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Colorado man kills mountain lion with bare hands


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2019 Feb 18, 10:37pm   1,343 views  16 comments

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https://www.foxnews.com/us/man-says-killing-mountain-lion-with-bare-hands-was-just-like-a-wrestling-match

Kauffman, originally from Alabama, said in an interview released by Colorado Parks and Wildlife that he wanted to "go on a pretty long scenic run," and headed out around noon.

At some point during his jog, he "heard some pine needles rustle behind" him. Kauffman said he turned his head — something he doesn't typically do, as he'd expect the rustling to be a rabbit or deer — and that's when he said he felt his "heart sink."

Kauffman saw the mountain lion roughly 10 feet away. He threw his hands up in the air and started yelling. The mountain lion kept approaching, and eventually, lunged at him.

The cat latched its jaw onto Kauffman's right wrist, the runner said. Kauffman tried to protect his face as the mountain lion clawed at him.

Throughout the attack, Kauffman said he was doing his "barbarian yell as best I could," and tried throwing the cat off him — which led to them both tumbling down a slope.

"From there it was just like a wrestling match — it was thrashing and it still had my wrist locked in its jaws," Kauffman said. He added that he pinned down the cat's back legs using his left knee.

He tried to throw sticks at the lion, but they were rotten and breaking. He eventually picked up a large rock and tried to hit the cat in the head with it. Kauffman said he was able to transition his body weight, moving his right leg up toward his wrist, and eventually was able to step on the cat's neck — suffocating it.


I once saw a mountain lion while out running by myself in the woods. Fortunately, we surprised each other and it ran off.

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2   Tenpoundbass   2019 Feb 19, 5:19am  

I heard about the story and seen pictures of him. His story doesn't add up. I can't think of any position to get at a Mountain lion without it still being able to disembowel you with is back claws.
3   HeadSet   2019 Feb 19, 6:16am  

Tenpoundbass says
I heard about the story and seen pictures of him. His story doesn't add up. I can't think of any position to get at a Mountain lion without it still being able to disembowel you with is back claws.


You can if the lion in question is a 4 month old 30-50 lb juvenile. A full grown 150 lb cat would have had a different result.
4   MisdemeanorRebel   2019 Feb 19, 8:33am  

Mountain Lions are F-F-FASCIST!
5   MrMagic   2019 Feb 19, 8:42am  

Tenpoundbass says
His story doesn't add up. I can't think of any position to get at a Mountain lion without it still being able to disembowel you with is back claws.


Why not, it's all about getting into the right position on the cat.

Patrick says
He added that he pinned down the cat's back legs using his left knee.


Patrick says
Kauffman said he was able to transition his body weight, moving his right leg up toward his wrist, and eventually was able to step on the cat's neck — suffocating it.


Cats don't have as much available as human do. They don't have arms or hands. All they have are their teeth and front claws. Stay away from those two areas and choke it out. It's not that difficult, if you can keep your wits straight.
6   Tenpoundbass   2019 Feb 19, 10:50am  

HeadSet says
You can if the lion in question is a 4 month old 30-50 lb juvenile. A full grown 150 lb cat would have had a different result.



MrMagic says
Why not, it's all about getting into the right position on the cat.


You ever grabbed a pissed off House Cat? You don't grab them they Grab You.
Your little "Come Here" hands are no match for their "No Fuck YOU!" Claws then eventually as you move your hand their Canines can get in you.

Those legs are ten times more powerful than a humans arms. It only needs to get that leg free once, to do some serious damage. Before you can get the leg back, if you are that strong.
7   Tenpoundbass   2019 Feb 19, 10:53am  

How did he step on the cats neck while pinning down the cats back legs with his knee? And not manage to lose his balance be tossed off?

I heard first he chocked it with his bare hands. That's what did not sound possible.
8   RC2006   2019 Feb 19, 11:01am  

It was not a full grown lion, and i think the guy had a lot of puncture wounds, and needed a couple dozen stitches. The interview he gave on the radio sounded believable, another thing he said when the cat jumped onto him he put his hands up and it latched onto his wrist and arm and then they fell down a ravine or something maybe the cat got the worse end of the fall.
9   MrMagic   2019 Feb 19, 11:06am  

Tenpoundbass says
You ever grabbed a pissed off House Cat? You don't grab them they Grab You.


Many times, the kitty never wins.

Tenpoundbass says
Those legs are ten times more powerful than a humans arms. It only needs to get that leg free once, to do some serious damage. Before you can get the leg back, if you are that strong.


Come on, aren't you up for a challenge? You give up too easy.
10   Ceffer   2019 Feb 19, 11:09am  

Will these techniques work on a modern feminist or an IHL?
11   MrMagic   2019 Feb 19, 11:11am  

RC2006 says
It was not a full grown lion, and i think the guy had a lot of puncture wounds, and needed a couple dozen stitches. The interview he gave on the radio sounded believable, another thing he said when the cat jumped onto him he put his hands up and it latched onto his wrist and arm and then they fell down a ravine or something maybe the cat got the worse end of the fall.


Also, a big part of that is the survival instinct and when your adrenaline kicks in, you do things you don't realize you could. Do or die is a pretty good motivator.
13   HeadSet   2019 Feb 27, 5:03pm  

Now that is funny!!!
14   Ceffer   2019 Feb 27, 6:51pm  

Funny Hah Hah! You just misgendered a mountain lion. Satisfied? The Sierra Club immense hirsute lesbians have been notified.
15   mostly reader   2019 Feb 27, 6:58pm  

Perhaps he said "cougar", and reporters confused it for "mountain lion". An easy mistake to make.
16   Patrick   2019 Feb 28, 7:42pm  

More mountain lion news:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6753667/Helmet-camera-captures-dirt-bikers-incredible-near-miss-mountain-lion-East-Oregon-trail.html

^^^ amazing video in that one

another one cruising the 'hood in Natomas (Sacramento) tract homes (this is a good neighborhood)

https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article226725929.html

third one hanging on someone's tree in Hesperia

https://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/article226408395.html

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