Report Received From: The GCBRO Online Report Submission Form.
Report Posted To GCBRO Web Site On:
November 22, 2015
DATE: 12/20/2013
06/10/14
TIME: 9:00pm
LOCATION: Cumberland
County, Tennessee
TERRAIN: Wooded
OBSERVED: i
heard my dog barking with a very strange tone and i went on
my back porch to see and as i stepped off the porch i heard
my dog yelp. i looked over at my pond and i saw a mountain
lion standing at the pond and looking at me. i was
approximately 20 yards from him and he was large and a light
fawn color. he looked to be full sized approx 3 ft high and
like 4 ft long, not including the tail. the tail was very
long and curved up at the bottom. after shaking in shock for
what seemed to be eternity, i slowly moved inside to get my
gun. he had then crouched down and was hiding behind a bush
pile but i could still see part of him and will never forget
his eyes. they were a piercing color that i believe to be
green. i shot above him and then he ran thru my yard and
across the street.
Additional Things: i
was just told by my neighbor, that a cougar/mountain lion,
had stepped into a large animal trap and had drug the trap
still attatched, up a tree. this location is right across
the street in a hollow. i was informed that he was then shot
due to his injuries. i believe that the rangers were called
and participated in the situation. this was supposedly 2
days ago, which would be 01/07/2014.
Activities of Witness:
i was eating something when i
heard my dog's weird bark.
Description of Creature: long
body, long tail and beautiful green eyes that were bright
and clear in my flashlight beam.
Other Notes: N/A
Other (Informational or Encounter History in the General
Area) Notes:
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Additional Notes and or Follow up
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