The perfect shot, sadly....

5 years 7 months ago #607340 by Number 7
Wow, tragic


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5 years 7 months ago #607363 by Stanly
Completely avoidable

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5 years 7 months ago #607372 by effron
There are plenty of morons on the loose....

Why so serious?
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5 years 7 months ago #607386 by NewavaMike
Isn't this what telephoto lenses were made for ? So you could remain at a SAFE distance from something you want to get a picture of ?


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5 years 7 months ago #607423 by Tony Imaging
Exactly!  I'm with Mike on this one.  Take out your telephoto lens and get this shot.  Who risk it all for a silly shot?!

RIP pal


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5 years 7 months ago #607455 by NewavaMike
The thought comes to me that they wanted more than a nice shot of the animal.....
they wanted a SELFIE !!


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5 years 7 months ago #607510 by Sawyer
Another tragic story that could have been avoided.  Sorry for the family and this person. 

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5 years 7 months ago #607527 by effron

NewavaMike wrote: Isn't this what telephoto lenses were made for ? So you could remain at a SAFE distance from something you want to get a picture of ?


Yup, and another idea.... you don't always get the shot!

Why so serious?
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5 years 7 months ago #607633 by Ben Vanderbilt
No words on this one. Hate reading about things like this that could have been completely avoided if a little common sense and respect for wildlife was kept in mind.  


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5 years 7 months ago #607683 by ThatNikonGuy
:agree:   I couldn't agree more


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5 years 7 months ago #607819 by ShutterPal
I hate to say, but this is just a bad move, people don't think and they pay the ultimate price.  :(


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5 years 7 months ago #607865 by Howard Swanson
Yep, sad 


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5 years 7 months ago - 5 years 7 months ago #607998 by NewavaMike
In Springfield Oregon, there have been 3 cougar sightings just this last week, ALL near the southern edge of town by the wild land and river …. AND right next to two schools ( an elementary and a middle) . As much as I think it would be cool to get a shot of them, if I saw them there is NO WAY I would approach them. The parents are all on high alert for their pets and their kids.


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5 years 7 months ago #608005 by effron
Cougars, Catamounts, Pumas, etc, aka Mountain Lions are in all U.S. states except Hawaii. Every time it snows here, I see their tracks around my house and in the woods. They are elusive. Only a very hungry Cougar will attack a full sized human but kids and pets are another story. People should always be aware, not just when there are sightings.....

Why so serious?
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5 years 6 months ago #608128 by NewavaMike
Yea, we have a heightened sense because the first recorded cougar death occurred just a month ago in the Mt. Hood Wilderness. A adult woman hiker was killed by one. And the month before that two mountain bikers in Washington state were attacked by a cougar. One escaped. One sadly, did not.


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