A MAN KILLED A MOUNTAIN LION WITH A SHOVEL IN COLORADO. THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE IN THE CANON CITY AREA ON SEPTMEBER 26TH. THE MAN SAID A MOUNTAIN LION CAME UP TO HIM AND HIS DOG WHILE HE WAS SITTING OUTSIDE OF HIS RV. THE MOUNTAIN LION REPORTEDLY CAME WITHIN 10 FEET OF HIM AND IT BECAME “ENRAGED” WHEN THE DOG APPROACHED IT. THAT IS WHEN THE MAN SAYS HE GRABBED A SHOVEL AND HIT THE MOUNTAIN LION IN THE HEAD WHICH KILLED IT. CPW SAYS THE MAN FEARD FOR HIS LIFE AND ACTED IN SELF DEFENSE. THE INCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
