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As Long as you didn't get Eaten,,,,,,,,it'll make a Great Story Later,,,,,,,

That's a situation I hope I never have to face.

TomS

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oh no!  i'm glad you missed it.  it missed you.  can't imagine (besides the danger aspect) how unreal it would have felt to have run across it. 
give me a nice fluffy skunk any day.

btw, i had fun looking at maps.  didn't know where Pike county was.. but I've spent a lot of time not far from there.  i'm from Columbus, my mom grew up in Laurelville,  I had friends that had a farm of sorts between Jackson & Oak Hill, & of course there's Hocking Hills.  Sure is a pretty area.

Ah, so that's what my relatives in Ohio are up to these days... making a ruckus and scaring the locals. Good job, guys!   !http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/biggrin.gif|src=http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/biggrin.gif|border=0!

More seriously.... the way the owner kept the lion's cage, if I I were that lion, I'd run away too--sounds like someone who has no business even keeping a pet snail.

Also, glad no serious injuries resulted.

There were cougars sighted in the Philly area, even within city limits some years back. There were several sightings in and around the tri-state area, then nothing for many years afterward.

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mule -
I'm a Portsmouth native, now living in Columbus.  I admit that I wasn't surprised that this happened in my old stompin' grounds... but was glad to hear that no lions or humans were harmed in the whole adventure.

Wow - that's something you don't hear every day!

This summer we took the kids to Arlington, Tx for a Rangers'/Cub's game (we're die hard Cubs fans).  As I was getting ready to walk out the hotel door for my run, I hear enough of a news story to turn around and see what was up - there was an armed criminal in the neighborhood 1/2 mile from where we were, and the police were chasing him through backyards and such and I could hear the helicopter outside!   I held off on the run until he was caught!!