Mark Stanford and his wife.. "I looked up and saw a set of eyes staring back at me,"
"I could see that it was a big cat,"..
Mark Stanford was carrying a firearm, and he shot off a round to try and scare the animal. It ran off and the couple started hiking again before discovering the animal again on the trail.
They felt like they were being hunted.
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Kitty ping?
I certainly won’t be surprised if this runner is charged with a crime.
So when is he going to be jailed for violating the Endangered Species Act?
I thought they hibernated in the winter?
The runners I mean.
“They felt like they were being hunted.”
They were being hunted.
Out in nature, away from cities, humans are just one more part of the food chain, not the top of the chain.
Many people do not realize how remote many areas in Colorado are. The state has about 3.5 million people, most of who are concentrated in the greater Denver metroplex. There are areas where the next living human being can be 30 to 40 miles away.
Having said that, running in the wild can be an enjoyable exercise. However, you should run with some equipment. A water bottle, small first aid kit, whistle or other signal device, fire starter, knife, emergency blanket ..... and a firearm. Put it in a backpack or fanny pack.
This guy was lucky. There are bigger things than mountain lions in the hinder parts of Colorado.
He shouldn’t have been wearing that deer costume while he was out running.
Sure....it’s stylish and shows off his toned legs, but it confuses the forest critters.
Take my hat off to this fellow.
Killed it how? Details lacking....
100% bad-ass..!!!
Just WOW.
At least bring a combat knife or small gun when running and hiking in such wild areas. Don’t depend on battling it out unarmed with a mountain lion. They might weigh less than a human but they are built out of muscle and sinew and have claws.
“Adult male mountain lions usually weigh between 110 and 180 pounds, while females typically weigh between 80 and 130 pounds.”
Another illicit catnip deal gone wrong.
Don’t they know it’s legal in Colorado now?
Mountain Lion had the munchies.
Cougars are known to scratch and bite...;)
Didn’t say how he killed him.....guess cat got his tongue.
Always go jogging with someone who is a slower runner than you are.
A kitten? Or a teenage mutant ninja lion?
There was an article yesterday or so about state euthanizing four mountain lions in Glenwood Springs area.
SSS.....carry and keep your head on a swivel.
BTW...Africanized bees, packed up coy-dogs, illegal dope field with illegals, methead lab in the woods, and friggin rattlesnakes that don't rattle scare me ALOT more.