The PA Game Commission is on the scene this morning looking for a possible mountain lion that attacked a farmer at 5:30 Thursday afternoon.
An Amish farmer saw two large cats in his backyard, went to get a gun and then shot one of the cats injuring it, leaving a trail of blood into the woods. When the farmer followed the cat, on of the cats attacked him cutting his shoulder and arm.
The game commission maintains that mountain lions do not live in Pennsylvania and have not for over 100 years.
Bobcats live near the Harrisburg area. But members of this Amish community, who have seen the cats mid August, say there is a distinct difference between these cats and a bobcat.
The two differences between a bobcat and a mountain lion are size and tail length. A mountain lion is double the size of a bobcat and has a much longer tail.
The game commission is combing the woods looking for the injured cat.
They said they are not sure what the animal is and hope to find the animal or a hair sample to help identify the animal.
As for the farmer attacked, he was treated at Lancaster General Hospital. He is suspected to be ok.
