Stapes Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 -- Three men who thought they rescued an injured bobcat or lynx in the middle of the highway were shocked to learn it was a 65-pound mountain lion. They were even more shocked when two of them were ticketed for drug possession. The trio was driving on U.S. Highway 36 from Estes Park, Colo., on the evening of Jan. 26, when they spotted an injured animal in the middle of the road near Pinewood Springs. "It looked up as if to say, 'Help me,'" Jason Lee Laird told the Boulder Daily Camera. The three men decided to rescue the animal so that it wouldn't be hit by another car, and take it to a 24-hour veterinary clinic in Longmont. While Laird's friends directed traffic, he scooped up the large feline into his jacket and the three men lifted the animal into the back of the Jeep they were driving. One of the men sat in the back seat and stroked the animal to reassure it as they drove toward Longmont. They stopped in the next town, ironically called Lyons, and flagged down a Boulder County sheriff's deputy who took one look at the animal and told them they had picked up a mountain lion. The deputy notified the Colorado Division of Wildlife. The deputy told the men that he smelled marijuana in the Jeep and Laird suggested it was because the cat had relieved herself in the back of the Jeep. They deputy didn't buy it, telling the men "mountain lions don't smoke marijuana," according to the deputy's report of the incident. Laird, 21, and Zachariah Deming, 19, were ticketed for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The injured mountain lion, which wildlife officers guessed was four or five months old, had to be euthanized. A DOW spokesman said the men were lucky to have survived the encounter without serious injuries. Todd Malmsbury told the newspaper that he had never heard of the rescue of a mountain lion that size. "A mountain lion that large can kill a deer -- that's how they make a living," Malmsbury told the Camera. Even possession of wildlife is against the law, but the men were not ticketed for that infraction, a sheriff's department spokesman said, because they were acting in good faith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 yay America, where good heartedness gets you busted sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickler Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 What are some people thinking, really? The guys were trying to so something good, and the cop busts them for pot. Nice people skills! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 Good deed.Bad break thats for sure,but in all honesty,dumbasses all the same.As much as I hate it,fact is,herb is illegal.You'd think you may want to ditch the bowl & herb before going up to talk to a county sheriff.Especially in the good ol' U.S of A.Common sense & cautiousness can go a long way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 No one is laughing at the Steve French reference but me? Stapes you were right - we ought to hang out more often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalacePrincess Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 of course, when you have a 65lb mountain lion in your backseat (and you're already stoned) your thinking's probably a bit off. talk about a$$hole cops. (although you are right, esau... i mean between the 3 of them, you'd think one would think to at least ditch the evidence! but... then again, who's gonna REALLY expect to get busted for pot when you have a freakin' cougar in your backseat. : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 No one is laughing at the Steve French reference but me? Google! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 'tis true about having your act together when dealing around the law (anywhere in north america) cheers to those guys for tryin to save the cat anyhow, though after the charges you'd figure they'll be more hesitant to get involved next time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 Thanks Ollie. I didn't know what the Stapes was typing about at all. Now I'm howling to bits ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 last time stapes got caught with a cougar in the back seat he was busted for public indecency Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 Okay, now THAT'S funny. I knew the name Steve French was familiar, but I thought it must be someone I vaguely know or heard of or something. Gotta love TPB references! BTW: If you don't already know ... Season 5 April 17!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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