A Colorado man who killed a mountain lion with a shovel probably saved his dog from being devoured by the big cat, an experienced Wyoming mountain lion hunter said.
“Don’t kid yourself, mountain lions love dogs,” Chi Neiman told Cowboy State Daily. “They will kill and eat dogs if they get a chance.”
Neiman is a Republican Wyoming House representative from Hulett. He and his family frequently hunt mountain lions, which are abundant in his area.
According to a report from Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) released Wednesday, a man told game agents that a 95-pound female lion approached him and his husky in a campground on the night of Sept. 25.
When the dog “enraged” the mountain lion, the man grabbed a shovel and killed the big cat with it, according to CPW.
That was quite a feat, Neiman said.
“As far as killing one (mountain lion) with a shovel, that would take some effort,” he said.
Cat Was Already Wounded
A wildlife officer responded the next morning to a report of an “aggressive mountain lion” being killed in a campground west of Cañon City in Fremont County, Colorado, according to CPW.
The officer arrived to find the man with