Mountain Lion in Kansas
Mar 27th, 2008 by admin
It is official news. A mountain lion was shot in Barber County near Medicine Lodge. Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks has their official release here. Full article in the Wichita Eagle online can be found here . Basically, both articles state that the person who shot it was cutting wood on his own property when he saw the big cat, went to his truck, grabbed a gun and shot it. He gave information and the pelt to Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks for further investigation of the origin of the mountain lion. There is a suggestion that the mountain lion could be domestic and not wild at all. So what would you do? If you were minding your own business and saw a mountain lion, would you:
- Shoot it
- Get in your truck and drive away
- Call the Game Warden
- Try and pet it
- Other
I’ve tried to think it over and I guess this is just a rumor. I hate rumors that ruin private life so advise you not to believe it and leave your comments by yourself.
I can assure you. Kansas Dept. Wildlife and Parks would be the last to say such a thing if it were not true. I have spoken personally with an individual from KDWP who would be considered an authority on the subject about mountain lions in Kansas. He said off the record (of course) that there were rumors of them and that mountain lions could be just passing through even if the sightings were legitimate. This case actually helps substantiate some stories from very creditable folks in Medicine Lodge, to have seen Mountain Lions as in more than one.