This just in from Gary Robbins:
Just a heads up in case you had not heard...
COUGAR SIGHTING
One of our members has sent us the following on Wednesday, June 3rd:
"... 200 lb male cougar that is very aggressive in the Crumpit Woods area..." "A conservation officer is checking it out."
" Last night at 9:30 pm I had to rescue two friends that were coming out of the Farside trail (on the powerhouse entrance) who had a 30 min standoff with a very large and healthy cougar. The cougar sat in the crouched position (on the gravel pad between the car park and trail head) staring at (with head low, hind raised, and tail flicking aggressively) them while they stood on the concrete blocks yelling at it. It remained there in that stance until I drove up in my car."
Please exercise due caution and do not head into the area alone.
Thank you.
Comments
Watch Out
Follow these steps if a cougar approaches you:
1. Don't socialize. Resist eye contact.
2. Watch out for the false compliment.
3. Next she'll most likely drop a cheesy pick up line.
4. Don't laugh at the pick up line ... you might get a slap in the face.
5. Resist the opportunity to buy her a drink ... she might pay if she's desperate.
6. If required excuse yourself to the washroom and then run for your life.
Watch out for those 200lbs
Watch out for those 200lbs cougars, Monty
STORMY cougar?
I wonder if that's the same cougar we had to go chase out of the woods at the STORMY 100 miler at the start of the second loop last year when one of the runners saw it and was too scared to go past and called back to his friend at the Start/Finish?
Ryan