Or hike Plumas NF, in California, where large tracts of undeveloped land give cats plenty of room to prowl. We finally get to try eating Mountain Lion for the 1st time We grilled some Cougar backstrap and tried it. Look for tracks along the 5.6-mile stretch of the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail from Sombrio Beach to Parkinson Creek. Vancouver Island, off the west coast of British Columbia, has North America’s highest mountain lion concentration. Find a good viewing spot a safe distance away (100-plus yards), and wait for the cat to return. “It’s likely even watching you,” Beier says. > Locate a recent kill: If the carcass is covered with sticks and leaves, it means the cat plans to return for more food. It is unlawful to kill or possess spotted cougar.
Since mountain lions must eat every day or two, they stick close to their prey. The hotline and website will be updated weekly beginning Jan. Your best bet is to head where elk or deer are plentiful. In his years of study, he’s only happened upon two cats-the rest of his 30-plus sightings resulted from radio tracking. > Seeing a cougar is “an outrageously difficult thing,” admits Beier.
> Dawn and dusk, year-round These nocturnal cats are “one-tenth as active during the day,” says Beier. Position yourself on a ridge or the opposite side of a canyon where you can watch without scaring them. So scan the boundaries between dense brush and open grassland. About the time my kids were 5 and 6 we were invited out for supper. If you haven't tried it you will be surprised at it's flavor. Even the meat of the leg shanks was tender when prepared this way. > Patchy forests, especially bordering open fields “Mountain lions like to work the edges while hunting,” says Paul Beier, a Northern Arizona University biologist and mountain lion expert. Cook just as if you were doing veal or pork cutlets flour with salt and pepper, egg dip, and bread crumbs. The Rockies to the Pacific, and all of Mexico and Central America There are just about as many as I think the landscape can support, and they are not killing all the deer. Get access to everything we publish when you 'In California, where lions are not managed, we have a very healthy mountain lion population.