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Michigan dnr confirms cougar sighting near Lansing

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    Don't worry. They seldom eat people...:whistle:
     
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    There was one taken down by a farmer here in Iowa earlier this week.
     
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    Oh boy! That's one less up here anyway!
     
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    Details/story?

    Or maybe it was destroyed by the hail storm...?
     
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    You'd have to google ot, it was reported on IPR. The farmer shot it because of it's proximity to humans and the likelihood of an attack. I think they said that was the sixth one in the state this year.
     
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    For a second, I was thinking that the story was about a lady at one of the local watering holes at happy hour:whistle:
     
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    Done.
     
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    Maybe that's why there's so few Fawns around y'all, Dennis?:whistle:
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    I'd put my money on coyotes being the first culprit- fawns are on their list of favorite things. Although a cougar will take one down if presented the chance, too.
     
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    Those have been known to eat certain humans as well.



    Yeah, it seems like since Wisconsin DNR finally admitted they are in the state, that there's been a lot more sightings. I've seen them, many years ago going to scout camp.
     
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    Was she decent looking??:whistle:
     
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    Yep,
    Both Wisconsin and Minnesota DNR now admit that there are cougars along the St. Croix River. Before we moved, we lived closer to the river and about 7 years ago my wife spotted one. The bluffs of the river and the good food supply makes sense for habitat. And when the river freezes they just walk across.
     
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    From a trail cam....


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    The above pic is fake news. There are no bon bons in her hand :D
     
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    But probably wild.
     
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