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Uncle Bill may remember that on the road south from Hawthorne a couple miles out of town on the highway to Mono Lake and the east gate of Yosemite National Park is the turnoff for Lucky Boy pass, with dirt roads leading the back way to the ghost towns of Aurora and Bodie. A mile or so further down the highway, some people cut a trail and built some houses about half a mile up it right nestled against the mountains.
Anyway, those people had a visitor a few weeks ago. Went into the Gun and Tackle to pick up something Friday before last and tacked up on a post was an 8 1/2" by 11" color photocopy of an about 3-3 1/2 foot long ( without tail ) 3/4 grown yearling mountain lion stretched out over a couple of branches ten feet up one of the trees by their houses. Will try to get a copy of the pix posted or mailed to you to post, uncle.
My next door neighbor got disabled and had her sister move in to help care for her. Unfortunately Sis has dogs. FIVE little, unpleasant, untrained, obnoxious and always barking all day long. Would love to take them all up to the folks down the road as each would make one nice snack if the kitty's still around.
( Note that I don't dislike dogs or cats either. My wife's allergic to their dander ).
(Obligatory knife content) One more reason to wear a belt with my 3" J frame Chiefs Special 38 and my 19" villager when I go for a walk.
I do have a five foot long walking stick with a cold steel assegai spear on one end. I would not, however, want to take on a lion of any kind with spear alone. Would definitely put to rest questions of whether you were a man were you to try it. Whether you survived or not. On second thought, forget the 38. I'll pack one of my 41 magnums even if it weighs a ton.
PS: Kalifornia banned hunting mountain lions.
Nevadans can now take 2 a year - as I understand it, without tags. May be wrong. Will drop in and see if there's a limited season or it's year around.
[This message has been edited by Rusty (edited 07-19-2000).]
Anyway, those people had a visitor a few weeks ago. Went into the Gun and Tackle to pick up something Friday before last and tacked up on a post was an 8 1/2" by 11" color photocopy of an about 3-3 1/2 foot long ( without tail ) 3/4 grown yearling mountain lion stretched out over a couple of branches ten feet up one of the trees by their houses. Will try to get a copy of the pix posted or mailed to you to post, uncle.
My next door neighbor got disabled and had her sister move in to help care for her. Unfortunately Sis has dogs. FIVE little, unpleasant, untrained, obnoxious and always barking all day long. Would love to take them all up to the folks down the road as each would make one nice snack if the kitty's still around.
( Note that I don't dislike dogs or cats either. My wife's allergic to their dander ).
(Obligatory knife content) One more reason to wear a belt with my 3" J frame Chiefs Special 38 and my 19" villager when I go for a walk.
I do have a five foot long walking stick with a cold steel assegai spear on one end. I would not, however, want to take on a lion of any kind with spear alone. Would definitely put to rest questions of whether you were a man were you to try it. Whether you survived or not. On second thought, forget the 38. I'll pack one of my 41 magnums even if it weighs a ton.
PS: Kalifornia banned hunting mountain lions.
Nevadans can now take 2 a year - as I understand it, without tags. May be wrong. Will drop in and see if there's a limited season or it's year around.
[This message has been edited by Rusty (edited 07-19-2000).]
