maximus Report post Posted October 19, 2020 A friend of mine lives in PV and has a video of a mountain lion in their front yard, never heard of mountain lions in town, i know of mountain lions in north scottsdale around pinacle peak and north, do you think because is so dry and scarse wildlife that he came down so far south, but this is in the middle of town, they have mummy mtn and camelback but still in town. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted October 19, 2020 Post the video Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GreatWhiteBuffalo Report post Posted October 19, 2020 The wife saw one on the base of camelback, west side, 4 months ago. Plenty of game around and large lots to disappear Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oz31p Report post Posted October 19, 2020 They call them cougars 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HorseHunter Report post Posted October 19, 2020 That place is loaded with coyotes, rabbits, house cats, and little dogs. With the washes and golf courses as corridors it’s not a surprise periodic puma sighting occurs. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HuntHarder Report post Posted October 19, 2020 I watched one on the mountain between greenway and thunderbird just east of 19th ave. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZAV8ER Report post Posted October 19, 2020 Another factor in Mt Lions spreading out is young toms looking for their own territory. Mature toms control a big area and kill or drive out any young males. Consider there are more MT lions in AZ than there have been in 100 years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maximus Report post Posted October 19, 2020 13 hours ago, Edge said: Post the video IMG_1049.mov 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swivelhead Report post Posted October 19, 2020 Looks like a house cat to me. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Outdoor Writer Report post Posted October 19, 2020 That's somebody's tabby kitten. Tail and ears are all wrong for a mountain lion, and if you compare its size to the surroundings, it ain't all that large. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swivelhead Report post Posted October 19, 2020 Easy to get faked out, worked at a large facility in the vicinity of Papago Buttes. Five or six years ago, a security camera caught video of what appeared to be a mountain lion moving through it's FOV. Many people viewed the video and we were all convinced it was the real deal. Fortunately, we had a number of photography buffs who spent some time analyzing the video. Using image scale relative to background objects it was proven that the cat was just another tabby. The cat in the video posted in this thread is much easier to identify IMO. The cat itself looks domestic and the pavers on the driveway give a visual reference as to it's size. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Outdoor Writer Report post Posted October 19, 2020 16 minutes ago, Swivelhead said: The cat in the video posted in this thread is much easier to identify IMO. The cat itself looks domestic and the pavers on the driveway give a visual reference as to it's size. Bingo! Same here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
360 0r Better Report post Posted October 19, 2020 3 hours ago, Outdoor Writer said: That's somebody's tabby kitten. Tail and ears are all wrong for a mountain lion, and if you compare its size to the surroundings, it ain't all that large. Same for me as well probably a Siamese cat they have similar markings of a cougar but no high heels 👠 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maximus Report post Posted October 19, 2020 it looks bigger from the camera angle but yes is domestic cat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lancetkenyon Report post Posted October 19, 2020 Especially with the mouse in it's mouth. Either that is a NYC sewer rat/FL swamp rat, or there is no way that is a lion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
