Lion on the loose in Ohio?

[zakur]

Lion spotted lurking around rural area of Deerfield Twp. (http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/07/03/loc_lionloose03.html)

Deputies in helicopters and Warren County dog wardens on foot and in pickup trucks searched Wednesday for a full-grown lion after a farmhand reported three sightings of the animal since Sunday on his uncle's Tylersville Road farm.

A zoo official who was consulted by police on how to trap the animal said residents in subdivisions near the farm at 6666 Tylersville Road shouldn't panic. Police are cautioning residents to keep their distance.

[...]

Andy Lawson said he first encountered the lion Sunday night, when it made a grunting racket outside his trailer. The lion returned, sniffing around his trailer, the following night.

[...]

Andy Lawson said he hasn't been the same since he got a full look at the animal, and stared into its golden eyes, Tuesday night when he saw the lion sitting by his uncle's house.

"He's got a mane, the whole nine yards. He's a full-grown lion," said Andy Lawson, who watched the animal from the camper where he sleeps at the farm. "I don't drink and I don't smoke pot, although after this I wanted to. I can't get those eyes out of my head. I'm edgy." Check out the pic (http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/07/03/lionguy_zoom.jpg) of Mr. Lawson that accompanies the article. The guy couldn't put a shirt on for the interview? :rolleyes:

[c0rbin]

That lion would not live long in Texas. :D

[Tormac]

First the thread about cops catching scoresof pediphiles through the internet, now this!

I'm begining to think Ohio is much more interesting of a place than I gave it credit for!

Nothing interesting ever happens around Blackswamp. :( Maybe I should look into moving.

[arcticpenguin]

Did anyone else notice the street address?

6666 Tylersville Road

[zakur]

Originally posted by Tormac
Nothing interesting ever happens around Blackswamp. :( Maybe I should look into moving. One of my favorite books as a kid was Hunters of the Black Swamp (http://www.trussel.com/prehist/harnish2.htm) by Lloyd Harnishfeger, a novel about Ohio prehistory.

[EdipisReks]

i hope the lion eats Bob Taft.

[Nikk]

Originally posted by zakur
Check out the pic (http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/07/03/lionguy_zoom.jpg) of Mr. Lawson that accompanies the article. The guy couldn't put a shirt on for the interview? :rolleyes:

And the roly poly policeman in the background will make any self respecting lion think ----- mmmmmm, dinner time!

[Richard G]

I'm on the lookout fellas. But if I see it, I'm not keeping my distance. I'll shoot it, stuff it, and add it to my living room decor. My bull barrel .308 Remington should drop it nicely.

There are plenty of coyote and black bear to hunt in Ohio also.