Here's the update on the mountain lion situation here on the Lost Horse. As I mentioned in my last posting, a mountain lion killed a deer right in the tackroom/stable area of the friends we're currently staying with. Then the lion drug the deer carcasse under the camper and ate on it. We came on Tuesday afternoon as the folks of the home returned from a trip to Idaho so we all found out about the situation at the same time. The hope was that the cat would return that night to feed on his kill again and the man of the home was keeping watch to try and shoot it. The reason the lion has to be put down is that he is obviously not afraid of humans and the game warden says this is the kind of mountain lion that will end up attacking humans. Well....the man went out several times in the night but had no luck finding the cat there.
This morning after breakfast the game warden came with another man who has hounds. They tried to get the scent and track the cat. I followed from a distance and got a wonderful walk/hike out of it but alas, no cat.
Tonight Aunt Alice and I had our gospel meeting in Stevensville so when we returned we checked in with the main house (from our little cabin) to find out how things were going. We found out that the CAT CAME BACK! At at about 7:40PM just as it was getting really dark the husband and wife were sitting out keeping watch. They shown the light and there were two big eyes looking at them. Of course, they saw the rest of the cat too. Anyway, the man took a shot but unfortunately didn't hit the cat so the cat took off. Now the men and dogs are out in the dark on the trail. They hope to get the cat before morning.
As sad as it is to me to think of a beautiful wild animal being put down, at times a cat will demonstrate that they have no fear of humans. This cat killed a deer right in the barnyard so to speak. This is such bizarre behavior when this is such open country. If they don't get this cat it's pretty sure to target the horses in the pasture...or even worse, the woman of the home (she's very small) as she's out hiking and walking in the woods. We'll all rest a lot easier when it's gone.
I can hear the dogs baying as I write this. Hopefully I'll have more to tell you in the morning.
That's all the excitement from this neck of the woods.
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