Runner strangles cougar

This was passed along to me-pretty interesting story-I apologize if someone already posted it and I missed it-https://www.thedenverchannel.com/ne...oth-mountain-park-in-larimer-county?_amp=true

Not many people can say they strangled a mountain lion to death with their bare hands!

I'd be interested to know if it still had blue eyes.

And spots-I thought the same thing.

I don’t think it was this guy.

flat8 said:

Not many people can say they strangled a mountain lion to death with their bare hands!

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Similar case: killing a brown bear with bare hands.
News of Bosnia and herzegovina, 2013:

Source:
https://www.24sata.hr/news/hercegovac-48-golim-rukama-ubio-medvjeda-koji-ga-je-napao-316549

Translation:
Blažo Grković (48), from the village of Vrba near Gacko (BiH), bare handed strangled a bear who was attacking him on Friday afternoon while keeping sheep flock on a meadow. In a tough fight, Grković suffered injuries all over his body, and the teeth of the bloodthirsty animal passed through his arms and legs. He ended up in a hospital in Foča and now is out of the danger for life, has reported

As he sat with the sheep, a great bear ran through his sheep flock and went to Grković, who had only a small ax at that moment in his pocket. This man caught up with the animal that had sprung from his arm, but Blažo managed to overcome it. He confirmed that he felt well and that he was not even aware of how he did this, briefly describing the fight "chest to chest". He can not remember how long it took.

"At one point, my one hand was in bear's paw, and I held the other hand on bear throat until it fell down," says Blažo.

His wife Mira, after visiting the hospital, confirmed that Blažo could move, but he had problem moving better with his hands.

"Everything will be fine, it's important that Blažo is alive, and wounds will heal," Mira says, adding to joking that she knew her husband was brave but not stronger than the bear. She points out that the clothes he had on him one can conclude that the fight was terrible.

"All Blažo 's cloths were bloody, and there were pieces of meat on it," Mira said.

After strugling the bear with his hands, Blažo managed to call his boss Bozidar Elez, who called for immediate help.

Firebird said:

This was passed along to me-pretty interesting story-I apologize if someone already posted it and I missed it-https://www.thedenverchannel.com/ne...oth-mountain-park-in-larimer-county?_amp=true

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Wow! I didn't know @John Sharp was jogging in Colorado! Anyone else might have just run away....

No wonder I didn't get a mountain lion this year.....runners are killing them all. Out of season, no tag.....I'm just sayin'.....one Facebook post and this guy will never become Lt Gov of Virginia.......that's for sure....Hope the Greenies go easy on him.............................FWB

I thought for a moment reading the title there had been a terribe case of mistaken identity but thankfully it was just a mountain lion.

The T-shirt of the cougar strangler....



HWL

BRICKBURN said:

I'd be interested to know if it still had blue eyes.

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Firebird said:

And spots-I thought the same thing.

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I live just south of where this took place.
This wasn’t a kitten Mountain Lion.
They darted two others and moved them back into the wilderness. He took quite a beating in the attack.

It's usually the young ones just starting out that do this kind of attempt to feed itself.

I would not be interested in wrestling with 20 claws and the teeth of a 1 year old.

Firebird said:

This was passed along to me-pretty interesting story-I apologize if someone already posted it and I missed it-https://www.thedenverchannel.com/ne...oth-mountain-park-in-larimer-county?_amp=true

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I'm pretty sure that he had no troubles finding a date for Valentine's Day!

Earlier this month, in Colorado, a young mountain lion attacked a lone runner on a trail. This is the video shot by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. This guy's story is pretty impressive, even if the cat was small (~60 lbs). Also impressive (at least to a layman) is the apparent quality of the work done by his doctors.

BRICKBURN said:

I'd be interested to know if it still had blue eyes.

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Yep....
https://www.foxnews.com/us/mountain-lion-colorado-runner-killed-was-young-kitten-officials-say

The mountain lion was determined to be around 3 to 4 months old and weighed 24 pounds at the time of its necropsy.

Cougar's are efficient killers and the fact the guy did not have bite wounds on the back of his neck made me suspect that it was a very young and hungry Cougar learning how to hunt.

Let’s post the whole statement on this.
I don’t think I would like to be attacked by a 35-40 pound cat look for its next meal.

The necropsy performed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife veterinarians in Fort Collins identified the lion as a "kitten'' with a weight of 24 pounds. However, the animal was heavily scavenged and officials estimated the animal's live weight was 35 to 40 pounds. The report listed the animal in "fair condition'' with no diseases noted.

Of course the story skipped the details.
As I already said, at no point in time would I like to participate with that cat and all those claws and teeth. I still have scars from a dog attack from a 50 pound guard dog. No repeats required.

Bhfs300 said:

Let’s post the whole statement on this.
I don’t think I would like to be attacked by a 35-40 pound cat look for its next meal.

The necropsy performed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife veterinarians in Fort Collins identified the lion as a "kitten'' with a weight of 24 pounds. However, the animal was heavily scavenged and officials estimated the animal's live weight was 35 to 40 pounds. The report listed the animal in "fair condition'' with no diseases noted.

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Oh I definitely wouldn't like to run across a hungry cat whether it was 150 lbs or 25 lbs. Just saw the follow up and found it interesting.