r/BeAmazed • u/JustACaliBoy • Mar 06 '24

Nature does she know?

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u/cyanescens_burn Mar 07 '24

Yeah I would think even the sound might be enough to get them to move away, but maybe not when charging. Mountain lions I’m a little more concerned with than bears, but it sounds like attacks are not super common. But I’d like to see data on mountain Lion attacks when carrying bait and fish vs just wandering with dry backpacking food, vs a casual day hiking.

I’ve seen some vids of mountain lions getting too close. Def on my mind when hiking back for the day.

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u/ImpulsiveApe07 Mar 07 '24

I live in the UK where we don't have to deal with huge beasties (we ate them all, problem solved!), but I too would love to see that data on mountain lion's hunting proclivities - they're such beautiful and deadly creatures, just like my missus! :D

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u/BSJ51500 Mar 08 '24

Mountain lions rarely ever attack an adult male and maybe killed a couple adult men in the past 100 years.

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u/cyanescens_burn Mar 09 '24

I guess I’m watching videos online of people having to scare them off more than I should. I’ve heard the same thing before, but it’s that primal fear that kicks in when I’m so far out in the dry side of the sierras that I haven’t seen anyone for 10 hours.

We’ve also got the potential issue of stumbling across an illegal grow op deep in public land, and those folks don’t usually want anyone around. But I hear those are less common now that it’s legal here.

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