i am down in Custer and one had caught and killed one of my mother in laws cats it was seen in the middle of her yard with it hanging out of its mouth so gfp had to come out and they took 2 out of the neighborhood a male and a female
People laugh because I have permits to take with me for a pistol. I had three of these beautiful cats, start towards me. I don't believe it was a a close look. I fired two rounds towards them and they took off. I kept checking behind me as I continued onward. I never want to shot one, they are beautiful but then again, I don't wish to be lunch either.
i been close to it all..mt lions,,,lynx....snakes scorpoins and black widow and of coarse ratts,,,deers...one time in texas a deer was almost stalking me cause i was hiding in the bushes camping out buy an aprantment complex and thiers a fiield with deers and the deer was either couirous or scared and was litelry watchign me so cousuily cute..love animlas nature is beauitufl excpeince,,,excuse my spelling having a rough day,,,,,
Wow, courious or hoping you didn't see him/her so it could attack you from behind, bite into your neck base and break your spine then drag you away for a food cashe.
cute little guy...i love mt lions,,he or she was just courouse thats the nature of cats...besides if you really want to make sure your safe they say to just look as big as you can look and wave your arms scare it away usually they just run away,,but yeah i can see your pint i was be nervouse too ...i was aprroched by 4 of them they left me alone i satyed still and they didnt even bother me i love mt lions they are awesome....
Very nice footage. Really good discipline not shooting that cougar. I've seen my house cats very many times with that body language. Looked about like it was thinking to pounce. Personally, if that dude wouldn't leave when it was aware of my presence, it's vulture bait.
@RypTyde you dont haVE to shoot it all you have to do is shoot in the air away from the cat and the cat would run and theirs no problems and no one gets hurt and eveybody is happy,,,
@RypTyde you dont haVE to shoot it all you have to do is shoot in the air away from the cat and the cat would run and theirs no problems and no one gets hurt and eveybody is happy,,,
Bonehead tromping around in the woods armed with.....a camera. You silly souls deserve to get attacked. Next time that lion gets you and chwes on your head, I hope your last thought is that these animals are not housecats. Stupid treehugging liberals.
@RightieUntilDeath I was elk hunting, you idiot. Bonehead tromping around youtube making assinine assumptions and even dumber statements. I'm not sure you should be the one calling others stupid.
@RightieUntilDeath says Bonehead tromping around in the woods armed with.....a camera. You silly souls deserve to get attacked. Next time that lion gets you and chwes on your head, I hope your last thought is that these animals are not housecats. Stupid treehugging liberals. RUD can tell what politics a person has just by viewing a movie the person filmed. What a genius he must be.
You are far more likely to be struck by lightening, killed by a domestic dog, or shot by accident by a bonehead hunter than attacked by a mountain lion. He was lucky to see one. Interesting the way you catergorize people as liberal/conservative. Must be nice in your little world to have everything so nicely arranged.
Good for you! I'm gonna visit there one day. I believe it's obvious that he was not scared of you in the least; in my (un-expert) opinion (and from what I know from experience with domestic cats): that young guy was sizing you up and considering slapping you around a bit ;o)))
you are so lucky to have such a close encounter, and to have had your camera with you. You are also lucky to have lived to tell about it, and not have had someone find your camera, and what was left of you! This is why you should not hike in known cougar territory without adequate protection, namely a firearm! You use your seat belt when you drive right? You might not be so lucky a second time! I've been stalked by coyotes, not as much a threat, always carry a gun, never had to use it yet!
You are very luck.. That crouch he made at :23 sec means attack is imminent...They say in an encounter if they even start to posture like that YOUR actually suppouse to charge them!!! Lmao I would of got ate!
I got it to leave by picking up an arm-sized branch and tossing it at it. That's what I was doing in the last 15 seconds of the video, when it was so shakey.
I live in the Black Hills. I saw one once hiking around the Hill City area. A big male with shoulders like a linebacker! We caught a glimpse of each other and then he disappeared in the brush. I didn't stick around to see where he went! Very cool animals and I am glad we have them here in the hills, but if you see one it'll make your heart stop!
all you have to do is shoot up in the air not at them that alone will make them scared and run away they dont want to hurt peopel their just as scared as you are dont need to kill a beuiful animal just shoot in the air and they will run away trust me,,,
@astarothsharp Yeah, that cat looked absolutely terrified.If the camera man had fled i think the balance of fear would have tilted drastically.Who do you think wanted to run more? I will put money on the thin-skinned camera man.I get what your saying though.
I've never been this close to one but I do carry a .45 revolver and a 12 ga. coach gun on my utv. The first chamber is loaded with bird shot for a rattler and then .45 shells.
Nice video. How long did it take to clean your shorts?
OMG! It is just sitting there watching. I would totally freak! We hiked through the black hills and these mountain lions were the one thing that kept us very anxious the entire time :(
Quite a feeling to know your life could have ended within seconds of this video. You are SO lucky to post this. These will tear your neck in two. I regularily hike 20+ miles in Idaho's sawtooth wilderness with my camera, just like you, and that has always been my greatest fear, an actual encounter with one of these animals.
Balancing its tail and crouching? That's not a good sign. The experts tell you to be aggressive, make noise and look threatening in that situation. And the worst part was it had the high ground on you. You're lucky.
i live in south dakota and we live on the eastern side of SD but when we go west we always see one or two oh and rattlesnakes always see those too!!!!!!
omg that is so cool.we went there and I was looking so hard to see one and I didn't see any at all.I was so mad! ahaha They're so pretty, but mean! :D
where was this? thats freaky. i'm constantly in Spearfish Canyon in the summer time, but I have a huge fear that I'm going to someday encounter this..
Hey I sent a message to your inbox, please read it, I have some questions. I'm with the Custer Fire Department. Thank you.
bnm26 1 month ago
steve french, go on get outa here
jacktraff12 1 month ago
@jacktraff12 He's just a big,stoned kitty ;)
aarongrant1983 3 weeks ago
Boy he wasn't shy, was he? Just kept staring at you. Good on ya for hazing it away. Keep 'em scared of humans.
stayingup2late2 2 months ago
Incrediblje spirit there you must respect it
trailbill93 2 months ago
wow u must of been scared to death, i wud of been..
yeejlo 2 months ago
I love it when he realizes that he might be eaten that day and starts to try and shoosh it away! I would have done the same thing!
mmtaraval 3 months ago
It is trying to hypnotize you. then it will say "get in ma belly"
madblunted 3 months ago
i am down in Custer and one had caught and killed one of my mother in laws cats it was seen in the middle of her yard with it hanging out of its mouth so gfp had to come out and they took 2 out of the neighborhood a male and a female
spookylukie1 3 months ago
luckyly we don´t have dangerous animals in german woods!
Nudelsalatbomber 3 months ago
What county were you hunting in? (fellow SD hunter here)
Cichlidiot 3 months ago
@Cichlidiot
Custer State Park - early archery elk season
sstukel 3 months ago
@sstukel Hey sent a message to your inbox, please read, I have some questions. I'm with the Custer Fire Department. Thanks.
bnm26 1 month ago
People laugh because I have permits to take with me for a pistol. I had three of these beautiful cats, start towards me. I don't believe it was a a close look. I fired two rounds towards them and they took off. I kept checking behind me as I continued onward. I never want to shot one, they are beautiful but then again, I don't wish to be lunch either.
DennyRec 3 months ago 2
oh yeah,,,,, foxes and coyotes too up close
astarothsharp 3 months ago
i been close to it all..mt lions,,,lynx....snakes scorpoins and black widow and of coarse ratts,,,deers...one time in texas a deer was almost stalking me cause i was hiding in the bushes camping out buy an aprantment complex and thiers a fiield with deers and the deer was either couirous or scared and was litelry watchign me so cousuily cute..love animlas nature is beauitufl excpeince,,,excuse my spelling having a rough day,,,,,
astarothsharp 3 months ago
Wow, courious or hoping you didn't see him/her so it could attack you from behind, bite into your neck base and break your spine then drag you away for a food cashe.
Or both. One never knows, do one?
vorevox 3 months ago
ha,,,,,,,,,,kitty wants to play,,,,cute litle guy
uncleraviolijoe 3 months ago
cute little guy...i love mt lions,,he or she was just courouse thats the nature of cats...besides if you really want to make sure your safe they say to just look as big as you can look and wave your arms scare it away usually they just run away,,but yeah i can see your pint i was be nervouse too ...i was aprroched by 4 of them they left me alone i satyed still and they didnt even bother me i love mt lions they are awesome....
whitestoneguy1989 3 months ago
beautiful! yeah he was getting ready to pounce on ya or seriously thinking about it.
rottielover5555 3 months ago
Very nice footage. Really good discipline not shooting that cougar. I've seen my house cats very many times with that body language. Looked about like it was thinking to pounce. Personally, if that dude wouldn't leave when it was aware of my presence, it's vulture bait.
RypTyde 3 months ago
@RypTyde you dont haVE to shoot it all you have to do is shoot in the air away from the cat and the cat would run and theirs no problems and no one gets hurt and eveybody is happy,,,
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@RypTyde you dont haVE to shoot it all you have to do is shoot in the air away from the cat and the cat would run and theirs no problems and no one gets hurt and eveybody is happy,,,
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Probably a young cat that wasn't sure what you were. I assume it went way when it saw that you were a human, right?
Artchui 4 months ago
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Artchui 4 months ago
That pussy was very interested in him, i wonder why? lunch!!!
martinez418 4 months ago
Bonehead tromping around in the woods armed with.....a camera. You silly souls deserve to get attacked. Next time that lion gets you and chwes on your head, I hope your last thought is that these animals are not housecats. Stupid treehugging liberals.
RightieUntilDeath 5 months ago
@RightieUntilDeath I was elk hunting, you idiot. Bonehead tromping around youtube making assinine assumptions and even dumber statements. I'm not sure you should be the one calling others stupid.
sstukel 5 months ago 30
@sstukel HAHA awesome comment back! RightieUntildeath became dumbass till death. Another keyboard warrior slayed!
pyk420biatch 3 months ago
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@RightieUntilDeath says Bonehead tromping around in the woods armed with.....a camera. You silly souls deserve to get attacked. Next time that lion gets you and chwes on your head, I hope your last thought is that these animals are not housecats. Stupid treehugging liberals. RUD can tell what politics a person has just by viewing a movie the person filmed. What a genius he must be.
7mikethebike 5 months ago
@RightieUntilDeath Wow, stucture sentences much? Whaqt do you expect from a cop I guess. Hope this doesn't "chwe" you up
Urutgers 4 months ago
@RightieUntilDeath my god you are dumb
apettit1023 1 week ago
@RightieUntilDeath
You are far more likely to be struck by lightening, killed by a domestic dog, or shot by accident by a bonehead hunter than attacked by a mountain lion. He was lucky to see one. Interesting the way you catergorize people as liberal/conservative. Must be nice in your little world to have everything so nicely arranged.
jago76 2 days ago
Good for you! I'm gonna visit there one day. I believe it's obvious that he was not scared of you in the least; in my (un-expert) opinion (and from what I know from experience with domestic cats): that young guy was sizing you up and considering slapping you around a bit ;o)))
erikmetzger 5 months ago
This is awesome, & would be cool to experience, but it probably would have turned away from me after I shit my pants.
SlashxBurn 6 months ago
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They are cool in real life, but in red dead redemption theyre annoying as hell
obbis44 6 months ago
Now THAT was AWESOME! holy crap. I could hear you breathing a little shaky!
Great vid.
TheBlister69 7 months ago
you are so lucky to have such a close encounter, and to have had your camera with you. You are also lucky to have lived to tell about it, and not have had someone find your camera, and what was left of you! This is why you should not hike in known cougar territory without adequate protection, namely a firearm! You use your seat belt when you drive right? You might not be so lucky a second time! I've been stalked by coyotes, not as much a threat, always carry a gun, never had to use it yet!
psybernaut8 8 months ago
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buckman1999 10 months ago
You are very luck.. That crouch he made at :23 sec means attack is imminent...They say in an encounter if they even start to posture like that YOUR actually suppouse to charge them!!! Lmao I would of got ate!
buckman1999 10 months ago
i think it wanted to eat you xD
MrCarl0002 10 months ago
Where u freaked out or what? How did u get it to finally leave? I would have screamed at it and pissed my pants!
Skatecareerheaven 10 months ago
@Skatecareerheaven
I got it to leave by picking up an arm-sized branch and tossing it at it. That's what I was doing in the last 15 seconds of the video, when it was so shakey.
sstukel 10 months ago
AWESOME!! THIS WAS A LUCKY SHOT!!!!
kherbert2 11 months ago
you´re a very lucky person. This was probably a 2year old youngster
1t2t3t4t5t6t7 11 months ago
nice,
f1shk1LL3R 1 year ago
I live in the Black Hills. I saw one once hiking around the Hill City area. A big male with shoulders like a linebacker! We caught a glimpse of each other and then he disappeared in the brush. I didn't stick around to see where he went! Very cool animals and I am glad we have them here in the hills, but if you see one it'll make your heart stop!
boynabubble 1 year ago 5
Looks like a young one. Probably trying to decide if you were food or not.
boynabubble 1 year ago
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boynabubble 1 year ago
Looks like its ready to pounce on you.
yoda55 1 year ago 3
whoa
wackawackaville 1 year ago
all you have to do is shoot up in the air not at them that alone will make them scared and run away they dont want to hurt peopel their just as scared as you are dont need to kill a beuiful animal just shoot in the air and they will run away trust me,,,
astarothsharp 1 year ago 4
@astarothsharp Yeah, that cat looked absolutely terrified.If the camera man had fled i think the balance of fear would have tilted drastically.Who do you think wanted to run more? I will put money on the thin-skinned camera man.I get what your saying though.
helicopterpilot88 5 months ago
A beautiful cat
mycatwilatackyou 1 year ago 2
50 lions were killed in 2010.
axelberry1 1 year ago
I've never been this close to one but I do carry a .45 revolver and a 12 ga. coach gun on my utv. The first chamber is loaded with bird shot for a rattler and then .45 shells.
Nice video. How long did it take to clean your shorts?
axelberry1 1 year ago
It wants to eat you
Techamon 1 year ago
BAD KITTY!
KILL3RPANA5 1 year ago
OMG! It is just sitting there watching. I would totally freak! We hiked through the black hills and these mountain lions were the one thing that kept us very anxious the entire time :(
ilovemy3ninas 1 year ago
They are beautiful animals but it must have been unnerving to watch it watching you... peace
ParadoxKismet 1 year ago
Quite a feeling to know your life could have ended within seconds of this video. You are SO lucky to post this. These will tear your neck in two. I regularily hike 20+ miles in Idaho's sawtooth wilderness with my camera, just like you, and that has always been my greatest fear, an actual encounter with one of these animals.
backwoodsBrophil 1 year ago
Balancing its tail and crouching? That's not a good sign. The experts tell you to be aggressive, make noise and look threatening in that situation. And the worst part was it had the high ground on you. You're lucky.
haupper 1 year ago
i live in south dakota and we live on the eastern side of SD but when we go west we always see one or two oh and rattlesnakes always see those too!!!!!!
FreddyBear6212 1 year ago
"what in the hell" is about right. I'd have my knife in one hand and the other on the VC. I worry about that shit all the time on the PCT.
sierrasom 1 year ago
Guts man! Not sure I would have been taping. Those things scare the &^%$ out of me.
ewowen 1 year ago
omg that is so cool.we went there and I was looking so hard to see one and I didn't see any at all.I was so mad! ahaha They're so pretty, but mean! :D
KAYLAatTHEdisco 1 year ago
I went to custer from Turkey in 2007 summer, it was amazing being there. I will visit there one day certainly.
fatihli20 1 year ago
This was in the southern part of Custer State Park - right on the Centenial trail.
sstukel 1 year ago
Nice video. You did the right thing keeping your eyes on him and not walking/running off.
BlackHillsDave 2 years ago
where was this? thats freaky. i'm constantly in Spearfish Canyon in the summer time, but I have a huge fear that I'm going to someday encounter this..
confusedchic2006 2 years ago
Hey Thats cool video!! He was trying to figure out what you were. Great post. Check my cougar vid out. I filmed one from my tree stand.
berto01 2 years ago
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suckerpunchswinger 2 years ago
wow hey sean now thats a lion not like that 75 lb kitten that guy shot, where is this cat i
suckerpunchswinger 2 years ago