[Spktyr]

The big cats usually don’t attack humans. This one must have discovered that humans are easy prey... maybe from struggling/dying illegal alien immigrants in the wastelands?

[Recon Dad]

That is the worst “Headline of the day”.

[battlegearboat]

"No, not an armed drug smuggler, but a mountain lion — that fierce predator at the top of the food chain."

Well I'll be, I didn't know that!

[Man50D]

but a mountain lion — that fierce predator at the top of the food chain.

I'm Glad to hear the agent is OK but I have to disagree the mountain lion is at the top of the food chain. If that were the case mountain lions would out number humans.

[pelicandriver]

“It is likely that mountain lions that live in Mexico also roam north into the United States. The Santa Cruz riverbed is one of their travel corridors.”

Great, now we have illegal alien mountain lions coming over the border to eat the people that American mountain lions won’t eat!

[SJackson]

If you'd like to be on or off this outdoors/rural list please FR mail me. And ping me is you see articles of interest.

"You don't know what was going through the lion's mind," he said, "but I'm sure there was some concern there, too."

Since it ran, that's reasonable, but the cougars next thought was likely removing the agent's throat or crushing his skull.

[Disambiguator]

Border Patrol agent dodges bullet in brush with cougar

The cougar dodged the bullet.

Talk about poor use of a metaphor.

[ozzymandus]

The cougar had a gun??

[RDTF]

Must have been a frightening experience! Glad no one was hurt, including the Cougar. Magnificent animal.

[txroadkill]

— the agent drew his gun and fired.

Grand Jury indictment to follow.

[mirkwood]

“The agent was on routine foot patrol Tuesday afternoon when he climbed down beneath a bridge into the Santa Cruz River bed east of Lochiel, about 65 miles southeast of Tucson.

It is likely that mountain lions that live in Mexico also roam north into the United States. Suddenly he found himself within about 8 feet of a mountain lion... “

The guy bothered the mountain lion at rest. He did not mean to, but he did. Give the lion a friggin break. He was sleeping.

[tubebender]

Is this a better headline... Deputy dodges bullets, kills coyote

[sure_fine]

he needs a mule down there

[Howie]

[pepperdog]

A gun totin’ mountain lion? Who’d thunk it.

[Regulator]

George L. MountainLion is still out there...

BTW....did the lion get an attorney yet?

[Carry_Okie]

Fearing for his safety — mountain lions have attacked people in Arizona and killed people in California — the agent drew his gun and fired.

The cougar fled.

The agent, whose name the agency didn't release, emerged from the close encounter without a scratch...

It doesn't say anything about whether he's been relieved of duty and sent out for target practice until his aim improves.

[RichInOC]

Okay, since when do those suckers carry weapons?

Never mind that. Since when do those suckers know how to use them?