And Northeast Deputy Regional Manager Kristin Cannon confirmed what should have been a huge part of all of these news stories. Meanwhile, CPW responded to a request for reports of a dog-killing lion by saying it has “no records” of reports of mountain lion attacks on dogs in Grant from 2022 to the present. We don’t know if this particular cat had ever killed any dogs, and entertainment media isn’t asking this central question. Wolfe isn’t a large predator biologist or an ecologist, nor is the trophy hunting guide who did the set-up on the commercial kill of the lion. Wolfe is now crying wolf, saying he’s being harassed for helping wildlife by taking out the biggest male of the “herds,” as he said in one interview. Many Coloradans including 200 people who protested by calling Colorado Parks and Wildlife were not buying into the heroic narrative. This is the spin widely promoted in subsequent interviews: that one area homeowner wanted him to “get rid” of a lion because one apparently had killed a dog last year. There was a bonus to this trophy hunt, according to an online hunting magazine that says “the cat isn’t only a trophy for Wolfe … he actually did the local community a service.” Wolfe drove to Grant, a popular secluded spot for hiking and camping, where Nestor’s hounds barked at the big cat stuck in a tree but Wolfe lagged 1 mile behind on foot, getting lost until he finally caught up. Wolfe was about to give up, but Nestor told him, “we’re gonna find you one.” “I was all jacked up, hunting a mountain lion is like Christmas morning for me because I love to hunt deer and elk, and mountain lions kill deer and elk,” Wolfe explained on air. Wolfe was waiting at home in Greenwood Village, while his buddy Nestor was driving around prime mountain lion country outside Denver, looking for fresh tracks in hopes of finding a mountain lion for Wolfe to kill. Here’s the short version of Wolfe’s initial story on talk radio:Īt 2 a.m. Wolfe was referring to Alex Nestor, a hunting guide whose Instagram account features clients posed alongside dead zebra, rhino, hippo, and giraffe, plus videos of his multiple commercial mountain lion hunts. Opportunity rang with a call from a close friend, Wolfe posted two weeks ago: “… I got a call see if I wanted to stalk a giant Tom (male mountain lion) …” Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu
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