Possible Cougar sighting in Winnetka...
I didn't think this story was news until I actually clicked through to the text of the article. Turns out they're talking about a large feline predator-not the other kind...
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Permalink Reply by Joe Studer 8.0 mi on
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Look at you, bustin' on Ayn Rand.
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Permalink Reply by David Barish on
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What kind of bike was she riding?
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Permalink Reply by Duppie on
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The North Shore may have cougar sightings, but the Western Suburbs have fox sightings on the bike path
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Permalink Reply by Dave Jacque on
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More likely a bobcat. Or somebody's golden retriever. Suburbanites panic easily.
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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on
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I'd do Ayn -but only if she paid me well. There is no free lunch for a Randian.
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Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on
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Given the speed at which this thread dropped off the front page on Wednesday, I certainly wasn't going to bump it, but there was a follow up in the Tribune yesterday. At least some Winnetka residents find it amusing as well:
"Laura Schoch, of Winnetka, said she is worried about the safety of the family's beloved pets — two Portuguese water dogs.
She acknowledged that news of the sighting has elicited more than a few laughs among her friends, given that the word is also used to describe an older woman looking for romance with a younger man.
"Of course, everyone is chuckling when you say there are cougars in Winnetka," Schoch said. "We've always known that!"
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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on
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It's good that at least a few folks there have a sense of humor about it.
Kevin C said:Given the speed at which this thread dropped off the front page on Wednesday, I certainly wasn't going to bump it, but there was a follow up in the Tribune yesterday. At least some Winnetka residents find it amusing as well:
"Laura Schoch, of Winnetka, said she is worried about the safety of the family's beloved pets — two Portuguese water dogs.
She acknowledged that news of the sighting has elicited more than a few laughs among her friends, given that the word is also used to describe an older woman looking for romance with a younger man.
"Of course, everyone is chuckling when you say there are cougars in Winnetka," Schoch said. "We've always known that!"
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I've seen a Coyote on the Channel Trail near Foster. Crazy thing ran across the park towards the channel right in front of me. It startled me a little bit to see one in the city. I've seen much wildlife out on that trail -including deer.
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The one I saw looked just like "Big Momma" in that article although she looked a lot bigger now and the tail was much more uniformly black and puffy in contrast to the rest of her golden fur. If not her than one of her daughters/cousins maybe.
She was hauling ass when she crossed me -faster than most any dog I've ever seen and totally silent -no clompity-clompity that most dogs make when running flat out. And she was running flat out -I don't think she realized how fast I was coming or head me at first. She probably thought she could cross well before I got there but I was riding pretty fast (nobody was on the path that early) with very little wind and she was running down-wind so I'm sure she never smelled me or heard my almost-silent bike until too late so she just burned across my path to get by and away before I got there at full on speed. When she crossed me I think she was only about 30 feet in front of my front tire and I was still going about 18-ish after slowing down a little after seeing her.
I used to do dog rescue when I lived in WI and saw my share of different dogs come through my kennel. I even had a Coydog (actually it was a Dogote) that I took care of for 2 years or so. That dog could jump onto the kitchen counter like a cat from just the standing position and if you weren't looking you wouldn't even hear her jump or land -totally silent. THAT behavior was tough to train out... She was faster than my fastest dog who wasn't a slouch either -turned faster and could accelerate faster too. Used to sleep on top of a doghouse just like Snoopy. My dog would copy this behavior until the day he died as he was quite fond of her.
We eventually placed her with a family that didn't follow ANY of the instructions we gave them and ended up letting her run free on their property so she got very aggressive, territorial, and wild -eventually attacking a visitor and doing extensive damage to the poor guy. Hundreds of stitches..
When I got her back after that I wasn't able to train the extreme aggressiveness out of her and she wouldn't respect or let anyone near her except for me and, to a lesser extent, my wife if i was present. Anyone else and she was all hackles and gnashing fangs. I eventually had to put her down as she was a danger to everyone although she got along fine with most of the dogs I had on site as long as they were submissive around her. Poor thing :( It literally broke my heart to have to do that. I had nursed her through heartworm as a pup, all for heartache later because some jerks wouldn't listen to SIMPLE instructions that we made very clear to them.
I hope I get to see more Coyotes on the trail someday -they are beautiful creatures. I'll pass on the cougars though, unless they are wearing spandex...
Cameron Puetz said:Chicago has a fairly large coyote population
http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2010/12/08/131876027/60-wild-coyo...
James BlackHeron said:I've seen a Coyote on the Channel Trail near Foster. Crazy thing ran across the park towards the channel right in front of me. It startled me a little bit to see one in the city. I've seen much wildlife out on that trail -including deer.
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