Wolves, Cougars, Lions, Tigers, Bears on the loose in Ohio!

Oh my!

Who would think someone in Ohio could go on safari in their back yard?

So... What caliber for Ohio Lion?

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You can't go wrong with 45-70.

Woody

Lion? Why, the classic - 375 H&H!

Did these tool cops ever hear of tranquilizers? These were probably zoo animals and didn't need to be slaughtered.

Wow that sounds exciting. It is unfortunate that they are killing all the animals though, sounds like they are taking the "easy" way out of this situation.

buckeye8 said:

UPDATE:

The list has been updated to include CHEETAHS.

Local schools closed tomorrow.

Reports are that the bears are indeed Grizzly Bears!

Authorities say there are "dozens" of exotic animals on the loose!

This is crazy!

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you have to have a hell of a lead if you are going to shoot that cheeta

Reports are that the bears are indeed Grizzly Bears!

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Flick says he saw some grizzly bears near Pulaski's candy store!

There is, or was a park not to far from my house. This must be wear they came from. I, think I, won't let the wife know about it. She is paranoid enough about the deer, let alone a bear, or hippo.

I wonder if one of the animal rights groups has anything to do with this.

Even though I, do believe that all deer should be exterminated from east of the Mississippi river, a health lion population would be nice to have around here.

These animals could be given to a zoo. There is no need to kill them. Tranquilize them and get them to a zoo.

They likely don’t have tranquilizer in their cars.... And, the range on a dart gun is very short.

So, as someone living in Ohio, I say nice shot officer. If better means become available I'm all for it.

Isn't there a nature preserve there "The Wilds". Is that it?

I say public safety takes priority over an animal.

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Mr. Blue- not to be snarky, but just where do you think that Franklin County Sheriff's Office keeps an arsenal of tranquilizer rifles and hundreds of darts? Not to mention the very real threat of fast, charging exotic animals in the darkness, as these police are facing... I'm sure the Columbus Zoo doesn't have enough tranquilizer rifles to equip any decent sized force to safely engage a bunch of scared, adrenalized, fast animals in the cover of darkness. It is truly a shame to have to put them down, but you have to keep the damage to a minimum. I have a soft spot for beautiful creatures, but I'd kill a whole pride of lions to keep an innocent little girl from getting mauled to death, or some such thing.

After a few days if they don't catch these things, there will be a large area to search in.....mine included.

Looks like I'll be sticking to the northeastern part of the state this hunting season.

Open Safari in Mid Ohio? Sign me UP!

The Wilds, is the area that I, was referring to, it is in the Cambridge, area. It would be nice if the critters could be captured, and placed there. Or one of the closer zoos. But even if capturing them was possible, do the zoos have the resources to care for them?

We thought we had a "large cat" escape from an owner in Medina Conty several years ago. The SO had M14's in their patrol cars procured from the feds years ago, but a deputy friend of mine asked if he could borrow my .300 Win Mag, as it was bigger than anything they had available. I'm sure with enough time, proper guns for the bigger dangers can and will be obtained. As sad as it will be to have them all killed, it is the safest and most expedient thing to do.