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Why so many Lions?

by bdog , Posted to Fishing Buddy on 11/07/2011 2:10 PM | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
bdog

Joined: 06/03/2007
Location: ND
I was wondering the other night about what has changed with lions in ND. It seems like when I came to the state no one ever talked about lions. Then a few years later there were reports that there were some lions in the Badlands.

Some have posted here that they were there a long time ago. I don't doubt that, but what has changed is the amount of stories about lions, 5-7 of them under treestands, many pics of 3-4 lions together, lions in coulees, culverts, home depot, barns, backyards. It seems that there are reports coming in from all parts of the state a lot of the time.

I was talking to a man from Wisconsin the other night and he was telling me that there are lions there now. He said the GF said there weren't any breeding pairs just wandering males. Man doesn't that sound familiar.

My question is this:

What has changed in this state that has lions numbers seemingly  going through the roof? Why are there so many lions around now? Where are they coming from? Why so many pictures of multiple lions together? I thought most of the kittens die young, but the pictures I have seen of 3-4 lions together nobody looks straved.
Re: Why so many Lions?
by Allen on 11/07/2011 1:02 PM | Reply #1 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
Allen
Joined: 01/09/2002
Location: ND
Too restrictive of a hunting quota on them in SD drove them to over populate their range there.  So they got forced out of SD and into ND.

Then...ND restrictions on shooting them allowed them to really take off in ND once "breeding age" females showed up.

Not a lot of natural predators in ND able to take on the cats hence they will succeed here as much as NDGF allows.
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Re: Why so many Lions?
by multi-species-angler on 11/07/2011 1:05 PM | Reply #2 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
multi-species-angler
Joined: 04/26/2009
Location: ND
and everything Allen said coincided with a deer population explosion and 5 years of very mild winters.
There's no such thing as a "trash fish"

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Re: Why so many Lions?
by WormWiggler on 11/07/2011 1:14 PM | Reply #3 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
WormWiggler
Joined: 08/29/2009
Location: nd
 and trailers full of cats from parts unknown
Re: Why so many Lions?
by skeeterman1900 on 11/07/2011 1:30 PM | Reply #4 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
skeeterman1900
Joined: 05/13/2011
Location: nd
Speaking of lions, there was another one taken this past weekend by my girlfriends cousin. Said it was staring at him 15 yards away while they were Walking some brush
Re: Why so many Lions?
by Tim Sandstrom on 11/07/2011 1:33 PM | Reply #5 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
Tim Sandstrom
Joined: 07/14/2003
Location: ND
Allen Said:
Too restrictive of a hunting quota on them in SD drove them to over populate their range there.  So they got forced out of SD and into ND.

Then...ND restrictions on shooting them allowed them to really take off in ND once "breeding age" females showed up.

Not a lot of natural predators in ND able to take on the cats hence they will succeed here as much as NDGF allows.
They are going to run out of food very, very fast.




 
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Re: Why so many Lions?
by Pickerel Tamer on 11/07/2011 1:34 PM | Reply #6 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
Pickerel Tamer
Joined: 10/01/2010
Location: ND
 
skeeterman1900 Said:
Speaking of lions, there was another one taken this past weekend by my girlfriends cousin. Said it was staring at him 15 yards away while they were Walking some brush

Was that one west of Napoleon about 10 miles?
SMASH!!!
Re: Why so many Lions?
by Tim Sandstrom on 11/07/2011 1:34 PM | Reply #7 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
Tim Sandstrom
Joined: 07/14/2003
Location: ND
skeeterman1900 Said:
Speaking of lions, there was another one taken this past weekend by my girlfriends cousin. Said it was staring at him 15 yards away while they were Walking some brush

Saw the photo on the rocks.  Nice pic.

I am surprised the quote wasn't filled by Sunday.  Very surprised actually.




 
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Re: Why so many Lions?
by flycaster on 11/07/2011 1:42 PM | Reply #8 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
flycaster
Joined: 06/14/2004
Location: ND
There have been many sighting across the country in areas that haven't seen them in years ever since Obama took office.  Coincedence?
Re: Why so many Lions?
by flycaster on 11/07/2011 1:43 PM | Reply #9 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
flycaster
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Location: ND
Also saw a Game and Fish vehicle parked in an area where I usually don't see them.
Re: Why so many Lions?
by archer109 on 11/07/2011 3:39 PM | Reply #10 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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Joined: 12/16/2001
Location: ND
Tim, not sure if that is same one.  Thought one you seen pics of was called in.
Re: Why so many Lions?
by Henry2950 on 11/07/2011 4:27 PM | Reply #11 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
Henry2950
Joined: 01/23/2008
Location: ND
A lion was shot east of Napoleon.
Re: Why so many Lions?
by badlandmule on 11/07/2011 5:39 PM | Reply #12 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
badlandmule
Joined: 02/23/2010
Location: nd


Tim Sandstrom Said:
Allen Said:
Too restrictive of a hunting quota on them in SD drove them to over populate their range there.  So they got forced out of SD and into ND.

Then...ND restrictions on shooting them allowed them to really take off in ND once "breeding age" females showed up.

Not a lot of natural predators in ND able to take on the cats hence they will succeed here as much as NDGF allows.
They are going to run out of food very, very fast.

There is plenty of livestock for them to eat when they run out of wild game.
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