Posted on 11/12/2007 4:14:44 PM PST by george76
A hunter was attacked by a mountain lion Sunday near Kalispell.
The hunter told officials he was several miles in on a trail when he heard what sounded like the scream of a mountain lion.
A short time later, he heard a growl and turned to see a lion about 10 to 15 feet away.
The man dropped his rifle and rushed to get behind a tree.
The lion pounced on his back and knocked him into the tree.
The collision made the lion lose its grip and the hunter reached his pistol and fired a shot...
He met several other hunters who helped him to reach his car.
The hunter began driving back to Kalispell and notified relatives, who met him with assistance.
At the Kalispell Regional Medical Center, the man received five stitches for cuts to his leg from the lion’s claws.
He also was treated for scratches on his back and shoulder and a few puncture wounds to the back of his head.
The hunter’s backpack, which was shredded, probably prevented the lion from causing more serious injuries...
In 1989, a lion killed a 5-year-old boy in Evaro. In 1990, there was a rash of encounters between people and lions in western Montana.
In the 1990s, lions were sighted in Missoula proper, including one that stalked a small child and one that was captured in a basement, both in the lower Rattlesnake residential area.
In 1998, a lion attacked a small boy near Marshall Mountain Ski Area before it was fought off by a 16-year-old camp counselor.
(Excerpt) Read more at missoulian.com ...
Cougars are coming back into western NC too. I’ve heard one and seen prints and I know several who’ve seen them. The government claims they aren’t and if they are there its because they are released domestic big cats but locals know the truth.
He dropped his rifle, and ran? What is he, French?
Some states have virtually outlawed lion hunting resulting in an increase in lions. I read that an adult lion needs about 200 square miles, and kills about 50 deer a year. I have no clue if that is true. I know that young lions get the new territories on the perimiter of lion country.
“Not only do we hunt them, but they get eaten. Not such a bad sausage meat.”
Got any tried methods other than sausage?
Thanks for any ideas on cooked cat you may be able to email to me.
GG
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