You may have remembered a handout that was originally posted on the GS2AC web site about Open Space District suggestions on what to do if you encounter a mountain lion in California and also what they recommend you to do if you are attacked.  Of course they said “Weapons: Weapons of any kind are prohibited on preserves.”  I sent it along to a great radio host, Brian Sussman, and he just had a ball with it.  Click here to hear what Brian and Melanie Morgan had to say.

You may wonder about the title of this entry.  I am a volunteer Hunter Safety Instructor and am well aware of the California laws that prohibit killing or even injuring a California Mountain Lion.  The title is not recommending what to do to the beast, but rather what they can do to us. Read more »

In order for you to understand where I am coming from in my comments, I need to share a few things with you.

I love cats.  Nothing would taste better than a California Mountain Lion slow-roasted over a spit on a mesquite fire.  I have to confess that I have not actually tracked down a mountain lion here in California nor shot one nor even tasted its meat, but I imagine it tastes good. Read more »

I should subtitle this article Fred the Matchmaker to the Rescue.

Barack Obama had promised his kids a puppy.  This had better be a promise he keeps.  Unlike the other campaign promises that have already been or will be broken soon, he made this promise in front of his children, Sasha, who is 7 and Malia, who is 10.  He just happened to make that promise in front of 100,000-plus people.

I have a very big soft spot for dogs, so I thought I would help out Baracka’s children by searching Read more »