Ex-Broncos defensive lineman Derek Wolfe hunted an enormous mountain lion in Colorado this week … and on the finish of the day, a wild photograph reveals the Wolfe obtained the higher of the large cat.
The former NFL participant detailed his insane journey to nab the mountain lion in Grant on his social media web page Thursday … saying it began after he obtained a name on Tuesday that the animal was terrorizing a rural neighborhood within the metropolis.
Wolfe stated he was advised the mountain lion had killed two of a lady’s canines … and was “nervous what he would possibly do subsequent.”
The 32-year-old avid hunter and fisherman stated he then got down to kill it.
He defined on his IG that after discovering a ravaged mule deer that he assumed the large cat killed, he hiked up hundreds of toes of tough terrain … and finally encountered the mountain lion.
“Exhausted, dehydrated, cramping,” Wolfe stated, “I drew again my [bow] and despatched an [arrow] via him.”
Wolfe stated he then needed to drag the beast’s carcass again to his truck … falling off a 10-foot rock face within the course of.
Wolfe, who performed within the NFL from 2012 via 2020, wrote within the remark part of his social media submit that he estimated it weighed about 195 kilos. As for its top, Derek stands at 6-foot-5 … and the cat appeared to be greater than him.
Several ex-NFL gamers had been astounded by Wolfe’s catch … with former Rams star Michael Brockers saying, “That’s Crazy bro.”