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Comment on SB 738 would preserve right to kill mountain lions by Daniel G.

Daniel G. — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:21:09 +0000

why would this state senator want to introduce such legislation? What prompted this? the law allows for killing if threatened or your property is threatened. The law should read the same as for bears or any other dangerous animals. I think this is a misguided law and would not support it!

Comment on Bollinger Mill State Historic Site, One of Our Favorite Natural Retreats by Ken Steinhoff

Ken Steinhoff — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:41:47 +0000

Looks like I made a coding error and the link doesn't show. Here are photos of the Bollinger Mill.

Comment on Bollinger Mill State Historic Site, One of Our Favorite Natural Retreats by Ken Steinhoff

Ken Steinhoff — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:39:56 +0000

I've avoided going there for years because everybody in the world has shot it, but I did take a look at it in November of 2010. It was nicer than I had remembered. I'm old enough to remember when the covered bridge was still used by cars. Here's a selection of photos of the Mill. Here's the covered bridge.

Comment on New Traveler Poll: Do you agree with releasing Reynolds County mountain lion? by David A. Dawson

David A. Dawson — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:05:15 +0000

The mountain lion, or cougar, evokes a giant fear of the wild, and also a giant wonder. It is not our duty to ask which is greater. To have the animal is always greater!

Comment on New Traveler Poll: Do you agree with releasing Reynolds County mountain lion? by Alan Peterson

Alan Peterson — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:55:51 +0000

Yes, I agree with the decision to release it near where it was captured. Cougars were once native to Missouri, and are now expanding back into their former range. Unless men decide to make a concerted effort to track down and kill every one that crosses the state line, they will return. Hogs are a completely different situation. Hogs were never native to Missouri. They were brought to the Americas by Europeans. They have no place in the wild. Hog farms? Fine. Ozark hills? Nope.

I, for one, am tickled pink to see large mammals, like bears, cougars, and elk, back on Missouri’s landscape. They were eliminated by man, not because the habitat could not sustain them. I think it’s wonderful they are coming back, even if the elk needed some extra help.

Comment on New Traveler Poll: Do you agree with releasing Reynolds County mountain lion? by Sandra Morton

Sandra Morton — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:12:52 +0000

I live less than l mile from where they released the mountain lion. There have been previous sightings in this area(although the conservation denied they were here) one was a female. I have mixed feelings about this. I hate anything killed just because it is there but I will never be able to let my grandchildren explore the woods and roam like I did as a child.

Comment on Oz Hawksley approved for Master Conservationist award by Kathryn Hoffman Rankin

Kathryn Hoffman Rankin — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:22:48 +0000

Oz is a lifelong, dear friend of mine, as was his wife, Dorothy. I am so pleased Oz was chosen for this award—people like Oz are rare and precious. As he worked tirelessly to preserve and protect beautiful natural areas and educate all about their timeless value, he never lost sight of the fact that the next generation would inherit this earth, so he always worked to encourage children and youth to appreciate and enjoy the earth’s resources and wild areas. He has enhanced my life, my childrens’ lives, and countless others. Thank you for having the wisdom to choose Oz for this award!

Comment on New Traveler Poll: Do you agree with releasing Reynolds County mountain lion? by Harry Lambing

Harry Lambing — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:46:28 +0000

It came to Missouri to establish its own territory. Wild animals aren’t any more adventuresome than most couch potato humans. They won’t travel any farther than they think they have to to establish their own territory. This cat must have felt the need to leave the area it originally came from or it would not have ended up here in MO. So taking it back to where you are assuming it came from would not accomplish anything but making it walk that much farther to return to an area where it felt comfortable.

Comment on New Traveler Poll: Do you agree with releasing Reynolds County mountain lion? by Joe

Joe — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:30:48 +0000

There really should have been a fourth choice on the poll. Should it have been released back in South Dakota where it came from? Since they are really an invasive species now, removed from this area last century, why did they let it go here? It would have been more humane to return it to an area where others exist so it would not be lonely.

Comment on Centerville lion first recorded trapped in Mo. history by John Conner

John Conner — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:09:20 +0000

Rudi,

You are right on with that one! Great Perspective! Like some criminals that come across gun toting citizens, mountain lions will still have to watch what they do!