Report of Mountain Lion in Hamilton a Hoax
A picture of a mountain lion dragging a buck, supposedly taken in Hamilton, has been circulating online on Tuesday.
A photo of a mountain lion dragging a deer, supposedly taken near Black Oak Farm in Hamilton, is a hoax, according to Hamilton’s animal control officer. The photo came from a game camera in the western United States and not from Hamilton, said Hamilton Animal Control Officer Stephen Kavanagh. “Upon investigation, it was determined to be a hoax,” he said on Tuesday afternoon. The photo, which in at least one instance was posted at about midnight on Tuesday morning on Facebook, has been credited to have been taken in locations all over the country in the past few years. On the “Buck Manager” website - where the authenticity of the photo was verified - commenters dating back to 2009 said the photo was allegedly taken in their area of the …
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