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Lion tamer
Whitney Hastings (pictured), son-in-law to Sheri Haupert-Betz of Fairfield, displays his first-ever trophy mountain lion this winter.
Hastings, of DeSoto, Kan., shot and killed the New Mexico lion on a guided hunt Jan. 26 in high desert country at the south end of Gila National Forest.
The 34-year-old used a 44-magnum rifle to shoot the animal as it was perched 60 feet above in a tree. He then scaled the tree to ...
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Sep. 30, 2018 9:42 pm
Whitney Hastings (pictured), son-in-law to Sheri Haupert-Betz of Fairfield, displays his first-ever trophy mountain lion this winter.
Hastings, of DeSoto, Kan., shot and killed the New Mexico lion on a guided hunt Jan. 26 in high desert country at the south end of Gila National Forest.
The 34-year-old used a 44-magnum rifle to shoot the animal as it was perched 60 feet above in a tree. He then scaled the tree to retrieve the hanging cat.
Along with outfitter and guide Bill Lewellen, Hastings covered approximately 20 miles per day on the eight-day journey. The mountain lion was shot on the fifth day.
The cat, tipping the scales at 140 pounds, is Hastings most prized kill yet. An avid hunter, he has previously hunted down a Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep as well as a mule deer.
