Mountain Lion
02-06-19, 02:28 PM
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 23,208
Mentioned: 89 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 18883 Post(s)
Liked 10,646 Times
in
6,054 Posts
Cats are getting restless
Mountain lion attacks (on humans, obviously) have historically been rare. In the last several decades there have been 1 or 2 per decade on average. A Colorado trail runner was attacked Monday, you've probably heard of this, he strangled the cougar. This is the third attack in less than 12 months.
Soon we'll all need medieval armor and sacrificial dogs just to go outside.
Soon we'll all need medieval armor and sacrificial dogs just to go outside.
02-06-19, 03:58 PM
#2
Banned.
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: France
Posts: 1,030
Bikes: Brompton, Time, Bianchi, Jan Janssen, Peugeot
Mentioned: 6 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 598 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 5 Times
in
5 Posts
I'm not justifying what happened by any means, but, given that the only really safe place for the big cats, and lots of other species, to live is the zoo, You must realise how much of their environment, not to mentions their species, we have destroyed through wilful destruction of their habitat.
3 attacks is probably co-incidence, and no more. Horrible for the friends and family, with whom we all sympathise, but surely road deaths, murders, falls, drowning etc far outweigh the numbers killed by these animaks. I'd also note that hunters alone still kill animals of many species, whether they are 'protected' or not.
3 attacks is probably co-incidence, and no more. Horrible for the friends and family, with whom we all sympathise, but surely road deaths, murders, falls, drowning etc far outweigh the numbers killed by these animaks. I'd also note that hunters alone still kill animals of many species, whether they are 'protected' or not.
02-06-19, 04:01 PM
#3
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 23,208
Mentioned: 89 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 18883 Post(s)
Liked 10,646 Times
in
6,054 Posts
Oregon woman finds cougar in living room, says telepathy helped her guide it out
I know if you're ever involved in a mountain lion attack the correct response is to scratch behind its ears and open a can of food. But I guess telepathy works too.
02-06-19, 04:26 PM
#4
Life Feeds On Life
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Hondo,Texas
Posts: 2,143
Bikes: Too many Motobecanes
Mentioned: 11 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4409 Post(s)
Liked 4,521 Times
in
3,023 Posts
Never run 
think of a house cat and how they react when you roll a ball by them. I hike with a walking stick better than nothing. They say stand your ground and make yourself look bigger I know easier said than done. I’ve stepped on rattlesnakes and ran away fast luckily I have never been bitten. Big Bend NP has good warnings about mountain lions never let children run ahead of you on the trails. My telepathy is telling me that a cold beer would taste good about now, yes there is a cold XX is the fridge.
think of a house cat and how they react when you roll a ball by them. I hike with a walking stick better than nothing. They say stand your ground and make yourself look bigger I know easier said than done. I’ve stepped on rattlesnakes and ran away fast luckily I have never been bitten. Big Bend NP has good warnings about mountain lions never let children run ahead of you on the trails. My telepathy is telling me that a cold beer would taste good about now, yes there is a cold XX is the fridge.
02-07-19, 12:27 PM
#5
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 39,218
Mentioned: 211 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 18403 Post(s)
Liked 15,495 Times
in
7,317 Posts
I'm so desperate I'd actually welcome a cougar attack--as long as she's rich and generous. 
02-07-19, 12:35 PM
#6
Arizona Dessert
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: AZ
Posts: 15,030
Bikes: Cannondale SuperSix, Lemond Poprad. Retired: Jamis Sputnik, Centurion LeMans Fixed, Diamond Back ascent ex
Mentioned: 76 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 5345 Post(s)
Liked 2,169 Times
in
1,288 Posts
I always carry a little water squirt bottle to stop those kitties from misbehaving.
02-07-19, 10:53 PM
#7
Trek 500 Kid
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Spokane WA
Posts: 2,562
Bikes: '83 Trek 970 road --- '86 Trek 500 road
Mentioned: 12 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2904 Post(s)
Liked 382 Times
in
307 Posts
Here are a couple catamounts trying to kill my sister. She seems to take it in good spirits though.
02-07-19, 11:11 PM
#8
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 5,791
Mentioned: 6 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1020 Post(s)
Liked 463 Times
in
293 Posts
Mountain lion attacks (on humans, obviously) have historically been rare. In the last several decades there have been 1 or 2 per decade on average. A Colorado trail runner was attacked Monday, you've probably heard of this, he strangled the cougar. This is the third attack in less than 12 months.
Soon we'll all need medieval armor and sacrificial dogs just to go outside.
Soon we'll all need medieval armor and sacrificial dogs just to go outside.
Last edited by eja_ bottecchia; 02-08-19 at 12:38 AM.
02-08-19, 12:15 AM
#9
Trek 500 Kid
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Spokane WA
Posts: 2,562
Bikes: '83 Trek 970 road --- '86 Trek 500 road
Mentioned: 12 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2904 Post(s)
Liked 382 Times
in
307 Posts
Where was it that sick cat killed the mountain biker outside Seattle last year?
As I remember, two guys were riding together. The cat attacked one of them had his head in its jaws. The other guy ran away and the cat left the bloodied guy and attacked the runner and killed him, dragging him off into the woods. The bloodied head guy survived.
Moral: never run from a large cat.
As I remember, two guys were riding together. The cat attacked one of them had his head in its jaws. The other guy ran away and the cat left the bloodied guy and attacked the runner and killed him, dragging him off into the woods. The bloodied head guy survived.
Moral: never run from a large cat.
02-08-19, 01:02 AM
#10
Disco Infiltrator
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Folsom CA
Posts: 13,446
Bikes: Stormchaser, Paramount, Tilt, Samba tandem
Mentioned: 72 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3126 Post(s)
Liked 2,102 Times
in
1,366 Posts
02-08-19, 06:22 AM
#11
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 39,218
Mentioned: 211 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 18403 Post(s)
Liked 15,495 Times
in
7,317 Posts
02-08-19, 11:19 AM
#12
Banned.
Mountain Lion
man kills mountain lion with bare hands
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-a8764821.html
thankful to live on east coast although I think lions will eventually move east
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-a8764821.html
thankful to live on east coast although I think lions will eventually move east
02-08-19, 11:57 AM
#13
Banned.
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Vegemite Island
Posts: 4,130
Bikes: 2017 Surly Troll with XT Drive Train, 2017 Merida Big Nine XT Edition, 2016 Giant Toughroad SLR 2, 1995 Trek 830
Mentioned: 29 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1916 Post(s)
Liked 310 Times
in
218 Posts
02-08-19, 12:24 PM
#14
Banned
Cougar killed a hiker in WA, State last year , so it's 1-1 ..
...
...
Last edited by fietsbob; 02-08-19 at 02:38 PM.
02-08-19, 12:40 PM
#15
Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: United States
Posts: 7
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
02-08-19, 12:58 PM
#16
Banned.
02-08-19, 01:04 PM
#17
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: 25 miles northwest of Boston
Posts: 29,546
Bikes: Bottecchia Sprint, GT Timberline 29r, Marin Muirwoods 29er, Trek FX Alpha 7.0
Mentioned: 112 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 5223 Post(s)
Liked 3,579 Times
in
2,341 Posts
yeah saw that, he was lucky it wasn't bigger. cats are wild, the way they twist & squirm. I've tangled w house cats & it's nothing I'd ever want a part of. I mean their back legs start kicking & digging, they'll do anything & everything to get away from a hold. very hard to imagine someone doing this successfully. would like to hear the jogger's first hand account
Last edited by rumrunn6; 02-08-19 at 01:07 PM.
02-08-19, 01:16 PM
#18
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 39,218
Mentioned: 211 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 18403 Post(s)
Liked 15,495 Times
in
7,317 Posts
02-08-19, 01:17 PM
#19
Banned.
yeah saw that, he was lucky it wasn't bigger. cats are wild, the way they twist & squirm. I've tangled w house cats & it's nothing I'd ever want a part of. I mean their back legs start kicking & digging, they'll do anything & everything to get away from a hold. very hard to imagine someone doing this successfully. would like to hear the jogger's first hand account
Maybe they fell down. It will be great to hear this guys story.
02-08-19, 01:27 PM
#21
vespertine member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Land of Angora, Turkey
Posts: 2,476
Bikes: Yes
Mentioned: 22 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 687 Post(s)
Liked 220 Times
in
163 Posts
One of the other reports I read indicates that the mountain lion was a juvenile, and hence, may not have had good skills for choosing appropriate prey: https://www.coloradoan.com/story/new...ls/2793963002/
Usually, they tend to go after children and smaller women that are running. I was always taught to get BIG, move slowly, and throw stuff - and generally avoid running around dawn and dusk! Mountain lions were not uncommon in Boulder when I lived there ~15 years ago.
Usually, they tend to go after children and smaller women that are running. I was always taught to get BIG, move slowly, and throw stuff - and generally avoid running around dawn and dusk! Mountain lions were not uncommon in Boulder when I lived there ~15 years ago.
02-08-19, 01:32 PM
#22
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 39,218
Mentioned: 211 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 18403 Post(s)
Liked 15,495 Times
in
7,317 Posts
02-08-19, 01:39 PM
#23
Occam's Rotor
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 7,248
Mentioned: 61 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2366 Post(s)
Liked 2,331 Times
in
1,164 Posts
We've had one prawling around our house recently. Kind of makes me wonder what I would do if one of dogs or kids gets ambushed. The guy is somewhat bad-ass, almost like those guys who ride their bikes in the rain.
02-08-19, 01:44 PM
#24
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: 25 miles northwest of Boston
Posts: 29,546
Bikes: Bottecchia Sprint, GT Timberline 29r, Marin Muirwoods 29er, Trek FX Alpha 7.0
Mentioned: 112 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 5223 Post(s)
Liked 3,579 Times
in
2,341 Posts
02-08-19, 01:57 PM
#25
Banned.
well
can always fall on a rock and smack the head and then bear hug the kneck
not an encounter i would want. A kid got killed in Rocky Mountain National Park back in 1997 when I lived in Colorado.
my guess is that the Lion will get you from behind and you will never see it until it’s too late
can always fall on a rock and smack the head and then bear hug the kneck
not an encounter i would want. A kid got killed in Rocky Mountain National Park back in 1997 when I lived in Colorado.
my guess is that the Lion will get you from behind and you will never see it until it’s too late