[meteorite-list] 2nd Report from Strewnfield in Edgewood Texas

From: GeoZay at aol.com <GeoZay_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 09:56:38 -0500 (EST)
Message-ID: <d9cf.25dfddfb.3c63e726_at_aol.com>

>>They were about 2.5-3 inches across, or a little small than
the center of the palm of my hand.>>

That's pretty small size print for the typical large cats such as a
mountain lion and its relatives. In the Cuyamaca area in San Diego county, its
mountain lion central. I use to have an observatory on my father in laws
property in that area. I shared the field with several large sheep and we had
constant mountain lion trouble. We lost two large rams two years apart and
both mountain lions were killed at the time by the State Game Hunter. One
weighed 90 lbs and the other 130 lbs. Both had heads larger than mine and
their paws were at least the size of a full grown man's hand with fingers
stretched out. When the lions made their kills, they dragged the carcases about
a hundred yards away and semi buried them. I've had several nights were I
sorta played squat tag with them. That is they were there for a moment and
then gone...vice versa. :O) If you saw 2 to 3 inch tracks, you were probably
looking at something no bigger than a Bob cat or large house cat that's
gone ferral perhaps. As you said, it scared the crap out of you and things
tend to look bigger when that happens. :O)
Received on Wed 08 Feb 2012 09:56:38 AM PST