![]() ![]() There are more than 80 different names for cougar, including “mountain lion,” “puma,” “panther,” and “catamount.” Whatever you call them, cougars are one of the largest felines in North America, with adults weighing from about 60 to 200 pounds. We already knew cougars lived in the area, but now, we realized they were awfully close to our home and livestock. What he discovered gave him chills: cougar claw marks on a tree, as well as a cougar den tucked away in a steep bank. I decided that the dog knew something we didn’t I rounded up the kids, and back to the house we went.Īfter my husband heard the story, he walked back to the scene of our dog’s strange behavior to see if he could find any clues about what upset him. He sniffed the air and growled again, and then he did something he’d never done before and hasn’t done since: He began to pull on his leash, dragging me back toward our house, barking and growling the entire time. The hairs on the back of his neck stood up, and he stared at something I couldn’t see. My children were catching frogs in the pond and I was snacking on salmonberries when, out of the blue, our dog started to growl. That is, until one afternoon, when something disturbing happened. Almost daily, I rounded up the kids and dog to hike through the woods. When we first moved to our long-wished-for rural property, one of the things I looked forward to most was walking in nature. You can read the original article published on Mother Earth News here. With an observant eye and some precautions, you can coexist with the pumas around your property while keeping yourself, your livestock, and your pets safe. ![]()
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