And how exactly does Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife acquire cougar pee? At 01:43 AM 11/3/96 +0000, you wrote: >This may not be so far fetched. Here in Oregon, we get cougar and other >mountain lion urine from the state dept. of fish and wildlife to help keep >the deer away from our fruit trees and berry bushes. It seems to work, but >gets washed away quickly in the "constant" rains here. > >At 11:41 AM 11/2/96 +0000, you wrote: >>I was wondering if the members of Bee-L could help me settle a debate I'm >>having with my father. He was trying to tell me that years ago he would >>get lion dung at the zoo. He claims he would spread it around his bee >>yards to keep the bears away. >> >>Is my dad trying to test my gullibility or has anyone else heard of this? >>Any Zoologists out there ? >> >>Kevin Christensen >> > > Marcia Sinclair Writer & Editor Gresham, Oregon [log in to unmask]