Cougar stalks man for 6 minutes during run in Utah
The swears are bleeped, but may not be suitable for work.
October 12, 2020, 03:05 PM
MikeinNC
This is why you carry a gun.
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October 12, 2020, 03:11 PM
HayesGreener
This
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October 12, 2020, 03:11 PM
Ackks
quote:
Originally posted by MikeinNC: This is why you carry a gun.
He references not having his gun around 2:50 when it does that crazy fake attack. Bet he never leaves home without it again
October 12, 2020, 03:16 PM
TXJIM
"GRRRRRRRRRR, I'M BIG AND SCARY....HOLY FUCK, HOLY FUCK...YOU'RE A SCARY KITTY....
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October 12, 2020, 03:19 PM
ArtieS
Get a stick or a rock! Anything but bare hands.
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October 12, 2020, 03:20 PM
ersatzknarf
Jeepers!
Thought this was gonna be about older women going after younger guys...
October 12, 2020, 03:24 PM
12131
So, why did the cougar suddenly high tail out of there? The guy got nothing.
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October 12, 2020, 03:24 PM
Bytes
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Originally posted by HayesGreener: This
In this situation the Sig would have been beneficial. In most cougar attacks your one dead motherfucker before you even know there is a problem. Them there kitties are ambush predators. Good thing cougars are mostly docile critters.
October 12, 2020, 03:27 PM
darthfuster
I NEVER go out on the trail without at least a .44 mag. Typically I'm carrying an LAR Grizzly in 45 win mag. Mrs. DF used to kind of roll eyes when we were young and out hiking the mountains until we had a run-in with some aggressive wildlife. I didn't have to fire, but she was grateful I was armed. Now she makes sure I am before we even leave the house. This guy will likely never again hit the hills without a heater.
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October 12, 2020, 03:29 PM
cslinger
Deckhand!!! Bring me my brown trousers.
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October 12, 2020, 03:32 PM
TXJIM
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Originally posted by 12131: So, why did the cougar suddenly high tail out of there? The guy got nothing.
I think he finally picked up a rock and threw it at the cat. I get why he was reluctant to bend down and make himself appear smaller and possibly cause a charge but it was likely what ran the cat off.
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October 12, 2020, 03:32 PM
Twist
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Originally posted by Bytes: In this situation the Sig would have been beneficial. In most cougar attacks your one dead motherfucker before you even know there is a problem. Them there kitties are ambush predators. Good thing cougars are mostly docile critters.
Yep.
Walking toward the cat after you see it isn’t going to help your cause either. Especially when she has the little ones with her.
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October 12, 2020, 03:33 PM
gw3971
Our Utah mountains are covered with these cats. If you are hiking the Wasatch front the cougars are watching you. Ain't no way around it. We have very few problems with the mountain lions. The deer fawns on the other hand have big problems with these cats.
October 12, 2020, 03:37 PM
Ace31
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Originally posted by 12131: So, why did the cougar suddenly high tail out of there? The guy got nothing.
Perhaps it saw something off to the right of the screen out outside the camera view?
October 12, 2020, 03:38 PM
RichardC
I don't know the big cats well enough ... was that predatory behavior or territorial ?
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October 12, 2020, 03:38 PM
old rugged cross
That cat looked very thin and hungry. He was lucky.
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October 12, 2020, 03:39 PM
Twist
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Originally posted by Ace31:
quote:
Originally posted by 12131: So, why did the cougar suddenly high tail out of there? The guy got nothing.
Perhaps it saw something off to the right of the screen out outside the camera view?
Saw a conversation about the video on another site earlier but the link wouldn’t work for me. Someone in that thread mentioned he finally had the sense to bean it with a rock, which would make sense by the cat’s reaction.
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October 12, 2020, 03:40 PM
ChuckFinley
It's happened a lot more than he knows.
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October 12, 2020, 03:41 PM
darthfuster
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Originally posted by 12131: So, why did the cougar suddenly high tail out of there? The guy got nothing.
This cat was not hunting the hiker. It was intimidating him. Notice how she was bluff charging, dog tracking and growling? These are tactics to drive a threat away. As soon as she figured he was far enough up the trail, she bugged out. If he were being hunted, she would have stayed hidden and quiet until she pounced.
