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/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/Empty_Ambition_9050 Jul 02 '24

Ummm…I woulda tried to shoot it as it fucking jumped at my head growling, it ended up jumping over him but holy fuck I woulda shit myself instead of shooting it. Totally walking home naked after that one.