Cougar sightings become more numerous

By Mindy Ward, Missouri Farmer Today
Jan 19, 2012
Jan 19, 2012

Sedated mountain lion — Wayne Hensen gets one last look at a sedated mountain lion he trapped in Reynolds County this month. Conservation agents released the cat back into the wild.
Photo by Candice Davis, Missouri Department of Conservation

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By Mindy Ward, Missouri Farmer Today

CENTERVILLE --- When Wayne Henson checked his trap in Mark Twain National Forest, he expected to find a restless raccoon or perhaps a boisterous bobcat. Instead, he met a cantankerous cougar.

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