Glacier National Park
August 30, 20141—Last evening, we were walking the trail in this photo2 to Apgar Village. A couple with two small dogs was coming from the opposite direction and I sarcastically said, referring to the dogs, “Bear bait” and “Mountain lion bait.”
The couple pulled off the side of the trail to restrain their very friendly dogs. We got into a conversation and they told us about an encounter they had just had on a trail that paralleled the one we were on—one that we had walked last Monday evening. For some reason, they looked behind them and there on the trail was a mountain lion!
The man was able to chase it off by throwing a couple of large sticks at it.
I told them about my sarcastic “mountain lion bait” comment and they agreed, saying the big cat was probably after the dogs. They had already reported the encounter to a ranger.
This cat is getting too habituated to humans and something will probably have to be done. I hope it can be relocated and won’t have to be put down. There has been reports of a mountain lion with 4 cubs. If they belong to this cat, something will need to be done with them, too.
- This was originally published on Facebook with a post titled, “Couple and Their Dogs Stalked by Mountain Lion.”
- Photo was rendered into a drawing using an application named Akvis Sketch.
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I am really surprised that people take their dogs on such trails.
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They are not allowed on the hiking trails in the park. The one pictured is a pedestrian trail (not a hiking trail) paralleling a paved road that goes between a campground and a small commercial area with stores and shops.
Most federal parks and many state parks are NOT “dog friendly.” Trails in other places are and it’s common to see people with their animals. We don’t have pets and, with our love of hiking, are glad that we don’t.
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