Comments on: Lion on the loose http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/07/15/lion-on-the-loose/ Remember, I do this to entertain me... not you. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:05:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mikee http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/07/15/lion-on-the-loose/comment-page-1/#comment-203541 Mikee Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:38:20 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/?p=16448#comment-203541 We're talking about a mountain lion, not an African lion. Or maybe a dog. Mountain lions are stealth attackers, usually jumping their normal prey (whitetail deer) from behind and/or above (like from an overhanging rock or tree at a water hole or along a game trail). Human attacks have occurred on children and adult hikers, usually in a similar ambush style. So the first thing to do is not get ambushed.... maybe by having a small yippy dog with you to alert to the lion smell. Then the second thing to do would be to find the big cat (often hard to do, unless you use a pack of trained dogs to tree the thing after a long chase). Then the shooting could be tried - if you could get close enough to see the cat in a tree. The last mountain lion hunt I saw on TV was a bowhunter with a guide and several dogs. The hunter took a minute or two to stop gasping after humping his way through waist high snow to the treed cat. Altitude sucks. I would like to see the lion after being missed by a NAA 22; more mad or more scared would be the question! We’re talking about a mountain lion, not an African lion. Or maybe a dog.

Mountain lions are stealth attackers, usually jumping their normal prey (whitetail deer) from behind and/or above (like from an overhanging rock or tree at a water hole or along a game trail). Human attacks have occurred on children and adult hikers, usually in a similar ambush style.

So the first thing to do is not get ambushed…. maybe by having a small yippy dog with you to alert to the lion smell. Then the second thing to do would be to find the big cat (often hard to do, unless you use a pack of trained dogs to tree the thing after a long chase). Then the shooting could be tried – if you could get close enough to see the cat in a tree. The last mountain lion hunt I saw on TV was a bowhunter with a guide and several dogs. The hunter took a minute or two to stop gasping after humping his way through waist high snow to the treed cat. Altitude sucks.

I would like to see the lion after being missed by a NAA 22; more mad or more scared would be the question!

]]> By: dave http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/07/15/lion-on-the-loose/comment-page-1/#comment-203237 dave Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:52:11 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/?p=16448#comment-203237 GAU-8 http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/equip/gau-8.htm ^_^ GAU-8 http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/equip/gau-8.htm

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]]> By: Nylarthotep http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/07/15/lion-on-the-loose/comment-page-1/#comment-203187 Nylarthotep Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:52:44 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/?p=16448#comment-203187 In the book "The Ghost and the Darkness" John Patterson used a Lee-Enfield. I don't recall which version. Seem to work quite well on the Lions that were intentionally hunting men. In the book “The Ghost and the Darkness” John Patterson used a Lee-Enfield. I don’t recall which version.

Seem to work quite well on the Lions that were intentionally hunting men.

]]> By: kaitlyn http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/07/15/lion-on-the-loose/comment-page-1/#comment-203184 kaitlyn Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:51:05 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/?p=16448#comment-203184 don't KILL the poor thing!!! tranquilize it!! don’t KILL the poor thing!!! tranquilize it!!

]]> By: Aaron http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/07/15/lion-on-the-loose/comment-page-1/#comment-203181 Aaron Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:17:34 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/?p=16448#comment-203181 I'm with Rob K; any of the big African game rounds will do it just fine. The only such round I've ever fired was an old .505 Gibbs and that might be a little much. But really, when we're talking about a critter that is both capable of and potentially interested in lunching on me, I'll take "too much" over "too little" any day. I’m with Rob K; any of the big African game rounds will do it just fine. The only such round I’ve ever fired was an old .505 Gibbs and that might be a little much. But really, when we’re talking about a critter that is both capable of and potentially interested in lunching on me, I’ll take “too much” over “too little” any day.

]]> By: Ravenwood http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/07/15/lion-on-the-loose/comment-page-1/#comment-203176 Ravenwood Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:37:01 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/?p=16448#comment-203176 Probably something dangerous and unusual. Probably something dangerous and unusual.

]]> By: guy http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/07/15/lion-on-the-loose/comment-page-1/#comment-203160 guy Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:06:35 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/?p=16448#comment-203160 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BFG9000" rel="nofollow">BFG 9000</a>. Even if it does turn out to be an ornery dog. BFG 9000.

Even if it does turn out to be an ornery dog.

]]> By: Justin Buist http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/07/15/lion-on-the-loose/comment-page-1/#comment-203155 Justin Buist Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:06:57 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/?p=16448#comment-203155 Well, look at that. The story's been updated and the lion has been downgraded to "might actually just be a dog" status. Well, look at that. The story’s been updated and the lion has been downgraded to “might actually just be a dog” status.

]]> By: workinwifdakids http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/07/15/lion-on-the-loose/comment-page-1/#comment-203151 workinwifdakids Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:42:26 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/?p=16448#comment-203151 MK19. Okay, barring that, a 12GA semiautomatic with extended tube filled with 3" magnum slugs, and a 44MAG on the hip. MK19.

Okay, barring that, a 12GA semiautomatic with extended tube filled with 3″ magnum slugs, and a 44MAG on the hip.

]]> By: Rob K http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/07/15/lion-on-the-loose/comment-page-1/#comment-203150 Rob K Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:35:24 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/?p=16448#comment-203150 Isn't the proper sort of gun for African lion pretty well settled? I'll take a .375 H&H, or a .416 Rigby. Isn’t the proper sort of gun for African lion pretty well settled? I’ll take a .375 H&H, or a .416 Rigby.

]]> By: Jay G. http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/07/15/lion-on-the-loose/comment-page-1/#comment-203147 Jay G. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:19:14 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/?p=16448#comment-203147 M79 grenade launcher... M79 grenade launcher…

]]> By: Paul Boughton http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/07/15/lion-on-the-loose/comment-page-1/#comment-203144 Paul Boughton Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:44:53 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/?p=16448#comment-203144 I still want the 12 guage. It may be a .38 pellet but there are serveral of them. While I can shot it from long range, I have the guns and the skill, I cannot depend on my ability to sense the lion at that range. I would expect the lion to announce its presence in my kill zone at 20 yards or less. Raw firepower is called for, not surgical precision. That is my story and I'm sticking to it :-) I still want the 12 guage. It may be a .38 pellet but there are serveral of them. While I can shot it from long range, I have the guns and the skill, I cannot depend on my ability to sense the lion at that range. I would expect the lion to announce its presence in my kill zone at 20 yards or less. Raw firepower is called for, not surgical precision.

That is my story and I’m sticking to it :-)

]]> By: Mike http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/07/15/lion-on-the-loose/comment-page-1/#comment-203135 Mike Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:34:17 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/?p=16448#comment-203135 My 7mm rem mag, only because its the biggest thing I own now. A garand or M14 loaded with X Bullets would be nice - I want repeat shot capability vs a lion. My 7mm rem mag, only because its the biggest thing I own now.

A garand or M14 loaded with X Bullets would be nice – I want repeat shot capability vs a lion.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/07/15/lion-on-the-loose/comment-page-1/#comment-203133 Jeff Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:32:20 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/?p=16448#comment-203133 My preference is a Socom 16. Consider it a range rifle on steroids. My preference is a Socom 16. Consider it a range rifle on steroids.

]]> By: Gregory Morris http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/07/15/lion-on-the-loose/comment-page-1/#comment-203129 Gregory Morris Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:37:17 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/?p=16448#comment-203129 Maybe an NAA .22mag loaded with a single round... Maybe an NAA .22mag loaded with a single round…

]]> By: trainer http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/07/15/lion-on-the-loose/comment-page-1/#comment-203128 trainer Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:31:36 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/?p=16448#comment-203128 My .303 SMLE III*. BIG holes. Hi-speed low drag. Run out of ammo and it makes a fine club. Attach the bayonet and even the Zulu's would think twice. My .303 SMLE III*.

BIG holes. Hi-speed low drag. Run out of ammo and it makes a fine club. Attach the bayonet and even the Zulu’s would think twice.

]]> By: Joe Huffman http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/07/15/lion-on-the-loose/comment-page-1/#comment-203123 Joe Huffman Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:47:20 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/?p=16448#comment-203123 In a shotgun I'd use slugs. .38 caliber pellets just don't reassure me enough. I'd use my .300 Win Mag from 500 yards from the top of a tall building. Or, if had one, an accurate .50 BMG from 500 yards. Anything that will lunch on my internal organs if I don't bring them down deserves my attention from well outside their normal striking range but well within my one-shot-one kill zone. In a shotgun I’d use slugs. .38 caliber pellets just don’t reassure me enough.

I’d use my .300 Win Mag from 500 yards from the top of a tall building. Or, if had one, an accurate .50 BMG from 500 yards. Anything that will lunch on my internal organs if I don’t bring them down deserves my attention from well outside their normal striking range but well within my one-shot-one kill zone.

]]> By: Paul Boughton http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/07/15/lion-on-the-loose/comment-page-1/#comment-203122 Paul Boughton Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:43:01 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/?p=16448#comment-203122 Anything big. Prefferable 12 guage pump with double ought buck. He might get close but not close enough. Anything big. Prefferable 12 guage pump with double ought buck. He might get close but not close enough.

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