Not sure if this goes in the hunting section, but here goes:
One of my co-workers has had 20 lambs killed or taken by a predator over the last week. They know it's not human because they've found some carcasses with bite marks around the back of the head, as if the predator had grabbed the lamb from the snout and engulfed the head into its mouth. My co-worker thinks this is the actions of a cougar, rather than coyotes, because the 'yote's tend to just kill what they need to eat and leave the rest of the herd alone, while this predator is actually lurking off with the lambs intact and alive. My co-worker believes that this may be a sign that the cougar is stealing the lambs and taking it back to its young alive for gruesome play toys. Unfortunately all this is taking place in Southern-Ontario, where the MNR still hasn't admitted that the animals exist here.
My co-worker is really becoming unnerved, because whatever's taking the lambs is very bold. It'll stalk and kill the lambs with humans nearby, and even with vehicles with radios on in the field and human scent everywhere.
Unfortunately, staking the field out and watching out with rifles hasn't been productive thus far, because the predators are coming and killing the lambs in the windows between when people are watching the field (sneaky creature).
Can anyone recomend any method for stalking the potential cougar? Would dogs work?
One of my co-workers has had 20 lambs killed or taken by a predator over the last week. They know it's not human because they've found some carcasses with bite marks around the back of the head, as if the predator had grabbed the lamb from the snout and engulfed the head into its mouth. My co-worker thinks this is the actions of a cougar, rather than coyotes, because the 'yote's tend to just kill what they need to eat and leave the rest of the herd alone, while this predator is actually lurking off with the lambs intact and alive. My co-worker believes that this may be a sign that the cougar is stealing the lambs and taking it back to its young alive for gruesome play toys. Unfortunately all this is taking place in Southern-Ontario, where the MNR still hasn't admitted that the animals exist here.
My co-worker is really becoming unnerved, because whatever's taking the lambs is very bold. It'll stalk and kill the lambs with humans nearby, and even with vehicles with radios on in the field and human scent everywhere.
Unfortunately, staking the field out and watching out with rifles hasn't been productive thus far, because the predators are coming and killing the lambs in the windows between when people are watching the field (sneaky creature).
Can anyone recomend any method for stalking the potential cougar? Would dogs work?
