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Cougar or bobcat? DNR talks northern Minnesota sighting

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A young Minnesota hunter reported his encounter with two mountain lions fighting earlier this month near the Iron Range. Though after some investigation on the scene using a cardboard cutout of a mountain lion, it turns out it might not have been a cougar sighting at all, according to state wildlife officials. WTIP's Joe Friedrichs spoke with the DNR to find out more. 
 

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