Swanson says Atascadero has a lot of deer, which attract mountain lions since it is their main food source. Swanson also says mountain lions are driven by their stomach, so they will come out whenever they are hungry.

Crews captured a mountain lion seen roaming through yards in a Ventura County neighborhood Wednesday afternoon. The mountain lion was first seen moving in the Pheasant Hill Road and Deerhunter Lane area of Camarillo in the overnight hours of Wednesday.