Yet another email received...
ABert
5/29/09 7:33pm
Just got this today and have no way of verifying anything but thought is was still worth throwing up on here. Supposedly from north of Mt. Vernon, IL. Here's the "story" first and pics to follow:
Look at what James Snipe hit with his car on state route 161 east of Iuka road. The lion was still alive but unable to move, so our neighbor called the Marion County Dog Catcher and they came and put him down.
A land owner had seen this one a week before dragging off a 320 lb steer. His neighbor is an amateur taxidermist and he's going to stuff him. This one weighed 260 lbs. while most mature male mountain lions weigh 80 to 150 lbs. We had no idea they still roamed around here!
Look at what James Snipe hit with his car on state route 161 east of Iuka road. The lion was still alive but unable to move, so our neighbor called the Marion County Dog Catcher and they came and put him down.
A land owner had seen this one a week before dragging off a 320 lb steer. His neighbor is an amateur taxidermist and he's going to stuff him. This one weighed 260 lbs. while most mature male mountain lions weigh 80 to 150 lbs. We had no idea they still roamed around here!
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Now...for a taxidermist in Illinois he sure has a LOT of muley antlers/racks in that back room...and although it's hard to tell, I don't see any whitetail racks. I do see one elk antler behind him and to the right (as you look at the pic).
Just thought I would throw that out there. Thanks for posting this up ABert.
79er, thanks for finding that on Snopes. I knew better than to believe the email and knew someone on here would come up with the truth.