Watch out, Mom! There’s a mountain lion in Madison—or at least there was last night, according to video from the Lake County Sheriff’s Department posted to Facebook by the Madison Police Department:
There was a mountain lion sighting in the 200 block of NE 1st Street, in Madison, around 11:30PM this evening. The mountain lion was believed to have been spotted traveling north. At this time, we have received no other reported sightings of the mountain lion.We encourage all citizens to keep their pets indoors and to be aware if you are planning on going for a walk or jog.The South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks was notified of the sighting. Another sighting occurred earlier this evening about 4 miles south of Madison. At this time, we believe the mountain lion is likely just traveling through the area [Madison Police Department, FB post, 2023.10.18].
South of town earlier in the evening, heading toward Trinity Lutheran Church and Dairy Queen at midnight (DeLon! Lock those dumpsters!)… look out, Nunda! That mountain lion is headed your way!
Appears to be a pathetically small mountain lion, compared to the width of the sidewalk. Send him to iowa to fatten up on corn fed beef and hawgs.
If history is any guide, locals will just kill the offending cougar and its kittens like they do with moose, elk and bighorn sheep.
https://www.bhpioneer.com/local_news/moose-on-the-loose/article_c7dd5b1a-6d28-11ee-8a10-c7a806839a3c.html
A pathetically small mountain lion. Madison-level pathetic. Not a Black Hills of South Dakota quality kitty.
Near 100 % chance it is a Black Hills catamount, providing it really is a catamount.
Hey, Larry,
Here’s a moose that’s really loose!
Start at about 1:30:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GEhM2Byk7w
KELO teevee has the cougar on a ring camera so expect some Republican to kill it.
Santa Fe moved a moose to a remote area near the Colorado border and it came back!
https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/marty-moose-staying-in-new-mexico-for-now/
Looks like grudznick’s other neighbor’s mangy house cat to me.
Tail is too short to be a cougar, even a this-year’s kitten (mom was slaughtered in the Hills?) Large danged bobcat though.