Mountain Lion in Wickenburg, AZ

[RSL]

This young lion was caught on a security cam in Wickenburg, AZ. About a mile from our place.

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At our critter cam last night!.

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[Jeff SN]

Thats pretty cool. My dads girlfriend lives in wickenburg. I spend alot of the winter down there. All we get is javalinas, rabbits, and gross mangy coyotes.

 

[RSL]

Thats pretty cool. My dads girlfriend lives in wickenburg. I spend alot of the winter down there. All we get is javalinas, rabbits, and gross mangy coyotes.

It has been severely dry around Wickenburg this year and the wildlife are coming into town to drink from the many horse water troughs. There have been bear, deer and elk sightings this summer. Deer are pretty common but elk, bear and mountain lions are very rare.

 

[Jeff SN]

pretty crazy. One her friends has a camera in a wash within a half mile in a wash by safeway that gets all kind of animals in his fountain. Im just suprised there is somebody from wickenburg on this site. Me and my dad tried to find a box of shotgun shells and had to drive to Suprise to find some!

 

[RSL]

pretty crazy. One her friends has a camera in a wash within a half mile in a wash by safeway that gets all kind of animals in his fountain. Im just suprised there is somebody from wickenburg on this site. Me and my dad tried to find a box of shotgun shells and had to drive to Suprise to find some!

I live within walking distance to Safeway......
There are deer, Javelinas and of course coyotes living in the neighborhood. Oh, and a bobcat, too. There are now 3 gunshops in Wickenburg but not much in the way of inventory. Fortunately, there are no big box stores in town......yet!

 

[Nevada Mike]

There are LOTS of mountain lions here in SE Arizona. Not uncommon to see them when out in the hills, even on the edges of towns. A nearby neighbor lost a bunch of goats to a lion - right in the pasture next to her house.

Worth buying a lion tag to carry while deer hunting. We also have a surprizing number of bears.

 

[Jeff SN]

Funny you are by safeway. If you turn up at the urgent care was where we were. She sold that house and is now just a few blocks away. Havnt been to the new house yet, but still close. I might need some info in a couple months on those gun shops. Glad to know im in good company down there!

 

[Jeff SN]

You dont happen to know Reece and kerry by chance....

 

[Rolly]

We spend the winter in Queen Valley some 45 miles east of Phoenix. This spring and winter residents have sighted cougars, bobcats, wolf or two, coyotes, javalena and supposedly even a bear. I can’t vouch for any of these sightings ( especially the bear) but folks are certainly seeing the critters.