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broken arrow:
I live in central Vancouver Island , British Columbia , and would like to ask a question that concerns Cougars.
  My friend that lives in Cumberland , about 5 miles from where I live in Courtenay just returned from his cabin on the beach 15 miles north of Campbell River . He has a friend that lives near his cabin with his wife and 2 dogs . They live there full time and were walking the beach above the high tide mark in the last 3 days . They came across 3 seals that were stached and partially covered with leaves and small branches on day 1 .  The next day they go back to vist this interesting cache of partially eaten seals only to find that the cache now contained 2 doe deer as well as the 3 seals . They visited this site again yesterday , Saturday, only to find the cache was gone . They carry no protection whatsoever and were leary in trying to find the food cache and where the Cougars might have relocated it .
  Cougars are very prevalent in the area but neither of us knew that Cougars killed seals or that they hoarded ther kills into one location .
  If there are any readers out there familiar with these Cougar habits ,we would sure like to hear what others have to say .
Thanks,

 Broken Arrow

Justin Snyder:
Sounds a little strange to me. I have seen several deer in a general location, but not really together and usually wont kill more than one every four or five days to a week. I have seen them kill an entire herd of sheep at one time but they just kill them and leave them where they lay. What about tracks? If it was lion/cougar there would be a lot of tracks that would give the identity away.

Pat B:
I agree with Justin...sounds weird to me too. I'm not a big cat expert but know that most of the cats do cover their kill. I don't know why they would kill more than they could eat in one location. Doesn't seem natural.
 Could it be poachers stashing game as they get it then removing the lot all at once?

El Destructo:
Seen plenty of Cougar Kills...they either drag it up a Tree...or cover it with Grass and debris...never seen one kill more than one at a time though...sounds kinda funny to me also Pat...sounds like thrill Killers...or Poachers...not a Cat...or Cats

Pat B:
Good spot for a trail cam!  ;)

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