Former Denver Bronco Derek Wolfe kills mountain lion

DENVER — A former Denver Broncos participant is sharing fairly the looking story on the radio this week. Derek Wolfe additionally shared a photograph on Instagram of the massive mountain lion he stated he killed on Tuesday.

Derek Wolfe spent 16 minutes speaking about it on “The Drive” along with his cohost Darren “DMac” McKee on 104.3 The Fan. Wolfe stated he loves looking deer and elk however just lately acquired his license for mountain lion looking.

“I love hunting deer and elk and mountain lions kill deer and elk, and mature male mountain lions kill the cubs of female mountain lions to get them to go back into heat,” stated Wolfe on his podcast this week. “I feel like I am doing my part by taking care of some of these Toms. It is not easy.”

He and a buddy took benefit of the current snow this week so they may discover animal tracks extra simply.

On the podcast, Wolfe stated they hunted the mountain lion close to Grant, Colorado off 285 which is close to the south finish of Guanella Pass. He stated the cat was in a tree, and he used a bow and arrow to kill it.

Wolfe known as the journey “predator control” on Instagram, and he stated the animal had been wreaking havoc in a close-by neighborhood.

“He was hiding under this lady’s porch down the road. She told us, ‘Please get rid of him. He killed my dog last year,'” Wolfe shared on “The Drive”.

Wolfe stated he needed to crawl again down down the mountain with the lifeless mountain lion to get him to the truck.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) stated this was all authorized. Wolfe is a licensed hunter in good standing with CPW and he adopted the reporting necessities.

Mountain lion hunters must move a certification course, which is an additional requirement for this animal.

Hunters might harvest one lion from April 1–30, 2022 OR one lion through the fall season, Nov. 28, 2022–March 31, 2023, relying on the legitimate season dates for the unit you’re looking.

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