[bentom187]

[Hash Zeppelin]

GET A BIG ASS BEAR DOG! bears and cougars are scared shitless of bear dogs.

Also Get a tall back pack that will block your neck. Also wear a scent that mountain lions dont like.

[resinryder]

Originally Posted by Hash Zeppelin

Also wear a scent that mountain lions dont like.

Like lamb chop scented scarves.

[supermanlives]

maybe a spiked collar and a football helmet. lol

[STFU]

Go hiking with a dog. Just make a shit-ton of noise. I remember hearing about a biker who was knelt over his bike fixing it on a trail when a mountain lion pounced from behind. 1 hit KO to the neck.. Stand tall! Go with a friend

[mean mr.mustard]

You don't want to disregard healthy fear.

For what it's worth I had a picture of the biggest freaking mountain lion being held up by the guy it could have killed.

Check my folders for it if you care.

Perhaps real reality is too much for the internet.

All apologies for any offense to pertinent pictures in relative sense.

[Maj.Cottonmouth]

Take a child with you I am kidding people so don't go all freaky on me

"A child, however, with a small stature may appear as a small animal to a lion. During the last 20 years, 70 percent of the cat attacks were perpetrated on children and in recent years, that figure has climbed to 90 percent. "

[Hash Zeppelin]

^finally a good use for orphans. lol. I am just kidding too just in case some people cant tell.

Just be aware of your surroundings. I agree on the dog, it helps to have a k-9, but in reality, if the cat wants you , its gonna get you. Like that hunter above, I really hope that cat got him.

StickKy

[Collie Man]

My friend was a ranger at Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico a couple years ago. He told me a story when he had to hike back into base camp during the night time which was not recommended especially without a partner. He said he stopped to take a leak and heard a noise in the brush, then he saw glowing eyes and knew it was a mountain lion instantly. He then started screaming and making loud noises as he took his bowl and nalgene out of the pack. The whole time hiking back he would bang the nalgene against the bowl screaming making himself look big. He made it back alright and now he carries a club with him when he hikes.
Also a few years before I went to philmont, a kid left a knife in his tent that had juice from the can meat from dinner, and a bear ripped open the tent and grabbed the kid by his skull and pulled him out. I forgot what happened next, i think his tent mate did something but i forgot. Anyway the bear ends up being chased away and the kid gets help. They ended up finding the bear, killing it and sent the skull to the kid. As I was typing that I remember another fked up situation at Philmont
We hiked to the top of Mt. Baldy where storms can roll in REAL fast, unfortunately we didn't have to worry because it was the perfect day. But the next day a troop got to the base of the peak and saw that a storm was coming. Since they were only a couple of hundred yards to the top (very very steep) the scout master said they can go up real fast take pictures and come down before the storm. Well that was the worst idea ever, they tell you this before you start the backpacking trip that storms roll in FAST!!! Well i think it was like 8 to 11 kids and older adults who all got struck by lightning. There were people in critical condition 12,441 feet on that mountain. That whole day a huge huge rescue operation went down to save these scouts. Once we made it back to base camp there were news channels and everything getting the details on the situation. Anyways philmont was one of the most epic backpacking trips ever and had a great time. Didn't see any bear or mtn lions tho.