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Mountain Lion Shot in Iowa County. Kill Has People Divided

Associated Content ^ | Dec. 15, 09 | Sherry Tomfeld

Posted on by stillafreemind

The DNR has refuted claims that they have brought mountain lions into Iowa to help control the deer population. But many do not believe that. This cat was checked by the DNR for a tag. None was found. Why would they look for a tag if mountain lions in Iowa are rare and wild?



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Wow..I went to the sources listed on this article and the comment sections and they are really kinda in an uproar over this mountain lion being shot.



To: stillafreemind

They are around the area where I live. Small yappy dogs should not be left outside by themselves.



by 2 posted onby dynachrome (Barack Hussein Obama yunikku khinaaziir!)

To: stillafreemind

I am surprised the lions were not protected already . Wolverines were not protected in Utah several years ago until someone found one and killed it . That brought change .



by 3 posted onby kbennkc (For those who have fought for it , freedom has a flavor the protected will never know F Trp 8th Cav)

To: stillafreemind

I hope they donated the meat to a few families that are struggling to keep stomachs filled. Other than that, the animal was a menace and deserved to be shot. An animal’s right to live, IMHO stops as soon as it’s claws/paws/horns/teeth/tail touches a person or a person’s property.



by 4 posted onby TypeZoNegative (Pro life & Vegan because I respect all life, Republican because our enemies don't respect ours.)

To: stillafreemind

Deer are food for predators. They draw them. We now have coyotes in northern Ohio and a swelling population of bears. I like wildlife, but not when it can chew up the girl next door during a jog in the park.



To: dynachrome

>>>They are around the area where I live. Small yappy dogs should not be left outside by themselves. I know a DNR guy that works with raptors - he’s found many a collar & dog tag in nests.



To: TypeZoNegative

“I hope they donated the meat to a few families that are struggling to keep stomachs filled.” Mountain lion meat?



by 7 posted onby HereInTheHeartland (The End of an Error - 01/20/2013)

To: stillafreemind

To: stillafreemind



Green misanthropes want to make it easier for dangerous wild predators to kill YOU! "Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus





by 9 posted onby goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)

To: TypeZoNegative

If the cat were in the back country, I’d lean toward leaving it alone and notifying a local ranger. If it was on a large farm, I’d probably leave it alone, if it were a long ways from the house, or a community. If it’s near a community, it needs to be relocated or put down.



by 10 posted onby DoughtyOne (Sick and tired of reading new information sure to hurt Tiger Woods' wife and kids. ENOUGH AREADY!)

To: stillafreemind

Fly the carcass to 0bama. He shall lay hands upon it, restore the life, and the lion shall lay down with the lamb in time for lunch.



by 11 posted onby theDentist (fybo; qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)

To: stillafreemind

Cedar Rapids is one of the liberal hell-holes in Iowa. Must have happened too close to town, or this wouldn’t even be a story.



by 12 posted onby vpintheak (My government has named me an extremist)

To: stillafreemind

Why would they look for a tag if mountain lions in Iowa are rare and wild? Perhaps it broke out of it's containment on private property. Or it strayed away from MO, MN or some other state where the state has tagged some of these animals What I find interesting is that the story doesn't say anything about the DNR officials searching for implanted ID.



To: hinckley buzzard

Deer are unsatisfactory food for predators. What is needed is a heard of Arctic reindeer. They can run 50 MPH and on any given day any given reindeer can escape a pack of wolves, or any other predator. They taste better too AND, best of all, are a good source of vitamin B12 ~ and other B vitamins, as well as elemental iron. With a little assistance they could easily force the whitetails so beloved of bears and wildcats out of the range.



by 14 posted onby muawiyah (Git Out The Way)

To: stillafreemind

They are living in the Pennsylvania north woods. I know this as a fact (personal experience). If you want to get a Game Commission official bent out of shape, ask one why they are covering up the existence of mountain lions in the State. I can't figure out their denial, other than they may be complicit in placing them.



by 15 posted onby whodathunkit (Obama is the caboose of the long train of usurpations)

To: Iowa Granny

I think the article said the DNR checked for tags and found none.



To: TypeZoNegative

I hope they donated the meat to a few families that are struggling to keep stomachs filled. I hope you get all the cat you want to eat over the Christmas holiday .



by 17 posted onby kbennkc (For those who have fought for it , freedom has a flavor the protected will never know F Trp 8th Cav)

To: stillafreemind

Those big cats must be real survivors; we even have them moving into Alaska from Canada. A few have been caught in snares; alot more sighted. I'm still waiting on somebody to show up with bigfoot in the truck bed.



To: DoughtyOne

f the cat were in the back country, Id lean toward leaving it alone and notifying a local ranger. If it was on a large farm, Id probably leave it alone, if it were a long ways from the house, or a community.

Mountain Lions can move up to 30 miles in one day. Iowa doesn’t have uninhabited wilderness areas for these critters to roam. This cat needs to be killed. For sure it was near homes and farms.

Mountain Lions can move up to 30 miles in one day. Iowa doesn’t have uninhabited wilderness areas for these critters to roam. This cat needs to be killed. For sure it was near homes and farms.

To: Keith in Iowa

Owls have been known to get cats where I used to live.



by 20 posted onby dynachrome (Barack Hussein Obama yunikku khinaaziir!)

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