Re: [RC] horse/ mountain lion encounter - Barbara McCrary
I saw one on our ranch, in winter about 4-5
years ago. Our daughter and granddaughter saw one, possibly the same one,
on Lockheed Road above our ranch a couple of months later. They were
doming down the road on horseback, and the lion was coming up the same
road. He split for the brush. They ARE around! All the deer
hunters in our community have passed away, and there are a lot of deer around,
hence more lions.
Since Eric didn't see this and reply yet....I
belive Russian Ridge is up in the Midpenninsula Regional Parks system up near
Skyline Dr. (top of the Coast Range) in the San Francisco Bay Area (also
roughtly west of Palo Alto). Many acres protected in great park land,
rugged terrain, sparsely populated up there, so typical and suitable Mt. Lion
territory. For those of you who know the Swanton Ride, this would be an
area ranging south-east of Pescadero Creek Park (Old Haul Rd.).
In all my years growing up and riding in the
penninsula hills, I caught a glimpse of a Mt. Lion just
once....
I hope you gave that horse A WHOLE CASE of
carrots...what a good horse!
Tracey (thankful we don't have
mountain lions in North Texas...at least I don't think we
do) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ were
out riding solo as usual and we were on one of the more remote
trails in the park
I will always trust Porter to take care of me
out on the trail...We came around a turn in Russian Ridge and there was
high brush and rocks to the left and he put on the brakes, Ears forward
taking big sniff of the air, then he started backing up. I couldn't see
anything and nothing I could do with my leg,voice or tap with a crop
would make him move forward....then it moved...we were 50 feet or so
downwind of a Mountain lion...Porter backed another 30 feet before he
turned around and then we trotted off.... with me watching our backside
while Porter steered the ship...he got some nice treats back at the
trailer --- Eric Drew --- eidrew at earthlink.net <mailto:eidrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
