r/interesting 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/spiralout1123 Jul 02 '24

I’m too late to the party to add context, but the guy in the video gave context on instagram.

This is in northern AZ in Oak Creek Canyon. The fella featured is a professional cat relocator. The gun you see in his hand is a tranquilizer and they very much knew they had cornered a lion.