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to feed on the carcass. As a rule the mountain lion is hunted down 

 and shot, rather than trapped. However, some trappers set steel 

 traps for them, where they are particularly bad about killing live 

 stock. Mountain lion, as far as the value of tKe pelt is concerned 

 for fur purposes is hardly worth the trouble to trap as their pelts are 

 usually damaged, and it is only the finer specimens that are valuable 

 for rug purposes. 



