Davsel, I shared your story with my best friend and his wife who live about a mile (my guesstimation) north of Hwy 24 in Florissant. Here was her reply:

"Neighbor down the road just msg'd me that we have a bear. No news there, but she said it killed a PONY. Might be the same one he saw. DOW will be out looking for him tonight."

As cstone often reminds us: "Be safe"