Scary Cougar Encounter In Utah Filmed...Shoot or No Shoot?

[galvweld]

Jogger encountered kitten then enraged mother. In the middle can hear him say, "where is my gun????" My thoughts, at least a warning shot somewhere earlier. Again, my thoughts kill shot along the way. Yes, she is just being defense, but way to aggressive far too long.

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[Mark W.]

Pretty sure if I had had a Rifle I would have shot during the first charge. With a pistol I might have allowed her to get closer but there would have been a warning shot. Reason is the rifle would most likely put her down in one shot as shot placement would have been more assured with a pistol I would have worried a wounding shot could have made it worse for ME.

 

[P7M13]

bad link. This video ?

 

[Certaindeaf]

I'd a shot it with my gun sideways just to teach vertical phone holders a lesson.

 

[JohnnyMac]

I think it's a pretty good no shoot. Lots of bluff charges by the cat just trying to protect her young. While living in Alaska, I had a couple bluffs from brownies while hunting that I probably could have been justified in pulling the trigger on but glad I didn't. In this scenario, I would have probably just kept backing up like the person in the video did and certainly put a round or two in the dirt to try to spook it, but wouldn't have tried to kill her until the attack was imminent.

All that being said, I wasn't there and those charges definitely were scary. Adrenaline is a helluva drug.....

 

[Member 5605]

I would have dropped it no question.

 

[galvweld]

bad link. This video ?

Thanks for the assist.

 

[osprey]

I would not have blamed anybody for shooting that cat. Encounter went on way too long. If it had been me I would have fired a barking shot into the gravel 5' in front of cat. If that didn't work I would have shot the cat. It is only a bluff charge until it's not.

 

[JRuby]

In my opinion that cougar was threatening but did not want to kill or the first time you saw that cougar would have been her attacking for the kill. That to me is warning behavior.

 

[clearconscience]

I would hate to shoot an animal with a cub, but I would have been close.
would depend if I had my kids or not. Kids with me? That a dead cat.
If not I would have fired a warning shot and hopefully it would be the end of the encounter.

This guy either didn't have a gun or it was in his bag, which I would have been getting out real quick instead of filming.

On his tactics of just backing away?

I don't think he was being loud or aggressive enough.
he should have been yelling (which could have been fear) and kicking or throwing rocks at her.
I probably would have tried a couple false charges myself.

But at not time in the last 10 years in the woods would I have EVER needed to say "where's my gun?"

I know where it is, it at the ready at all times.

 

[osprey]

Plenty of big rocks to huck at it. Drop the f-ing phone and pick up some rocks.

 

[galvweld]

Kept calling her, "dude." Gender misidentification might have been the irritating factor.

 

[Stomper]

Kept calling her, "dude." Gender misidentification might have been the irritating factor.

Check your priveledge!

Non-binary cougars are a thing now.


That's EXACTLY what THIS is for...

 

[DB is Here]

Not gonna lie, I'd have dumped it on the first bluff charge. Wrestling a cougar isn't high on my to-do list.

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

i woulda shot.

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

Not gonna lie, I'd have dumped it on the first bluff charge. Wrestling a cougar isn't high on my to-do list.

not the 4 legged type atleast

 

[Stomper]

Not gonna lie, I'd have dumped it on the first bluff charge. Wrestling a cougar isn't high on my to-do list.

It's like a 100lbs fur coat with attached razor blades and a bad attitude!

 

[DB is Here]

not the 4 legged type atleast

He's here every night ladies and Gentlemen...try the veal.

 

[44s rock]

Eirst thing I would have done is ditched the f-ing camera and scared the little f-er away! If that didn't work, then, and only then, shot it. That guy was totally foolish.

 

[WAYNO]

He was young and had his cell phone in his hand. What could go wrong?

I know a couple people who've been stomped by deer. And I was false-charged repeatedly by a bull elk (out of season). Each time, he got closer. There's less than a second between the conversion of a false charge to an actual attack. I've told people many times, unless a gun is already in your hands, the animal will win the draw.