NEWSLINK: State houndsman works to keep Black Hills safe from lions

When a mountain lion behaves dangerously state wildlife officials sometimes have to call in the hounds.

Or, more specifically, the state houndsman, Jack Alexander. Alexander has been on the job with his dogs for 29 years. In the early part of his career he chased a lot of varmints.

"We do a lot of coyote work," he said Thursday on a training outing with his hounds. "And beaver at times when they're cutting trees or plugging culverts."

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