The rangers will let the cat be. They do ask that you report mt lion sightings to them. I assume so they can post signs at the park entrances indicating a sighting so that people can make a decision on whether they want to go into the park. For example a family with young children might choose to avoid the park or to keep their children in close proximity. The County will also close the park if there is a lion that is acting abnormally.treadheadted said:Why let the park rangers know? Why not just leave the cat be? We are intuders in their domain. I'm sure there are quite a few Pumas in Orange County, as well there should be. Do you think for one minute that a park ranger doesn't know that? If you're afraid of a little kitty, maybe you should take up road biking.
I guess your reading comprehension is poor, because I said nothing about sanitizing. Sounds like you are just looking to pick a fight over this issue.treadheadted said:Let's see, if you had a bunch of large cats traipsing through your house on bicycles, foot and horseback and they were part of your food chain and you were hungry, what would you do?
Sanitizing the outdoors for your protection is a ridiculous notion. If there is a hungry cat out there and nobody has seen them "acting abnormally", they'll still see a human as prey if they want to. The County is full of idiots if the park is closed just because a natural predator who has lived there for years was seen.
A road bike for you too.
Saw five deer hanging out under the oaks at Whitting two weeks ago. Given the number of deer and other animals lions eat which wander the area, it's no wonder the lions follow. I've always riden with at least one buddy, and if we get too far apart on the trail we wait for eachother. I don't have much faith in a weapon though because I don't think I would get it out fast enough. Lions are pretty stealthy. If one is stalkling you, you probably wont now it till it's too late. And since their instinct is to kill with the first bite to the neck, I don't know how you could fight them off. In my mind it's better to just look like more trouble then you're worth, i.e. large groups.mechmann_mtb said:we saw a bunch of deer in that area as well. just up the road from cooks corner.
i am sure there are big cats there. make sure if you ride in that area you take the appropriate precautions. i ride with a good sized knife handy and never ride alone. if you have to stop to fix a flat make sure there is someone else with you before you go stooping down and working on your bike.
safety in numbers is key.
I already have a road bike.treadheadted said:Your preaching about responsibility is a complete joke. Responsibility begins on a personal level and if some goober is not responsible enough to be aware of their surroundings anywhere, then Mr. Darwin can and will take the opportunity to glean them from the gene pool. Do you know how ridiculous using "wilderness" and "safe environment" in the same sentence makes you look? Have you ever even been to a real wilderness area? Can you even fathom the concept of wilderness? Here's a clue, the 401 in Crested Butte is not the wilderness. You're bowling, bowling me over with laughter at your contradictions. One last clue for you, the mountain lions will always be there in California because the lefties will make sure of that.
You get a road bike too.
Let's hope not. I'm pretty sure California is not a carrying state. But then again it's not the people who follow the rules you have to worry about.Chopper said:You probably have more to fear from God Fearin, Gun Totin, Rockin Rollin mountain bikers than you do from cats.
I can't think of any local instances where mountain lions were shot in an official capacity for acting "normally".treadheadted said:Sometimes the rules are what need to be worried about, especially when those rules allow for a large natural predator to be shot by an authorized official with a gun because they were acting normally in their habitat.
Exactly..... the Deer are back in numbers at the single track in (Borrego). They're even back to being somewhat tame towards me when I stop to watch them, only a few feet away. The deer were in huge numbers up to the attack at Whiting.bergziege said:Saw five deer hanging out under the oaks at Whitting two weeks ago. Given the number of deer and other animals lions eat which wander the area, it's no wonder the lions follow. I've always riden with at least one buddy, and if we get too far apart on the trail we wait for eachother. I don't have much faith in a weapon though because I don't think I would get it out fast enough. Lions are pretty stealthy. If one is stalkling you, you probably wont now it till it's too late. And since their instinct is to kill with the first bite to the neck, I don't know how you could fight them off. In my mind it's better to just look like more trouble then you're worth, i.e. large groups.
