April 26, 200520 yr I live on the edge of town here in Northern California, my house backs up on the base of these large hills (we live in a valley). Anyways, I was watching some deer come down from the hills and eat about 75 yards from my fence when I get a call from a friend who lives two houses over. He was looking out at the deer and saw what looked like a bobcat or mountain lion. I've heard of them coming down and attacking some people...but I've never seen one. My friends and I did some good hiking in those hills, where no one lives, and found plenty of deer bones and such, but never have we seen a bobcat or mountain lion. I grab some binocs and find him about three hundred yards away lying down in some tall grass, stalking the deer. I figured I'd see something worthy of Real TV or Max X. But the deer continued parallel from the hills and my house while the bobcat or mountain lion stayed in place, about 300 yards away. He wasn't very big from what I saw, 3.5 to 4 feet perhaps. Anyways, my dad comes out and has a look. He didn't want it around the area or to start coming down near our area (along with the neighbors) so we decided to get the spud gun. We shelled the bobcat/mountain lion for about five minutes, putting a few in around thirty yards. The potatos proved fairly innacurate and a tad bit short. :/ Anyways, the bobcat got the idea and started to walk away. I plan on making a larger spud gun this weekend. That's my story for today. :o
April 26, 200520 yr Author I wish I had some, but the mountain lion was too far for the zoom of the camera. And by the time I found the camera, the sun was already down. :o If I spot another one, I'll make sure to grab a picture.
April 26, 200520 yr No u have to hunt for them now!!! go get ur backpack on with some porkchops in ur pocket and find it :o
April 26, 200520 yr Author LOL. I wouldn't be using spuds then...I'd load up some extra special d-cell batteries wrapped in duck tape. :o
April 26, 200520 yr ahaha, artillery barrage with the spud cannon I have this amazing mental image of you sitting behind the rotating wheel with a helmet on, you dad loading the cannon, and you then pulling the string to launch a potato shell at some cat good stuff
April 26, 200520 yr lol that is awesome. Though I would have wanted to watch it attack the dear, shooting the lion with a spud gun is just as fun.
April 26, 200520 yr i just read in teh paper mountin lion spoted around here, they are comming into neighborhoods now, they shot one in a tree in palo alto last year near a school ;o
April 26, 200520 yr Author I'm painting the spud gun at the moment but once I finish I'll grab a picture.
April 26, 200520 yr I'm painting the spud gun at the moment but once I finish I'll grab a picture. put a moutain lion on it :o
April 26, 200520 yr Scarry. To think taking a walk in bush could get one jumped by mountain lion. I imagine it wouldn't let you see it til it was on you. So defend how ? Don't bush walk alone i guess. Carry pepper spray in hand ? :o
April 27, 200520 yr Rincon Valley right? or Bennett? up by fountain grove there are a ton over there. Im coming home to SR in June havent been home in about 1 1/2 years. MR
April 27, 200520 yr dudes!! california TAC lan party or something :o mountlion hunt by day game by nite!!!11
April 27, 200520 yr Author Rincon Valley right? or Bennett? up by fountain grove there are a ton over there. Im coming home to SR in June havent been home in about 1 1/2 years. MR Rincon, up on the northeast side. CA LAN party for sure. :o Although Flip you have a good drive.
April 27, 200520 yr No LAN party for me, Just going home for a couple of days to go to some giants games eat some olive garden and take my dad to the bars and get really drunk. Sharp my sister just moved into a house in Rincon Valley with her Hubby she really likes it over there. Mr
April 27, 200520 yr Author No LAN party for me, Just going home for a couple of days to go to some giants games eat some olive garden and take my dad to the bars and get really drunk. Sharp my sister just moved into a house in Rincon Valley with her Hubby she really likes it over there. Mr Giants for the win. :o
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