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[pct-l] Cat stove
Catch one of these kitties, and there's another benefit: You get a GPS
collar that can then be used to track your progress along the PCT.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sharon & Chuck Chelin
>
> A PCT hiker who wishes to try their Cat Stove on a real cat
> neen not pass near suburban areas to do so. According to the
> following text from Yahoo News, you may find the large,
> industrial-size product near the trail. Bring your big pot,
> and a few extra jugs of HEET.
>
> Steel-Eye
>
> =============================
> U.S. National - AP
>
> 4 Apr 04
>
> Study: Mountain Lions Living Stealthily
>
> By SETH HETTENA, Associated Press Writer
>
> CUYAMACA RANCHO STATE PARK, Calif. - New technology is giving
> scientists a window into the life of the mountain lion, a
> hunter so stealthy that the American Indians called it "the
> ghost of the Rockies." The results are surprising
> researchers - the big cats are not as leery of urban settings
> as had been thought, and they don't necessarily develop an
> appetite for domestic livestock.
>
> For the past three years, 20 lions in and around San Diego
> County's Cuyamaca Rancho State Park were outfitted with
> $5,000 Global Positioning System collars that allowed
> researchers to trace their nocturnal travels. The collars'
> signals showed that mountain lions - also known as cougars or
> pumas - were crossing busy highways and just skirting
> clusters of homes.