We were outside Nevada, Missouri. It was late night and the river was flooding. There was a greyhound sized cat, black with large orange C shaped markings on its fur. No camping for us that night.
Too bold to say no mountain lions Few states have had no sightings, and they’re very secretive and can operate undetected in urban areas. In one area I used to backpack, I never went but that I found lion tracks where they had followed up and left their tracks over our boot tracks. But never saw one. I’ve had one here, within city limits and near a major metro area and know of other sightings. This one stopped over for a week across the road and ate a few goats before moving on.
Now bears are harder, with fewer confirmed sightings, but they used to be everywhere in the U.S. And they have had a way of slowly moving back into their old range. The range maps most often found on the Internet are woefully out of date.
My husband and I have friends, two sisters. They are late middle age, not exactly the athletic type but very adventuresome. They love vacationing together in out-of-the-way spots. They were regaling us with the story of their trip to Wisconsin’s north woods, how they pulled over to a rest area and saw very large tracks leading off into the woods. They concluded they were bear tracks and promptly proceeded to follow them into the woods. Pretty FAR into the woods before they got cold and headed back to the car. And of course all of us asked, “And what exactly were you going to do with the bear if you had found it?” The idea struck them as a new thought. Sigh.
Algolei I almost 5 years ago
I went to high school with bigfoot.
PoodleGroomer almost 5 years ago
We were outside Nevada, Missouri. It was late night and the river was flooding. There was a greyhound sized cat, black with large orange C shaped markings on its fur. No camping for us that night.
karmakat01 almost 5 years ago
encouraging OR breaking the kid’s dreams here?
LadyPeterW almost 5 years ago
Nah, their Dad’s always been supportive of his two boy’s weirdness, because their apple didn’t fall far from his tree!
MeGoNow Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Too bold to say no mountain lions Few states have had no sightings, and they’re very secretive and can operate undetected in urban areas. In one area I used to backpack, I never went but that I found lion tracks where they had followed up and left their tracks over our boot tracks. But never saw one. I’ve had one here, within city limits and near a major metro area and know of other sightings. This one stopped over for a week across the road and ate a few goats before moving on.
Now bears are harder, with fewer confirmed sightings, but they used to be everywhere in the U.S. And they have had a way of slowly moving back into their old range. The range maps most often found on the Internet are woefully out of date.
If you meet that bear, take him out to lunch.
https://youtu.be/_T4SaNuxZO8
Alberta Oil Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Once it gets dark.. the imagination can fabricate any number of boy eating beasts
Seed_drill almost 5 years ago
We have bears in our back yard, no camping necessary.
cuzinron47 almost 5 years ago
Bring your constantly out of focus camera, I’m sure Bigfoot will show up.
dogday Premium Member almost 5 years ago
My husband and I have friends, two sisters. They are late middle age, not exactly the athletic type but very adventuresome. They love vacationing together in out-of-the-way spots. They were regaling us with the story of their trip to Wisconsin’s north woods, how they pulled over to a rest area and saw very large tracks leading off into the woods. They concluded they were bear tracks and promptly proceeded to follow them into the woods. Pretty FAR into the woods before they got cold and headed back to the car. And of course all of us asked, “And what exactly were you going to do with the bear if you had found it?” The idea struck them as a new thought. Sigh.