Take You're Gun With You!

[10mmLife]

This jogger realized first hand the regret of not carrying his gun when he encountered a Cougar and her cubs on a trail he frequents often and even makes mention to it while the cougar is stalking him.

 

[KillerFord1977]

Video has made the news this week. Still amazed every time I watch. Would not be a fun time at all

 

[10mmLife]

Video has made the news this week. Still amazed every time I watch. Would not be a fun time at all

I never go into the woods without a trusty 10mm high speed lead propulsion device on my side!

 

[KillerFord1977]

I never go into the woods without a trusty 10mm high speed lead propulsion device on my side!

I always carry as well, but this is still amazing the cat didnt end up around his neck

 

[10mmLife]

I always carry as well, but this is still amazing the cat didnt end up around his neck

If I was being approached by an aggressive apex predator like the hiker was, that cat would be taking the room temperature challenge. Big cats can cover an amazing amount of ground in an extremely short period of time and I'm not going to wait & see if it just wants it's belly rubbed....

 

[Peglegjoe]

 

[Susquash]

I think I would be chucking rocks if unarmed in this situation. But on the other hand I carry 99.9% of the time and definitely in areas with predators (2 or 4 legged).

 

[Pitdogg2]

Agree @Susquash! There would have been something in my hand to beat against its head at the very least.

 

[Keystone19250]

A gun preferably but no need to shoot to kill, the sound of the gun going off would be enough to scare it away.

 

[Annihilator]

That video is a pants changing moment, always carry a firearm when you are out in the wilderness, you never know

 

[BET7]

I watched the video and read the article yesterday from the news. The Wildlife rangers etc., said he did everything right. Never turned his back nor ran, but stopped when he saw the cubs then Momma, and started walking slowly backwards while he filmed. Since he presumably wasn't armed, I too wondered why he didn't pick up a rock or solid piece of tree branch or something. At the end of the video, when the cat ran away scared, was when this guy threw his first rock. I'm wondering why he didn't do it sooner, especially since he put so much distance from the cubs. After the cat followed him for some distance, it looked like she switched from defense of her cubs to potential food source. I agree with everyone, carrying a firearm is the way to go.

 

[10mmLife]

I watched the video and read the article yesterday from the news. The Wildlife rangers etc., said he did everything right. Never turned his back nor ran, but stopped when he saw the cubs then Momma, and started walking slowly backwards while he filmed. Since he presumably wasn't armed, I too wondered why he didn't pick up a rock or solid piece of tree branch or something. At the end of the video, when the cat ran away scared, was when this guy threw his first rock. I'm wondering why he didn't do it sooner, especially since he put so much distance from the cubs. After the cat followed him for some distance, it looked like she switched from defense of her cubs to potential food source. I agree with everyone, carrying a firearm is the way to go.

I got the same impression with the cougar starting to view the jogger as a food source. The experts say you should never lower yourself when dealing with a predator because that may trigger an attack so maybe that's why he didn't grab any rocks sooner.

 

[10mmLife]

That video is a pants changing moment, always carry a firearm when you are out in the wilderness, you never know

Or at least dress in cougar proof body armor!

@Annihilator ready to take on nature...

 

[KillerFord1977]

Or at least dress in cougar proof body armor!

@Annihilator ready to take on nature...
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Oh you did

thats cat food for sure

 

[Detonics]

It's an amazing video, I watched it on the news also and thought. I bet they guy filming it wished he had a gun.

Rule #1 when you put your pants on, put your gun on.

 

[somorris]

Apex predators like that need to be afraid of humans. Hunting would help.

 

[BET7]

I got the same impression with the cougar starting to view the jogger as a food source. The experts say you should never lower yourself when dealing with a predator because that may trigger an attack so maybe that's why he didn't grab any rocks sooner.

Good point 10, the article said to make yourself as large as possible and he kept yelling and shouting at it, making it difficult (as you state), to pick up anything thus making himself smaller.

 

[Keystone19250]

Or at least dress in cougar proof body armor!

@Annihilator ready to take on nature...
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Another chicken in Borg Drag. The collective is seriously hurting.

 

[10mmLife]

Good point 10, the article said to make yourself as large as possible and he kept yelling and shouting at it, making it difficult (as you state), to pick up anything thus making himself smaller.

Around the 3:10 mark he actually says what sounds like “where's my gun".

 

[Keystone19250]

Good point 10, the article said to make yourself as large as possible and he kept yelling and shouting at it, making it difficult (as you state), to pick up anything thus making himself smaller.

If that animal had wanted to kill that man for food it would have. (She) most likely was protecting her Cubs. You could tell by her lunges with front legs/paws spread apart she was also trying to make herself look bigger then she was. This was nothing more then defensive posturing, either way he was a very lucky man.