Settlers Mocked Mountain Man's “Foolish” Trap — Until It Caught A 200-Pound Mountain Lion

When settlers in 1862 Colorado hired mountain man Leif Merrick to stop a massive mountain lion from killing their cattle, they laughed at his methods. Catnip oil? Steel traps on game trails? It seemed foolish compared to conventional hunting techniques. But when that 200-pound tom walked into his trap, the mockery turned to respect overnight.
This is the true story of how one solitary trapper's years of patient observation beat conventional wisdom, how desperation breeds innovation, and how the quietest man in the Colorado Territory became the most sought-after problem solver in the Rocky Mountains.
From the gold rush settlements of South Park to the high country ridges where predators ruled, discover how catnip oil and Newhouse steel traps changed frontier predator control forever—and why sometimes the person everyone's laughing at is the only one who actually understands the problem.

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