Instructions
Keep all garbage cans tightly sealed and double bag any items that contain meat scraps that can attract cougars. Cougars will scavenge for food if they are hungry enough so you can help remove a cougar from the area by making garbage and other tempting scraps harder to access.
Install motion sensor lights on your home, barns and other outdoor buildings. Cougars depend on stealth and camouflage to hunt pray and motion detector lights will scare them off if they venture onto your property.
Purchase a donkey to keep your property and livestock safe. Donkeys are known protectors against cougars and will keep cougars at bay. Keep a donkey in the same pasture as other livestock to keep them safe.
Trim all bushes and long grassy areas where cougars can hide. When cougars hunt, they camouflage themselves so they can surprise their pray. Removing hiding spots will deter a cougar from hunting livestock and people as well.
Avoid leaving livestock and children unattended if you live in an area with a cougar. Cougars tend to prey on smaller, weaker livestock and young children because they are less able to defend themselves against an attack. Keep your livestock in a secure paddock and make sure they are put away in a secure barn at night. The less a cougar has to eat, the more likely it will not stick around.
Feed pets inside. Cougars may be attracted to dog or cat food left outdoors.
How to Get Rid of a Cougar
Cougars are relatively large predatory cats that can grow up to 200 pounds in weight and stand at approximately 25 to 30 inches tall. Cougars are the largest cat in the Americas and inhabit the Western side of Canada and the United States. They are excellent hunters and feed primarily on deer, moose calves, and elk -- however when food is scarce, cougars will also attack valuable livestock and sometimes people. If a cougar has been spotted around your area, there are certain humane ways you can deal with these predators to remove them from the area.