Posted on 06/03/2011 8:41:01 PM PDT by george76
I grabbed my buckknife and went out there but saw nothing. But we didn't stick around long. We moved her cot and makeshift right near my pickup. We heard the screams one more time, then I finally went back to sleep. I don't think poor Lisa got any sleep, though. But she's a tough cookie, and I admire that.
Back home, I got on the internet and googled a search for the sound. There is no doubt what it was. It was a female mountain lion in heat. All the audios were exactly that sound. I guess the females scream like a banshee to let any nearby males know they are available.
Check it out on the internet. Now tell me if that's not the most frightening sound you could ever hear in the middle of a pitch-black night out in a remote wilderness canyon???
LOL!
More adventures to come... I'm sure!
I think Lisa is a tough cookie, a lot of people would have been sleeping in the cab of the truck after that, including men.
Even house cats can make a terrible racket like that in the middle of the night, multiply the size of a cougar and it has to be scary.
No kidding! LOL!
But that brings up a "delicate" subject. Lisa is a single young woman (25 years-old) and I'm double her age (and happily married). So there are definitely protocols and niceties you have to follow.
For instance, there is NO WAY I could actually invite her to join me in the bed of the truck after this spooky incident. As a father (and grandfather) with very protective instincts, I wanted to, but that could be easily misconstrued and some very unnecessary tensions added to the moment.
Now if she were to ask to join me in the bed of the truck, I would certainly say yes and scoot over to make room for her. Then we'd both be safe from the lion and civility and propriety would be maintained.
As you say, she could also have stayed in the front cab too, but that part of the truck is LOADED with equipment, clothing, and gear, and would involve a wholesale repacking effort.
It turned out fine though. I think she sensed that it might not be proper for even her to ask to stay with me in the bed. So she chose to sleep 10 feet from the truck (and all was well).
Funny, isn't it? But when camping out in remote areas, a middle-aged married man and a young single woman have to follow a lot of unwritten protocols to maintain a good working relationship.
Fortunately, she's a great co-worker and we both enjoy working with the other.
All the best, Jaz!
I have a few Savage rifles. My .223 doesn't have the "precision" trigger, but shoots just fine. The other ones with the precision trigger are nicer. The Remington 700PS (.308) has a very good trigger. It also has a very tight (SAAMI spec) .308 chamber with a tight throat. .308 only. No 7.62x51 NATO stuff.
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