New Member from Colorado

scrmblr1982cj8 said:

Welcome from KY!

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Colorado4x4 said:

Thanks! I don't reload but want to learn. My buddy is way more into guns and reloading than I am so he can teach me how to reload so that will be awesome. Did you hear about the guy that killed a lion with a shovel? Do you know him or is it you?

CPW investigating killing of mountain lion by Canon City-area man claiming self-defense
CANON CITY, Colo. – On Sept. 26, a Colorado Parks and Wildlife officer in Cañon City responded to a report of an aggressive mountain lion that had been killed by a man with a shovel.
The CPW officer found the man with a dead lion on the hood of his Jeep in a campground west of Cañon City, in Fremont County.
The man told CPW that he was sitting outside his recreational vehicle with his dog the previous night when a mountain lion approached them. The CPW officer described the lion as a female that weighed about 95 pounds.
The man said his dog, a husky, began growling and barking as the lion approached. When the lion got within about 10 feet, the dog engaged it and the man grabbed a shovel, which he used to strike the lion in the head, killing it.
The CPW officer's preliminary finding was that the man was in fear of his life and acted in self defense when confronted by a lion acting unusual and extremely aggressive.
Further inspection of the lion revealed it had an injury to its front right paw and scratches along its back. The lion's body was shipped to a CPW animal health lab for a necropsy.
As this remains an open investigation, CPW will have no further comment on the incident.
Because the man suffered no injuries and was never touched by the lion, this incident does not qualify as a mountain lion attack under CPW guidelines.

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