Lion shot south of Chadron

Scott Eveland · 11-24-2008, 08:40 PM

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CHADRON – Nebraska Game and Parks Commission conservation officers are looking into the shooting of a mountain lion south of Chadron on Saturday.

A 16-year-old boy shot and killed the 97-pound female cat when it appeared on a game trail and approached within 15 steps of the hunter. Mountain lions are a protected species in

Scott Eveland · 11-24-2008, 08:45 PM

I have cut and paste the article into the thread repeatedly, but for some reason, it gets cut off. The whole thing is there when I preview, but disappears when I post.

Sorry!

24 HUNTER · 11-24-2008, 08:47 PM

What kind of trouble can he be in or is he in any trouble? Was the cat charging him or just going on it merry way? Not much information in the article, just curious!!

Scott Eveland · 11-24-2008, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by 24 HUNTER

What kind of trouble can he be in or is he in any trouble? Was the cat charging him or just going on it merry way? Not much information in the article, just curious!!

The article in the Lincoln paper quotes NGPC's Craig Stover as saying the boy probably won't face charges since it appears to be self defense.

You can be charged for taking a "protected" animal. I don't think it is on the waiver list, so a fine would have to be set by a judge. I don't think the 16 year old has much to worry about. Wow, talk about a one-in-a-lifetime experience! Glad he's OK.

cougarw · 11-24-2008, 09:46 PM

I had an e-mail sent to me last week about the Ft.C lions. I told him it was BS because of the ear tag. And someone would have seen them before now.

Slack Jaw · 11-24-2008, 09:55 PM

The lion spotted around Blair aint no bs. My brother saw it sneaking down a creek at 75 yards away. He watched it for about 30 seconds before it dissapeared in some crp. This was about 2 miles southeast of Blair.

Slack Jaw · 11-24-2008, 10:07 PM

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Published Sunday November 23, 2008
David Hendee: Ft. Calhoun lion hoax lives online

This is one of several photos on the e-mail circuit claiming to show mountain lions eating a deer carcass near Fort Calhoun. The pictures actually are from South Dakota.

Born-again hoaxes apparently live forever on the Internet.

The latest reincarnation is circulating with the speed of a cougar around Omaha.

It's a series of photographs from a bow hunter's trail camera purporting to show a trio of mountain lions feasting on the carcass of a deer across Omaha's northern horizon at Fort Calhoun.

The big cats are real. The deer carcass is real. The location is bogus.

The photo actually originated from a trail camera - devices placed by hunters and others on trees or posts to photograph whatever walks by - in the southern Black Hills of South Dakota.

Not far from Nebraska, but a long way from Fort Calhoun.

Stephanie Ludwig and Melissa Rice of the Washington County Pilot-Tribune in Blair, Neb., reported Monday the photos were a hoax. Still, the phony tale lives on in e-mail inboxes.

Dick Newsome, who lives in the Ponca Hills area on Omaha's northern edge, told The World-Herald it's easy to understand why the hoax has legs.

There have been several reported sightings of mountain lions around Omaha in months and years.

Railroad workers near Blair said a mountain lion trapped them atop a railcar earlier this month. A Ponca Hills man watched a mountain lion eating acorns and apples outside his house in mid-October.

A mushroom hunter saw a mountain lion near a deer carcass near Verdel in northeast Nebraska in May. He later set up a trail camera and got photos of the cougar. It was the first confirmed sighting of a mountain lion in Nebraska since 2004.

"I received the e-mail from somebody in Fort Calhoun, and I thought it was legit," Newsome said. "Neighbors have seen them, and the woods here are full of critters."

Newsome is cautious.

"As long as they're well fed on deer, they don't appear to be bothering people or pets," he said. "But they're natural hunters. If a cat's stalking you, you'll never see it or hear it until it's too late."

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Slack Jaw · 11-24-2008, 10:10 PM

Railroad workers near Blair said a mountain lion trapped them atop a railcar earlier this month. A Ponca Hills man watched a mountain lion eating acorns and apples outside his house in mid-October.

They're here.

cougarw · 11-24-2008, 10:11 PM

I believe the one by Blair, but the other three, and one with an ear tag, was kinda hard to swallow.

DiggerDog · 11-24-2008, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Scott Eveland

I have cut and paste the article into the thread repeatedly, but for some reason, it gets cut off. The whole thing is there when I preview, but disappears when I post.

Sorry!

(Neb.)-Mountain Lion Shot South Of Chadron
By: Genell Rothleutner Posted at: 11/24/2008 03:33 PM
CHADRON – Nebraska Game and Parks Commission conservation officers are looking into the shooting of a mountain lion south of Chadron on Saturday.

A 16-year-old boy shot and killed the 97-pound female cat when it appeared on a game trail and approached within 15 steps of the hunter. Mountain lions are a protected species in Nebraska.

The boy was in a group of hunters that was driving deer on U.S. Forest Service land. The group reported the incident to officials at Chadron State Park.

The mountain lion was reported to have shown no fear of the boy.

In a related note, an e-mail hoax circulating in Nebraska contains photos claiming to be of mountain lions in the Fort Calhoun area. Sam Wilson, the Commission's nongame mammal/furbearer program manager, said the trail-camera photos actually are of cats in South Dakota.

The photos show an adult female cat and two nearly grown young. An orange tag is visible on the adult's ear. Wilson said the tags are placed in study animals as part of the ongoing mountain lion research project being carried out in the Black Hills.

For accurate information about mountain lions in Nebraska, go online to the Commission's Web mountain lion page, www.ngpc.state.ne.us/wildlife/mountainlion.asp .

Scott Eveland · 11-24-2008, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Slack Jaw

They're here.

I don't think anybody reasonable has denied they are here--east or west. NGPC even has a page on their site outlining the confirmed sightings.

It is just that the ones in that set of photos were NOT from here (Nebraska) and getting passed around as gospel when nobody checked the source.

Chadron isn't too far from the Black Hills either. Probably no coincidence that most of the confirmed sightings in the state are in that corner...

Back to this thread, thanks DiggerDog for pasting that. It was really weird how it cut off. Maybe some sort of embedded code or something. It was driving me insane.

tomich · 11-24-2008, 11:22 PM

So Scott, do you think the one he shot out by Chadron was the one from the phony email or the one spotted near Blair-Ft. Calhoun? Kidding Scott, We don't have kitties here.

I am sure the cat was a threat, the boy saw it, therefore it was a threat. That is how I would have to look at it. The real question is, Does he get to keep the animal? It would make a sweet mount.

BoB_25 · 11-24-2008, 11:26 PM

Daryl??????????????????????

Joking

**Ty Stromquist** · 11-25-2008, 02:28 AM

I hunted that National forest land south of Chadron for Elk and will say that there is no reason to not believe cats live there. Especially with the black hills being not far away at all.

Also the Blair cats is totally understandable as well. I hunt that type of terrain in along the MO and it is vast and thick. Easy that a cat could live there undetected for a long time. I might put out a fresh deer carcass this winter where I hunt and see what kind of pics I get on my own trail cam. To see a cat really would surprise me.

Fishingnerd33 · 11-25-2008, 03:12 AM

I talked with a lady who's on the police force in Chadron and she said that the story is basically correct. According to her, they were out deer hunting and the cat surprised them (appeared to be stalking the hunters), at 15 yards when they saw it and shot it.

As far as I know, he's not looking at any fines or consequences.

tjm · 11-25-2008, 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fishingnerd33

According to her, they were out deer hunting and the cat surprised them (appeared to be stalking the hunters), at 15 yards when they saw it and shot it.

No offense, but wouldn't you say the same thing if you just shot something that could get you in trouble? I could easily see a situtation in which they are driving deer, a mountain lion is trying to get away and comes near a Hunter that is posted waiting for a deer. Hunter gets scared and shoots. Realizes what happened and takes the South Park approach. "Look out Ned its headed right for us!!!!"

Not saying it happened that way, but could easily see it.

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Scott Eveland Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Water, The West, The Best Posts: 733 Thanks: 32 Thanked 34 Times in 20 Posts	Lion shot south of Chadron Chadrad.com CHADRON – Nebraska Game and Parks Commission conservation officers are looking into the shooting of a mountain lion south of Chadron on Saturday. A 16-year-old boy shot and killed the 97-pound female cat when it appeared on a game trail and approached within 15 steps of the hunter. Mountain lions are a protected species in __________________ This post was generated on my own computer on my own time. The views expressed herein may or may not necessarily reflect those of my employer. I'm not an expert on anything. I probably am wrong, so don't believe me. Last edited by Scott Eveland; 11-24-2008 at 08:45 PM.

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Scott Eveland Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Water, The West, The Best Posts: 733 Thanks: 32 Thanked 34 Times in 20 Posts	I have cut and paste the article into the thread repeatedly, but for some reason, it gets cut off. The whole thing is there when I preview, but disappears when I post. Sorry! __________________ This post was generated on my own computer on my own time. The views expressed herein may or may not necessarily reflect those of my employer. I'm not an expert on anything. I probably am wrong, so don't believe me.

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Slack Jaw Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Nebraska:Where men are men and sheep are afraid. Posts: 308 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts	The lion spotted around Blair aint no bs. My brother saw it sneaking down a creek at 75 yards away. He watched it for about 30 seconds before it dissapeared in some crp. This was about 2 miles southeast of Blair. __________________ Tell me is something eluding you sunshine?Is this not what you expected to see?If you wanna' find out what's behind these cold eyes,you'll just have to claw your way through this disguise!

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Slack Jaw Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Nebraska:Where men are men and sheep are afraid. 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Calhoun lion hoax lives online This is one of several photos on the e-mail circuit claiming to show mountain lions eating a deer carcass near Fort Calhoun. The pictures actually are from South Dakota. Born-again hoaxes apparently live forever on the Internet. The latest reincarnation is circulating with the speed of a cougar around Omaha. It's a series of photographs from a bow hunter's trail camera purporting to show a trio of mountain lions feasting on the carcass of a deer across Omaha's northern horizon at Fort Calhoun. The big cats are real. The deer carcass is real. The location is bogus. The photo actually originated from a trail camera - devices placed by hunters and others on trees or posts to photograph whatever walks by - in the southern Black Hills of South Dakota. Not far from Nebraska, but a long way from Fort Calhoun. Stephanie Ludwig and Melissa Rice of the Washington County Pilot-Tribune in Blair, Neb., reported Monday the photos were a hoax. Still, the phony tale lives on in e-mail inboxes. Dick Newsome, who lives in the Ponca Hills area on Omaha's northern edge, told The World-Herald it's easy to understand why the hoax has legs. There have been several reported sightings of mountain lions around Omaha in months and years. Railroad workers near Blair said a mountain lion trapped them atop a railcar earlier this month. A Ponca Hills man watched a mountain lion eating acorns and apples outside his house in mid-October. A mushroom hunter saw a mountain lion near a deer carcass near Verdel in northeast Nebraska in May. He later set up a trail camera and got photos of the cougar. It was the first confirmed sighting of a mountain lion in Nebraska since 2004. "I received the e-mail from somebody in Fort Calhoun, and I thought it was legit," Newsome said. "Neighbors have seen them, and the woods here are full of critters." Newsome is cautious. "As long as they're well fed on deer, they don't appear to be bothering people or pets," he said. "But they're natural hunters. If a cat's stalking you, you'll never see it or hear it until it's too late." Migration map Ducks Unlimited's improved, interactive Waterfowl Migration Map provides real-time information for waterfowl hunters on a Web site providing tips, tactics and articles for hunting locations across North America. Hunters post waterfowl migration information in their areas based on incoming and outgoing birds. Hunters can glean a continental perspective of when and where migrating ducks will be in front of their blinds, said Anthony Jones of DU. Other features include aerial imagery, road maps and local weather conditions. The map is at Waterfowl Migration Map: Follow the Ducks This Season. • Contact the writer: 444-1127, david.hendee@owh.com Contact the Omaha World-Herald newsroom Copyright ©2008 Omaha World-Herald®. All rights reserved. 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11-24-2008, 10:10 PM	#8 (permalink)
Slack Jaw Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Nebraska:Where men are men and sheep are afraid. Posts: 308 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Railroad workers near Blair said a mountain lion trapped them atop a railcar earlier this month. A Ponca Hills man watched a mountain lion eating acorns and apples outside his house in mid-October. They're here. __________________ Tell me is something eluding you sunshine?Is this not what you expected to see?If you wanna' find out what's behind these cold eyes,you'll just have to claw your way through this disguise!

11-24-2008, 08:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
24 HUNTER Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: omaha ne Posts: 247 Thanks: 4 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	What kind of trouble can he be in or is he in any trouble? Was the cat charging him or just going on it merry way? Not much information in the article, just curious!!

11-24-2008, 09:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
cougarw 2007 NEFGA Outdoorsman Of The Year Finalist Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In the wild Posts: 1,478 Thanks: 7 Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts	I had an e-mail sent to me last week about the Ft.C lions. I told him it was BS because of the ear tag. And someone would have seen them before now.

11-24-2008, 10:11 PM	#9 (permalink)
cougarw 2007 NEFGA Outdoorsman Of The Year Finalist Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In the wild Posts: 1,478 Thanks: 7 Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts	I believe the one by Blair, but the other three, and one with an ear tag, was kinda hard to swallow.

11-24-2008, 11:22 PM	#12 (permalink)
tomich Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 330 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	So Scott, do you think the one he shot out by Chadron was the one from the phony email or the one spotted near Blair-Ft. Calhoun? Kidding Scott, We don't have kitties here. I am sure the cat was a threat, the boy saw it, therefore it was a threat. That is how I would have to look at it. The real question is, Does he get to keep the animal? It would make a sweet mount.

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11-25-2008, 02:28 AM	#14 (permalink)
Ty Stromquist Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: in a treestand Posts: 4,018 Thanks: 52 Thanked 25 Times in 20 Posts	I hunted that National forest land south of Chadron for Elk and will say that there is no reason to not believe cats live there. Especially with the black hills being not far away at all. Also the Blair cats is totally understandable as well. I hunt that type of terrain in along the MO and it is vast and thick. Easy that a cat could live there undetected for a long time. I might put out a fresh deer carcass this winter where I hunt and see what kind of pics I get on my own trail cam. To see a cat really would surprise me. __________________ "Go afield with a good attitude, with respect for the wildlife you hunt and for the forest and fields you walk. Immerse yourself in the outdoor experience. It will cleanse your soul and make you a better person." - Fred Bear

11-25-2008, 03:12 AM	#15 (permalink)
Fishingnerd33 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chadron, NE Posts: 981 Thanks: 92 Thanked 25 Times in 18 Posts	I talked with a lady who's on the police force in Chadron and she said that the story is basically correct. According to her, they were out deer hunting and the cat surprised them (appeared to be stalking the hunters), at 15 yards when they saw it and shot it. As far as I know, he's not looking at any fines or consequences. __________________ In Christ alone I place my trust, And find my glory In the power of the cross. In every victory, Let it be said of me, My source of strength, My source of hope, Is Christ alone.