Mountain lions have been reported near Pinecliffe and in Coal Creek Canyon. According to reports, the lion has killed three dogs and possibly another. Watch your dogs.

According to reports, in the Winiger subdivision off Highway 72, the resident had three of his dogs killed by a mountain lion and was threatened by the animal himself. He reported the incident to the Division of Wildlife (DOW).

DOW has responded by setting a trap for the mountain lion, where the lion buried at least part of its kill. They set the trap about 50 yards up the hill in the Pinecliffe Association, and someone will be checking it every day.

It’s baited with a roadkill deer that they had in the freezer for this kind of unfortunate situation. Apparently, the likelihood of trapping the lion decreases greatly with each passing day.

In the meantime, according to social media, a mountain lion attacked a neighborhood dog around the Aspen Way and Evergreen Spur area. The dog was killed but they recovered the body.

This is the big cat that has killed a few dogs in the Lazy Z area. This is a bad sign as cats like this trend to repeat these behaviors once they start and is usually a sign of a cat that is sick or has become very comfortable around the human population and sometimes can then escalate to attack humans.

The Mountain-Ear is in contact with the Division of Wildlife and the Boulder County Sheriff’s office for more information.