Things that don't happen every day

[alfreda89]

I went to a local semi-regular gathering Friday night, with a few others, and friends who live maybe four long blocks south and two long blocks west asked me if I'd heard about the cougar.

"What cougar?" or something of that ilk was my response.

"The cougar spotted stalking a deer around...what's the street that north of XXX?"

"YYY."

That street! We're talking two blocks south of my house. Apparently TX Parks and Wildlife have found tracks and a seriously gnawed deer carcass.

This is not the first time I've heard about a cougar. There has been one northeast of here in the suburbs. And cougars do appear in the hill country.

I don't want anyone to get hurt. But the poor cougar will be lucky if they can tranquilize him and relocate him quickly.

Apparently it's rather big. I do not have a confirmed size, but let's say bigger than I want in my back yard.

Welcome to Texas, where the Old West is only a block away....

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[moon-happy.livejournal.com]

They do nothing. Of their own accord, critters wander back down the arroyo to the mountains from whence they came...maybe snacking on puppies or kitties along the way. I don't know why but around here folks are pretty calm about predators, even though we have the normal compliment of children and runners.

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

Perhaps your fellow homeowners have more of the pioneer blood than many -- there is a price to pay for everything, and we teach our children how to deal with wildlife, etc.

Or maybe they are convinced "It won't happen to my child/pet."

Or maybe it's because the cats have always gone back to the high country, and not taken up permanent residence. Not sure how ours got here, so not sure it could return the same route!