Mountain Lion killed in South Central Missouri

[Andy S.]

Killed Sep 5, close to Summersville, MO.
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2011/09/09/ ... -sighting/

 

[Dean Parisian]

Must be more than cat nip they are feeding on!!!

Save the MO deer herd, smack those lions every time out!

Just make sure they are genetically western cats and not Everglades cats. Only the Feds know the difference upon inspection.

 

[TheLBLman]

[size]Although mountain lions are protected in the state, conservation officials say they may be shot if people perceive a threat to themselves or their property.

Conservation officials say they found no reason to charge the landowner in this case.[/size]

Same would be true in Tennessee, right?

 

[Andy S.]

I killed my first MO turkey this spring not far from where this cat was killed. Some of the locals up there told me they had seen a few mountain lions over the past 5 years but they had no credible evidence (pictures etc) so most thought they were full of BS. On a side note, MDC & RMEF are amidst releasing Elk in this general location as well.
http://www.rmef.org/NewsandMedia/NewsRe ... elease.htm
http://mdc.mo.gov/newsroom/elk-return-m ... ar-absence

 

[TheLBLman]

Just saw this on the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service website . . . . .

http://www.fws.gov/northeast/ecougar/

Good source of lots of cougar info.

 

[Doskil]

"Conservation officials say they found no reason to charge the landowner in this case."

They aren't charging anyone in Missouri for shooting cougars.

Might as well declare an open season. Seriously