Mountain Lion Attacks Chainsaw-Wielding Camper
By Rocky Thompson on July 20th, 2009
A diseased and clinically insane mountain lion pounced on a camper who was standing about 100 feet from his campsite cutting up firewood with a chainsaw. The 32-year-od man met the animal head-on with his revved up chainsaw and said that the collision felt like a fully grown man running directly into him.
“You would think if you hit an animal with a chain saw it would dig right in,” he said. “I might as well have hit it with a hockey stick.”
He put an 8-inch gash in the animal’s shoulder and took a puncture wound in the arm before the mountain lion took off and he packed his family into a popup camper for the night. The mountain lion was later killed after it attacked a dog brought in to track it and the rangers said that it looked diseased, which could possibly account for its decision to attack a guy holding a chainsaw.
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And here my cats are afraid of the vacuum cleaner. He was using a chainsaw to cut up firewood?? I can’t decide if I should salute him for his love of campfires, or berate his lazy ass for bring a chainsaw. It must have been some lame mini brush trimmer because I can’t believe he wouldn’t have done more damage with a full sized chainsaw. Next time he should carry a stuffed mouse to toss out as a distraction.
Sounds like a product endorsement opportunity, he should contact the company: “Stihl chainsaws: Fend off mountain lion attacks and still start up on the first pull.”