Mountain lions are one of the most feared predators in the Americas, and while much of this fear is due to misunderstanding, they are certainly dangerous enough to garner a significant amount of respect.
Luckily, the chance of you running into one anywhere in the wilderness is very slim, as they are highly reclusive creatures that are prone to fear humans and only in rare circumstances will they ever attack a human, least of all a full-sized adult.
While attacks are very rare, they do happen, and across the board, these attacks could have been prevented by following some simple rules that apply to most predatory animals.
To learn more about these rules and what to do should you ever encounter a mountain lion, check out the helpful list on the next page.
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Always carry a gun problem solved… Oh for the tree hugging type you don’t have to kill the animal usually the sound of a gun shot will scare them off!
Ever since California banned cougar hunting in the 80s, attacks have risen there.
Herk Haston
Sheila Long read this!
Saw one 2 years ago!! Beautiful cat
Saw one in two different occasions but kept my cool and after lengthy staring contests they moved away . I was well armed both times but did not fire a shot was ready to if need be . Was elated at the experience and the fact we both walked away alive .
Until they’re chewing on your face…lol
Lol, an they will too!!! We fired 3-4 rounds and he ran off
This is all wrong there are only 3 things you should do
1 shoot it
2 eat it to gain it’s power
3 wear it’s pelt so others know you did 1 & 2
Got a good laugh. Thanks buddy. That was awesome “1&2” – lol
If a guy would hurry up and$#%&!@*himself the lion would smell it and lose his appetite most likely.
You seen one 2 years ago and about 10 have seen you from that last one to now.
Lol that was in Montana, and I live I’m NY
Never expose your neck or back, as that is where instinctually a feline will attack
You wont know what hit you
Pepper spray and a firearm in the hands of someone that knows what day it is
I have had the pleasure and blessing of seeing Panthers in the wild. They get respect in a hurry when you are in the woods a lone with them. There use to be an add in sale papers back in the 80s for people to report panther sightings here in west Virginia. It was a big lie about just studying them. Your tax dollars went to supporting rich mother fuckers in government that hired professional trackers to locate something to kill so some fat bastard could be put in position to kill an animal and make him or her feel like they were a bad$#%&!@*
I will save the shitting my pants part for when they’re eating me try shooting first.
I’ve heard that some folks will wear a mask on the back of their head to possibly help ward off an attack from behind. I’ve also heard that you are more likely to survive an attack if you already have a weapon in hand when attacked. I don’t know how true any of this is, I live in a place that has none of these predators.
Bbq dat b***h
Warm kitty, Soft kitty pur, pur, pur….
They prefer unarmed victims…just like criminals and terrorists.
I was expecting the list to include pissing and pooping ones self to be a less appealing target…….
Carry a large bag of cat nip
Good words…. I always pack and constantly looking..
odd’s are realy good your not going to walk up on it !!!! you might get lucky and see one from a fare . but if it’s close to you ??? you are being tracked ……. you are the meal ……. and it my sound crazy ??? but they hunt in pack’s ……
Yup, always carry
I have had this encounter 3 times ,,,and I just throw a very large ball of ** yarn ** at it and let it’s smaller friendlier cat instincts kick in …
Never seen a “pack” males are lone animals and cover an area of up too 100 miles. females are more home bodies so like about 40 miles. When the babies get big, mom will kick them out or dominant male may kill or run them of as well. Have had em in my yard, seen em while hunting, had a 45# female baby kick my$#%&!@*
That is some funny$#%&!@*right there !
Given others beat me to it , all I can say is shoot it again
Joe Peavler
Make yourself as large as you can and make lots of noise.
I always take cat toys and cat food they love it ;lol
I always have my dog…. its in his contract to vanquish monsters and such…..
Let him go on about his business, and I’ll go about mine….If He has an Issue, I’ll Kill Him..
Glad I could make a few people laugh
hunters shot 3 males in a feild 2 years back . i’m in colorado . was all over the news here . work whee it they were shot .
I know I heard something that wasn’t nothing I ever heard in my life
Carrying a .45 in lion country can be a big help, as well.
You ain’t lion!
Pet him till he purrs
If the cat has been shot before he will attack at the noise…best thing to do is carry a fish
Feed it so it associates humans with a food source? I think you might want to rethink your logic on that one lol. All you do there is put someone else’s life in danger.
You,d never see it coming before she hits you like a friggin freight train .Maybe if your lucky,after she lets go of your neck for a better grip,you could squeeze a couple rounds into the animal.
lobbing a few rocks beyond and around them will spook them
If it doesn’t bother me so be it.other than that I’ll shoot it. Love all gods animals.
Stop, drop, and roll…
Had one walk up on me while hunting turkey , here in Oregon
Must have been hearing me call turkeys and came to check it out
Got to within 35-40 yards then I saw him , I was never scared just I awe of his beauty (and I had a gun and no tag)
Use a liberal as a human shield?