Yeah not worried about getting killed, however I don't feel like crossing paths

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Jun 29, 2022
9:44:44am

DJROSS Truly Addicted User

Yeah not worried about getting killed, however I don't feel like crossing paths

with one either.

Cougar encounters in the West are becoming more common. Here’s why

On Wednesday, a mountain lion walked into a high school in California — days earlier, a mountain lion attacked a girl in Washington. Officials with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources say drought, growth, increased recreation and smartphones are leading to more videos and interactions with...

https://www.deseret.com/utah/2022/6/3/23151862/cougar-videos-sightings-in-utah-and-the-west-increase-with-growth-drought

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DJROSS

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So a couple weeks ago my wife and I were in Capital Reef NP. We were walking the

DJROSS

6/29/22 9:00am

Weather can be crazy. In a lot of southern Utah the storm can be miles away but wreck havoc on your hike.

6/29/22 9:02am

I understand the eagerness to explore, but I think too many tourist don't do

DJROSS

6/29/22 9:08am

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JimmyZ

6/29/22 9:02am

She should know to take your game face more seriously by now.

The Kavorka

6/29/22 9:06am

hahaha lol yeah. Now she wants to take me to some slot canyons, but if there is

DJROSS

6/29/22 9:12am

I literally had to run from a wall of water in Zion National Park once. Flash floods are no joke.

Cosmodiar

6/29/22 9:10am

Dude that would be scary. My wife's parents live in Toquerville, so we always

DJROSS

6/29/22 9:14am

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JimmyZ

6/29/22 9:18am

BTW were you in the narrows?

DJROSS

6/29/22 9:20am

Kolob Arch area. Fortunately it wasn't a slot canyon where we were so there was plenty of high ground to get to but

Cosmodiar

6/29/22 9:23am

How high was the wall?

StarMan

6/29/22 9:20am

Probably 5 or 6 feet.

Cosmodiar

6/29/22 9:23am

Wow! Run....run FAST!!

StarMan

6/29/22 9:24am

Do you know how many people have been killed by mountain lions in utah?

dryflyelk

6/29/22 9:36am

I've been killed by a mountain lion in Utah several times

6/29/22 9:44am

Yeah not worried about getting killed, however I don't feel like crossing paths

DJROSS

6/29/22 9:44am

Though I believe there have been (rare) attacks.

Northwest Cougar

6/29/22 9:45am

I was stalked by one once while I was sneaking up on two others (i thought it was bears)

dryflyelk

6/29/22 9:51am

That would be pretty intense, even with a rifle in hand. I think the most likely

DJROSS

6/29/22 10:02am

I was in a clear cut and could see easily. It would have been way worse if I had been in thick stuff.

dryflyelk

6/29/22 10:09am

Yeah that could have been bad especially if you were right and they were bears

DJROSS

6/29/22 12:36pm

And wouldn't he feel stupid THEN??!

Tricky

6/29/22 9:46am

Game Face...really?

CocaColaRecovery

6/29/22 11:38am

Yeah maybe that's a clumsy way to express it, but I own it.

DJROSS

6/29/22 12:51pm

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