Good Morning 7/1 Shocking!
By snowy
@snowy22315 (179852)
United States
July 1, 2022 7:57am CST
So, I noticed last night on Nextdoor that someone had posted a short video of something they had seen on their porch. I was expecting to see a bear. Although I have not seen one here, they are around. Well, actually what it was was a mountain lion!!! I have heard tell of them being in these parts but the one sighting someone had that I know of was probably about 10 miles from here. I also know of someone's daughter who found a track and had it checked out by wildlife officials who said that is what it was, but this is actual evidence! It makes me wonder if the animal I heard last summer through the window, that I was pretty sure was a bobcat was instead a mountain lion?? There are lots of deer to eat here, they might stick around. Any big cats by you?
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@rsa101 (38126)
• Philippines
1 Jul 22
@snowy22315 Although I hope it doesn't view you as its prey, I do think it will be interesting to see one. I find it very frightening that they are encroaching on your place; they ought to remain in the wilderness, where the majority of their food is found. However, if they get inside your neighborhood, they might begin to find their prey there.
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@snowy22315 (179852)
• United States
1 Jul 22
@rsa101 Like I said their main food is deer, and there is no shortage of them here.
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@snowy22315 (179852)
• United States
1 Jul 22
It is more interesting than scary to me. However, I don't want to run into one.
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@Beestring (14481)
• Hong Kong
1 Jul 22
We've found wild boars near residence. They were captured by government operation staff.
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@snowy22315 (179852)
• United States
1 Jul 22
They have them about 45 minutes from here in a river area. I think they do have a short hunting season for them in this state.
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@snowy22315 (179852)
• United States
1 Jul 22
@Beestring Rarely if they have a reliable food source, I don't think they are likely to do that at all.
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@Beestring (14481)
• Hong Kong
1 Jul 22
@snowy22315 They do attack humans. Do they?
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@snowy22315 (179852)
• United States
1 Jul 22
They usually keep themselves scarce.
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@DaddyEvil (137249)
• United States
1 Jul 22
No big cats around my area, but bears have been sighted outside of our city.
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@snowy22315 (179852)
• United States
1 Jul 22
Someone who lives not close to us but in this county filmed a cluster of bears like maybe 5 or 6. I didn't know they ever hung around in packs other than a mother with her young. Now, that was surprising as well.
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@DaddyEvil (137249)
• United States
1 Jul 22
@snowy22315 Usually, they don't want company, except in mating season or, if there's an area that's rich in food, they'll tolerate others in close proximity.
There are a couple of bears on my sister's farm at the edge of the Missouri/Arkansas border.
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@snowy22315 (179852)
• United States
1 Jul 22
@DaddyEvil Yeah, I don't know what the deal with that was. Maybe there was good eating there..not sure.
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@ketinaharriet (397)
• Nairobi, Kenya
1 Jul 22
The only thing wild I get to see is hyena
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@ketinaharriet (397)
• Nairobi, Kenya
1 Jul 22
@snowy22315 true, I only get to see them when I wake up so early in the morning like 3a.m
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@DevMrSamEleazar (14058)
• Philippines
1 Jul 22
oh God A Lion!!!!!! that is scary if it managed to get in..
Nope there is no big cats in us. there are just robbers..
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@snowy22315 (179852)
• United States
1 Jul 22
Hmm, robbers or big cats? I think I would be more afraid of robbers.
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@DevMrSamEleazar (14058)
• Philippines
1 Jul 22
@snowy22315 yep. no big cats here. but there are robbers.. And some illegal users.. (You know that)
we are afraid of robbers that we have 2 locks on our gate.
Our gate have roof btw so they cannot climb
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@GardenGerty (160518)
• United States
1 Jul 22
None that I know of for sure, but I would not be surprised if the area that is overgrown in cedar trees had at least a bob cat.
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@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
1 Jul 22
I don`t like to see wild animals. Good thing we don`t have something like that here 
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@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
1 Jul 22
@snowy22315 That is really scary for me 
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@snowy22315 (179852)
• United States
2 Jul 22
@m_audrey6788 I would scared if I saw one in my yard or behind my house.
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@snowy22315 (179852)
• United States
1 Jul 22
I like wild animals but having one on my porch would be a bit too close for comfort..or in the yard, another thing I wouldn't want.
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@Juliaacv (50892)
• Canada
2 Jul 22
It’s good to see a warning like that online then through your own eyes.
We took a back road yesterday for a short jog over to another road. There was a big bush on 1 side and I couldn’t help but to notice some rather large droppings. So I asked my hubby and he told me likely it was from moose. I never said another word for miles as I have never seen a moose so was watching for one. I didn’t see one.
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@snowy22315 (179852)
• United States
2 Jul 22
Wow, that would be cool to see a moose...as long as he is not standing in front of your car that is. I saw two when I was visiting in Alaska. One was at kind of private zoo type place and I got to see it very close up. It was immense!!! Really really big. Also when when we were walking in a big park they have in Anchorage, one stopped in front of us on the trail. All the hikers, bikers stopped because they don't like it when you cross in front of them apparently. We all stood still for about 3 or 5 minutes, somebody's dog barked and scared it back off the trail. I was also disappointed in NH cuz there were moose signs everywhere, but no moose.
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@Juliaacv (50892)
• Canada
2 Jul 22
@snowy22315 I am told that they are huge. Their droppings sure were.
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@snowy22315 (179852)
• United States
1 Jul 22
Soon you will have a whole herd there...lol.
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@snowy22315 (179852)
• United States
2 Jul 22
@LadyDuck Oh the word is spreading in the feline world...good eats at Anna's house! Friend has several feral cats that more or less live there, because he feeds them. One of them is quite friendly and likes to hang out with friend and goes in his house periodically.
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@LadyDuck (470942)
• Switzerland
2 Jul 22
@snowy22315 - There are 3 "regular guests" in addition to my cat now.
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@Marilynda1225 (82614)
• United States
1 Jul 22
A mountain lion was definitely not what I expected you to say. Knowing they are so close is kind of scary.
I haven't heard of any being around here but that doesn't mean they aren't. Occasionally a bear sighting will be on our local FB page so that's not so unusual.
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@snowy22315 (179852)
• United States
1 Jul 22
I heard they have a big range, so it might have sauntered out of the mountains to see what was down here.
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@Marilynda1225 (82614)
• United States
1 Jul 22
@snowy22315 it's very possible that it wandered down from the mountains.
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@snowy22315 (179852)
• United States
2 Jul 22
I know This place is wild in more ways than 1.
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@snowy22315 (179852)
• United States
2 Jul 22
@RubyHawk Wolves?? Are you sure they weren't coyotes?
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@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
2 Jul 22
Wow!
No big wild animals, where I live, just feral cats or cats people throw away. Sad, our apt no pets allowed.
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@snowy22315 (179852)
• United States
2 Jul 22
I thought Hawaii had goats and wild boars.
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@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
3 Jul 22
@snowy22315
Wild boar in mountain areas, far from residential area. Goats, mainly at farms. Kauai, wild deers, not Oahu though, where I live. We've wallabies in Kalihi mountains, but, never comes to residential areas.
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/10366453/animals-go-wild-the-wallabies-of-kalihi-valley
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@snowy22315 (179852)
• United States
1 Jul 22
A bear ran in front of our car one time when we were West of here in the mountains.
@snowy22315 (179852)
• United States
1 Jul 22
I don't expect to have any close encounters. However, this area isn't super wooded. I mean there are some of course, and the area in back of me has several acres of woodland, but you would think they would want to stick in the mountains or something.
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@dindaafnt (18)
• Indonesia
1 Jul 22
If I were you, I may never go outside the house hahaha
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@snowy22315 (179852)
• United States
1 Jul 22
I am not a very fearful sort. It is very rare for them to attack people.
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