IRON COUNTY, Mo. (KSNW) — An investigation is underway after a mountain lion was killed in rural Missouri. The Missouri Department of Conservation says it is “aware” of an incident that happened over the weekend in Iron County. Our sister station, Fox 2 in St. Louis, says the shooting coincides with the opening of the state’s deer hunting season.

The Missouri Department of Conservation said they were investigating after a hunter killed a mountain lion over the weekend.In a post on their Facebook page, th

Conservation officials are investigating after a deer hunter in rural Missouri killed a mountain lion over the weekend.The Missouri Department of Conservation says it is “aware” of an incident in which a deer hunter killed a mountain lion in Iron County.