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05-14-2017, 02:05 PM
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Fish Creek Park - Cougar Warning
A cougar warning has been issued for Fish Creek Park. Keep safe out there my angling friends if decide to venture to the park to fish the river.
http://calgaryherald.com/storyline/a...ish-creek-park
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05-14-2017, 03:15 PM
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Still think you have much better odds of encountering a two legged cougar in Fish Creek Park!!! 
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05-22-2017, 03:34 AM
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Sketchy! I'm more afraid of running into a cougar than a bear. So long as you don't surprise it, or get in between momma and cubs, you stand a good chance with a bear. A cougar will hunt you like a deer, and jump you the same way. I have met way more people that have been mauled by cougars than bears.
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05-22-2017, 04:09 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 1bigdingo
Sketchy! I'm more afraid of running into a cougar than a bear. So long as you don't surprise it, or get in between momma and cubs, you stand a good chance with a bear. A cougar will hunt you like a deer, and jump you the same way. I have met way more people that have been mauled by cougars than bears.
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I am just the reverse. I know three people attacked by black bear and none by cougars. There are predatory black bear attacks.
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05-24-2017, 02:12 AM
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Join Date: May 2012
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Originally Posted by Bigstone
I am just the reverse. I know three people attacked by black bear and none by cougars. There are predatory black bear attacks.
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When I was a lad had a drinking buddy that would pop out his glass eye to freak out strangers. The real one had been clawed out by a cougar.
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05-24-2017, 07:53 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2014
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 1bigdingo
Sketchy! I'm more afraid of running into a cougar than a bear. So long as you don't surprise it, or get in between momma and cubs, you stand a good chance with a bear. A cougar will hunt you like a deer, and jump you the same way. I have met way more people that have been mauled by cougars than bears.
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I am way more afraid of cougars than bears. At least a bear will display signs of it's frustration, fear, aggression, etc, long before it attacks. I had a close encounter with a grizzly a couple years ago while fishing the Kananaskis River. It saw me long before I saw it, and it kept its distance and altered its route to go around me. I left as soon as I saw it so as not to give it any reason to change its mind about me...
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05-24-2017, 11:44 AM
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Best policy would be to respect them both. I do!
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05-24-2017, 01:10 PM
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Hmmmm, I wonder what kind of fly I could tie with cougar fur?
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05-24-2017, 01:51 PM
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Location: Edmonton, AB
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A Zoo Cougar!
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05-24-2017, 03:09 PM
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Join Date: May 2017
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Originally Posted by michaelmicallef
Hmmmm, I wonder what kind of fly I could tie with cougar fur?
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What do you want to catch???
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05-24-2017, 07:16 PM
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Do you really believe that cougars are only in the park when there is a warning?
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Alberta Fish and Wildlife Outdoor Recreation Policy -
"to identify very rare, scarce or special forms of fish and wildlife outdoor recreation opportunities and to ensure that access to these opportunities continues to be available to all Albertans."
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05-24-2017, 10:00 PM
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: south Edmonton
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Originally Posted by walking buffalo
Do you really believe that cougars are only in the park when there is a warning?
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Absolutely. They know everything.
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05-25-2017, 08:13 AM
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