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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Feb 19, 2013 - 03:03pm PT
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Signed the petition.
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kennyt
climber
Woodfords,California
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Feb 19, 2013 - 03:07pm PT
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The wingnuts in my neighborhood want to kill them all,they say they kill their house cats. can you believe that sh#t?
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saa
climber
not much of a
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Feb 19, 2013 - 03:23pm PT
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The bobcat at Hidden Valley campground came ten feet from my two months
pup in october 2011. I became aware of the cat hiding behind a boulder.
He retreated. I thought of throwing a rock or charging as a warning, but then no.
It s his place too.
I was surprised he was in camp in full daylight, but then again saw one
charging through Camp 4 once, in mid morning.
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zBrown
Ice climber
chingadero de chula vista
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Feb 19, 2013 - 03:28pm PT
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shouldn't this be on the Bob thread?
hahahahaha!
I agree. The bobcats should not be hunted or bothered at all. Coyotes kill way more house cats.
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Jingy
climber
Somewhere out there
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Feb 19, 2013 - 03:29pm PT
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Signed the petition.
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kennyt
climber
Woodfords,California
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Feb 19, 2013 - 03:33pm PT
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The Bobcats seem mostly interested in rodents
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Feb 19, 2013 - 03:34pm PT
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They shouldn't be hunted unless they start fires on live television.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Feb 19, 2013 - 03:57pm PT
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Signed. Thanks for the link.
The bobcats around here live on squirrels and such. The coyotes will take house cats and smaller dogs. Bigger dogs have been seen being taken by Mtn lions. I found the bones of a deer in the brush out back here, but who knows how it met it's fate.
It's raining here right now. The coyotes have figured out that they can chase the deer out of the woods onto the slippery wet paved street, where they lose their footing and go down. One of these days they'll figure out how to chase them into oncoming traffic.
Yesterday was trash day and my stupid neighbors are too thick to get bear-proof trash cans, so there was trash all over the place.
When we bought this place (about 6 years back) I had no idea how much wildlife would be around here. Shortly after we moved in - the furniture was not set up yet - I left all six porch doors into the living room open at night and went to the back of the house. When I came back out there was a bobcat right there in the room. I froze and watched. It looked at me, turned around and raised it's tail to show me it's butt, and walked out casually. I've seen that cat (or perhaps different ones) about twice a year since then.
My favorites are the silver/blue foxes. I always see them in pairs, and they are perfectly groomed. It's like there is a fox beauty salon around here somewhere.
I learned pretty quickly not to leave doors open here. A skunk or bear inside the house would be bad.
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Feb 19, 2013 - 04:14pm PT
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Anything that eats both rodents and house ate is a friend of mine. ;-)
We get bobcats here in Sunland too.
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Bruce Morris
Social climber
Belmont, California
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Feb 19, 2013 - 04:56pm PT
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I've seen them quite often in Redwood City at Edgewood County Park and Nature Preserve. Saw a really big one sunning himself at Partridge Farm in Castle Rock State Park too. Fat and healthy. Saw a nice one on Page Mill Road in Palo Alto likewise.
All power to the Bobs. They really do keep the rodent population down.
Will sign for sure.
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can't say
Social climber
Pasadena CA
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Feb 19, 2013 - 05:41pm PT
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There was a family of 6 that used to hang out at Mike and Mari's. When the whole clan disappeared it was found that a marine from 29 Palms was trapping them and sending the fur to Russia.
it's just wrong IMO
Signed
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kennyt
climber
Woodfords,California
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Feb 19, 2013 - 06:06pm PT
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I'm thinking Mike and Mari didn't have a mouse problem. cool picture
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Feb 19, 2013 - 06:12pm PT
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Fur trapping is super lame.
The animal suffers, and the historic significance of furs for warm clothing is no longer applicable in the age of synthetics.
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10b4me
Boulder climber
Somewhere on 395
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Feb 19, 2013 - 06:15pm PT
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Scott, I don't always agree with you, but this is a good cause.
signed the petition.
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looking sketchy there...
Social climber
Latitute 33
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Feb 19, 2013 - 06:16pm PT
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From the LA Times Article: "We love those animals more than the people who are complaining about us trapping them do," Lawing said. "Nathan and I harvest adult male cats and turn loose adult females and kittens."
Reminds me of the infamous: "We had to destroy the Village in order to save it."
In this case, the trappers love the $$$. Which should not be confused with actually caring about the living animals.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Feb 19, 2013 - 06:18pm PT
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Making an animal suffer through being caught in a trap is lame.
I understand the population control argument, and firmly disagree with trapping.
Maybe we should start trapping stupid people to save our fragile environment...just put traps around fast food joints...
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WBraun
climber
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Feb 19, 2013 - 06:21pm PT
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Brandon-
Us human beings are too stupid to really understand how stupid we really are .....
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Feb 19, 2013 - 06:22pm PT
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Duhhh, you lost me there Werner. :)
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