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LITTLE ROCK – A mountain lion recently was found dead on Sylamore Wildlife Management Area in northern Stone County by a U.S. Forest Service employee. A necropsy was performed on the adult male Thursday. There was no evidence that the mountain lion died of a bullet wound and there were no injuries consistent with being hit by a car, according to AGFC State Wildlife Veterinarian Jenn Ballard. “An adult, male mountain lion weighing 118 pounds and measuring approximately 85 inches in length was examined Thursday at the AGFC Calico Rock regional office,” Ballard said. “The carcass was moderately decomposed and was extremely thin. It had severely worn, broken and missing teeth, and the stomach was empty.” Further examination will involve testing for viruses and toxins. Tissue from the animal also will be sent to the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study at the University of Georgia and the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory at the University of California – Davis. This is the second mountain lion carcass found in the state in the last 10 years. In November 2014, a deer hunter shot and killed a 148-pound male mountain lion east of Hermitage in Bradley County. It was the first time a mountain lion had been killed in Arkansas since 1975. DNA from that animal revealed that it almost certainly came from a mountain lion sighted in September 2014 in southern Marion County. According to lab results, the mountain lion killed in 2014 most likely originated in the Black Hills breeding population of Wyoming and South Dakota. Mountain lions – also known as pumas and cougars – lived throughout Arkansas until about 1920. Over the years, several sightings have been reported in other parts of the state. There have been 23 confirmed mountain lion sightings in Arkansas since 2010. Mountain lions are solitary cats native to North America. They are typically shy and reclusive, and they rarely attack humans. In fact, mountain lions are more likely to be afraid of humans. They have learned to avoid people, and they usually run away if they hear or see humans. The public is encouraged to contact their nearest AGFC office with any sightings of mountain lions with verifiable evidence.

Good to hear the fishing is holding up.

They need to send you guys to assess the Norfork hatchery situation. You could do some investigative fishing. 😄

Looks like dinner!

I don't know the answer to that. Id'say as it gets colder, the bite gets better.

I agree to a certain extent, but Norfork is a federal hatchery and should get funding from the feds. I'm wondering if the plan for now, is to hope the issues solve themselves, or if there is a plan to remedy the situation? This is now the 2nd year of water issues, last year they lost about a million trout. May not hurt to get info on brown movement and spawning locations just in case the days of dumping mass quantities of rainbows in the White are over.

Another great game! That Rojas home run was unbelievable. MLB pitching coaches need to look at Yamamotos training regimen, I think there is something to be learned there.

Gane 7 tonight. Ohtani starting for the Dodgers.

Not wanting to fish early with the first frost of the year, I did not launch until almost 10 AM. Fished until 5 PM. Had to work to catch 10 bass, 3 of which were better than 15". Never found any consistent pattern, fished the Ned rig and a Rock Crawler and picked up a bite every now and then. Most of the fish came on the Ned. Had one keeper smallie on the Crawler and had another hard puller on it that came off. Biggest fish was a 3.25, 18 inch smallie. Had a heckuva fight from that fish. Hooked it on a Ned reg, near the bank back in a cove where there quite a few submerged trees. From the get-go that fish pulled hard, never jumped so I had no idea what I had on, it took me from the front of the boat to the back and then got caught on a tree. I gave that fish slack a few times and it would pull a couple of feet of line and then stop. Finally, it was just stuck, did not know if the fish was still on and thinking it was a goner, I took the boat to the other side of the tree and darned if that fish was not only still on, but if came off the tree. It still had some fight, ran under the boat, pulled drag, and all that, but it finally tired and I netted it. Glad it stayed on as if it had broken off on that tree, I would have not known what species it was and it would've bugged me all day. That smallie had a craw claw sticking out of its throat that looked to be at least 2 inches long. It was a big craw. One of the biggest I have seen in a bass throat. WT 67.

Great trip, good to see Randy out there catching them! Was it cold? 😀

Cool pics!

I did see last nights game, well I recorded it and watched it this AM. Yes, Yesavage pitched a great game. Pretty good for a guy that started the year in the minors. The game I missed most of was that 18 inning deal.

That game went on way past my bedtime, so did not see it all. Plus I am not a fan of either team. Dodgers not looking too good last couple of games. Friday night Toronto will be rocking.

I'd like a 2XL please.

Phil has graciously offered to order Jigfest T-shirts for us. If you want one, please reply with T-shirt size and quantities. Even if you can't attend, you can get a shirt. You can pay it back when Phil does his annual Polar Plunge for CAM this winter.

I'll take a 2XL please. I'll start a Jigfest T-shirt thread for you.

Nice chunks for sure!

Those hatchery runts are no fun anyways.