Originally Posted by
Rick_D
My in-laws lived outside Georgetown on 35 acres. Deer would eat the roses and where there are deer, there are cougars but I can't recall them ever seeing any.
Did a memo go out to some mountain lion email list: "hey, they're not so tough"?
There are deer aplenty in all the populated spots up here in the hills. Plenty of people actively feed the deer and then are incredulous as to why we have issues with the cats. They come for the deer, but often find that pets and livestock are easier prey.
I've had several mountain lion sightings up here...most of the time I was in my vehicle and they crossed the road in front of me. I did see one hanging out in a clearing, about 100' off the road, when I was riding my road bike near dusk. He nonchalantly looked over his shoulder at me, decided I was neither a threat nor tasty, and then went about his business. I just kept riding, while looking over my shoulder. A friend of mine got stocked by one, while out trail running locally. It charged him multiple times, hissing and screeching, but it finally ran away when he hit it in the face with a rock.