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Just saw this in the paper.

Students at Sacred Heart Elementary school reported to the principal seeing a mountain lion Tuesday. Police patrolled the area Wednesday morning but were unable to find any evidence of a mountain lion.

A mountain lion was reportedly seen Thursday morning near Burger King on Antelope Boulevard.

It's not if but when. When is California going to have it's first child fatality due to cougar attack? It will be soon and that kid's blood will be on the hands of the HSUS and all the idiots who voted for 117. Let California hunters save that child's life and all the lives California cougars are sure to claim in the immeadiate future. -Pete

Red Bluff is in Northern Ca right?
So your plan to split the state into two which i would love
would have the same Morans running things as you got now.
I am from So Ca and it's true it sucks down here but not everyone
is a peta loving, wine cooler drinking tree huggger, a few of us
are sportsman too.I wish we could split the state cause i'm counting the days until i get out of here. Sacramento is still northern and until we vote the entire State Government away you still got Boxer,Finestein,our worthless Gov and all the anti fish and game jackoffs to deal with,So Ca isn't the problem it's the whole damn state!
Problem is until that cat kills someone the antis care more about it than your kids,it true they don't think right they live in a different world than us.
jmo

Actually that lion could kill someone, and nothing would change. Do any of you remember 1994? Weren't there some fatalities, INCLUDING A KID that was running around the outside of his school goofing off, when one trip around, he didn't pass by again? I seem to remember that the issue was put on the ballot, and it was voted down again. No more lion hunting in CA, EVER. If you are not going to risk a felony, MOVE! The west is full of property and places to hunt. Roosevelt, UT might be a good place to start.

After several cups of coffee, perhaps my brain has engaged better. I believe that the student that I referred to was in Colorado. About the same time that a woman was killed and partially consumed (1994) there was also a kid that was attacked in a parking lot in Mission Viejo. The boy's father was right there, and fought the lion for possesion of the kid. In any event, there have been people -- kids as well as adults that have been attacked. The problem seems to be that the predator worshippers don't leave thier hi-rises to "expeience" the problems that they shove down everyone else's throats. I also read once where a dumb a@# wrote that he thought that to be eaten by a large predator would be the most honorable "way to go". If those folks would just offer themselves up around feeding time at the nearest zoo, they would no longer be in the gene pool!

I agree even if a couple of kids are eaten nothing will change. Just look at all the coyotes attacks on kids and peoples pets. In Fresno the coyotes are grabbing pets of the greenies leashes as they walk through Woodward Park. Nothing gets done. Animals are more valuable then humans.

Benny,

You're not too far off...two women were killed in 1994. Barbara Schoener was killed up here in Northern California and Iris Kenna was killed in Southern California. There have been several attacks since, with one being fatal (male cyclist in a regional park bought with funds from 117, the ballot measure that protected the lion) a couple of years ago.

I remember the Mission Viejo incident too. As I was reading about it in the Phx news paper, I was thinking - crap, I spent a lot of Sundays walking through that very parking lot when I lived in Tustin. I couldn't imagine the shock that father must have experienced when a lion appeared all of a sudden, and grabbed his son by the head, then headed back toward the bushes that were put there for astetic values.

I'm glad I'm in michigan but the dnr here has released several and refuswes to believe the trail cams and such but at least here it would be a pack of hounds a rifle and chief would be in on baggin the ceitter

And its still going on
Reports of a mountain lion in the area of Forward Park has officers from the Red Bluff Police Department canvassing the area this morning.

Staff at Sacred Heart School alerted police that they saw what is believed to be a mountain lion in the area west of the school.

As of 10 a.m., police are still looking for the mountain lion, Sgt. Jason Beeman said. Several officers are on foot patrolling the area.

The Department of Fish and Game has been notified and a game warden is on his way to join the search.

A lockdown at the school was lifted about 10:49 a.m.

Officials are warning people to stay away from the area west of Sacred Heart Parish School this weekend as they continue to search for a reported mountain lion.

The mountain lion does not pose a threat to the public, but its close proximity to the school is putting officials on high alert.

Another sighting was reported Friday morning by the staff at Sacred Heart School around 9:43 a.m. in the vacant field behind the school.

Although tracks in the area confirm the lion was there, officers from the Red Bluff Police Department and a game warden from the California Department of Fish and Game did not find it after canvassing the area and places along Monroe Avenue, including Forward Park.

As of Friday afternoon, DFG was using a tracking dog to find the general direction the mountain lion is headed.

Based on the information they find, a trap may be set up, DFG Lt. Scott Willems said. If a trap is set up, it will only be for this weekend while school is out and no one is the area.

The trap would most likely be set in the vacant lot west of the school, not on the campus itself.

The public staying clear of the area will help officials' efforts to track the animal, Willems said. He does not want people in area for their own protection and to prevent scaring the mountain lion away.

Seeing a large predator such as a mountain lion is not unheard of for this area, as there are ample deer and water, and that is what they are seeking, Willems said.

People don't think of critters being here, but Red Bluff really is on the edge of wild land, he said.

There are lots of animals now and then that come into the city from the outskirts. Red Bluff is a town with all the amenities of a city, but it is right smack in the middle of wildlife habitat, and people need to be aware of that.

People are encouraged to educate themselves on mountain lions by visiting DFG's website, www.dfg.ca.gov/keepmewild/lion.html In the meantime, the police department will continue to respond to calls of mountain lion sightings, although the authority to find and get rid of the animal is mostly in the hands of the DFG, Police Chief Paul Nanfito said. As a municipal agency his department has limited resources and training to deal with animals.

The two agencies are cooperating to solve the issue, but the police department cannot handle the situation on its own within reason of the law, Nanfito said.

Though the City Council and staff decided not to take the advice of Councilman Jim Byrne to send a letter to DFG relinquishing any liability of possible mountain lion attacks, the council will receive an update on the mountain lion sightings from DFG at its meeting Tuesday.

As far as city liability for any possible attacks, City Attorney Rick Crabtree has said the city cannot be held liable as it has no control over the mountain lion.

I really hope they catch that cat before it hurts someone

I'm thinking we have more then one cat here the one they keep seeing on the other side of the river with the cubs, and then the one over on this side thats been in the same area the whole time. That cat had been seen around 3 schools and a parks and seams to be keeping to the creek. There is a big creek that runs west to east and feeds into the river but you can go for 30 miles up that creek and the fingers that feed it. All of the times the cat has been seen on this side its been right around that creek and its fingers. Wish I knew whos dogs they were bring in to track it. That creek bed has a sandy bottom you could almost track it by sight.

I live to far away I know my pack would tree it then they could dart it

This is the part that is just mind boggling. Those greenies don't realize that nearly the SAME amount of lions are being killed every year. It's just that Gov hunters are doing it instead of any normal guy who is willing to pay. The only difference is they have to wait until somehting happens before they bite the bullet.

Only in CA would it be a considered a success to PAY someone to do something that someone was already WILLING to do and pay for it. No wonder why they have such a budget shortfall. When is the big quake going to happen and so that whole mess can just slide into the ocean.