Saw this cougar encounter on another forum. Dude needs to do a little target practice.

[JohnnyMac]

Mountain lion attacks man sitting in Colorado outdoor hot tub

A man is recovering after a mountain lion clawed his head at a vacation rental home in Colorado. Wildlife officials say the man and his wife did the right thing in response.

www.foxnews.com

Maybe the cat thought it was a big bowl of soup with a couple of those "soft on the outside / crunchy on the inside" chunks of meat in it?

 

[arakboss]

Maybe the cat thought it was a big bowl of soup with a couple of those "soft on the outside / crunchy on the inside" chunks of meat in it?

WonTub Soup.

 

[Lazyfaire]

Still think this is one of the better ones. Doing the right thing to keep Mama at bay

 

[Mikej]

Still think this is one of the better ones. Doing the right thing to keep Mama at bay

I'd always thought you should make yourself as big as possible. Arms over your head. Loud noises. Stand your ground, false charge. Throw rocks Don't back up. Then I watched that.
Always take a gun into the forest. Yep, that's it.

 

[Hueco]

I'd always thought you should make yourself as big as possible. Arms over your head. Loud noises. Stand your ground, false charge. Throw rocks Don't back up. Then I watched that.
Always take a gun into the forest. Yep, that's it.

The false charge thing always bothered me. You're flipping a coin - and if the cat decides in that moment of flight or fight to duke it out with you…are you really prepared for that fight?

Being aggressive with a mama will only escalate things.

Second the idea to always have a gun - especially if out solo. Man, was I dumb (and lucky) in my teens and early 20's.

 

[Mikej]

The false charge thing always bothered me. You're flipping a coin - and if the cat decides in that moment of flight or fight to duke it out with you…are you really prepared for that fight?

Being aggressive with a mama will only escalate things.

Second the idea to always have a gun - especially if out solo. Man, was I dumb (and lucky) in my teens and early 20's.

All these things I figured were proper and would work. PHHhttt. And then saw how it really is. Sobering, man!

You pull of the road in the forest to take a leak and have this happen! Gun sitting in the console.

 

[solv3nt]

You pull of the road in the forest to take a leak and have this happen! Gun sitting in the console.

Just hold a pee shooter in each hand, just make sure they're both loaded.

 

[arakboss]

Mountain lion injures 1 as rafters fight off attack with paddles along Arizona river

A group of rafters in Arizona had to use their paddles in a fight for their lives against a mountain lion.

www.foxweather.com

 

[Mikej]

Just hold a pee shooter in each hand, just make sure they're both loaded.

Never go camping with you, that's for sure!

 

[Tony617]

Still think this is one of the better ones. Doing the right thing to keep Mama at bay

I suppose if you are young enough you might be able to back away. Older people may not be so lucky and I always take standard magazine pistol when I have been hiking. I have several spare magazines loaded as well.

 

[Lazyfaire]

I suppose if you are young enough you might be able to back away. Older people may not be so lucky and I always take standard magazine pistol when I have been hiking. I have several spare magazines loaded as well.

Not everyone goes out into the woods armed. They should, but this guy didn't. If he had turned his back the cat may have attacked.

 

[Hotnhere]

Still think this is one of the better ones. Doing the right thing to keep Mama at bay

I don't know? Why not pick up one of the thousands! Of rocks around him and nail that thing, we forget what he have as weapons, instead of retreating and holding your phone to make TikTok history just stand your ground and move your arms above your head.

 

[Mikej]

I don't know? Why not pick up one of the thousands! Of rocks around him and nail that thing, we forget what he have as weapons, instead of retreating and holding your phone to make TikTok history just stand your ground and move your arms above your head.

That's what I always figured too. So, just how fast can you pick up a rock and hurl it? Did you notice the speed of that cat's paws pounding the ground when he was false charging? Are you pretty quick with that bend-over-pick-up-rock-stand-up-throw-rock routine? Just sayin'.

 

[Tlock]

I don't care if your 6' 6" and 285 your gonna get your arsh handed to you.....not saying you won't be able to defend yourself with a rock or stick but it's not gonna be pretty. Cats are faster and more powerful than people thing

 

[solv3nt]

I don't care if your 6' 6" and 285 your gonna get your arsh handed to you.....not saying you won't be able to defend yourself with a rock or stick but it's not gonna be pretty. Cats are faster and more powerful than people thing

Heck, house cats move faster than the average human, let alone 150#s of pissed off muscle.

 

[JackFrost]

Cougar encounter?? Ashley Madison .com or adultfriendfinder?

That is gold! I just about died!

 

[OldBroad44]

I was stalked by a cougar shortly after moving to Corvallis from St Paul MN. I was about 33 and very naive. It was at an outdoor wine tasting event. She was asking weird questions, like did I have a partner. I didnt have any idea what she meant by "partner," and started talking about business partners. She kept standing uncomfortably close to me and I kept backing away. I thought maybe her comfortable social distance was way closer than mine. Only after I went home did I suddenly realize she had been hitting on me.

 

[kmk1012]

I was stalked by a cougar shortly after moving to Corvallis from St Paul MN. I was about 33 and very naive. It was at an outdoor wine tasting event. She was asking weird questions, like did I have a partner. I didnt have any idea what she meant by "partner," and started talking about business partners. She kept standing uncomfortably close to me and I kept backing away. I thought maybe her comfortable social distance was way closer than mine. Only after I went home did I suddenly realize she had been hitting on me.

A warm welcome to Oregon is what she wanted to give you!

 

[MymuttBear]

I was stalked by a cougar shortly after moving to Corvallis from St Paul MN. I was about 33 and very naive. It was at an outdoor wine tasting event. She was asking weird questions, like did I have a partner. I didnt have any idea what she meant by "partner," and started talking about business partners. She kept standing uncomfortably close to me and I kept backing away. I thought maybe her comfortable social distance was way closer than mine. Only after I went home did I suddenly realize she had been hitting on me.

Then I bet this happened

 

[nwslopoke]

All these Healthy Henrys don't want to have a stick or what I like, the collapsible walking stick that have a pointy end cap under the rubber boot. Not everything is worth shooting but alot could use a little poke to get the message across.