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Colorado jogger kills attacking mountain lion with bare hands

2019-02-05

DENVER (Reuters) - A Colorado jogger fought off a mountain lion in the foothills of Horsetooth Mountain on Monday, suffering severe bites before he killed the wild animal in self-defense, authorities said.

The man, who was not identified, was jogging on a trail on the West Ridge of the Horsetooth Mountain Open Space, a mountain park about 66 miles northwest of Denver, officials said.

A juvenile mountain lion attacked him from behind, biting and clawing the man’s face, back, legs and arms, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Larimer County Department of Natural Resources said in a joint release, late on Monday.

It was not disclosed how the jogger killed the animal, and no one from the CPW or the Larimer DNR was available for comment early Tuesday.

The runner was able to get to a local hospital, officials said. His injuries were serious but not life-threatening, they said.

Posted by:Besoeker

#7 Juvi cat but still. you ever try to corral a domestic cat that didn't like the idea? now multiply that by at least 10X.

Posted by: Warthog 2019-02-05 17:57

#6 toxic masculinity. at least he wasn't distracted using any Gillette products.....

Posted by: USN, Ret. 2019-02-05 17:57

#5 I guess not all joggers are wusses, but it was a juvenile mountain lion...

Posted by: regular joe 2019-02-05 14:25

#4 I think the population has grown and they are moving into areas they haven't been seen in years.

Kansas Parks/Wildlife found one the other week.

The other side would be human migration; seen a lot of 'Moving from The City to the mountains to be closer to nature' and are all surprised when nature eats their garden and their pets.

Compounding the situation is the obstruction to cull problem animals, both law and lynch mob. Cats not so much as bears, elk, deer, and then those damned wolf/domestic blends. Bear at the window when kids are eating breakfast, 911 says tough shit do nothing and call us if it gets in the house. Me, good thing I grew up playing baseball and skipping stones, cuz stones was all I had to cover wife and kid from the car to the cabin surrounded by those wolf/domestic devils - looked like coyotes but twice as high at the shoulder. What I needed was an AR with a 30 round mag.

Posted by: swksvolFF 2019-02-05 13:28

#3 a cougar just killed a wirehair griffon 3 doors down from my place on the river, the fish and game showed up called the cops and shot the cat while it was sitting and eating the dog.

https://www.mtexpress.com/news/environment/mountain-lion-shot-after-killing-dog/article_ae2b96c8-25b1-11e9-913c-9b4a9e8f466a.html

Posted by: 746 2019-02-05 13:04

#2 There is a reason I always carry a gun and a knife.

Several reports of aggressive mountain lion behavior in Colorado recently. I think the population has grown and they are moving into areas they haven't been seen in years.

Posted by: DarthVader 2019-02-05 12:52

#1 That's some Chuck Norris shit right there.

Posted by: swksvolFF 2019-02-05 12:39

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