Arden Petersen, regional wildlife manager for the state Game, Fish & Parks
Department in Sioux Falls, said Friday there was a confirmed lion sighting
about five miles north of Hartford, in Minnehana County. Minnehana County is
adjacent to Rock County, Minnesota and Lyon County, Iowa. Dogs brought in from
the Black Hills to find a mountain lion that killed two goats were unable to
track the big cat. Lions make occasional appearances in Minnehaha County and
tend to follow rivers and streams, Petersen said. For more information go to
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