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The part I find hard to believe is that the cougar would be stalking people on mules with DOGS!!

 

heidi

kowens <owensall@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> I've seen this before. I cannot believe that the mule just attacked a 
> mountain lion and killed it, just like that. 
> Let's take a closer look at the pictures.
> If it had happened the way they said it did, the lion would've left the 
> vicinity when it found itself overfaced. The Mule would've been 
> scratched or bitten, the dogs would've been doing something besides 
> sitting there observing. The rifle would've been used on the lion, as 
> it wasn't in the scabbard(that must've been a heckuva buck...the rifle 
> went too!).
> My take on this is that the people involved were out hunting the 
> mountain loin...note the hunting dogs. They pursued it until it was 
> exhausted and could run no longer. There is a strong possiblity that 
> the lion had it's leg trapped and couldn't escape(look really closely at 
> the pics...looks like there is more there than just
>  reins). Then, 
> perhaps, the mule got in on the action. It probably got caught up in 
> the hunt, and got aggressive when the cat was too tired to fight or 
> run. That part I'd believe.
> Katee
>
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