Wisconsin’s First Mountain Lion


By B.J. Hollars | April 4, 2018

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161 years ago Wisconsin’s first mountain lion met its end, and that’s where our story begins. B.J. Hollars reveals the felines chronicle, after its death.

BJ Hollars

B.J. Hollars

B.J. Hollars is a writer and professor in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.  He is the author of several books, most recently Year of Plenty.  He also directs the Chippewa Valley Writers Guild.
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