Here kitty, kitty. "Mountain Lion P-22 Hunkers Down Overnight in Los Feliz Home's Crawl Space"

[Cleita]

45. You probably have cougars.

Where there are deer, there are predators. Also mountain lions' range can be 100 sq. miles. So if they are a few miles away, I'm sure you have one or two up close. Familiarize yourself with the paw prints. If you have a lake or stream close by, go look in the wet mud in the morning. They come for a drink of water some time in the night and that's how you know. I once saw the prints around aound my mailbox after a heavy rain when the ground was soft and muddy.

Don't worry too much because they actually are shy of humans and hide during the day. They prefer Jack rabbits and deer. I used to be a camp ground host and one of my jobs was to look for signs of cougars and bears so I could warn my campers to be cautious and watch their small children and pets.