Anyone seen a mountain lion look like this

[orionthehunter1]

Here is a pretty good sized tom my buddy killed. Have you guys ever seen a lion without a tail before?

 

[digger]

You lucky son of a gun,,,,beautiful kitty

 

[mt100gr.]

never seen one without a tail. was there any evidence of injury? I am sure they get them hung up from time to time. also very possible it just never had one, I guess. Great pictures. Really good looking cat.

 

[muleman]

I would suspect it is do to injury. My current farm cat showed up with an injured tail. Within a couple weeks nature took its course and he lost 2/3 of his tail.

 

[Beastmode]

Probably injury but it could have been a birth defect. Either way awesome unique trophy.

 

[orionthehunter1]

The Dow thought it was caused by an injury when we checked it in. Definitely not a common thing.

 

[shaun]

Killer Cat!

 

[velvetfvr]

That is very neat! Was it an older cat??

 

[spdcrazy]

great kill! Always nice to have a picture of your trophy before pulling the trigger! makes it more interesting without a tail!

 

[bcv]

Great pictures.. Nice job

 

[paddlehead]

I have heard rumors of houndsmen cutting/shooting the tails off cats in an effort to keep more of them alive to chase, and not get shot by hunters. Not saying this is the cause, but houndsmen ( i know many) will do about anything to keep their beloved deer killing friends alive....

 

[tstowater]

I missed this earlier. I'd bet that is frost bite. Looks like one or both of the ears got froze a little and probably the same thing for the tail. Utah cat?

 

[orionthehunter1]

Colorado Cat

 

[armyjoe]

This cat was taken down by Bailey area wasn't it? I remember reading the article about it

 

[orionthehunter1]

No my buddy Dave shot it down here in the Animas River drainage

 

[cbat]

Big cat. Tail or no tail.