Mountain Lion Killed in Iowa?!

Bill Lundberg · 04-06-2005, 01:44 PM

Check this out. A friend of mine sent this to me and I can't believe it. He said a friend of a guy he works with killed it. I am not sure if it is bs or not. I know there has been a lot of talk about mountain lions in Iowa.

Bill Lundberg · 04-06-2005, 01:44 PM

The pic

jspchief · 04-06-2005, 01:45 PM

Yep, there are DNR confirmed sightings of mountain lions in IA. I think I heard an estimation of near 1000 of them.

htismaqe · 04-06-2005, 01:46 PM

The Iowa DNR has been tracking the movements of a handful of lions for a couple years now.

Alot of the reports are bogus, but the DNR has verified that we DO have them.

**Iowanian** · 04-06-2005, 01:47 PM

I've got some pals who work for DNR, and they say that the Majority of the reports are false. There have been confirmed sightings and kills. the pic I posted was confirmed, and there was one hit by a car, I'm thinking in Carol County.

2 guys I trust very much, who know wildlife say they watched one cross a hay field at a leisurely pace last fall, about a mile from my folks'....If they said it was a Mtn Lion...it was a mtn Lion.

I've got a pic of one A guy I know killed in Wayne County.

Bill Lundberg · 04-06-2005, 01:50 PM

Pfftt. Wayne.. I never liked Wayne.

jspchief · 04-06-2005, 01:50 PM

Heh. How'd you like to crawl up in your tree stand at the ass-crack of dawn and find one of those napping in your seat?

jcroft · 04-06-2005, 01:51 PM

Why are people killing them? Are they being threatening?

**Iowanian** · 04-06-2005, 01:52 PM

me neither........Though some of their girls were uh....friendly.

The thing that makes me suspicious of that pic being in IA, is that it looks like a Tag on the back leg....IA has no Season on Mtn Lions, so there are no fur bearer requirements or permits issued. If that is what it is, its BS.

The Mtn Lion I posted was killed near Confidence.....not too far from Lake Rathbun.

seclark · 04-06-2005, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by jspchief

Heh. How'd you like to crawl up in your tree stand at the ass-crack of dawn and find one of those napping in your seat?

or some old hound that thought he had a coon treed?
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Bill Lundberg · 04-06-2005, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Iowanian

me neither........Though some of their girls were uh....friendly.

The thing that makes me suspicious of that pic being in IA, is that it looks like a Tag on the back leg....IA has no Season on Mtn Lions, so there are no fur bearer requirements or permits issued. If that is what it is, its BS.

The Mtn Lion I posted was killed near Confidence.....not too far from Lake Rathbun.

I think that's the guys sock.

**Iowanian** · 04-06-2005, 01:54 PM

jsp....I'd LOVE to have one of them come under my treestand.....while I was already set. I'd LOVE to arrow one of those.

I heard a story last year of a guy, before dawn sitting in the woods Turkey calling....He heard a big scramble of brush and saw something rushing in....leaves flew, sticks broke and the Bobcat that figured him out at the last second about turned itself inside out getting away..........thats enough to make Bill Braskey Pee, just a little bit.

jspchief · 04-06-2005, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by jcroft

Why are people killing them? Are they being threatening?

My guess is because they are legally classified as predators, much like coyotes.

I honestly don't know what the law is on hunting them. I think if one crossed my path, I'd probably kill it. That's a once in a lifetime opportunity, especially in IA where you don't use hounds or anything else to bag it.

htismaqe · 04-06-2005, 01:55 PM

Roy, I think the two confirmed kills you mentioned are the only 2 in the state.

But the DNR said they have radios on up to 6 of them.

**Iowanian** · 04-06-2005, 01:56 PM

Good Call....I think your'e right...Its a sock.

There are alot of states where they hunt these so I don't doubt that the pic is legit..........but its tough to say if it IS or ISN'T in iowa.....I DO know that its possible.

If the guy in that pic called the DNR, they'd tell him he's an idiot and it was only a yellow Lab.

I could send it to my buddy in the DNR....he'd know it if it were Bogus and making the rounds...He gets ALL of that stuff..Photoshopped Deer etc...

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htismaqe 'Tis my eye! Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Chiefsplanet Casino cash: $10269900	The Iowa DNR has been tracking the movements of a handful of lions for a couple years now. Alot of the reports are bogus, but the DNR has verified that we DO have them.
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04-06-2005, 01:47 PM	#5
Iowanian Supporter Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Utopia Casino cash: $4628454	I've got some pals who work for DNR, and they say that the Majority of the reports are false. There have been confirmed sightings and kills. the pic I posted was confirmed, and there was one hit by a car, I'm thinking in Carol County. 2 guys I trust very much, who know wildlife say they watched one cross a hay field at a leisurely pace last fall, about a mile from my folks'....If they said it was a Mtn Lion...it was a mtn Lion. I've got a pic of one A guy I know killed in Wayne County. Attached Thumbnails
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Bill Lundberg American Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Overland Park Casino cash: $10004925	Pfftt. Wayne.. I never liked Wayne. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after. ~Henry David Thoreau
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jcroft Thread-Stopper Extrodinaire Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Casino cash: $10004900	Why are people killing them? Are they being threatening? __________________ Jeff Croft jeffcroft.com
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04-06-2005, 01:52 PM	#9
Iowanian Supporter Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Utopia Casino cash: $4628454	me neither........Though some of their girls were uh....friendly. The thing that makes me suspicious of that pic being in IA, is that it looks like a Tag on the back leg....IA has no Season on Mtn Lions, so there are no fur bearer requirements or permits issued. If that is what it is, its BS. The Mtn Lion I posted was killed near Confidence.....not too far from Lake Rathbun.
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04-06-2005, 01:54 PM	#12
Iowanian Supporter Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Utopia Casino cash: $4628454	jsp....I'd LOVE to have one of them come under my treestand.....while I was already set. I'd LOVE to arrow one of those. I heard a story last year of a guy, before dawn sitting in the woods Turkey calling....He heard a big scramble of brush and saw something rushing in....leaves flew, sticks broke and the Bobcat that figured him out at the last second about turned itself inside out getting away..........thats enough to make Bill Braskey Pee, just a little bit.
Posts: 61,559

04-06-2005, 01:55 PM	#14
htismaqe 'Tis my eye! Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Chiefsplanet Casino cash: $10269900	Roy, I think the two confirmed kills you mentioned are the only 2 in the state. But the DNR said they have radios on up to 6 of them.
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04-06-2005, 01:56 PM	#15
Iowanian Supporter Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Utopia Casino cash: $4628454	Good Call....I think your'e right...Its a sock. There are alot of states where they hunt these so I don't doubt that the pic is legit..........but its tough to say if it IS or ISN'T in iowa.....I DO know that its possible. If the guy in that pic called the DNR, they'd tell him he's an idiot and it was only a yellow Lab. I could send it to my buddy in the DNR....he'd know it if it were Bogus and making the rounds...He gets ALL of that stuff..Photoshopped Deer etc...
Posts: 61,559