Cougar Courage

It has been more than four decades since a cougar was sighted on this parcel. In 2018 a student driving to school near a small town locked in the past less than 25 miles from here (as the crow flies) struck and killed a 200 lb male. The student was unharmed. Game wardens respectfully did not share photos of the victim. Driving to office as I wrapped up working as an employee in 2006, one leapt over me as I eased my vehicle down a steep, rocky cut. The long tail was the clue as to what it was. It will be a delight to see one here again before I die.