He is alive, not gonna second guess much ...
Mountain Lion just wanted him to delete the video and didn't want to be on his insta.
Yea same as trying to yell at a housecat to listen to your commands. They will just stare you down and are just thinking are you worth my time. And when it's mother protecting her kids, all rules are off.Cursing at a Mountain Lion appears ineffective at best and possibly irritating.
Agree, but when I look back, that advice is specifically for the scenario of you're going to be eaten.In the book Don’t get Eaten what it says is the following:
Back away early before the encounter (ie clear area get in car leave), obviously not possible.
At the encounter back away, look big, ie if you have a jacket loosen it and lift it, makes you look wider and taller suddenly, you are now the predator.
If still pursued and attacked, attack back but don’t get in claw reach (iffy). You are the predator.
Finally afterward, be on guard till you cleared the area (ie back in car/truck) as they are know to circle back and attack again from behind.
lol, I am going to second guess him; as I've also encountered a mountian lion just recently this year, so I feel I've got rights to crap on him a bit.
The other people that came up to my position also was of this new generation social media mindset; where their first thought is oh so cute, let me get closer for a better video and better posts. This guy can't even put down the phone when he's fearing for his life, because the gram. First thing after the encounter, needs to comment on his video for his audience... Surprised he didn't say Please like and Subscribe before signing off.
Mountain Lion just wanted him to delete the video and didn't want to be on his insta.
If the mountain lion wanted to attack they can run 35mph so she could've done so at any time, she let him go after she proved her point that her kids aren't celebrities for the paparazzi.
Cursing at a Mountain Lion appears ineffective at best and possibly irritating.
I honestly thought both of these things while I was watching it.He is alive, not gonna second guess much ...
Re read it. The objective is leave regardless of kittens or not. If the encounter happens getting Eaten (or as @Tricia puts B slapped) by mamma, means you have to take other actions to be able to leave including being predator aggressive.Agree, but when I look back, that advice is specifically for the scenario of you're going to be eaten.
If scenario is when you've come between a mom and kid, the scenario is shifted. She wants her kittens safe and you out. So your impetus is more on the back away or stay away and not be an active threat to the kitten; she is not going to give a F that you're faking being a predator.
For daylight sightings of mountain lions on frequented human trails, it is very likely the contributing reason is is because a doofus kitten got them spotted, versus an adult lion actually wants to eat you.
What happened to common sense. It's a wild animal.Gotcha, but the people that came up in my encounter did exactly as I described down to the "oh so cute". I had to tell them don't get closer; so this is a real typical reaction; I didn't imagine it up from thin air.
Yea i re-read it, it's not the best advice.Re read it. The objective is leave regardless of kittens or not. If the encounter happens getting Eaten (or as @Tricia puts B slapped) by mamma, means you have to take other actions to be able to leave including being predator aggressive.
BTW I agree, the first mistake was not leaving immediately, thats the error of modern technology camera always at hand.