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Large Mountain Lion trapped in Collin County Texas?

This is just an unverified rumor at this point but I am still gonna throw it out there. Supposedly a local hunter that had several large live traps for feral hogs went out to check them one afternoon and got the surprise of his young life... When he approached this particular trap he saw that he had trapped a monster sized mountain lion ( aka - Panther or Jaguar ). The big cat went berserk, throw itself against the walls, towards the particular location where he was standing. He noticed at that time the half eaten remains of a 100 pound feral hog that had apparently acted as the bait to draw the large cat into the trap.

Being sufficiently un-nerved by the cat's attempts to get to him he hauled ass out of there and back to the safety of his truck and cell phone. He called 911 and requested a game warden to respond to his location. Eventually the game warden arrived and he called in one or more TPWD biologist. When they arrived they shot the cat with a tranquilizer dart, place it in a cage on one of their vehicles and left the location with the cat.

The location of all this is sort of vague at this point. The general location is along the banks of Sister Grove creek in far northeastern Collin County, southeastern Grayson County or southwestern Fannin County.

If anyone out there happens to know any more about this story, or who to inquire with at TPWD about it, please drop me a line in the comments section below!