One young man was killed and his brother suffered severe injuries while out collecting shed antlers. The lion was caught and killed. It weighed 90 pounds. Obviously they did not have a firearm, but should two young men not be able to defend against a 90-pound lion?
Mountain Lion Attack El Dorado County
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Bare handed? I've had a feral house cat about rip me a new one. Cats are crazy. I would put my money on a 90lb lion against two unarmed humans. If either or both had at least a knife, maybe they'd have better odds.
This must be fake news. Why just ask any greeenie and they will tel you that animals don't attack humans. Except when they do and then they never eat the human, except when they do.
Seems folks forget that humans are not an apex predator. In fact, based on our physiology we are prey animals. Not only prey animals but ones that are slow, weak and have no significant teeth or claws. Once we enter into the woods unarmed we are simply asking for it.
In many cases animals have developed a fear of man based on the fact that man, when armed has killed animals. But California has outlawed mountain lion hunting for decades. No where in California do lions have a fear of man. In fact as attacks have proven lions look at man as their next meal.
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They could have defended themselves against it and drove it off only to bleed out after the attack was over.
You are not going to survive blood loss for very long.
You are not going to survive blood loss for very long.
Apparently, the brothers got separated. The younger one survived. The older one when located by deputies still had the lion "crouching over him". The media and officials haven't said, but it sounds like the cat was feeding. The deputies "fired their service weapons to scare the cat off". I don't know what El Dorado county sheriffs carry, but even a 9 mm will kill a mountain lion. Assuming they were actually capable of hitting it. And the ability to hit the cat is in serious doubt when one looks at the marksmanship of the average LEO.
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OK, I didn't search for a story.no way I'd want to tangle with a 90 pound cat.
Years ago I saw what a 22-24 pound female Ocelot did to a 90lb German Shepard that was
unlucky and dumb enough to corner and attack the cat. And that cat wasn't trying to kill and
eat the dog.
"Hear kitty kitty... nice fluffy kittens cat......" I'd much rather take on a 90lb dog than a 90lb cat.
Prey with both eyes on the front of the face. Unique.
Dogs only have one weapon, teeth. Cats have five and use them all.
One more reason we are so unprepared in dealing with predators, we see them coming and our senses of hearing and smell are terrible.
I've been told I smell terrible. 
. Most humans do have superior intellect. Some of them use it to develope weapons. It's sad when that advantage is not utilized.
. Most humans do have superior intellect. Some of them use it to develope weapons. It's sad when that advantage is not utilized.
We seem to be evolving superior intellect out of the human species. As evidenced by the fact that they entered a predators world unarmed.I've been told I smell terrible.
The tradgedies are sad. Its sad when someone dies out if stupidity or carelessness. The Darwin report is full of these events. Now, here hold my beer, bet you never seen anyone do this before.......
That's why we make tools to make up for that lack.
Tough deal. Frankly California is to blame. Not much a couple of young people are going to do with many various animals. If California doesn't see a need to protect the population against wildlife, probably it's not going to happen. Parents assume nothing has ever happened before, probably won't happen this time.
This could happen a lot of places.
This could happen a lot of places.
I'll just say Darwin was right.... I'll have to think hard to remember the last time I went out in the woods unarmed. There are all kinds of critters out there and some of them are not nice... and some of those walk upright on two feet most days.
bobski
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was a time when man could wave his hand and all animals would do as he said.
man could also tell a blade of grass to grow or stop growing.
we gave up that right when we gave the keys of the earth to the liar of time.
i look forward to the day it all returns to the rightful owner.
man could also tell a blade of grass to grow or stop growing.
we gave up that right when we gave the keys of the earth to the liar of time.
i look forward to the day it all returns to the rightful owner.
The closest 'interaction' I've had with a mountain lion was in Montana about 40 years ago. I'd shot an elk about 3-3.5 miles from end of road and was packing the meat out while the others were still hunting. Five trips in/out and on four of them, a ML had followed me (or at least the cat tracks were imprinted on top of mine) for quite a distance. Several times the cat had moved off to one side(always the uphill direction) and at one point, I found where the cat had laid behind a large boulder as if in ambush.
I assure you that my head was on a swivel and the other hunters would move into the meat stash ahead of me to make sure the cat wasn't on the stash. I carried a walking staff and a 44 handgun in a chest holster but never got a single glimpse of the cat.
Kind of makes the hair stand up on back of my neck just thinking about how close the cat might have been numerous times.
I assure you that my head was on a swivel and the other hunters would move into the meat stash ahead of me to make sure the cat wasn't on the stash. I carried a walking staff and a 44 handgun in a chest holster but never got a single glimpse of the cat.
Kind of makes the hair stand up on back of my neck just thinking about how close the cat might have been numerous times.
