Posted on Oct 13, 2020
Terrifying moment a hiker is pursued by a cougar after getting near its cubs
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A Utah hiker has survived a terrifying encounter with a cougar after he came near the animal’s cubs, all of which was captured in a six-minute video.
Kyle Burgess, 26, started recording the interaction when he was hiking through Slate Canyon on Saturday after he spotted the cougar’s cubs.
"You see the two cubs and one kind of runs off, but then I didn't notice mom was right there and that's when I knew it was not a good situation to be in," he told CBS News.
During the six-minute video, Mr Burgess roared and made other loud noises while a cougar followed him along the hike. He filmed himself slowly walking backwards as the animal pursued, with some moments showing the cougar lunging at the man.
Kyle Burgess, 26, started recording the interaction when he was hiking through Slate Canyon on Saturday after he spotted the cougar’s cubs.
"You see the two cubs and one kind of runs off, but then I didn't notice mom was right there and that's when I knew it was not a good situation to be in," he told CBS News.
During the six-minute video, Mr Burgess roared and made other loud noises while a cougar followed him along the hike. He filmed himself slowly walking backwards as the animal pursued, with some moments showing the cougar lunging at the man.
Terrifying moment a hiker is pursued by a cougar after getting near its cubs
Posted from independent.co.uk
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I remember one time hiking down in dolly sods area in West Virginia and I rounded a bend in the trail and saw two black bear cubs ahead of me. Then I noticed I was between them and mama bear. Not a good place to be. I stood still for about 2 minutes as mama sized me up. Then as she began to come towards me I acted big and fired two rounds into her general direction with my handgun. My 9mm probably wouldn’t have done much to an angry mama bear hell bent on protecting her young, but the noise scared them all away. I won’t lie I thought I was a goner that day!
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So damned impressive how fiercely intimidating this momma was. She could have taken the guy down in 2 seconds flat if that had been her intention. He did everything right --- OTHER THAN trail running in cougar country.
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