So I go out on this beautiful day to feed the critters and find a Mt. Lion killed 5 ewes

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20. Wow, that's bad.

I was watching a YouTube video where a woman biker was attacked by a mountain lion. She was rescued, but they found that a man previous to this attack was killed, partially eaten, and buried. It seems like an opportunity to kill can't be passed up.

My terrier finished off my flock of chickens before I realized what was going on. Didn't eat one. I want more chickens, but now I have to secure a pen that he can't get into. I have that, but I will not be having any free-range chickens. I worry about my two free-range goats, but I need them for brush control. I have been thinking about getting another dog to act as flock protector, but also maybe just pen them at night.

I hear the coyote pack again at night, which had stopped for awhile, but now seems to have made a come back. Never thought I'd hear them again, but there they are. Here it is fall, and maybe pups are out there doing their thing. The neighborhood gang in full throat.

I am so sorry this happened to you. Dang, a mountain lion...scary creatures...be careful...it'll come back. It'll come back for the rest of them. Are you sure it was a mountain lion and not dogs? Did you see it? Do you have a place up near your house that they could occupy at night? I have been thinking about getting a couple of horses, but I would have to move them up each night...hence, I am thinking about getting a herder style dog to help me. They wouldn't be able to stay out in the back of the lot alone.