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  1. bing!

    bing! Active Member

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    http://www.outdoorhub.com/news/2014/08/08/colorado-hiker-sings-opera-calm-stalking-mountain-lion/

    According to a report by the San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office, the lion stalked the hiker for about 20 minutes, during which it would often jump forward and crouch whenever Kopenstonsky attempted to move backwards. She told deputies that when she first saw the animal, she picked up a large branch and attempted to look big. That did not seem to faze the cat, so Kopenstonsky said she did the next thing that came to her mind.


    “I don’t know why, I just started singing opera really loud,” Koestonsky later told KUSA.

    Although the singing did not repel the animal, it may have deterred the mountain lion from directly attacking the hiker. Koestonsky said that the large cat alternated from grooming itself, pacing, and following her. At one point, the mountain lion was a mere eight feet away from the hiker.

    The hiker took advantage of lulls in the encounter to call her roommate, who in turn informed the San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff William Masters and six deputies responded to the emergency, but Kopestonsky emerged at the trailhead by herself. Deputies noted that the woman as shaken, but uninjured.
     
  2. herzalot

    herzalot Well-Known Member

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    America's Got Talent. Opera as life-saving technique. On various episodes as she progresses through the competition, unleash bears, great whites, cobras, swarms of bees, gang members etc while she sings opera to calm the would-be attackers.

    Glad to hear of the outcome on this one. Sounds like those Colorado Lions aren't as stressed as our SoCal kitties. Hmmmm....

    Let me do some thread jumping here - since she can carry a sidearm anywhere she likes, what would the outcome have been if she were strapped? :?:

    OK, what if one or both of them had been smokin' some legal Colorado herb? (Although mellow, clearly the cat wasn't smokin' weed, otherwise he/she would have been more hungry).

    Discuss. Perhaps someone can find a way to throw a torque wrench into the conversation.
     
  3. Danimal

    Danimal Gary the Cat

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    Open Carry yes, but not the gun.
    Torque wrench is a better non-lethal deterrent. Be sure it is the larger beam type. In my experience they have more mass and produce
    more aggressive posturing.

    Seriously, what cat wants to be screwed,
    Oh wait, maybe I meant to reference a screwdriver.
     

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