Livestock kills reported in Peshastin

A cougar or bobcat attack is likely in the death of two small lambs in Peshastin.  A property owner along Peshastin Creek, near the Big Y Cafe made the discovery May 19th but did not report it to the Department of Fish and Wildlife for two days.  Sgt. Dan Klump said the delay prevented a search or setting of a live trap.  Since the livestock were killed and consumed in the pen, it could suggest a bobcat was involved because a much larger cougar would tend to drag the carcass away to feed in solitude.

Two sheep were killed by a cougar five days earlier in Olalla Canyon. Klump said the cougar associated with the Ollala Canyon kill was a 110 pound male that was euthanized so another cougar or a bobcat is involved in the Peshastin case.  Klump reminds residents to be aware that hungry cats will prey on small livestock and pets.