Cougar suspected in livestock deaths killed
From our weekly issue dated September 01, 2010
Kandy Crow“s son Dakota was among hunters who tracked this young female cougar. (Photo provided)
A six-foot-long cougar was shot and killed by trappers near White Schoolhouse Road early Friday morning, Aug. 27.
Kandy Crow said that she stepped outside of her home around 6:30 that morning, and the cougar was immediately outside the front door.
“I screamed, jumped back in and freaked out,“ Crow remembered.
Crow phoned the police, and said she was advised to kill the creature. She contacted trappers from Selma who came over to take part in the hunt.
The cougar was very familiar with the area, Crow said, and had been lingering nearby and killing livestock.
“It was just hanging out around the house,“ she said. “Everybody in the neighborhood is kind of upset about it. It was hanging out close to houses. There were tracks all around right by my house and my neighbor“s house.“
Many deer populate the area, and are fed by humans, Crow said. Cougars then come after the deer, without regard to residential proximity.
“I think we all need to live with wildlife. But when they come in and move in with you, it becomes very dangerous,“ Crow said. “I“ve seen other cougars. This one wasn“t afraid of people.“
“We would have lost a lot of livestock or one of us would have gotten hurt“ had they not killed the cougar, she said. “I“m just glad we were able to get it that fast.“
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