walk so goes the 686.

[ICEMAN]

Wildlife surely could care less if the cats haze and kill deer all year.

Should hunters stand by and watch the deer herds in this state disappear completely?

[Jingles]

Ok well as stated in original post I said I'd get back as soon as I had some type of Confirmation in regards to the cougar kill in the town of Winthrop. Got in touch with the land owner and she confirmed she lost a barn cat and had a deer kill at her place, Corrals on the south end of town, Christmas Day.  Well being the investigative person I am I followed the tracks from her corrals to under the bridge at the south end of town where I located the deer carcass all covered with brush and grass. Then proceeded to follow the tracks up river to under the Middle bridge and off through the ? woods? further upriver for approximately 1/3 mile doesn't look to be a very large cat as the tracks are slightly larger than a cigarette pack, took pics with ancient phone and will try to upload but no guarantees. Heard today at lunch that 4 other cats have been killed so far this week in the area by the gammies.
Not sure what the gammies are going to do about this one I suspicion I know where this one is holed up but being in town can't go get it without a gammie. Would be nice if they'd give me first crack at it with the leg work I have done so far. Or at least let me use my caller and see if I can get it into my yard.
Nothing exciting but said I'd follow up and report and this is it. Everyone have a Happy and healthy New Year

[stevemiller]

Wow thats a big cat,also wow you can afford Marlboros LOL 

[Jingles]

Yea still get them when I do my monthly trip to the VA in Spokane stop on Base down to less than 1/2 pack per day

[boneaddict]

Seems like they killed a cat in the feedyard there about a decade ago.  Time flies though so maybe??? 

Jingles is right, does look like a young one.  Just a baby Stevemiller

[stevemiller]

wow,how far across an adults foot print?ive never seen a track in the snow yet. 

[boneaddict]

Turn the malb on its side and double it down to minus a half.

[KFhunter]

Wow thats a big cat,also wow you can afford Marlboros LOL 

It's a small cat - two years at best

[Jingles]

Nothing else to do when the temps are only in the teens so put a trail camera in the carcass and had a visitor last night

[bearpaw]

Nice work jingles... 

Is your unit closed or still open? Just follow the tracks of the cougar to it's bed (probably in the nearest brushy canyon) and whammo, cougar down.

[boneaddict]

More like, under someones front porch where he is hunting. 

[bearpaw]

More like, under someones front porch where he is hunting. 

  yeah, something like that...

[Jingles]

As per above followed tracks yesterday for about 1/3 mile from kill sight to an old barn and unless Gammies and Town council give permission this cat is probably safe from a lead injection

[bearpaw]

Just go in there and chase him out so he leaves the city limits.