this Kitty !
A friend sent me this......
http://www.siloutdoors.com/imagehosting/753483e11c4514c1.jpg
This cougar was hit on M-65, just north of Long Rapids near Alpena,
Michigan by a car. MDNR had to come and put him down. He charged at
the MDNR officer in the process. And you thought no cougars lived
in Michigan.
Just make sure you feed him WELL!
Michigan? or was that Arizona?
http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/mountainlion2007.asp
Either that guy is small or that cat is large.
lifestudent55
05-28-2008, 21:30
According to Snopes (http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/mountainlion2007.asp) this one was hit by a Ford F350 in Arizona. It's still over twice the size you'd expect for a cougar.
lifestudent55
05-28-2008, 21:31
You just beat me by seconds there Debunk. :D
I would have been faster but I was searching SIOutdoors as I think it was posted Pre !!!Illinois Cougar Watch !!! already.
Who really knows where it was hit or what really killed it...lol
Looks like a taxidermist studio to me....
How does this web site "Snopes" confirm the facts????
Here's an interesting article: http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2004/Dec-2004/12_09_04_Mountain_Lions.htm
"Brakefield says the largest puma on record weighed more than 300 pounds. The cats can reach 8.5 feet in length, with a 28" tail. That, incidentally, is about their height at the shoulder. The biggest puma is not much smaller than a large jaguar and much bigger than an average leopard. But members of the great cats generally roar. They also have skeletal differences that separate them from pumas".
"According to 'Snopes', the cat above measured over 7 feet head to tail"
FunGusAmonGus
05-28-2008, 21:53
look at its distended belly..
How does this web site "Snopes" confirm the facts????
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http://www.snopes.com/info/faq.asp:confused:
Birdhunter1
05-28-2008, 22:11
I'd like to introduce one of those to 1 (or 10) of my 30-30 caliber 125 grain Sierra's!
Distended???
The belly does appear to be ruptured inside. Deer look the same way when they get hit.
Well according to the ALL knowing "Snopes" the story and picture is true. The location of where it occurred is the question.
Nah (1) .325 WSM 185grn would nock the **iz out of him.
