San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies shot and killed two mountain lions on Wednesday, one in the backyard of a Yucaipa home and the other on the porch of a house in Trona.A homeowner in the 12000 block of 17th Street called for help about 11:40 a.m. after
spotting a young mountain lion in the backyard. Officials said the deputy shot and killed the wild cat, who is believed to have eaten several small neighborhood pets in recent days.
The other mountain lion was first spotted on Tuesday near Fifth and F streets in Trona after it ate a pet. Residents said they were concerned for small children who waited at bus stops in the area.
About 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, a resident called deputies because the mountain lion had apparently killed one of her animals and was lounging on her porch.
The cat was still there when deputies arrived, and was shot and killed “in the interest of public safety,” officials said.
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Today I found an interesting site with plenty of stories about cougar attacks – mostly in California where cougars are protected by proposition.
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Mule Deer attacks Woman
October 2009 Colorado Deer Story
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A young buck mule deer gored a 63-year-old woman
near Florissant on Monday after she apparently called to the animal in an attempt to pet him, officials from the state Division of Wildlife said today in a news release.
Responding to her calls, the deer came closer, then lowered his head and charged the woman, identified as Joan Nutt, who was at her sister’s home when the attack occurred, officials said in a statement. She grabbed one of the deer’s antlers in an attempt to fend him off, but he knocked her down before she could escape.
A motorist driving by the home saw the deer stomping Nutt, stopped to assist and was able to scare the animal away before contacting the Teller County Sheriff’s Office.
Emergency medical personnel took Nutt to Pikes Peak Regional Medical Center in Woodland Park. The deer’s antlers and hooves left cuts on her elbow and lower arm, in addition to minor wounds on her hands, upper leg, stomach and hip. She was released from the hospital after surgeons placed a pin in one of her arms, said Michael Seraphin, a spokesman for the Wildlife Division.
The deer was tranquilized and later euthanized because officials deemed it a “threat to human safety.” His carcass was sent to a Fort Collins lab for additional testing, but results haven’t been released. Seraphin stressed that wildlife officials don’t lightly decide to euthanize an animal.
Medics treating Nutt at the scene said they had to continually chase the buck away because he kept returning to the area. That could be an indication that someone had tried to domesticate and treat him as a pet, said wildlife officer Aaron Flohrs, who was at the scene.
The family said that the deer frequently visited the property, but there was no clear evidence that Nutt was feeding him. Nutt reiterated today that the family hadn’t been feeding him either, Seraphin said. The home is located in a rural subdivision, away from designated camping areas.
New Mexico Deadline is Wednesday Apr 7
The full fee is required up front and there is a non-refundable $27 non-resident application fee. Cost for a standard deer hunt is $270, and for a quality hunt – $355.
Click NEW MEXICO APPLICATION to apply.
Apply now for a Colorado Deer Tag
The application deadline is April 6. If you want you can apply for a preference point as your first choice and then apply for a hunt as your second choice. If you draw the hunt then you get no refund and lose your accumulated points for the hunt. If not then you pay $25 plus the application fee and keep your preference point. Or, if you like you can apply for up to five hunt choices, and if you don’t draw then you may keep (and pay) for a license and get a preference point that way. Cost for a non-resident is $329 plus or minus.
Colorado Deer Applications due April 6
Keep applying and building up your bonus points. Maybe you will draw.
Good Luck
Time to Apply for a Nevada Tag
The Nevada application period runs from March 19 to April 19. You may use a paper application or apply online. In order to get a bonus point you must buy the license and not have it refunded if you don’t get a tag. There is a slim chance you will get drawn without any bonus points. You can list five choices.
The license costs $142. Deer tags cost $240. Application fees are $16.50 if you apply online.
Click MULE DEER BY STATE or go to the states tab for more information
Good Luck
Apply for a Wyoming Deer Tag
I believe Wyoming is still the best value for price deer hunt overall.
Applications are accepted between January 1 and March 15, 2010.
Click MULE DEER BY STATE or on the States page for more information and for applying online.
Non-residents pay: $326 for Region General or limited quota tags; $566 for Special deer tags; and $124 for Youth Deer tags. A non-refundable processing fee of $14 is included.
Disgruntled Hunter
Editor:
I’m probably going to blow my chances at getting any Wyoming Game & Fish draw licenses, but here goes.
After my graduation from the University of Wyoming in 1977, I had six months before I could get into my Army Cavalry Class at Fort Knox, Ky., in January 1978. After a Labor Day antelope hunt with some friends northwest of Rawlins, I drove to Afton, where outfitter L.D. Frome hired me on to guide for mule deer in the famous Grey’s River.
That was one of the last years for big bucks in that region. Sure, there are still some trophies but the weather, oil exploration, predators, chronic wasting disease and related factors have seriously impacted mule deer there and all over the West.
Hunting a big mule deer is challenging. Their intelligence is keen and they travel alone or in pairs. They are the sharpest game animal to hunt.
Wyoming’s G&F makes more money selling deer licenses than any animal. We only wish they would devote more time and money to solving the mule deer dilemma.
They waste thousands if not millions of dollars supporting non-game species. The black-footed ferret and the Wyoming Toad are just two examples. Wyoming Wildlife is not what it used to be.
I loved getting that publication decades ago to read about hunting adventures. While reading about other living creatures and our environment may appeal to yuppies, us hunters have stopped reading.
I will let my subscription expire and pick up the Wyoming G&F newspaper as it fills that need.
BILL PADILLA, Cheyenne
Utah changes affecting Deer Hunters
Utah has extended the application period to March 8 due to computer problems.
For 2010 Utah is not requiring archery hunters to choose a region.
A hunting license is required before you may apply to hunt deer via the draw. Ditto bonus and preference points. The price for a non-resident license is $65. The price for a general tag is $263. The price for limited entry is $463 and for premium limited entry – $563.
If you hunt deer you will probably be required to report online within 30 days. If you fail to do so, you will be assessed a $50 late fee the next time you apply.
Rifle deer hunts for 2010 are limited to five days, and in some cases three days.
Utah is making available permits called management buck permits to get rid of 3-points and under. Beware, you lose your bonus points on these hunts.
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