This is one of the most frightening videos I have ever seen.
The video says they were "warning shots" but the dude just missed the target. But it still worked out for him. I'm sure I wouldn't have done much better.
This happened back in October of last year but went viral this week.
...John C. Erickson yells "get back" at the advancing mountain lion before firing multiple rounds from his .40 caliber Glock 27. His bullets appear to hit just inches above the predator's head and back.
In the moments leading up to Erickson's shots, the lion has its ears down, a posture that wildlife experts say is a sure sign of aggression. "If the mountain lion is less than 50 yards away, has its ears laid back, and is staring intensely at you or moves into hiding without any signs of leaving, an attack may occur at any time," according to Hunter-ed.com. In the event of this type of encounter, the hunter-education organization says that hunters should "prepare to defend [themselves] using anything available as a weapon."
