Mountain lions are no joke.
We recently saw terrifying footage of a Utah hiker get stalked by a mountain lion for over 6 minutes while jogging in Slate Canyon. After a few false charges, she eventually scurried off back into the woods, but for this young hunter in Colorado, her encounter was far more frightening.
While hunting alone in the mountains near Gunnison, Colorado, this young hunter came face to face with an aggressive mountain lion. And while she did everything she could to try and scare it away, the mountain lion had already made up its mind. It was kill or be killed.
Here’s the full story according to the hunter:
“I was hunting alone in the mountains of Gunnison, Colorado when I looked up and saw the cougar standing right in front of me. I took a picture and started the video on my phone, then tried to scare it away by yelling and waving my arms.
The cougar didn’t react at first, but did finally start running off to the right. Then, when it got into the shadows, it turned and started coming toward me. I threw my phone down, took a few steps backward, and got my gun ready to shoot.
The cougar stopped on the log 8 yards in front of me, growling and hissing. I continued trying to scare it away, but its body language only became more threatening, until it appeared ready to pounce.
So I shot it, and it ran away. Then I went and found my dad to tell him what happened.”
She managed to capture the entire encounter on video… well, except for the part when had to drop her phone and shoot before it pounced on her.
She also followed the footage up with a lengthy explanation of what happened, what was going through her mind in the moment, and what she did after.
Of course, we all remember this nightmare video as well.
Gonna be a big NOPE for me on mountain lions.