Mountain lion trapped up hardwood by Jack Russell dog

A mntain lion located it absolutely was no match for a Jack Russell terrier which trapped it up a tree on the farm in the US condition of SD.

The dog's owner, Chad Strenge, heard frantic barking close the family's farm in Colman, Moody County.

He discovered the 150lb (68kg) male lion, also called a cougar, clinging for the prime of a tree with 17lb (8kg) terrier Jack in the bottom.

Mr Strenge, aided by his canine, chased the mntain lion and shot it dead.

"He trees cats on a regular basis," Mr Strenge told The Argus Chief newspaper. "I suppose he figured it absolutely was just a cat."

Professor Jonathan Jenks, an specialist on cougar migration, stated hunters usually needed two or three hounds to chase a lion up a tree.

He stated the cougar was possibly not hungry adequate to assault Jack.

"It quite well could have misplaced a territory and determined to take off from the Black Hills and head this way," he told The Argus Chief.
Lawful killing

Arden Petersen, from the SD Game, Fish and Parks department, told The Madison Every day Chief that no expenses could be filed for shooting the animal.

People today in SD have the appropriate to kill mntain lions which they feel are a threat to themselves, their livestock or their pets.

The lion was taken to SD Condition University, the place it will likely be studied.

It really is not the first time a probably harmful north American wild animal has been brought to heel by a family members pet.

In 2006, a ginger cat - also named Jack - chased a black bear up a tree in West Milford, New Jersey.

Once the bear at some point climbed down, Jack the cat chased it up an additional tree.

The bear only escaped when Jack's owner named him into the residence.