More mountain lions prompt calls for hunting

HASTINGS — Reported mountain lion sightings in Nebraska are far more common than actual sightings.

Much like UFOs, a good percentage of the sightings are simply a case of mistaken identity. A mangy coyote, stray dog, or even a bobcat can look uncannily like a big cat from a passing car.

But spotting one isn’t out of the question. The Hastings Tribune reports that just last week, a landowner in Pine Ridge in northern Sheridan County shot and killed an 88-pound female mountain lion after he and his family unsuccessfully tried to scare it away from their house

.Harvey Freetly of Hastings encounte...