Do you believe in coincidences??? This evening's local TV news carried the story (with video) of a 122# male cougar which was drugged out of a tree this morning in Rapid City. The kitty had been seen for several days along Jackson Boulevard in the west half of RC. After the Game Dept drugged the cat, they had to euthanize it. Next came the real shocker ------- a Game Dept spokesman stated that this was the THIRD mountain lion shot within RC ... THIS YEAR!!!
Check this out! Almost unbelievable to imagine this cat was wandering around SW South Dakota.
Here is a photo of a cougar killed 5 miles west of Hermosa, SD. The guy who shot it is 6 foot tall and weighs about 220 lbs. He was in a deer stand and saw the cat pass him downwind. He then saw it pass him upwind. When the cat passed him again (closer this time) downwind, he knew that it was hunting him. So, boom. After viewing this do you feel safe in the woods?
