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My 10mm vs. a Mountain Lion

Bridget_fabel said:
haha ! thanks so much, my cat is a character! Something not included in this article is the fact then when my cat saw the mountain lion she looked at it like it was her mom and she wanted to run off with it! silly thing haha
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She was probably being more protective of you. Same thing happens up here with folks with their dogs if they come upon wolves. A dog will try to chase off the wolf but the wolves like to draw dogs away and once out of sight will kill the dogs straight away.

You were right on in saying your cat might have attracted the Mtn lion.

BTW - You really don't have to worry much about bobcats yourself. Lions and bears are the primary large animals to be aware of.
 
Bridget_fabel said:
Hi everyone 👋🏻 Bridget Fabel here, the author of this article. Thanks so much to everyone who reads and comments! The confidence that my RO elite operator 10mm gives me is priceless!! The Armory life and I are working on releasing more of my survival stories.. stay tuned! :)
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I have learned to always look around for cats when hunting.

here is a bobcat up 20-30’ up in a tree 100 yards away on the prowl. Thermal view thru my FLIR. (Bobcat is crouching with head facing down towards camera) . He stood up after this pic and jumped down the tree in 2 leaps. Makes you think twice walking under trees on the way to my deer hunting spot 😳
Caught him on game cam also morning before FLIR image.
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Since this thread is about the big cats and I have very little knowledge concerning them , can a big cat walk when a man walks and stop when a man stops? I mean exactly. Not a step after we stopped , not a step after we started walking again . It was in perfect unison with us.

Several years after I saw the print in the mud hole 3 buddies and I were walking a fire road in the woods about 300 yards South of the mud hole at night. All of a sudden we heard steps being made as we walked only whatever it was was out in the woods but not more then about 10 yards or less from us and to each side of us. As we stepped they stepped and when we stopped they stopped . All at the same time. We all had high powered lights and 2 of my friends had .22 rifles , I had my Mini 14 and the other guy had my 30-30 . With the lights we couldn't see anything , no matter how many times we tried. No eye shine , nothing but it was close. This woods didn't have much ground brush either. We ended up back to back and walked slowly out of there.

I have been out in the woods on many , many occasions , both day and night but that night I was spooked I don't mind saying.
 
No big cats up here in NH to worry about just black bear and moose. I ride my MTN bike sometimes alone in the woods for a few hours at a time and I would rather not run into an unexpected bear or moose. Either one of these animals could give you a real bad day. There are cases of people on bikes that have been mauled and killed by black bear while riding.
 
Mike H. said:
Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled My 10mm vs. a
Mountain Lion and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/my-10mm-vs-a-mountain-lion/.

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I'm saving up to buy a rock island double stack 1911 in 10mm but I have a question for bridget when did brookie start acting up was it about the same time as the mountain lion started following could it be she was giving you a warning that big cat was following in her own way knowing you would keep her safe
 
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M1A2 said:
I'm saving up to buy a rock island double stack 1911 in 10mm but I have a question for bridget when did brookie start acting up was it about the same time as the mountain lion started following could it be she was giving you a warning that big cat was following in her own way knowing you would keep her safe
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I think she started acting up when the mountain lion started stalking us. When I hiked back I found the mountain lions tracks on the trail for about 1/4 mile before the point where I found him.. so I think she was definitely afraid and warning me. The Mountain lions are so quiet I had no idea he was there!
 
10mmLife said:
No big cats up here in NH to worry about just black bear and moose. I ride my MTN bike sometimes alone in the woods for a few hours at a time and I would rather not run into an unexpected bear or moose. Either one of these animals could give you a real bad day. There are cases of people on bikes that have been mauled and killed by black bear while riding.
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moose are way scary!! they are so big, stay safe!
 
papa said:
Since this thread is about the big cats and I have very little knowledge concerning them , can a big cat walk when a man walks and stop when a man stops? I mean exactly. Not a step after we stopped , not a step after we started walking again . It was in perfect unison with us.

Several years after I saw the print in the mud hole 3 buddies and I were walking a fire road in the woods about 300 yards South of the mud hole at night. All of a sudden we heard steps being made as we walked only whatever it was was out in the woods but not more then about 10 yards or less from us and to each side of us. As we stepped they stepped and when we stopped they stopped . All at the same time. We all had high powered lights and 2 of my friends had .22 rifles , I had my Mini 14 and the other guy had my 30-30 . With the lights we couldn't see anything , no matter how many times we tried. No eye shine , nothing but it was close. This woods didn't have much ground brush either. We ended up back to back and walked slowly out of there.

I have been out in the woods on many , many occasions , both day and night but that night I was spooked I don't mind saying.
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I would say that could definitely happen. They are so sneaky and stealthy that they can watch your every move and stay hidden. pretty scary when you think about it!
 
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