Comments on: Captains Courageous http://whall.org/blog/2009/06/23/captains-courageous/ Come on in and stay a while... laugh a little. Maybe even think. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:40:39 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Miss Britt http://whall.org/blog/2009/06/23/captains-courageous/comment-page-1/#comment-49634 Miss Britt Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:27:42 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/?p=3216#comment-49634 The best way to trap a cougar is to leave a boy in his early twenties sitting on your porch with a box of wine. .-= Miss Britt´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MissBritt/~3/YHNIkjLtWD4/" rel="nofollow">I’m doing the happy syndrome dance. But not with popcorn.</a> =-. The best way to trap a cougar is to leave a boy in his early twenties sitting on your porch with a box of wine.
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]]> By: Janna http://whall.org/blog/2009/06/23/captains-courageous/comment-page-1/#comment-49617 Janna Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:53:24 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/?p=3216#comment-49617 Cool! A few decades ago we had a bunch of black panther sightings around this area. Since black panthers are NOT native to the area, some people believed it got loose from a circus that went through here. My mother was among the people who saw it. It crossed the road right in front of her car, and went off into the forest. I dunno how old I would have been; either toddler-age, infant, or maybe not even born yet. What always bothers me (really, REALLY bothers) me when I hear/read about the story is that most of the people were skeptics. They just refused to believe that there was a panther here. So ignorant and narrow-minded and self-righteous about it. The skeptics smugly insisted that it "must" have been a black dog or something. But for goodness sake, people know the difference between a dog and a panther. Eyewitnesses were saying it was a panther. My mother saw it and said it was definitely a panther. The skeptics just staunchly refused to listen. This annoys the heck out of me. Anyway, after a few years the sightings stopped, so either the panther moved on or it died in one of the many forests around here. Maybe someday someone will find the bones. .-= Janna´s last blog ..<a href="http://jannaverse.blogspot.com/2009/06/summer-haiku-from-jannaverse.html" rel="nofollow">Summer Haiku From The Jannaverse</a> =-. Cool!
A few decades ago we had a bunch of black panther sightings around this area.
Since black panthers are NOT native to the area, some people believed it got loose from a circus that went through here.
My mother was among the people who saw it. It crossed the road right in front of her car, and went off into the forest.
I dunno how old I would have been; either toddler-age, infant, or maybe not even born yet.
What always bothers me (really, REALLY bothers) me when I hear/read about the story is that most of the people were skeptics. They just refused to believe that there was a panther here. So ignorant and narrow-minded and self-righteous about it. The skeptics smugly insisted that it “must” have been a black dog or something.
But for goodness sake, people know the difference between a dog and a panther. Eyewitnesses were saying it was a panther. My mother saw it and said it was definitely a panther.
The skeptics just staunchly refused to listen.
This annoys the heck out of me.
Anyway, after a few years the sightings stopped, so either the panther moved on or it died in one of the many forests around here. Maybe someday someone will find the bones.
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]]> By: bubblewench http://whall.org/blog/2009/06/23/captains-courageous/comment-page-1/#comment-49597 bubblewench Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:38:30 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/?p=3216#comment-49597 Damn. Adam beat me to the Chupacabra comment. Damn. Adam beat me to the Chupacabra comment.

]]> By: Nobody http://whall.org/blog/2009/06/23/captains-courageous/comment-page-1/#comment-49595 Nobody Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:11:05 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/?p=3216#comment-49595 Weird. A few weeks ago we lost our cat, he was gone for a couple weeks, but he's back now. I'm not sure how we could lose him, he's pretty damn big for a cat. .-= Nobody´s last blog ..<a href="http://nobodys-corner.com/2009/06/stop/" rel="nofollow">STOP</a> =-. Weird. A few weeks ago we lost our cat, he was gone for a couple weeks, but he’s back now. I’m not sure how we could lose him, he’s pretty damn big for a cat.
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]]> By: Tug http://whall.org/blog/2009/06/23/captains-courageous/comment-page-1/#comment-49594 Tug Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:04:16 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/?p=3216#comment-49594 Cougars & mountain lions freak me out, especially that close to home! .-= Tug´s last blog ..<a href="http://tugsphotos.wordpress.com/2009/06/24/sweep-it-up/" rel="nofollow">Sweep it up!</a> =-. Cougars & mountain lions freak me out, especially that close to home!
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]]> By: Karen Sugarpants http://whall.org/blog/2009/06/23/captains-courageous/comment-page-1/#comment-49592 Karen Sugarpants Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:05:12 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/?p=3216#comment-49592 edward cullen! .-= Karen Sugarpants´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.karensugarpants.com/2009/06/22/little-part-three/" rel="nofollow">Little, Part Three</a> =-. edward cullen!
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]]> By: Janelle http://whall.org/blog/2009/06/23/captains-courageous/comment-page-1/#comment-49590 Janelle Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:46:49 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/?p=3216#comment-49590 Holy Moly! .-= Janelle´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.junkfood4thesoul.com/2009/06/anything-but-spectacular.html" rel="nofollow">Anything but Spectacular...</a> =-. Holy Moly!
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]]> By: Avitable http://whall.org/blog/2009/06/23/captains-courageous/comment-page-1/#comment-49589 Avitable Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:37:54 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/?p=3216#comment-49589 Probably a chupacabra. Or me. .-= Avitable´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Avitable/~3/xOxU6zMivUc/" rel="nofollow">My interview with Ed McMahon</a> =-. Probably a chupacabra. Or me.
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]]> By: Gezzer http://whall.org/blog/2009/06/23/captains-courageous/comment-page-1/#comment-49586 Gezzer Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:02:22 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/?p=3216#comment-49586 It's funny how surfing brings you to the most interesting sites. I did a search ended up at your fixing a slow comp blog. Decided to see if you had any other pearls of wisdom and just finished reading this one. The paw print is indeed a cougar. Even though the size is impressive, it's not as large as they can get. I live on Van Isl. B.C. and we have quite a number roaming the woods here. Some words of advise, if I may, Cougar's are solitary creatures, and normally stay away from human habitation. If you only see the print once or twice it's fine. If you see prints on a more regular basis, you'll need to take some precautions. Don't let your dogs out at night, they think they can scare it away, the cougar thinks "great it's lunch time" and no more pooch. This site gives a lot of info on what to do if you encounter one. http://www.mountaineersbooks.org/client/client_pages/Media%20Archives/mtn_media_CougarEncounters.cfm You'll notice they mention children a lot. It's for a reason, cougars often see small children as prey. You need to be extra cautious if you have any young ones. I'd also suggest alerting your local parks/wildlife department if one is hanging around. It might need to be relocated or killed. It’s funny how surfing brings you to the most interesting sites. I did a search ended up at your fixing a slow comp blog. Decided to see if you had any other pearls of wisdom and just finished reading this one.

The paw print is indeed a cougar. Even though the size is impressive, it’s not as large as they can get. I live on Van Isl. B.C. and we have quite a number roaming the woods here. Some words of advise, if I may,

Cougar’s are solitary creatures, and normally stay away from human habitation. If you only see the print once or twice it’s fine. If you see prints on a more regular basis, you’ll need to take some precautions.
Don’t let your dogs out at night, they think they can scare it away, the cougar thinks “great it’s lunch time” and no more pooch.
This site gives a lot of info on what to do if you encounter one.
http://www.mountaineersbooks.org/client/client_pages/Media%20Archives/mtn_media_CougarEncounters.cfm
You’ll notice they mention children a lot. It’s for a reason, cougars often see small children as prey. You need to be extra cautious if you have any young ones.
I’d also suggest alerting your local parks/wildlife department if one is hanging around. It might need to be relocated or killed.

]]> By: Kim http://whall.org/blog/2009/06/23/captains-courageous/comment-page-1/#comment-49585 Kim Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:03:23 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/?p=3216#comment-49585 They released some purposefully out where my grandma used to live to combat the coyote population that they brought in to help control the deer. They, of course, denied bringing in the cougars. However, my mom and aunt were down there visiting and saw one in the distance, but still scarily enough to actually see that it was a cougar. .-= Kim´s last blog ..<a href="http://anotherbusymama.blogspot.com/2009/06/linux-or-windows.html" rel="nofollow">Linux or Windows?</a> =-. They released some purposefully out where my grandma used to live to combat the coyote population that they brought in to help control the deer. They, of course, denied bringing in the cougars. However, my mom and aunt were down there visiting and saw one in the distance, but still scarily enough to actually see that it was a cougar.
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