[pct-l] cougar sightings north of santiam pass

[Bob Bankhead]

He's either curious or more likely, trying to run all the hikers out of his territory before the deer flee to avoid their collective stench. Even deer have their standards.

:D
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Rachel Dysart 
  To: PCT LIST 
  Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 8:59 AM
  Subject: Re: [pct-l] cougar sightings north of santiam pass


  I've been following a few journals and I've read of encounters with a "huge 
  mountain lion"

  From Freebird's journal:

  "Half Brew mentioned that they had run into a huge mountain lion in northern 
  Oregon. It just sat there on the PCT and didn't budge when they both waved 
  sticks over their heads & yelled. SO Rosie & Half Brew decided to backtrack and 
  bushwhack around the big cat. After about 10 minutes of bushwhacking, to his 
  horror Half Brew heard Rosie (who was tailing him) yell out "BAD KITTY!!! BAD 
  KITTY!!!" and turned to see that the cougar had persued them into the woods. 
  They both retreated once again - back to the PCT and then hiked back to back 
  (Rosie in the back) for FIVE MILES into the night to get away from the cat. WOW. 
  Easily the best wildlife encounter on the trail this year as far as I know."

  I read another account of the cougar stalking someone a few miles to a 
  trailhead.

  - RD