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Custer man shoots, kills mountain lion on front porch(SD)
mitchellrepublic.com ^ | 8 November, 2012 | AP

Posted on 11/08/2012 12:31:11 AM PST by marktwain

CUSTER (AP) — A rural Custer man who discovered a mountain lion lounging on his porch shot and killed the animal.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: South Dakota
KEYWORDS: banglist; defense; mountainlion; sd
Another success for the underrated .22 rimfire.
1 posted on 11/08/2012 12:31:15 AM PST by marktwain
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To: marktwain
Guy on a Buffalo attacked by Cougar while Buffalo kicks wolfe face in
2 posted on 11/08/2012 1:08:33 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper (Gluttons for punishment.)
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To: marktwain
Are they good eatin’?

(In South Dakota…pussy eats you!)

3 posted on 11/08/2012 1:18:21 AM PST by RichInOC (Palin 2016: The Perfect Storm.)
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Sources close to the investigation report that the mountain lion’s final words were “Heavens to Murgatroyd!”


4 posted on 11/08/2012 1:24:24 AM PST by DemforBush (100% Ex-Democrat.)
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To: marktwain

Did you catch the convict that woke up to find two people in his Sacramento home? One dead and one in the hospital and one back in jail.


5 posted on 11/08/2012 1:34:01 AM PST by Domangart
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To: RichInOC

If he shot it with a .22 and it ain’t all tore up, we’re talking a good 5K probably after he visits the taxidermist!!
Maybe more.


6 posted on 11/08/2012 1:36:55 AM PST by djf (Political Science: Conservatives = govern-ment. Liberals = givin-me-it.)
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If he shot it with a .22 and it ain’t all tore up, we’re talking a good 5K probably after he visits the taxidermist!! Maybe more.

Read the article. The cat weighed all of 80 lb. Something to put on your wall starts in the 150 lb. range. That was just a scrawny little one.

7 posted on 11/08/2012 2:04:32 AM PST by CurlyDave
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To: djf
If he shot it with a .22 and it ain’t all tore up, we’re talking a good 5K probably after he visits the taxidermist!! Maybe more.

Read the article. The cat weighed all of 80 lb. Something to put on your wall starts in the 150 lb. range. That was just a scrawny little one.

8 posted on 11/08/2012 2:04:46 AM PST by CurlyDave
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To: RichInOC

Yeah but, you can always eat poosy...


9 posted on 11/08/2012 2:10:42 AM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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To: marktwain

Ah! Fun with firearms and animals.
Guess what happened to my family and I on Monday?
Well, we got a dog Saturday. 3 year old black lab female. My Wife decided to take her for a walk with my young Sons down the block. I stayed home because I was cooking. When I looked out of my front window, I saw a friggin’ HUGH white dog running loose in my yard. Knowing how dogs are when one is unleashed, and never before seeing this dog, I called my Wife to warn her and ask how far from our house they all were.
They were two houses away.
I quickly grabbed my Springfield XDm .45 and headed out the door with it behind my back just in time to try yelling the dog away and for my family to quickly get indoors. The dog started nipping at our dog and tried jumping on my nine year old Son -scaring him to tears. The, “Owner,” ran over while still talking on her cellphone and grabbed this beast and led it away.
My Wife and I spent 30 minutes trying to calm both of our Sons down. They were scared sh!tless. My nine year old was in tears.

Fast forward three hours. Time to take our dog for potty.

I have my .45 behind my back, my Fenix 900 lumen flashlight, and my cell.
My Wife has our dog on her leash. They’re doing their thing, I’m keeping alert.
BOOM! Out of nowhere comes dogzilla!
It’s halfway across the street running at full speed.
My Wife whimpers and hides behind me.
Our dog is frozen.
I pull out my light and gun, blast the beast in the face with full daylight and scream, “STOP!!!”
It instantly stops three feet from my driveway and bolts home.
Then, I hear some guy calling out from the house across the street where that mutt was heading, “Sorry. We’re getting rid of him tomorrow.”

Gun and light in hand, I yell, “That’s TWICE!!”

I then called the local sheriff and tell them the whole story.
Haven’t seen that dog since.


10 posted on 11/08/2012 2:39:32 AM PST by RandallFlagg ("Liberalism is about as progressive as CANCER" -Alfonzo Rachel)
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Well played although its a shame it has to get to that point.


11 posted on 11/08/2012 3:58:59 AM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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Well played although its a shame it has to get to that point.

Agreed.
I love dogs. I love all animals. When I'm driving to or from work and see a rabbit on the side of the road, I go into my trademark, "BUNNIES!!! AWWW CUTE LI'L BUNNIES!!" song.
If I had to shoot that dog, It would have broken my heart.
But if my Family were to be hurt because of my inaction...
It would have destroyed me.
12 posted on 11/08/2012 5:46:36 AM PST by RandallFlagg ("Liberalism is about as progressive as CANCER" -Alfonzo Rachel)
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