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Utah man has cougar escort for the time of his life

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IronWing said:
Once the guy moved away from the kittens, I think mom was having fun. The wavy paws thing looked more like a scare tactic than any intention to attack. If the guy had fallen down, that might have changed mom's thinking.
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Per a local news article I saw earlier today it turns out when the guy finally did have time to grab a rock and nailed her with it she immediately bailed out and he didn't see her again.

Does seem like she was protecting her babies and maybe playing a little too but the rock quickly made it no fun. If she were seriously pissed my guess is it would have taken a lot more than that to get rid of her.



JulesMaximus said:
I think a .44 Magnum handgun would easily do the job. Hell, any of these would probably be enough to scare it off anyway.

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Oh no question you would blow a big hole in that kitty .... if you could hit it in the fraction of a second it would take to be on you.

If its nearly impossible to stop a human with a knife from within approx 20 feet (even if you have your pistol drawn) what chance do you think you would have against a 200lb cat which can move just a TAD faster and presents 1/10th the target area?

Billy the Kid, Doc Holiday or even Harry Callahan (!!) would be in serious trouble with a pistol nevermind anyone around these parts!

I'd say you would have a MUCH better chance with a double-barrel of wide-spread buckshot. Just a point and squeeze (with very little aim required) will send large chunks of that kitty back the way they came in a hurry.
 
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skyking said:
Cat was too close, bending over to grab a rock takes away that height advantage that is about the only thing inhibiting that cat's behavior.
A totally fucked up situation!
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Except that is exactly what scared the cat off. He should have done it sooner before the cat became that aggressive.

I've had an uncomfortable encounter with a black bear, and as soon as I found something worthy of throwing, that deterred them and sent them packing.
 
MtnMan said:
Except that is exactly what scared the cat off. He should have done it sooner before the cat became that aggressive.

I've had an uncomfortable encounter with a black bear, and as soon as I found something worthy of throwing, that deterred them and sent them packing.
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My point exactly ... even though one guy throwing rocks is unlikely to do any real serious damage since he won't have much time to aim his throws, a good-sized rock bouncing off any body-part will def leave a mark and predators don't like taking any damage at all.

Add in a couple more ... heck maybe even one more adult male throwing rocks though and things could potentially end badly for the lion. As in rug in front of the fireplace badly.

After all the first human hunting parties started out throwing rocks too!
 
Captante said:
Oh no question you would blow a big hole in that kitty .... if you could hit it in the fraction of a second it would take to be on you.

If its nearly impossible to stop a human with a knife from within approx 20 feet (even if you have your pistol drawn) what chance do you think you would have against a 200lb cat which can move just a TAD faster and presents 1/10th the target area?

Billy the Kid, Doc Holiday or even Harry Callahan (!!) would be in serious trouble with a pistol nevermind anyone around these parts!

I'd say you would have a MUCH better chance with a double-barrel of wide-spread buckshot. Just a point and squeeze (with very little aim required) will send large chunks of that kitty back the way they came in a hurry.
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The guy threw a rock at it and it went away. If I had that .44 on my hip and pulled it out and fired off a warning shot it would have the same effect. Plus, I wouldn't have to bend down to pick up a rock.
 
JulesMaximus said:
The guy threw a rock at it and it went away. If I had that .44 on my hip and pulled it out and fired off a warning shot it would have the same effect. Plus, I wouldn't have to bend down to pick up a rock.
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Oh no question a .45 (or even a pellet-gun!) beats a rock in that situation!

My point was that the lion didn't really want to kill him that badly ... if it did he would very likely be dead. With a pistol you would have a better chance but unless you got lucky with your first shot or it just ran away with its tail between its legs the end result might be the same.

So essentially .... nothing<rock<pistol<shotgun<FLAMETHROWER!!!! 😛
 
Captante said:
Oh no question a .45 (or even a pellet-gun!) beats a rock in that situation!

My point was that the lion didn't really want to kill him that badly ... if it did he would very likely be dead. With a pistol you would have a better chance but unless you got lucky with your first shot or it just ran away with its tail between its legs the end result might be the same.

So essentially .... nothing<rock<pistol<shotgun<FLAMETHROWER!!!! 😛
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Pellet gun doesn't make enough noise, as compared to a .45 or even a 22.

I routine carry is a .380, sometimes 9mm, but if I'm in bear country (only black bears here) I carry a .40 or 45 ACP. Be it two legged or four legged, I have no desire to kill them, but persuade them that I am a bad choice as a victim.
 
I thought this was going to be a sexually charged thread with an old male virgin and an ugly female with occupation in the world's oldest profession.
 
IronWing said:
There once was a man from Utah
Two wild cat kitties he saw
A picture he would steal
Mom could get a meal
Nothing else rhymes with Utah.
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Captante said:
Pretty sure that would only apply to the first good-sized rock because bad-ass as that big cat is I can promise you it doesn't want to take any damage. It was already thinking twice a couple near-misses would maybe make it think three times and go look for a rabbit to eat instead.

Unfortunately however you are correct if a full-grown Mountain Lion decides it really wants to kill you and you don't have at least a machete (or a sword) in hand it's over.

Frankly with anything short of a shotgun the odds are not good 1-on-1.






Well $hit as long as it was only half !!! 😀
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if she was protecting her offspring, she would not back down, period. That instinct will let her sacrifice her life. Whether it was a human, bear or any other threat, she won't back down.
 
Iron Woode said:
if she was protecting her offspring, she would not back down, period. That instinct will let her sacrifice her life. Whether it was a human, bear or any other threat, she won't back down.
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And as I've said previously .... just think about how badly a 15 pound Siamese could mess you up if it really wanted to do so. (especially if it didn't care if it survived)

Then add 120-180 lbs plus the honed skills of a predator. 😳


Some ancient tombs had small walkways just below the ceiling that were patrolled by dark-furred cats trained to attack by jumping for the eyes!
 
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Had one of these .. fucked neighbors kids pets up ... dragging half bodies of rabbits and whatnot, trails of blood to our doorstep all the time, hard to explain away.

Murder kitties.
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Rich guy I knew way back had a pet ocelot (45lb exotic cat) as a kid. Note this was in a Manhattan apartment albeit a very spacious one.

Apparently it would protect him from his parents when he misbehaved. 😛

Then it started escaping out of the 9th floor window and down the fire escape to terrorize elderly nuns from the local Catholic school down the block! (it was super-friendly and wanted to play but they didn't know that!)
 
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