So cougars are again running amok in Lake County. If so, in which community will the next sighting occur? The Hound is taking bets. Place your money down and take your chances.
The Hound knows something about tracking and has a nose, as it were, for news. He has an edge on law enforcement and Illinois Department of Natural Resources conservation police who have once again been looking for the elusive mountain lions.
Chased unceremoniously from North Chicago, The Hound hears of reports of a sighting in the Round Lake area. So where will the lone cougar --- or perhaps there are multiple cougars --- surface?
If you are familiar with the high country, as The Hound is, mountain lions prefer the taste of prong-horned antelope. There are no prong-horned antelope in Lake County, so the next best thing are deer. Where are the most deer? Wadsworth, of course.
The Hound suggests IDNR folks set up observation posts in the Wadsworth area. Many may scoff at cougar sightings, but they said the same thing about the elusive Florida panthers. Of course, the panthers have been found across the State of Florida since naturalists first were convinced they were extinct.
The Hound's second site would be Wildwood or perhaps Prairie Crossing. They're out there and as The Hound's trackers in Steamboat Springs, Colo., report: If you're out walking, make sure you are prepared for cougar attacks.
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