Mountain Lion Killed in North Texas Likely Same Animal Spotted in Rowlett, Princeton, Wildlife Officials Say
A hunter in Texas had an unusual encounter in the woods on Saturday, when a mountain lion suddenly appeared and approached the blind he was deer hunting from.
Texas game wardens have a strong hunch that the nearly six-foot long, 160-pound male mountain lion might have been the very same lion spotted just a few weeks ago further south. KXII News 12 reports the large cat was approaching the hunter in his deer blind on Saturday when he fatally shot the animal.
Game Warden Randolph McGee says even with the large number of deer that roam the area, mountain lions are not commonly found in north Texas.