” The resident then shot the cat with a 9mm handgun.
......... The lion weighed approximately 160 pounds.”
Sorry, but unless he was backed up with no chance of retreat, this is not the smartest of move. Cats of any type are hard to bring down, and a 160 pounder with a 9mm? I’d want a little more firepower on my side of the equation.
Grew up “near” scottsbluff and North Platte.
Family members have seen them near their farms, they are damned scary creatures.
Granted we shouldn’t kill them all off, but they should have their populations kept in check....
'The Chadron mountain lion was the 113th confirmed observation in Nebraska since 1991. It was the 11th confirmation this year. Eighty-one of the confirmed sightings have been in the Pine Ridge area near Chadron.'
I like backpacking alone, and I like moving quietly in the darkness when out there, I really don’t like this push for more predators, and the sneaky but deadly Mountain Lion.
I’ve seen a florida panther (mtn lion) shadowing me while out hog hunting. I had a semi-auto 30-06 but the brush was so thick that cat coulda been on me before I knew it was coming.
scared the crap outta me
30 pounds?
Interesting. I like Arizona, no need to worry about a justified shoot. Buy an over-the-counter lion tag; it’s good all year long. For one lion. After that, you’re on your own, I guess.
I knew that phrase sounded familiar.
We have the kitty kats here in my neighborhood. A few weeks ago one prowled on dogs left in back yards. It got three dogs, including the yappy noisy thing we all hated. Gotta love the kitty kats.
In KS, people reported seeing mountain lions, but F&G claimed there were none in KS. Years later, they actually admitted they had been secretly releasing cats from other states in KS.
Just finished reading “The Beast in the Garden” excellent book about the current threat that mountain lions pose, one that didn’t really exist before all the lion hunting bans that have gone into effect in the last couple of decades.