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Amazing photos of Mountain Lions feasting on a kill

Joe Beitler — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:00:22 +0000

Pretty Amazing……

A woman who lives about 25-30 miles from Brady, Texas, sent these pictures and claims were taken nine miles from her house. A cow was found killed and a trail cam put in place to see what was preying on it. You can count up to eight cats in one of the pictures.

Who ever heard of eight cougars at a kill site? They’re acting more like a pride of lions than the solitary creatures they normally are…

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Another Huge Mountain Lion taken near Junction Texas

Joe Beitler — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:08:06 +0000

Here a few photos of a Mountain Lion taken recently near Junction, Texas. One massive cat, for sure.

Massive Mountain Lion taken near Junction, Texas

Closer view of Massive Mountain Lion taken near Junction, Texas

Close-up of paw of the Mountain Lion

Game Cam Photo of Mountain Lion Taking a Whitetail Deer

Joe Beitler — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:30:57 +0000

Wow! I love gamecam photos. Mostly boring stuff but occasionally something dramatic happens.

Case in point:

Dramatic moment of a Mountain Lion taking a Whitetail Deer

I have no backstory on this one. It just showed up in my email inbox. Let me know if you know where or when this was taken.

Huge Cat (Mountain Lion) killed near Swensen, Texas

Joe Beitler — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:57:46 +0000

Look at what James Snipe hit with his car on county road 328 north of Swenson Texas in Stonewall County. The lion was still alive but unable to move, so our neighbor called animal control and they came and put him down. A land owner had seen this one a week before dragging off a 320 lb steer. Our neighbor is an amateur taxidermist and he’s going to stuff him. This one weighed 260 lbs. while most mature males mountain lions weigh 80 to 150 lbs. We had no idea they still roamed around here!

Huge Cat -- Mountain Lion

Another view of the huge mountain lion taken near Swensen, Texas

But wait! This may not be an oddity so much as a hoax. Check this out.

The truth:

The mountain lion displayed above was hit by a Ford F350 truck on Highway 64 in northern Arizona (about halfway between Williams and Valle) in November or December 2007. The couple driving the truck pulled over and found the lion under a tree, still alive but beyond rehabilitation, so they called 911 and ultimately an officer from the state’s Department of Public Safety (DPS) was sent to put the big cat down.

Although the large mountain lion was not weighed at the scene, it took three men to lift the animal, whose weight was estimated by those present at about 200-220 pounds. (Adult male mountain lions typically weigh in the range of 80 to 150 pounds). The animal’s paw was about 8 inches across, and the lion measured over 7 feet from head to tail.

Jason Ellico, the DPS officer who responded to the call, also happens to be a taxidermist and offered to skin the lion. It is he who is shown posing with the lion in the pictures above.

Snopes has a good explanation on the truth of this but, wow.

Game Cam Captures Dramatic Moment of Big Cat Stalking a Deer

Joe Beitler — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:56:28 +0000

Ever been walking through the woods at night and had that sensation that something was following you?

This picture is from Montana, where someone set out a motion sensor game camera to see if any big bucks were passing in the area.

Mountain Lion on Rear Porch

Joe Beitler — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:37:38 +0000

This is from a guy out in Mason, TX. (94 miles north of Bandera). Pictures were taken from his kitchen door onto his deck this last January when it snowed. The cat was watching his little kids playing on the kitchen floor. It is not a pet.

Deer Feeder Camera captures a pair of Mountain Lions

Joe Beitler — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:43:09 +0000

Here’s another cool picture taken by a game camera at a deer feeder.