PSA: Please don't pet the cougar cubs

[mattkime]

you guys beat me to it....if i've seen young wildlife around, nothing makes me more scared than a mom and baby.

[kap]

He petted the cougar cubs. We would never even thought of getting close to 'bambies' when they are wandering about our neighborhood with their deer mommy and buck daddy!

[Paul F.]

I scramble the other way when cute little baby DEER approaach me in MY front yard..
The mom deer has more than likely grown up eating apples in my front yard, and KNOWS that I'm harmless...
And she'll still damn well try to stomp me into a creamy pink substance if I try to mess with her fawns.

The first responders to the "oh, what cute cougar cubs" moron should have had the authority to perform a drum-head trial, and administer on the spot euthanasia to the stupid jackass... or at the very least just refuse to treat him medically and hope he dies from his wounds.

Oh, and chances are that due to California's protection of the mountain lion, the lion will not be molested. (it's an ill-advised law, generally, but THIS mountain lion deserves a medal... ).

[Jimmypoo]

[quote Paul F.]And she'll still damn well try to stomp me into a creamy pink substance if I try to mess with her fawns.
You mean.... melted Peeps? I had no idea that;s where they came from!

[N-OS X-tasy!]

There's question now as to whether it was in fact a mountain lion. I saw this joker on the local evening news last night -- he's an even bigger idiot than you would imagine. He came across as a complete stoner -- I wouldn't be surprised to find out he'd been high or drunk when he did what he did. In any case, the minuscule size of the bandaged wound on his arm really doesn't support the contention that he was attacked by a mountain lion; his story has been called into question by some here.

[kap]

What is the status on the mountain lion and her cubs? I hate to find out if they have been killed because of some idiotic act by a idiot and the fact that his story isn't yet authenticated.