Hi Mark, Hey, thanks for reminding me of that. When I set up that trip to Jester Cave, which is way out in the boonies of SW Oklahoma, the rancher told me that he thought a mountain lion was living in one of the 60 some entrances to the cave. I said, "And what makes you think so?" to which he replied, "I found a half eaten deer carcass covered in grass, how's that?" I agreed with his evidence.
Pete Lindsley and others got to the ranch and set up camp before we did. Diana Tomchick and I arrived late at night, and not knowing exactly where Pete had camped, parked the truck and slept in the hard shell camper. Remembering what the rancher had said about a big cat, we kept our little cocker spaniel in the back with us for the night. In the morning we saw where Pete and the others were camped about a 1/4 mile down the dirt ranch road from us and closer to the main cave entrance. As we walked down to their camp we came across large cat scat right on top of one of Pete's truck tire tracks. The kitty had been there sometime during the night and may well have been prowling around our camps. Bil ---- [email protected] wrote: > > > Speaking of big cats, > > I guess the closest we've ever been was on a trip to Jester Cave in SW > OK with Pete Lindsley, Bill Steele, and Diane T. > > We came across some mountain lion tracks on the road to one of the > entrances and, I believe, we also saw some scat. > > Correct me if I'm wrong, y'all. > > I have also seen bobcats at CBSP. > > Anyone know if there's anything bigger there? Seems like a great habitat > for some larger felines. > > > Good thread! > > > Later, > > Mark A. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
