Back in May I was driving home from work around 11:30 PM, and saw what appeared to be a rather LARGE cat crossing the road about 150 feet in front of me. I figured I was tired...
A few weeks ago, I saw the same cat about the same time, only within 50 feet of my truck. I would say 70 to 80 pounds, looked like a mountain lion to me. On both occasions it was crossing the road unto the farm that is adjacent to my property. The route I take home is about 12 miles of dirt road and washes. Turns out, there have been several sightings of this cat in the area. After asking the local feed and tack store owner, she confirmed that there was a mountain lion in the area. My property is less than 3 miles from the Sonoran Desert National Monument, a habitat for mountain lions. While I am thrilled at catching a glimpse of such a creature, I am concerned as to how Fish and Game will handle this.
One thing my wife and I have noticed, there USED to be quite a few feral cats and dogs about 5 miles to the west of us. We would see them at dusk driving home, but lately have not seen one. These days, we are seeing them on our property pretty regularly(though we seldom saw them before). Our own dogs seemed to keep interlopers at bay, though not so much lately.
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A few weeks ago, I saw the same cat about the same time, only within 50 feet of my truck. I would say 70 to 80 pounds, looked like a mountain lion to me. On both occasions it was crossing the road unto the farm that is adjacent to my property. The route I take home is about 12 miles of dirt road and washes. Turns out, there have been several sightings of this cat in the area. After asking the local feed and tack store owner, she confirmed that there was a mountain lion in the area. My property is less than 3 miles from the Sonoran Desert National Monument, a habitat for mountain lions. While I am thrilled at catching a glimpse of such a creature, I am concerned as to how Fish and Game will handle this.
One thing my wife and I have noticed, there USED to be quite a few feral cats and dogs about 5 miles to the west of us. We would see them at dusk driving home, but lately have not seen one. These days, we are seeing them on our property pretty regularly(though we seldom saw them before). Our own dogs seemed to keep interlopers at bay, though not so much lately.
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