How to survive a cougar attack

Yikes!! 400lb bears are one thing, but I always wondered what how dangerous an 80 lb cat could be...

Next time I'm in the woods and I feel something watching me from behind, you better believe I'm going to be extra careful!
 
I think I need to brush up on my Holy Spirit awareness.
 
This past fall,my friend out in Washington state was out bow hunting with one other guy.They were on a ridge and spotted 2 cats down below they thought they would give it a shot and track them.They split up,my friend was getting warm so he stopped,dropped his pack and was taking off a layer,when he heard a noise from above,15 feet above him in a tree was one of the cougars!

He called his hunting partner over and sent a 2 bladed Mangus head through the cat which jumped down and ran into a thicket.Turns out that there was a reported 8 (now seven)cats in that one area.

Good thing he looked up when he did,what if he took a rest under the tree not knowing the cat was above him?The hunt of a life time,could then have been the end of a life.

I still have an old yellowed news clipping somewhere about a woman who killed one with a knife.Seems she was camping with some family members when one attacked.Her husband and another held it down while she stabbed it.The best part was a quote from her about how tough the hide was.She said the "hide was tough like shark",which made me wonder how many sharks she has stabbed.
 
Lone Hunter, the incident to which you are referring took place in California. The cat was rabid, and malnourished, and attacked these people without provocation while they were camping. The husband lost most of his thumb holding the cat down, and the wife managed to kill it with a kitchen knife. Believe it or not, animal rights activists were enraged by the courageous action these two people took to preserve their lives.

That said, I can imagine few things more terrifying than being attacked by a big cat. They're fast, strong, and sharp all over. Holy Spirit aside, the gist of the article referenced above is, if you're attacked by a cat, better hope someone with a gun is nearby.
 
Read a good one the other day, and I plan to use it as soon as the opportunity arises. When an undesirable choice arises, you can say, "I'd just as soon sandpaper a cougar's ass in a telephone booth."
 
How colorfull, I'd rather not have to kill such a beautifull, and lethal animal if I have a choice. I've faced a 35lb wildcat on a trail once, and that scared me whitless. After the fact, I recconed I could've taken him had one of us gotten stupid, but probably would've bled to death shortly thereafter. Fortunately, he didn't like the odds either, and ran. I didn't chase after it.
 
I have been stalked by a mt. lion let me tell ya it sucks.
I was walking along a creek bed between to hills and I heard a rock roll down the hill,Being alone in the boonies you notice noises a little more:eek: I had a bad feeling for some reason so I slowley back tracked keepin a close eye out ,after I got out to some clearing
there it was stalking down the side of the hill.It didnt realize I had left.That was a big catand could have easily killed me :eek: I yelled at it and it took off.

It probably thought I was a deer.I know these things like to grab from the back of the neck,not good,and snap it.lucky for me my instincts told me to slowley and quietly move out of that area.
 
I have deer hunted here in the Owyhee mountains of Idaho alone on occasion. Every deer bedding spot I found had cat tracks in it also. It made me think more about turning around every ten to fifteen feet or so to check my "six". I had my deer rifle (a 30.06) but realized if I'd been attacked, it would have made a better club. It's not made for close in combat! When I motorcycle or hike in the mountains, I always take a Beretta handgun (.40 cal). Knowing there ae cats around makes that Beretta seem mighty light to carry!

Bruce Woodbury
 
Call the police...they will help you!
:rolleyes:

(before anyone gets upset,this is not an attack on law enforcement officers,it is an attack on those that have the mentality of sheep. thank you)
 
If the cougar is not yet attached to your neck, from everything I've read you are supposed to always face towards it and look as big as possible to make it think twice before eating you. I think that it also allows the cat to remember you face better so that he doesn't have to strain to recall what he had for dinner...
 
Here I was thinkin' that Cougar Allan got a little out of hand!;)
I can't even imagine what a mountain lion can do. I've experienced first hand the strength and nastiness of your garden variety 10lb kitty-cat. I got the scars to prove it!
Regards, Mongo
 
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