Mountain lion sightings

[TLA]

Thanks for clearing that up. As Craig Ferguson keeps saying, "It's written on the internet, it must be true." Another of my sore points. Just because the news says it, the papers say it, the tv says it or the net says it doesn't make it true. People need to learn to think for themselves, as you did with this one, and go find the real truth for themselves and then post the proof. Good job!

The ones I really like are the poor stats the news gives. Scary that people believe everything they read or hear. Scary hell, downright terrifying.

[Twert]

I have a quick question, how do we know that Snopes is telling the truth??

[TLA]

I have a quick question, how do we know that Snopes is telling the truth??

Lol, good question. Truth is you don't know. What you do know for sure is the others weren't telling the truth. After that it's up to you to judge the veracity for yourself.

Anything can be faked now days. The only things you can semi trust are those you see yourself. I say semi trust because your mind can be fooled.

Aliases to standard aliasis would be another prime example of fakes. Proxies yet another.

[sdstroker]

I have a quick question, how do we know that Snopes is telling the truth??

Lol, good question. Truth is you don't know. What you do know for sure is the others weren't telling the truth. After that it's up to you to judge the veracity for yourself.

Anything can be faked now days. The only things you can semi trust are those you see yourself. I say semi trust because your mind can be fooled.

Aliases to standard aliasis would be another prime example of fakes. Proxies yet another.

How do we know you are the truth....   I think TLA pretty much sums it up.

[gooter]

you guys are starting to talk like Don Rumsfeld. 

we have things we know are true, we have truths we are not sure are true and we have truths we know are not true but have yet to find untrue.

makes for interesting babble.

[TLA]

gooter, that's just govt speak at it's finest. I'm sure you can easily translate it into everyday terms as easy as I can.

[Mike]

From South Dakota Game Fish and Parks

Mountain Lion attack listed as ‘Probable but Unconfirmed’

 PIERRE, S.D. – The Department of Game, Fish and Parks has completed a month-long investigation into a reported mountain lion attack on the shoreline of Sheridan Lake in the Black Hills and concluded that the attack probably occurred but did not find enough evidence to confirm it.

The mountain lion attack reportedly occurred around 2:30 p.m. MST on March 1 at Sheridan Lake. Upon learning of the attack, GFP dispatched staff and tracking dogs to the lake to search for evidence. The tracking dogs were unable to pick up a mountain lion scent after approximately four hours of searching. Other sources of evidence failed to provide confirmation of an attack. In absence of enough substantiating evidence, the report of the attack will be listed as “probable but unconfirmed.”

“It was very important to our agency that we go over every avenue for evidence that would firmly substantiate this as a confirmed mountain lion attack,” GFP Regional Supervisor Mike Kintigh said. “I know there has been a great deal of public interest, and this is important information for the work that we do.”

Kintigh said that he found no evidence to dispute the claim by Ryan Hughes, Rapid City, that he had been attacked by a mountain lion on March 1. “Ryan certainly has wounds to back up his story, and in several visits with him I have no reason to doubt his story,” Kintigh said. “There needs to be a chain of evidence to confirm a mountain lion attack report, and we were not able to put that evidence together.”

Just got this today in GF&P news letter.

[stumper]

I wonder if the lion had killed him and left the scene like it did if they would have came to the same conclusion?

[Smarty]

I've had coyotes follow me from my treestand before.  Has me wondering about the next time I'm leaving my stand and if a mountain lion just might be lurking along the trail.  I probably have a better chance of being struck by lightning, but one never knows.

[sdstroker]

Get out the guns, lock away the children, stay indoors, they are on the loose and roaming big time......lol

http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080416/UPDATES/80416049