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Index of Subjects --0-40323340-1297213467=:51026 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Angela, Though only 16 years old, my grandson has his Hunter's Safety course, and h= as=A0legally duck hunted with his father & grandfather (my husband) this la= st year and has accompanied them for a number of previous years. He respect= s nature & our provincial laws governing wildlife harvesting=A0and is not a= n alarmist. I am awaiting his downloaded pictures of the paw prints that he took=A0with= his cell-phone. =A0 Gayle --- On Tue, 2/8/11, Angela Joudrey* <aljoudrey@eastlink.ca> wrote: From: Angela Joudrey* <aljoudrey@eastlink.ca> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Eastern Cougar To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Received: Tuesday, February 8, 2011, 7:02 PM Very interesting indeed. good thinking to bring DNR in as soon as possible.= Would your people be interested in keeping an eye out for any scat? I'd ha= te to see them shot regardless of whether of or not they are protected. Tha= t's just my opinion. It doesn't sound like they were being stalked or anyth= ing. Have there been any other reports or issues?=20 Gayle, thanks for sharing. Angela in Windsor On 02/08/11, Gayle MacLean <duartess2003@yahoo.ca> wrote:=20 Hello All, Am certainly aware of all the anecdotal evidence of the possible presence o= f the Eastern Cougar in Nova Scotia but understand, also, the reluctance of= an 'official' stance by our Dept. of Natural Resources of this possibility= (or so I am aware). Two evenings ago, my 16 year old grandson was returning home in East Chezze= tcook from a skiing trip when he was confronted, in the back yard that face= s off into the woods,=A0by 2 large brown cats, one a little smaller with so= me spots but both had long tails. They did not hiss but growled before disa= ppearing into the woods. I happened to call=A0 my daughter-in-law that night when she told me this. = They were all quite un-nerved about the whole thing. I asked Brett were the= re any paw-prints and he said probably & that he should go get a ruler, pla= ce it beside one & take a picture. After speaking to my son who's out in Calgary working, he said they should = also call DNR which they did. An official went right out there yesterday and=A0was able to examine the pr= ints which were still quite visible, though abit melted. He also had a tele= phone conversation with Brett who wasn't home at the time to get alot more = info. My daughter-in-law wanted to know if maybe Brett might have mistook t= hese animals and that perhaps they might have been a pair of labradoodles t= hat are always wandering around. The official said they were not dog /coyot= e tracks but were cat tracks but not Bob-cat tracks. Anyway, that's all he = would say to Nancy. He did say, though, because, they were wondering if they should shoot it if= it came back, that they may not shoot it as it is a protected species but = to try and get a picture.=20 I thought that this was very interesting. Gayle MacLean Dartmouth --=20 When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest= of the world.=20 John Muir =0A=0A --0-40323340-1297213467=:51026 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0" ><tr><td valign=3D"= top" style=3D"font: inherit;"><DIV>Hi Angela,</DIV> <DIV>Though only 16 years old, my grandson has his Hunter's Safety course, = and has legally duck hunted with his father & grandfather (my husb= and) this last year and has accompanied them for a number of previous years= . He respects nature & our provincial laws governing wildlife harvestin= g and is not an alarmist.</DIV> <DIV>I am awaiting his downloaded pictures of the paw prints that he took&n= bsp;with his cell-<SPAN>phone</SPAN>.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Gayle<BR><BR>--- On <B>Tue, 2/8/11, Angela Joudrey* <I><aljoudrey@e= astlink.ca></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(= 16,16,255) 2px solid"><BR>From: Angela Joudrey* <aljoudrey@eastlink.ca&g= t;<BR>Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Eastern Cougar<BR>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca= <BR>Received: Tuesday, February 8, 2011, 7:02 PM<BR><BR> <DIV id=3Dyiv657659287> <DIV style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Very interes= ting indeed. good thinking to bring DNR in as soon as possible. Would your = people be interested in keeping an eye out for any scat? I'd hate to see th= em shot regardless of whether of or not they are protected. That's just my = opinion. It doesn't sound like they were being stalked or anything. Have th= ere been any other reports or issues? <BR><BR>Gayle, thanks for sharing.<BR= ><BR>Angela in Windsor<BR><BR><BR><SPAN>On 02/08/11, <B class=3Dyiv65765928= 7name>Gayle MacLean </B><duartess2003@yahoo.ca> wrote:</SPAN>=20 <BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dyiv657659287iwcQuote style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 13px; MARGI= N-LEFT: 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(0,0,255) 1px solid" type=3D"cite"> <DIV class=3D"yiv657659287mimepart yiv657659287text yiv657659287html"> <TABLE cellSpacing=3D0 cellPadding=3D0 border=3D0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=3Dtop> <DIV>Hello All,</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Am certainly aware of all the anecdotal evidence of the possible prese= nce of the Eastern Cougar in Nova Scotia but understand, also, the reluctan= ce of an 'official' stance by our Dept. of Natural Resources of this possib= ility (or so I am aware).</DIV> <DIV>Two evenings ago, my 16 year old grandson was returning home in East C= hezzetcook from a skiing trip when he was confronted, in the back yard that= faces off into the woods, by 2 large brown cats, one a little smaller= with some spots but both had long tails. They did not hiss but growled bef= ore disappearing into the woods.</DIV> <DIV>I happened to call my daughter-in-law that night when she told m= e this. They were all quite un-nerved about the whole thing. I asked Brett = were there any paw-prints and he said probably & that he should go get = a ruler, place it beside one & take a picture.</DIV> <DIV>After speaking to my son who's out in Calgary working, he said they sh= ould also call DNR which they did.</DIV> <DIV>An official went right out there yesterday and was able to examin= e the prints which were still quite visible, though abit melted. He also ha= d a telephone conversation with Brett who wasn't home at the time to get al= ot more info. My daughter-in-law wanted to know if maybe Brett might have m= istook these animals and that perhaps they might have been a pair of labrad= oodles that are always wandering around. The officia