Sheryl, >From various reports over the last few years, mountain lion (Puma) are becoming more prevalent all over Texas and in some areas of the state that you would not believe. Bobcats are a different story. They are and always have been heavily populated throughout our state. They are very secretive and are primarily nocturnal. They are frequently caught in coyote foot traps or killed by explosive poison traps. They will probably never be endangered. Fritz
-----Original Message----- From: Sheryl Rieck [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 8:08 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Texascavers] About big cats Big Cats By: Gary Stewart (Gadsden, Alabama) Gary Said: <We were several miles up into an area and new we were close because you could smell where it had marked its territory. > When we were in Colorado, around Salida, we wandered around the mountains quite a bit. I recall being in an area where you could smell the big cat. I kept my little dog close and my gun handy, but we never saw anything. You can't mistake the smell, though. Take a house cat's pee and multiply that times 100. It is very strong. There are still big cats in TX. There is one south of San Antonio that has been killing some livestock. It has been seen by several farmers there. And, from what I understand, bobcats are still numerous in South Texas. I in a small town, and we recently we had some havelinas show up in Aransas Pass. We have an alley behind our house and some number of acres of woods with houses scattered here and there. Two small ones and one big one came up. The two small ones were playing with our dogs. Running up and down the fence and getting nose to nose with them. They had a huge time for about half an hour. I had never seen havelinas play with dogs before. It was strange. Sheryl --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
