RANTOUL — A Rantoul man said he and his brother have photographed a mountain lion near Paola. Daniel Brewer said after they saw two tan-colored mountain lions on heavily wooded farm land four miles west of Paola, they set up trail cameras in hopes of photographing one of the big cats. One of the cameras got this photo two weeks ago of what appears to be a young mountain lion as the cat walked in a pasture along the edge of heavy woods. The cat in the photo is about three feet tall, Brewer said. The cat has many of the features common to a mountain lion. Although the cat is spotted, the Cougar Network Web site says young mountain lions will have spots until they around one year old. Copies of the photo have been forwarded to the Cougar Network.
Monday, Nov. 26, 3 p.m.