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FWP: Mountain lions decimated Wild Horse Island sheep herd

by John McLaughlin, Hagadone News Network
| March 10, 2022 2:20 PM

Three now-dead cougars that found their way onto Flathead Lake’s Wild Horse Island handily hunted down its bighorn sheep herd to as few as 35 of the prized Rocky Mountain ungulates.

Although an initial sum, it’s the lowest sheep count on the isle in at least 20 years, according to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks...

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