[george76]

Not just in California, Colorado...

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[george76]

Another documented attack.

[Alas Babylon!]

The man dropped his rifle and rushed to get behind a tree.

Darwin award pontential, there. Still, I'm glad he survived. Next time I suggest he just shoot the damn thing and avoid all the pain of claw and punture wounds.

[Clintonfatigued]

Are these on the rise?

[SmoothTalker]

I’ve heard one before. The noise is pretty damn scary.

[editor-surveyor]

"The man dropped his rifle and rushed to get behind a tree."

This must have been the famous hunter, John French sKerry.

[VR-21]

I’m glad the hunter fared well. That said, I’ve always been frustrated because for all the woods bumming I’ve done in my life, I’ve never seen a cougar or a grizzly in the wild. I’d certainly want to be armed when I did, but I would very much love to see those animals outside someday.

[Redcloak]

The man dropped his rifle and rushed to get behind a tree.

OK... I see two problems right off the bat.

[Bear_Slayer]

I’m not sure of your point. This is Montana. You can buy a MT lion tag over the counter. It’s not like were not hunting them. Sh!t Happens.

[robomatik]

in colorado there is a saying. “if you live your entire life in colorado and see a mountain lion -and live to tell the story you are D@mn lucky”

[Carry_Okie]

The man dropped his rifle and rushed to get behind a tree.

Darwin Award.

The one thing you don't do when a mountain lion attacks is to run away.

[xsrdx]

The man dropped his rifle and rushed to get behind a tree.

Not loaded maybe? Empty single shot or blackpowder?

Must not have thought it would be of any use, or he just wet himself and ran.

As has been noted, running from a big cat will get you pounced on.

[Navy Patriot]

Here kitty, kitty, kitty!

[OrioleFan]

The man dropped his rifle and rushed to get behind a tree.

Probably didn't have enough time to remove the gun lock.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

The man dropped his rifle and rushed to get behind a tree

All I needed to know. Drop rifle, risk getting eaten.

[Grizzled Bear]

The man dropped his rifle and rushed to get behind a tree.

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[tubebender]

The trapper who set a bear trap in my yard last spring said he had trapped and killed 7 mountain lions between Eureka and around Arcata in the past 3 years. The day he picked up my trap he had trapped and killed 2 in Willow Creek.

I haven’t seen one yet but they have been spotted in the gulch below us here in the south city limits of Eureka.

[toddlintown]

I once shot an elephant in my pajamas.

[fish hawk]

Great white hunter. Drops gun and runs. LOL what an idiot.

[Desron13]

Ummmm... Isn't that the chance you take when you go out hunting? Why is this news?

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks George76.