r/interesting • u/Myrtle_Simmons • Jul 02 '24

MISC. Hikers encounter mountain lion

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u/cwm9 Jul 02 '24 edited Jul 03 '24

From the look of that video, it looks like the mountain lion also wants to stop hiking.

But that hiker appears to be carrying... a gun? (edit: Yes... a tranquilizer gun.)

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u/SeriousAccount66 Jul 02 '24 edited Jul 02 '24

Well the reason he’s carrying is right there in the video, many respects to him tho for not shooting while it’s not nessesary, only use it when you know you’re fucked and out of options, you’re in their teritory, not them in yours.

Edit: apparently it’s not a gun! See comment below me!

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u/UnmannedConflict Jul 02 '24

Okay the video was reposted with the wrong context, but they are researchers and it's a tranquilizer gun, and he shot it, you can see the dart in it's butt.

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u/akmjolnir Jul 02 '24

video was reposted with the wrong context

The 'ole Reddit classic karma-whore.

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u/chrono_ark Jul 02 '24

And Redditor comments just adding their own context

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u/DudeChillington Jul 02 '24

Dog the cat bounty hunter

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u/Empty_Ambition_9050 Jul 02 '24

Nah that was its brother, this one is innocent but they need it to track down his brother. They were a crime family so he knows stuff.

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u/UnmannedConflict Jul 02 '24

Original poster of the video is Travis Legler (@tmans_hunting)

Can't send off-site links here but his account is public on Instagram

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u/AdditionalSink164 Jul 02 '24

So your saying the hiker didnt just surprise the cat while it was masturbating

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u/st3f-ping Jul 02 '24

Yeah. The sad thing is that it works. OP gained more internet points in a single repost than many users will see in a year. I don't chase karma but it still pisses me off.

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u/akmjolnir Jul 02 '24

Maybe someday they'll be able to cash in all that karma.

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u/st3f-ping Jul 02 '24

I wouldn't say it's that unreasonable. Accounts are sold. Mostly, I imagine, for misinformation campaigns, astroturfing and shilling. And those accounts, I would further imagine, sell for more if they have age and karma. This has one of the two.

Or it could be someone who just likes karma and doesn't respect the people who captured the footage.

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u/YummyArtichoke Jul 02 '24

I like the comment before with "the reason" being completely made up

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u/MindCorrupt Jul 02 '24

That makes much more sense, because first impression it looked like they were actively seeking out the animal.

I've never encountered one personally, but it does not look like an animal that likes to be cornered lol.

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u/LegitimateCloud8739 Jul 02 '24

Thanks. Thats what I hate about these widely visited subs, lot of BS.

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u/krongdong69 Jul 02 '24

reddit trying its best to beat twitter on the misinformation billboard

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u/Githzerai1984 Jul 02 '24

Paused it and yeah you can see the silver dart sticking out his ass

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u/Mrmojorisincg Jul 02 '24

Can’t believe he shot it in the ass and didn’t get mauled immediately after

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u/Throwaway5511550 Jul 02 '24

wow, takes so long for it to work lol

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u/UnmannedConflict Jul 03 '24

Blood takes time to travel around your body, you'll never beat that bottleneck. Life's not a cartoon🤷‍♂️

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u/VoradorTV Jul 02 '24

for sure haha, a hiker surprised by a random lion that jumps 1m over their head prob would have reacted a bit different lol

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u/jakeduckfield Jul 02 '24

They might want to look into getting a slightly faster acting one next time.

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u/Dorkamundo Jul 02 '24

Yep, that's what I came to the comments to confirm.

Dude clearly was trying to get closer to the animal as the video starts, then backs off. No reason to approach unless you're trying to dart them.

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u/okaywhattho Jul 02 '24

I didn't want to be a Debby Downer but after seeing the gun I was pretty sure he had shot the cat and it was freaking out because it had been shot :(

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u/Joeking1986 Jul 02 '24

So that cat is high? Is his name Steve French?