Every year the mt. lions eat 30-50% of my calf crop. This is very common where I live. These numbers might not sound like much, but when you have 400 calves born and tagged and the lions eat 200 it hurts the retirement plan if you know what I mean. Forty seven lions is very easily possible in an over populated area. 20 years ago they didn't have the problems with the lions like today, but today thier numbers have increased so much. DO NOT UNDER ESTIMATE THE LIONS And THEIR NUMBERS. You won't see them in the day, they only travel and hunt at night.