MAX-24-Dean
Veteran Member
The personification of wildlife has left us with some pretty ignorant humans.I blame Disney... People seem to think that every animal want to be their friend and be petted. Very few have any clue how to read body language and posture. Even the nicest pet or livestock has it's moments.
Had an encouter with a cougar a while back and made a post about it. Scarred the life out of me.
Later we found out the new neighbors from the big city (Portland Or) were feeding the cougar kittens on thier porch. The result when they became adults, they had no fear of humans or being near buildings.
One was dispatched on my property by the game department. Another one was shot on a neighbors porch and the third cat was shot at the entry of another neighbors garage.
I don't think any of them would have been dispatched, if they would have been left to find there own food and had kept thier fear of humans.
Ignorance has consequences, please don't feed wild animals or leave food out that they have open access to.