Posted on 10/12/2022 5:09:13 PM PDT by Twotone
An elk hunter got more than he bargained for last Saturday, October 9 when a mature mountain lion approached and charged him. The incident occurred during an early-season rifle hunt in southeast Idaho. In a remarkable video captured by the hunter on his cell phone and later shared by the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF), John C. Erickson yells "get back" at the advancing mountain lion before firing multiple rounds from his .40 caliber Glock 27. His bullets appear to hit just inches above the predator's head and back.
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
He was probably worried if he survived fedgov would sue his ass into oblivion for shooting the mountain lion. Evidence.
Maybe he was Archery hunting with a bow and arrows...
Considering the behavior, my guess is he got too close to a momma with little ones
Grew up out west in the mountains and had a few encounters.
Cool critters, much respect.
Also he's pushing the gun at the cat while shooting. Pitiful technique. Probably no idea where he was backing up. Could have fallen and been dinner.
You’re a genius among morons.
Everything about TV is meant to feed the beast of programming/mind control/servitude.
I have a relative who has it on all day long and they now talk to it.
It is absolutely delicious.
Anyone interested do read ‘the Princess and the Puma’ an O’Henry short story.
Some of the large cats actually like Taylor Swift music. I think you meant to say “Nickelback” instead. :P
Dangerous wildlife is why a self-loader is a better idea than a bolt gun for hunting.
“Dangerous wildlife is why a self-loader is a better idea than a bolt gun for hunting.”
A good shot doesn’t need an auto-loader. Then again, I’m old school: We only hunted with bolt-action rifles, and the closest we came to an “auto-loader” was a .30-30 Winchester.
Yep. There are even Mlok and pic rail mounts for them now, as well as more specialized camera systems.
Yup, but as has been shown, under stress people will fumble a manual action. It’s why the Marines and Army finally took their pump shotguns out of frontline and near frontline service and fielded the Benelli M4 as the M1014. Also why police departments are switching to the M1014 or similar.
I have almost a lifetime of no TV, there were some scattered periods for various reasons but I turned against TV in my teens.
I’ve seen an adult mountain Lion get head hammered for getting to close to a Blue Jay nest- funny seeing that. Blue Jays are tough and fearless
Did you read the article? Or even the excerpt?
[Yep. There are even Mlok and pic rail mounts for them now, as well as more specialized camera systems.]
Followed the long Freerepublic tradition on this one...
His only thought was “How can I film this”.
Idiot.
Who hunts big game in Idaho with a Glock as a backup piece?
FReepers wishing to avoid a trip through msnland, and all that implies, can find the original article posted here:
https://www.fieldandstream.com/hunting/hunter-shoots-at-charging-mountain-lion-idaho/
The video is there also.
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