Mountain Lion Defensive Pistol

[sobo]

Don't use Lester's if'n you're gonna be in bear country...

 

[Certaindeaf]

A California mother fought a mountain lion with her bare hands to save her 5-year-old son

Mother hailed a "hero" after the mountain lion attacked the boy while he was playing near his house on Thursday in Calabasas, California.

www.insider.com

 

[Certaindeaf]

Add to the pile..

Two Separate Mountain Lion Attacks

*** GRAPHIC WARNING - Both of these are pretty graphic (the second story involves a machete). Both cats die and I don't believe the dog in the second story made it, based on the comments. *** Story #1 This was posted on social media and I couldn't find a link to any story, just the video...

www.northwestfirearms.com

 

[po18guy]

Sure glad I'm not picnicking in the pleistocene.

 

[FourTeeFive]

Sure glad I'm not picnicking in the pleistocene.

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"We're going to need a bigger gun"

 

[The Heretic]

Did notice that it appeared the cougar had the dog by the back of the neck and/or head - which I gather is their usual MO?

 

[FourTeeFive]

Did notice that it appeared the cougar had the dog by the back of the neck and/or head - which I gather is their usual MO?

That unfortunately is what happened to the bicyclist who died in the WA mountain lion attack back in 2018. They were running away from it and it jumped on the person's back and bit the head/neck.

 

[ar man]

10 mm or 50ae lol

 

[Alexx1401]

Did notice that it appeared the cougar had the dog by the back of the neck and/or head - which I gather is their usual MO?

Yep, when they go for prey that is large they learn to go for the back of the neck. Gives them the best chance to stop the meal before the meal can hurt them.

 

[CLT65]

Sure glad I'm not picnicking in the pleistocene.

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Let's see, hmmm, best gun to pack for dino-cat protection...

I'm thinking, Bofors cannon?

 

[OldBroad44]

Did notice that it appeared the cougar had the dog by the back of the neck and/or head - which I gather is their usual MO?

Yes. In fact, people's upright posture seems to put cougars off somewhat. The cougars programming is to jump on the back of a four legged critter and grab it by the back of the neck or head. Humans who are attacked are often bending over to tie a shoe or mess with a pack or something on the ground, or on a bike that puts then in a bending over position. Or they have fallen. But no guarantees.

A great grandmother of mine who was a "school marm" on the frontier used to carry a rifle when she road her horse to and from the one--room school. The family lore says that she had to ride through deep woods, and the danger was cougars attacking the horse by pouncing down from a limb overhanging the trail. Apparently the expected form of attack was the cougar would knock the human off the horse to get onto the back of the horse and grab the horse by the back of the neck. So if the human kept the rifle in hand during an attack she could shoot cougar and save herself and probably the horse too. The horse was considered to be a much more attractive target to cougars than humans.

 

[po18guy]

"We're going to need a bigger gun"

What I'm sayin'!

 

[Tony617]

Sure glad I'm not picnicking in the pleistocene.

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Years ago I traveled to Los Angeles and went to the La Brea Tar Pits. It was amazing to see Saber Tooth Tigers and Mammoths skeletons. Now there is a NBC TV series called, "La Brea". I watched the first episode since my wife wanted to see it.

 

[Diamondback]

I wonder if a .300BLK hog-load would suffice... failing that, you'd lose a LOT of its punch out of a 10" barrel but 7.62 out of an AR10 pistol oughtta ruin its day.

 

[CamoDeafie]

I wonder if a .300BLK hog-load would suffice... failing that, you'd lose a LOT of its punch out of a 10" barrel but 7.62 out of an AR10 pistol oughtta ruin its day.

.458 Socom? .50 Beowulf? 6.5 Creedmore? 6.5 Grendel?

 

[FourTeeFive]

I wonder if a .300BLK hog-load would suffice... failing that, you'd lose a LOT of its punch out of a 10" barrel but 7.62 out of an AR10 pistol oughtta ruin its day.

7.62x51 out of a 10" barrel will act as a flamethrower and concussive device too.

 

[Diamondback]

.458 Socom? .50 Beowulf? 6.5 Creedmore? 6.5 Grendel?

If you have a wrist like the Austrian Oaf look into a Howdah--an Indian single-shot 12-gauge pistol built for close-in defense against tigers from elephant-back.

 

[shooter777]

During the pandemic, many cougars were forced to stay in their lair and only travel locally and only on certain occasions. As the world opens up, many cougars are on the prowl. Limit your use of cologne and avoid eye contact with predatory cougars when around town. They smell weakness. Avoid imbibing too much alcohol as it lowers your overall perceptions. If you happen to be drug back to their den, wake early and slip out to safety as quietly as possible.

 

[Ura-Ki]

During the pandemic, many cougars were forced to stay in their lair and only travel locally and only on certain occasions. As the world opens up, many cougars are on the prowl. Limit your use of cologne and avoid eye contact with predatory cougars when around town. They smell weakness. Avoid imbibing too much alcohol as it lowers your overall perceptions. If you happen to be drug back to their den, wake early and slip out to safety as quietly as possible.

Too late, I got caught by one of these Felines, who is currently sharpening her claws as we speak!

 

[21tango]

I live up in the cascades just east of battleground. We have a female with only 3 legs her cubs wont leave her because of her injury so now we have a pride of 4. They are getting fairly big around 110lbs. Haven't caused any issues yet but lots of daytime sightings. Figure if she gets taken out the cubs will head out on there own. I feel totally comfortable using a 357 mag to take a cougar if i had to but given the choice i would use either my 5.56 or 308. A rifle is always your better option when dealing with dangerous game