Bamwa Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Took him long enough to throw a rock. I dont have that much patience. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheX Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Being armed is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 51 minutes ago, Bamwa said: Took him long enough to throw a rock. I dont have that much patience. I was thinking he was afraid to bend over and get close to the ground. You're supposed to make yourself look bigger and more intimidating and bending over does the opposite of that. So it's a tough calculation as the cat is getting closer. But yeah, I agree now that we've seen it. Get some rocks at first sight. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notyal Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 18 minutes ago, TheX said: Being armed is awesome. For sure. It would have been much harder to throw that rock without arms. 2 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheX Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 7 minutes ago, notyal said: For sure. It would have been much harder to throw that rock without arms. Still having both helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurronnicane Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 We have seen two Bobcats recently at the house, both of which had one of our chickens in their mouths. Because we have chickens we see lots of critters. Everybody loves chicken. We’ve had many raccoons, foxes, possums, ringtail cats, snakes, etc. As apex predators go I definitely prefer the bobcat over the mountain lion. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 10 hours ago, hurronnicane said: Everybody loves chicken. Because it tastes like chicken 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) The cat in that viral Utah video was not chasing or stalking him. If the cat saw him as prey, she would have waited in the bush for him to pass close, then jumped out and killed him. This cat was escorting an intruder away from her cubs. Again, if this was stalking, he'd be dead. Once on a nighttime Crank n Drank ride, I was straggling behind the group that I was following and I heard something crashing in the undergrowth behind me. Then I heard it again. Either a deer was running away from me in the dark, or something else was going on. I started searching the ground in front of me for sticks and rocks that might help me. I wanted to ride faster but also didn't want to loose control and have to stop or fall. I entered a clearing and all that stopped. Edited October 14, 2020 by mack_turtle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 14 hours ago, hurronnicane said: Everybody loves chicken. My oldest son hates it! He will eat it b/c I tell him that's what's for dinner...but he never could come to terms with the fact that the name of the meat is the same as the name of the living thing. My youngest then tried to claim he couldn't eat vegetables because they were once alive.... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 4 hours ago, AntonioGG said: ...but he never could come to terms with the fact that the name of the meat is the same as the name of the living thing..... What about fish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 4 hours ago, AustinBike said: What about fish? I think a lot of it has to do with how delicious he perceives it to be. If we called pigs bacon instead of pigs, he'd probably still eat bacon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Just wait until he learns German and finds out that is called "fleisch". That will make him a vegetarian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 (edited) I knew someone who was starting in med school and learning about human anatomy. she could not eat anything that had clearly defined muscles after a few weeks because it reminded her of the cadavers she was studying. perhaps there's something to that. if a cat wants to eat you, she's not going to slowly march toward you and look scary. she's gonna hide in a tree and eat your face when you're least expecting it. Edited October 15, 2020 by mack_turtle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seths Pool Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 On 10/13/2020 at 8:32 AM, throet said: This should serve as a lesson in dealing with a Mountain Lion encounter. Dude came away unscathed, albeit with probably a bit of poo in his undershorts. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hiker-speaks-out-after-terrifying-cougar-chase-on-a-utah-mountain/vi-BB19XeDN?ocid=msedgntp haha dude scary as F! id much rather it be a cat than a bear though that for damn sure! you have a much better chance of survival and could probably overpower an animal that size but would still get F'd up! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBaron Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 3 hours ago, Seths Pool said: haha dude scary as F! id much rather it be a cat than a bear though that for damn sure! you have a much better chance of survival and could probably overpower an animal that size but would still get F'd up! No way. I'd take a (non Grizzly) bear over a Mountain Lion all day. Usually the big cats don't mess around and you get killed. The bears quite often want to avoid you and not be bothered. IMHO the chances of scaring off a bear by bluffing him are much greater. I just got back from 3.5 weeks of outdoors'ing with most of it being in the CO back country. Here's the order of my concern: Lightning, mtn lion, (non grizzly) bear. Later, CJB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Lightning is not a problem, it will back down, just stand tall, make yourself look bigger and grunt real loud. Just never get between lightning and its cubs. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAF Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 2 hours ago, AustinBike said: Lightning is not a problem, it will back down, just stand tall, make yourself look bigger and grunt real loud. Just never get between lightning and its cubs. Just make sure you're on a carbon bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 I only ride full suspension in thunderstorms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 someone had to do it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 13 hours ago, TAF said: Just make sure you're on a carbon bike. Carbon conducts, and even if it was plastic, remember that lightning just went through a mile or so of just air. It's not going to care whether you're riding on an insulated bike or rubber shoes or a rubber hat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheX Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 1 minute ago, AntonioGG said: Carbon conducts, and even if it was plastic, remember that lightning just went through a mile or so of just air. It's not going to care whether you're riding on an insulated bike or rubber shoes or a rubber hat. Yep, that difference of potential (volts) going through your bike to ground (ohms) creates a lot of flowing electrons (amps). Lightning pretty much always wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 9 hours ago, AntonioGG said: Carbon conducts, and even if it was plastic, remember that lightning just went through a mile or so of just air. It's not going to care whether you're riding on an insulated bike or rubber shoes or a rubber hat. So wearing a condom doesn't help? Good to know. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notyal Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 On 10/17/2020 at 7:15 AM, AustinBike said: So wearing a condom doesn't help? Good to know. It doesn't hurt. You don't know where that lightning has been. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fontarin Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throet Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 (edited) These "rare events" seem to be happening with increasing frequency. https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/cougar-attack-kills-one-2nd-man-in-satisfactory-condition/281-555709031 EDIT: Here's the link to the hauntingly familiar story from just a couple of years ago not too far from this most recent attack. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/20/mountain-bikers-fatal-cougar-attack-washington-state Edited October 30, 2020 by throet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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