AR-News: (US OR) Sheep-killing Azalea cougar caught after two-year hunt

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Azalea: For nearly two years, John Cullett chased an elusive cougar that had 
slowly depleted his small flock of sheep.

The cat had picked off nine of his Jacob sheep, a horned breed with 
black-and-white faces and a spotted body. It hunted at night, coming out of a thick 
stand of timber into a fenced pasture that originally held nearly two dozen sheep.

Cullett had tried to capture the cougar, having friends come over with dogs 
to track it. They'd pick up the scent and follow it, but never could find the 
animal. They'd either lose the scent or it would start raining, washing away 
signs of the cat.

Last week, the cougar struck again, killing an 80-pound yearling. The 
predator got scared off, however, before hauling away its prey.




full story:

http://www.newsreview.info/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040126/NEWS/101260025



"The world is a dangerous place,
not because of those who do evil,
but because of those who look on and do nothing.",
Albert Einstein

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