Kimber tangled with Cougar!! Underdogged.

[CntryBoy777]

@dejavoodoo114 haven't heard anything from ya in quite awhile....sure hope things have improved for ya and hope Kimber has come along in healing and recovery. I just wanted to let ya know that your not forgotten and many of us stand with ya....not against ya......

 

[Latestarter]

Indeed... been almost 2 months... wow how time flies by... Hope you and yours are doing well!

 

[mystang89]

Thanks for telling this story. I hope kimber is doing better now!

 

[Latestarter]

Beginning of March and still nothing from @dejavoodoo114 Hope things are going OK for you out East there...

 

[Bruce]

Yeah sure would like to know.

 

[Ridgetop]

Just found this thread after posting mine about having to get a 3rd LGD due to excess coyotes on our 5 acres!

Sounds like Smith who she thought was not a good guardian stepped to the plate when Kimber was out of action and 2 other LGDs also not able to work. He has been missing for so long that he probably tried to chase off the cougar and fell victim to it too. Since he was older he may not have been able to get away before getting killed.

Deja needs another grown working LGD now, have puppies later for fun, but buy a trained older dog NOW. I hope things have not gotten worse for her since she has not been on line in a while.

 

[Ridgetop]

BTW cougars are making a big comeback everywhere since they are protected in so many states. They are NOT afraid of humans anymore either.

 

[Donna R. Raybon]

Best wishes for Kimber's full tecovery. It is hard to dog up enough to fight off cougar/bear. Don't beat yourself up.

 

[Donna R. Raybon]

BTW cougars are making a big comeback everywhere since they are protected in so many states. They are NOT afraid of humans anymore either.

We have been warned cougar are heading south down the Appalachian Mountains and will be here in about ten years. Already have bears wandering through. Since no one hunts them they are not scared of people. I do enjoy wildlife, just not so much when me and mine are on the menu.

 

[Latestarter]

Ummmm... Despite what the "official" proclamations state, you almost assuredly already have cougars within 25-40 miles of you. There have been reports and sightings right on the outskirts of Knoxville. http://www.wvlt.tv/content/news/TWRA-confirms-Cougars-in-Tennessee--413910373.html As always, the govt agencies are loath to "admit" the truth until it's smacking them up side the head... like an attack or road kill. You basically need a picture of one standing in front of a permanent landmark of some sort for them to "verify" it as legit.

They "grudgingly" have verified sightings in middle and western TN in recent years (when they basically were given no choice). Of course they are doing their best to stand by their statements but as stealthy as cougars are, you can bet there are 3 times as many as are sighted. They have plenty of food living near people with their dogs and cats as well as the coyotes and deer who are no longer "huntable" because of human population density and the demonization of guns and hunting in general.