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2 Mountain Lions Sighted in Odessa
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09/08/16 10:57 PM
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http://www.newswest9.com/story/33053314/...nche-trail-parkTwo mountain lion sightings reported at Odessa's Comanche Trail Park ODESSA, TX (KWES) - Two mountain lion sightings at Odessa's Comanche Trail Park have Odessa police warning residents.
Odessa Animal Control added that they found tracks and paw prints that possibly belong to a mountain lion.
We're told that there are several acres of undeveloped land that could possibly harbor mountain lions as a food source.
As a result, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will be heading to Comanche Trail Park in an attempt to locate the mountain lion.
Police are reminding citizens to keep their pets secured and be mindful when they allow their children to roam and play.
If you come into contact with a mountain lion, you're encouraged to call Odessa Animal Control at (432) 333-3641.
Here are some safety tips from authorities regarding mountain lions: •Don't approach a mountain lion. Most mountain lions will try to avoid confrontation. •Do not run from a mountain lion. Running may stimulate a mountain lion's instinct to chase. •Do not crouch down or bend over. •Do all you can to appear larger. •Fight back if attacked.
Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: 2 Mountain Lions Sighted in Odessa
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09/08/16 10:59 PM
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RedRanger
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Yea, So what is the big deal?
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Re: 2 Mountain Lions Sighted in Odessa
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09/08/16 11:00 PM
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General Guts
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Migration or turned loose ?
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Re: 2 Mountain Lions Sighted in Odessa
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09/08/16 11:04 PM
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Yea, So what is the big deal?
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Re: 2 Mountain Lions Sighted in Odessa
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09/08/16 11:06 PM
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bill oxner
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Yea, So what is the big deal?
Bigger than anything you started since the first of June.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: 2 Mountain Lions Sighted in Odessa
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09/08/16 11:10 PM
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Re: 2 Mountain Lions Sighted in Odessa
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09/08/16 11:52 PM
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dkershen
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No surprise. That's prime lion country.
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Re: 2 Mountain Lions Sighted in Odessa
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09/09/16 12:00 AM
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Oh man, ya'll better watch your feeders! There's a real predator out there!
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Re: 2 Mountain Lions Sighted in Odessa
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09/09/16 12:28 AM
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blackcoal
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Why do you fellas think they settled on Permian Panthers !!!
The Greatest Enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.--Stephen Hawking
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Re: 2 Mountain Lions Sighted in Odessa
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09/09/16 12:55 AM
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scalebuster
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I don't buy it. I'm betting on a big short tail cat.
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Re: 2 Mountain Lions Sighted in Odessa
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09/09/16 01:08 AM
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Yea, So what is the big deal?
Bigger than anything you started since the first of June. Oxner is a savage tonight.
I just turned it on . I was looking bird dogs in the butt this morning.
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Re: 2 Mountain Lions Sighted in Odessa
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09/09/16 03:09 AM
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Homer Jay
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"...mountain lions as a food source..."
I'm not quite sure what that means.
"Like a slice of fried gold!"
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Re: 2 Mountain Lions Sighted in Odessa
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09/09/16 10:23 AM
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Yea, So what is the big deal?
Bigger than anything you started since the first of June. There are THF members from that area that may be interested. You don't have to worry about it...I don't think there has ever been any OT only poster killed by a mountain lion.
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Re: 2 Mountain Lions Sighted in Odessa
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09/09/16 10:43 AM
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Yea, So what is the big deal?
Bigger than anything you started since the first of June. Oxner is a savage tonight. ...............
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: 2 Mountain Lions Sighted in Odessa
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09/09/16 03:58 PM
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target1911
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Yea, So what is the big deal?
Bigger than anything you started since the first of June. There are THF members from that area that may be interested. You don't have to worry about it...I don't think there has ever been any OT only poster killed by a mountain lion.
"A good life is never too short" My Dad
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Re: 2 Mountain Lions Sighted in Odessa
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09/09/16 04:28 PM
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Homer Jay
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I saw a bear on my lease in Throckmorton once. True story.
"Like a slice of fried gold!"
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Re: 2 Mountain Lions Sighted in Odessa
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09/09/16 05:32 PM
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gusick
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I saw a mountain lion just outside Odessa once. There is probably a bunch of them.
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Re: 2 Mountain Lions Sighted in Odessa
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09/09/16 05:41 PM
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HuntnFly67
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It's a typo. Ever since prices took a dump, I heard cougars were out looking for their next meal ticket not mountain lions.
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Re: 2 Mountain Lions Sighted in Odessa
[Re: Homer Jay]
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09/10/16 01:07 AM
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I believe you. There is a thread in the Hunting Section now. About Black-Bears. I have seen tracks only.. Have had family members and Racnh-Hands. Seen- VERY-FEW. Over the last 20 years. North of Vealmore Tx. Borden County, Scurry County. Fact is. Some feller about called me a Liar. In the Thread on Bears. Saying no bears ever seen this far north. Go look yourself. Post your sighting.
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Re: 2 Mountain Lions Sighted in Odessa
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09/10/16 03:42 AM
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In the early 2000s, I had a lease in Mason County that had at least one mountain lion on it. It left trees with unbroken deep claw marks from the ground to over eight feet high. The area was between Mason and Junction.
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Re: 2 Mountain Lions Sighted in Odessa
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09/10/16 05:26 AM
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SouthWestIron
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Yea, So what is the big deal?
Bigger than anything you started since the first of June. There are THF members from that area that may be interested. You don't have to worry about it...I don't think there has ever been any OT only poster killed by a mountain lion. Thanks for the post Dogcatcher, always well informed by your posts. Some folks are just complainers and NAYSAYERS!
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