'Good thing I was packin!' Utah man is stalked by a MOUNTAIN LION during hunting trip to Idaho before shooting at it twice to scare it off

Daily Mail ^ | 13 October 2022 | Neirin Gray Desai

[nickcarraway]

A 42-year-old-man was hunting Elk in Idaho when a mountain lion emerged from the wilderness and began stalking him.

Jared Erickson - from Paradise, Utah, just south of the Gem state - was lucky to get away with his life after the encounter with the lion in which he was forced to fire his gun twice.

After the second shot he was able to scare off the mountain lion, which then returned into the wilderness disappointed.

Erickson pulled out his pistol and phone upon noticing the big cat. With his left hand he filmed the lion as it moved menacingly towards him, one slow stride at a time.

In his right hand Erickson holds a Glock pistol pointed at the lion, prepared in case it chose to strike.

During the video Erickson can be heard breathing heavily as he moved backwards with the gun in hand.

'Get back,' he can was heard warning the lion firmly.

The lion begins to increase its pace until once about 20 feet away it lurches forward with both front legs extended. At that very moment the Erickson fires a singlehanded shot with the gun in his right hand.

Its unclear whether it was a warning shot or Erickson was aiming for the cat, but it dashes a few meters before turning back to face Erickson once more.

[Vendome]

I’ve never been that close to a mountain lion but, it would be dead if it were that close.

[Equine1952]

Will the human ones chase a laser? Inquiring minds with stiffies want to know?

[Equine1952]

Lucky for the cat. Might have actually hit it with a real gun.

[Bullish]

This is about the size of the one I encountered. A full grown, around 200 pound cat. Pretty awesome.

[DennisR]

Maybe her cub was nearby.

[Vendome]

The ones I encountered were probably 100Lbs

[DesertRhino]

The luck was his surviving despite his exceedingly poor decision making and marksmanship.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

I was surprised he didn't drop the lion at that close range.

[lurk]

Judging from the video he was shooting to scare the cat, not to hit it.

But when you have a quart of adrenaline jammed in your veins, other things happen.

[Az Joe]

Soooo the mountain lion is what’s important here to you.

[Inyo-Mono]

Yes indeed he does.

[Chode]

yeah, that’s bullsh!t...

[Veto!]

“Nice kitty, sweet kitty, little ball of fur,
Nice kitty, soft kitty, purr, purr, purr...”

Not happening in my house either. Eleven-pound Daisy bites me when I don’t do it her way. That’s what I get for adopting the alpha of the litter. You did better than I did. LOL

[txnativegop]

he was carrying a Glock

[McGruff]

Two shots and no kill? The guy is lucky.

[Myrddin]

When I hike around Scout Mountain south of Pocatello, I always have at least my S&W 629 44mag with PMC 240 gr JHP. Since my last trip, I've acquired a Springfield XDm 10mm with 15 rd capacity. Loaded with hunting rounds, it would be satisfactory. We have lots of mountain lions up on that mountain. They come into town to stalk pets left unattended in the back yard. The most exposed yards are those with irrigation canals. A perfect path for the cat to hunt a meal.

[gundog]

150 pounds is huge.

[Bullish]

Between you and a mountain lion Joe?
Yeah, probably.

[riverrunner]

What BS there is not a mountain lion alive today before man was in those woods.

So the lion was in mans territory.

There is no reason man kind should give way to wild animals.

When hunting in lion country one should have lion tag.

then just add one to the bag.

Idaho does allow lion hunting.

[FLT-bird]

The mountain lion chose wisely. It gets to keep living as a result.