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01-16-2018, 06:22 PM
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Killer cats
Interesting numbers in this study. Not surprising at all.
Tough on sheep
https://www.nontypical.org/news/2018...mountain-lions
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01-16-2018, 06:40 PM
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And we thought Wolves were bad lol These cats are almost as bad as wolves! No wonder our ungulate herds have it so rough
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01-16-2018, 06:58 PM
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Killer cats.
Very interesting. Thanks for posting that.
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01-16-2018, 06:58 PM
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Thanks for posting. Very good information in the article. Predators certainly can take a heavy toll on ungulates.
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01-16-2018, 07:42 PM
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Thanks for posting.
Thats a lot more than I would have guessed.
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01-16-2018, 08:04 PM
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Thank you for sharing OP! What a good read. Kitty is on the menu, I guess.
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01-16-2018, 09:28 PM
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Thanks for posting....good info from that study for sure.
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01-17-2018, 08:41 AM
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talking with fish and wildlife west of rocky near the ram mountain sheep study they had a cougar problem a few years back. they were relocating some bighorn sheep to the ram mountain and spotted the cougar following the helicopter that was flying in the sheep
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01-18-2018, 07:32 PM
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According to the provincial predator biologist, One female cat on Ram Mtn has kept the sheep herd in check or in decline by herself. She is a sheep specialist. She has been treed numerous times by the cat outfitters in the area annually but they will not kill her. Same guy was crying to the sheep biologist about predator management. Its not just Toms killing sheep, something to think about next time you are out cat hunting.
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01-19-2018, 02:07 PM
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I would have thought that with CWD we would want to thin down deer populations, hence why be concerned with reducing predator populations.
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01-19-2018, 03:56 PM
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wow... way more ungulates killed per cougar than I would have imagined... thanks for the post!
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01-19-2018, 04:14 PM
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In a time long, long before countless dollars were spent on researching predator/prey relationships our grandfathers & great grandfathers took out the competition (predators) so to speak. Seems from stories past there was much more big game around back when they kept the predators in check?
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01-19-2018, 05:06 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Spank
In a time long, long before countless dollars were spent on researching predator/prey relationships our grandfathers & great grandfathers took out the competition (predators) so to speak. Seems from stories past there was much more big game around back when they kept the predators in check?
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For sure there was a lot more game around 50-60 yrs ago. Cats were around but not abundant ... same with Wolves. It was rare to see or hear Wolves except in the remotest areas of the Province. The first Wolves I ever heard were in the Ft Mac area ( Birch Hills/Tar River ) in 1956. Cats were a non- entity and one seldom heard them even mentioned. Some of that period was in the 1080 years...not the best of chemicals, but that program worked fast when predation got out of hand. However, here we are. Pretty sad state for our Ungulates right now.
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01-19-2018, 05:57 PM
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With a 600 square mile radius can there be anyone left that still beIieves cougars needed help moving to new areas?
I'm thinking now that the rare local sighting in my area are actually having a real affect on deer populations.
How many cats are around for every one that is spotted?
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01-20-2018, 09:26 AM
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cougar
Lets review the numbers from the study, a typical female cougar will kill around 40 deer/sheep each year and male cougar will kill around 70 moose/elk/deer each year and we were worried about 10,000 hungry wolves in Alberta.
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