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LOL. She sure looked like she was due any moment. Keep us guessing

Gosh yes lol
Acting like it too heheheh
Wendy and Duke are still doing their thing this morning.

Everyone busted out when there was thunder and MaryEllen ran off I'm sure... can't find her, and I don't hear her up in the forest.... hoping she'll come back!!!
 

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Oh no about Mary Ellen. She should find her way back....after she pigs out some.
 

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Verdict is she got dragged away by a cougar during the panic last night due to the storm.
She is literally no where on the property and she hasn't come back.

Pa walked a bit off the property and saw a bunch of drag marks and big cougar footprints, he said he followed as far as the river.

I am really upset good lord, she was my first ewe.
I don't even know... ugh
 

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It's alright.
I think it must have been a quick catch because there were definitely no signs of a struggle at all.
No hair and not a ton of blood or droppings, just the drag marks?
I'm just glad MaryEllen wasn't expecting lambs at all!!

Pa called one of the state trackers to come out with his hounds and try to catch the cougar. I assume MaryEllen will feed him/her for a day or two so I guess the carcass won't be moved from the spot it was set in. Early tomorrow morning they will be here at the crack of dawn.
MaryEllen was dragged a long way though, so it may be a mother cougar dragging the kill closer to the den? Who knows. Either way it will be taken care of hopefully.
 

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THEY GOT THE COUGAR

He was a big male about 130lbs which is HUGE for a cougar. HUGE
They also found MaryEllen a few miles away, which I didn't think they'd drag prey that far but oh well.
Impressive.
 

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Oh no. Not Mary Ellen aka Chocolate.
I wonder if it was the cat that freaked them out more than the storm. They may have smelled it.
I'm glad they got him.
 

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Yeah, poor MaryE...
She was so sweet and I've literally only had her for a year haha

Glad no one else was taken!
 
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