Oldsailor65 Loc: Iowa

Former Super Bowl champion slays massive mountain lion with bow and arrow after 200-pound beast slaughtered neighborhood dogs

A former NFL player slayed a massive mountain lion weighing nearly 200 pounds after the animal was "wreaking havoc" in his neighborhood.

Derek Wolfe, a former NFL player who played for the Baltimore Ravens and won the Super Bowl with the Denver Broncos, shared an incredible photo of the mountain lion he took down with a bow and arrow.

Wolfe said he received a call from a friend who is a h****r regarding a "giant" male mountain lion that had been "wreaking havoc in a rural neighborhood" in Colorado.

The former NFL player said, "He had already k**led two of her dogs and was living under her porch, nervous what he might do next."

Wolfe and his h****r friend started tracking the mountain lion, and quickly discovered a mule deer that had been k**led.

Wolfe hiked 9,600 feet up a mountain in the Colorado Rockies, and suddenly the big cat was in front of him. Despite being exhausted, dehydrated, and cramping from the grueling hike, Wolfe was able to slay the mountain lion with a direct hit with a bow and arrow.

He said that he "had to crawl backwards down the mountain" to bring the mountain lion to the truck. Wolfe admitted that he fell 10 feet off a rock on the way down the mountain.

Wolfe shared a photo of the enormous mountain lion on his Instagram. The former defensive tackle, who is 6 feet 5 inches tall, is seen hoisting the mountain lion that stretches nearly as far as Wolfe's body. The mountain lion is estimated to be about 195 pounds.

Reactions online varied, and some attacked Wolfe for k*****g the mountain lion. However, Wolfe's k**l was completely legal under Colorado state law.

A spokesperson for Colorado Parks and Wildlife informed TMZ Sports that Wolfe did everything by the book and his hunting license and is "in good standing."

Wolfe, who is an avid h****r, described the takedown of a male mountain lion (known as a Tom) during an episode of "The Drive" sports-talk radio show that he co-hosts.

"I love hunting deer and elk, and mountain lions k**l deer and elk, and mature male mountain lions k**l the cubs of female mountain lions to get them to go back into heat," Wolfe said. "I feel like I am doing my part by taking care of some of these Toms. It is not easy.

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Shame to k**l such a beautiful animal

BIRDMAN

That’s one big ass cat

Peaver Bogart Loc: Montana

He's got balls to go after it with a bow. I would have taken a large caliber semi-auto rifle plus my side arm. There used to be a bounty on them when I was younger, but not any more.

Oldsailor65 Loc: Iowa

wull...herz a big'n

Oldsailor65 Loc: Iowa

I agree

guzzimaestro

Maddie says "what is it nooow"

Oldsailor65 Loc: Iowa

Pretty cat...dose it always have a pissed off look on it's face?

Liberty Tree

PETA wants bows and arrows banned

guzzimaestro

No, she's a cutie ❤️

Oldsailor65 Loc: Iowa

I understand Derek Wolfe's reason for k*****g that lion but I still think it's a shame. I wonder what he did with it?

Gatsby

I hope that he registered his trophy Mountain Lion with Pope & Young, I reckon it belongs in the record book.

Peaver Bogart Loc: Montana

I hope he had it mounted, or at least have the hide and head tanned for a rug or wall mount.

Samael

He did everyone in the area a favor good for him

Marty 2020 Loc: Banana Republic of Kalifornia

True, big cats don’t belong in populated areas.