Cougar shot in Whiteside County

wpr
Preferred Member Topic Starter

11 years ago

This is not too far away. Someone told me they saw it 40 miles to the east a week or so ago. Makes you think about taking the dog for a walk after dark.

An Illinois Department of Natural Resources conservation officer shot and killed a cougar Wednesday on a farm near Morrison in rural Whiteside County, according to a news release issued by the department on Thursday.

Wildlife biologists will examine the remains of the cougar to learn more about the animal’s recent history and origin.

A Whiteside County farmer called the DNR Wednesday, reporting that a large cat was spotted leaving a cornfield and running toward the farmer's home and outbuildings. When the conservation police officer got to the farm, he checked a horse barn and lot and discovered the cougar in a concrete tunnel beneath a corn crib.

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DakotaT
Select Member

11 years ago

Game and Fish Departments are dropping these cats all over the country to see if they will acclimate themselves and not be a nuisance to. Doesn't make any sense because the like eating household pets roaming outside, small farm animals, and if hungry enough small children.

wpr
Preferred Member Topic Starter

11 years ago

yeah it is a no win for everyone.

DakotaT
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11 years ago

Ranchers in Montana just shoot them and wolves, dig holes and don't tell anybody. North Dakota actually has a hunting season for them. I think 5 cats get to die every year.

wpr
Preferred Member Topic Starter

11 years ago

There are no rules in IL as they are suppose to be gone so there is no regulations.

sschind
Senior Member

11 years ago

There are no rules in IL as they are suppose to be gone so there is no regulations.

Originally Posted by: wpr

Right, and if they were introducing them you can be sure that it wouldn't be some secret project that no one knows about. Everyone would know and there would be laws protecting them.

wpr
Preferred Member Topic Starter

11 years ago

yesterday someone told me the DNR released 700 pairs of coyotes 250 pairs of wolves and "some" big cats in Jo Daviess County. (That's the North West corner of the state and it is pretty hilly.) I think I would have heard about it before this. That is too small of an area for so many predators. And they would not have killed one of them off.

DakotaT
Select Member

11 years ago

If you wanted coyotes, ND could mail you a bunch. Those things grow like rats around here.

sschind
Senior Member

11 years ago

Originally Posted by: wpr

These are not they types of things the DNR does in secret. If they released these animals it would have been a big deal.

dhazer
Veteran Member

11 years ago

#10

These are not they types of things the DNR does in secret. If they released these animals it would have been a big deal.

Originally Posted by: sschind

And I would bet they would have some sort of tracking on them. I don't understand why they killed it instead of using a tranquiler and move it.

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