Runner Who Killed Mountain Lion With Bare Hands Describes How He Survived

[@gamble777888]

Dude killed a mountain lion and then held a post game news conference. What a legend.

[@HighSpeedNoDrag]

Duh,. can more relativistic observation other than a joke.

[@JoeDaddy-O]

Never finished the run though...

[@johannsteeler6689]

He killed a cub not an adult lmao

[@moncreebrown948]

Freaking hilarious comment.😂😂😂😂

[@0zone_X-u9x]

@@johannsteeler6689 cubs arent as powerful as adult ones but are usually more dangerous unpredictable ... the adult ones only engage when they are starving as they cant risk an unecessary injury

[@GaretZaugg]

The editor who chose this background music certainly made a choice.

[@BoughToNature]

I can’t imagine the thought process

[@Frank-kq2yd]

He googled "royalty free inspirational music" and picked the first thing that came up.

[@Wopperino]

Toy review ahh music

[@camrodam4429]

Hey Siri, give me "uplifting music for near death experiences" please thank you.

[@clarke.v.5020]

Hahaha

[@comfortablynumb9342]

10 minutes of fighting a mountain lion is a LONG time.

[@AndrewDaley-lr9qg]

It was a cub not fully grown

[@John-ro2ir]

@@AndrewDaley-lr9qg1 up

[@ALTF4-u8h]

@@AndrewDaley-lr9qg the average adult male mountain lion weights around 50 kilos which is 110 pounds, the mountain lion who attacked this guy was 100 pounds, no where near a cub. probably an adult with an empty belly. why did you say it was a cub? just talking out your butt?

[@DanielBowens]

@@ALTF4-u8h read the description...it says 25lbs...

[@DanielBowens]

@@AndrewDaley-lr9qg sad how many people wont read the description

[@ericdiaz5313]

This post conference interview was better than the Mike Tyson vs paul fight

[@Nick-mp1zh]

That’s a pretty low bar to clear really

[@YakubianMenace]

@@Nick-mp1zh I want to argue with you, but I can't 😂

[@marsonofjo344]

Title says bare hands, but he actually killed the predator with his running shoes.😂

[@TheinternetArchaeologist]

Was also a better fight Then the tyson paul travisty

[@DavidGraskemper]

"But you're still coming into work, right?" - His boss

[@MerlinTheCommenter]

@@HighSpeedNoDragcry more

[@CatsBtrippin]

@@MerlinTheCommenterthat must be his boss 😂

[@zweitekonto9654]

​@HighSpeedNoDrag are you his boss?

[@kooI-aiddealer]

​@@HighSpeedNoDraggive your employee a raise

[@nixey738]

This = why us azn women prefer bwc. Hero. Small wee wee azn wouldn't make it out

[@Bruno-yx9be]

The music makes this video sound like it should be about DIY life hacks lol

[@mindjuice499]

Kinda is. .

[@apaosmusic]

Alexander Bruno 😂😂😂

[@boy-ish4703]

Exactly

[@samrousculp4306]

"How to kill a mt lion -DIY" 😂😂

[@kibafps]

@@mindjuice499 hahaha

[@yogun1922]

Can we all just agree that this is some INSANE dad lore

[@RalphVB]

hahah right? Something you will always doubt about your father though.

[@jonosterman2878]

Is it? To almost lose a fight with a large house cat sized lion? 😂 I’d be embarrassed, if it were me.

[@erm219]

@@jonosterman2878bro think he cold

[@vanjaarsic1616]

​@@jonosterman2878 bro thinking he gangsta

[@jesipohl6717]

@@jonosterman2878 if that cat gets an artery you have no chance.

[@digitalxnugget4813]

This man is never going to stop bringing this up at parties lol

[@glee_again2594]

Would you? lol

[@CapturedByKen]

He strikes me as the type to do the opposite but people would ask him to talk about it

[@cosmo5102]

He won’t have to because everyone else will be bringing it up!

[@dannyboy32125]

Yeah because yah know he killed a F*CKING mountain lion with his bare hands.

[@BrianHamilton-nv5jk]

I’ve got a story, it’s about the fact that I’ve had sex with twins… nobody has ever trumped my story… this guy wins.

[@scottdixon2505]

He looks like he sat down for this interview literally just seconds after the fight.

[@irvanwiguna7415]

Yea ikr lmaoo

[@fleecejohnson7261]

@@andywang4901The video said it was 100 pounds, also a wild animal rushing/lunging at you is a valid excuse to fight for your life. You sound as though you would try to outrun it.

[@pantstownusa6371]

@@andywang4901 You are a toe

[@blitzed3425]

Shut it weeb

[@eetuthereindeer6671]

@@andywang4901 innocent?? Haha it attacked

[@Awesomebaconman123]

"I was pretty bummed out to see a mountain lion" Me too man, ne too.

[@11D7-n8d]

ne too

[@frankdijkhuis7038]

ne too

[@JavaBott]

ne too

[@eddzsii993]

Me too man, ne too.

[@MM-hi]

ne too

[@JibberJabJones]

hell of a story...definitely heightened by the cheerful, jaunty easy-listening music in the background.

[@Ds-xz3hc]

“The mountain lion weighed 100 pounds“ 😊 🎸🎶

[@user-ug1dh1zy4v]

It's how interviews from elevators sound, though.

[@StabbyMcPokepoke]

🥰🥰🥰

[@BatkoBrat]

I just found out that the guy was lying about the size. The autopsy of the cat concluded that it's weight was around 25 lbs which is less then 15 kg. That is a baby mountain lion. You could kill it easily, so this guy is probably lying about the fight too.

[@user-ug1dh1zy4v]

@@BatkoBrat It's always the most honest faces that make the best fkn liars

[@edrueter9]

I could never do what this guy did. That quarter mile run...

[@sanjayw9878]

Hahaha

[@Tomedits123]

this feels like a post game interview

[@hwago123]

He was playing the ultimate game of life, Survival.

[@Webcoreinteractive]

Sounds like a qb describing how he beat the blitz.

[@Malygosblues]

"The lion came and gave us the best they had. But our defense was tight. We've trained all season for this and we don't plan on changing it any time soon."

[@cacadeldemonio]

only thing missing was the blue gatorade bottle

[@WingoTribe704]

Post fight

[@Envision405]

But did he finish the run?

[@etaunknown4024]

Yep.

[@svgchancho8507]

Ray Marquina lmao

[@jonahlevi3178]

Chuck Norris once ran a 30 mile marathon and was attacked by 3 mountain lions at once, not only did he kill them all with one arm, but he also finished the rest of the 10 miles WITHOUT breaking a sweat

[@ChrisS310]

He said he ran back up the hill. So, no.

[@666PANDEMONIUM]

Pure Savage.

[@duckielouise]

The “corporate motivation” music track in the background 🤌

[@docking9532]

Yeah well put. Someone had to point out how ridiculous it makes it. Somehow gives it a whole layer of brilliance.

[@TmGRAV3Z]

*You just completed a boring e-training course at a depressing new job* type beat

[@achat-w3v]

Of course he finished the run....in record breaking time

[@maryc.dalton1284]

Runner's World has amended this story with wrong information. It states that the young mountain lion was in the 25-30 lb range. That was AFTER it had been partially eaten by scavengers. The official necropsy report stated that it was a 4-5 month old lion, about 40 lbs. That's not inconsiderable, if you consider it also had teeth and claws. Travis Kauffman himself, while talking to the press (only a short clip is shown here) said that he didn't think it was full grown; he guessed it weighed about 50 lbs. But that's why he was afraid another lion -- i.e., the mother -- might show up.

[@christopherbrown9362]

Such a great perspective. It's so easy to just run with the click baited type headlines as the absolute truth of a story.

[@tmayorca8770]

So it was just a pregnant alley cat that just ate a few big rats then?

[@jasonknightmagic1]

The ancestors flowed through bro for sure.

[@EmptyWasabi]

This is when you channel the monke 🦍

[@ADPax10]

The ancestors HAD HIS BACK with our hard-ass primate genes. Cat wouldn't have expected that shit from a "soft" modern human. Didn't even use a tool except for his trail shoes!

[@SToXC_.]

shoes are a massive blunt weapon advantage, people don't give em enough credit, a good kick can delete almost all animals in our weight class.

[@mametoure1090]

​@@SToXC_.And I always felt that if humans can channel their animal instincts in high pressure scenarios, yes most modern humans are cowardly by nature's standards, with full confidence could probably still get killed by a cat the size of a dog. Speed disadvantage

[@SToXC_.]

@@mametoure1090 its not about speed, you dont need to outrun them, and also, wild animals are way way more "coward" than us, they dont have doctors, if they somehow understand "its not an easy kill", they just run away, its not worth risking getting injured. this is why if you just do a good front kick in their face they might get hurt before touching you and think you are stronger than them so they just run away. mind you, i am talking about animals in the same weight class as humans, of course you can't do ANYTHING to a tiger or something like that, a full power kick of the average human (unless maybe you are some actual athlete) in the face of a tiger is probably like a toddler slapping a man. But a mountain lion? their skulls and jaw is thinner, they have less muscle mass, they will definitely feel it, the nose and shit is sensitive do you still have ZERO chance to barehand K.O an adult MT. Lion? YES, ofc, 70kg of pure Athletic muscles, you stand no chance in an actual fight. and that's why your best bet is scaring him away with a face kick, that's pretty much the only thing you can try if a mountain lion decides you are his meal, trying to close distance with any other body part that isn't a heavy hiking boot means it ll just get ripped apart

[@rechtsextremistenmussmanmi184]

Imagine mountain lions setting up a press conference for a mountain lion that killed a man

[@TristanWight]

You're fried

[@brak1827]

Would be nice instead of this what happened. He talks as he would be a hero. Sick.

[@stanislav4607]

Mountain lion: "So I mauled this runner the other day, his hand was in my jaws, his foot was on my throat, and then I started thrashing, and his foot slipped, so I jumped, and bit is neck, and he died" Mountain lion - Colorado Parks and Civilizedlife: "He did all the right things"

[@pepinopepino7]

​@@stanislav4607 my favorite comment

[@John_the_Paul]

@@brak1827 Mountain Lion attacked first, and if it was willing to eat one guy, it would have gone after others.

[@erikreber3695]

Guy said "I was pretty bummed out to see it was a mountain lion chasing me" ... What a guy...

[@bigtate1439]

I definitely view the story a little differently with the editors note that the necropsy revealed the cat to be 25-30 pounds...I don't understand how the news can mistake a 25 pound cub for a 100 pound fully grown cat in such a huge story. He did the right thing, but that completely changes the narrative of this story...

[@FifteenthApollo]

To be fair, to know that a 25-30 lb mountain lion CUB could not be subdued by getting its head bashed with a rock, and still continuing to bite this dudes wrist, is pretty fuckin terrifying. If it was fully grown, that dude woulda been lunch.

[@DeusVoltageDaD]

"Let's see Paul Allen's mountain lion"- this guy probably

[@Stormsolid]

bro is just mad bc he knows that he wouldn't stand a chance lmao

[@isaacw7479]

...So that's why he said he was expecting another cougar to join the fight. Now it makes sense.

[@USLethal]

Most grown adults couldn't fight off a pissed off housecat with their bare hands, this was a legitimate predator who sized him up and found him suitable to attack.

[@WeAreAllRob]

He doesn’t seem pleased about having to kill a mountain, but he does seem grateful for life.

[@chrisbenson6683]

He didn't kill a mountain 🏔️

[@redman7412]

​@chrisbenson6683 He killed a Smol mountain Chris.

[@rickstark85]

Mountain lives matter

[@Drewhasit]

Make Mountains Great Again

[@Xfacter]

Man already got his story turned into a legend rivaling the gods 💀

[@bentekkersss2639]

The jovial music is a perfect fit for this man’s story about him trying to cave a mountain lion’s head in with a rock

[@angrywizard5860]

gay

[@Thalanox]

@J C The rock didn't work, so he cut off its air (without any tools or weapons) to asphyxiate it.

[@dogemasterofmemesthethird6805]

@Bobby BottleService ok you have ago mate without anything let's see if u last

[@deepdivedelight]

f a k e

[@wesley6442]

I know, right? lol he's probably like low key traumatized by the encounter and there's just a happy little jingle in the background as he casually disassociates

[@vboytan]

The mountain lion in the after life: Yeah you know when I lunged at him I really wasn’t expecting him to block with his hands. It was a good move. He handled himself in the mount very well. Ultimately he got past my guard and was able to get that submission. We’ll get back to work and come back stronger next time.

[@user-hf3uj1xd9p]

ay chill lmao

[@loraz5343]

top comment right here

[@Who-is-Mike-Jones]

"Mountain lions don't want you to know this effective 10 minute hack" should be the title of this video

[@christophereinspahr2526]

Best comment of all !

[@jojomakes]

I love how he was "just pretty bummed out" about a mountain lion chasing him. What a literal legend this guy is lol

[@koreanqpatriot4595]

And being bummed out and not being absolutely terrified is why he survived.

[@csho6512]

@@koreanqpatriot4595 i thought he survived because it was around the size of a bobcat. It would be pretty difficult for an animal that size to kill a fully grown human

[@koreanqpatriot4595]

@@csho6512 terror would freeze and shut down the human body. And it would just take bites to the neck...

[@csho6512]

@@koreanqpatriot4595 Adrenaline also will kick in and its like 30 or 40 lbs, alot of people would have either killed the 30-40lb Cougar or injured it. Yes, people exist that would die in this situation but most healthy people would not be killed in this situation. Good on him for protecting his life, but its not the amazing feat people are suggesting. Like If a full grown malnourished sick coyote attacked you and you fought it off it would be more impressive than this. A full Grown malnourished coyote at least had the time to learn how to hunt where as this stunted growth cougar obviously lost its mother early and has no idea what its doing.

[@andresvalverde5182]

@@koreanqpatriot4595 "Just bites to the neck" yeah no. The neck of a man is at around 1,40m height, try to jump that without getting interrupted by the hands. In fact this guy tried to negotiate his way out of the situation with the cat, in hopes it would release. If he instantly knew the dire of the situation he would just have snapped this cat's neck.

[@ModusOperandom]

The photographer who audibly clicked the shutter at the exact second he said “stick break” deserves a raise. Definitely understood the assignment.

[@Honest_Question]

0:24

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Nope

[@udontneedtoknowmyname]

I don't get it 😅

[@animalsinorbit]

I noticed that lol. thought it was an actual stick snap audio clip edited in, though. Great observation

[@ohrightok9750]

"He understood the assignment" Was it wild? Did it pass a vibe check? Was it low-key crazy? Did he have intrusive thoughts? Can we just appreciate this? Honestly I can't stand the lack of original vocabulary in youtube comments Can you all atleast try and say something unique

[@joshuaobrien7792]

More importantly did he remember to pause his Garmin watch and save his run time???

[@Relaxingsounds-dg1pp]

TO THE TOP! ⬆️

[@yemre6733]

Joshua O Brien 🦃

[@samweise7638]

Only a true runner will instinctively do that

[@tohopes]

well this run ended up being only half a mile so who cares.

[@MrLeiduowen]

@@samweise7638 And you are a true KZbin commentator for making that remark🤣

[@AaronUnknownPerformance]

It was only a 25-30lb cub in the end, shows how aggressive even a little baby mountain lion is!

[@heyfitzpablum]

They said it was 100 pounds, that's a significant sized cat.

[@grienardus12]

​​@@heyfitzpablumThat was the iniatial report, probaly by this guy himself. The actual size was 25-30lb

[@TheBucketOfTruth]

Yeah this is a huge difference. It sounds like what attacked him was like a more dangerous bobcat and not what we were picturing at all.

[@BioTheHuman]

I wos wondering how could he pin the lion with his foot 😅

[@ThatGuyThai]

He killed it for sport

[@CatOfTheYearuWu]

Love how the happy musics playing while he’s talking about bashing and stomping on a lions head

[@mvpandrew93]

@@notmyrealnamep9218 Take your medication, @Cat Of The Year never said that, your bitch ass did.

[@wavy5702]

No one cares Cat of the year

[@confusedkys6090]

@@wavy5702 you do tho you dumb bitch

[@geemanbmw]

🤣

[@franklyfrustrating]

Yea, it was also a 25-30 pound "lion" read the description lmao.

[@4pm462]

I bet he quicksaved before the fight.

[@PixyEm]

Save scumming to make sure you always land that crit

[@edwardsbaron3935]

Cannot save near enemy presence.

[@PixyEm]

@@edwardsbaron3935 which game is that?

[@eetuthereindeer6671]

@@PixyEm yeah

[@abduxcooper4089]

Firstname Lastname Skyrim

[@harlequin-grim]

The way he is grinning and trying to brush off the worst details you can tell it traumatized him for sure. Glad he made it out, that sounds like a horrible way to die.

[@steveballzack1409]

Nah, the man killed a mountain lion with his bare hands. He's a legend and he knows it. He's just humble.

[@harlequin-grim]

@@steveballzack1409 Oh he's a legend and yes he appears very humble, but you can't walk away from an experience like this without some kind of trauma. It's not a dig. It's me recognizing that he went through something powerful and life-changing.

[@_mostpalone]

He’s smiling because he thinks he’s a badass, but in reality it was only a malnourished mountain lion cub that attacked him, 30 lbs at most, not 100. Look up what a mountain lion cub looks like. This all being said I’m glad he made it out of there.

[@steveballzack1409]

@@_mostpalone Even if that's true what did you expect him to do? Take the thing home and give it a bowl of milk and maybe some fancy feast? Besides, he's allowed to exaggerate now. It's like that fish you caught that one time that was THIS BIG!!!!!

[@JeremyDavis-jp4ep]

@@steveballzack1409 "Legend", lmao. He's weak, a scammer, a liar, etc. He killed a 25-lb cub, not "a 100-lb mountain lion". The truth came out!!

[@kylegonthier5448]

Plot twist...after an investigation and autopsy of the body, runner confuses housecat for mountain lion.

[@saedrix9807]

According to the mountain lion’s family, the mountain lion was actually just jogging on the trail when this sick, mentally ill man wearing a ghillie suit dove out of a bush and murdered it.

[@Solomon0424]

😂😂😂😂

[@neonmeate8180]

This reads like a particularly hacky standup bit.

[@penclaw]

Always worth to listen to both sides of the conflict

[@Moore4you]

@@neonmeate8180 Pretty sure it is meant to mock the, sadly, very real thoughts or at least schemes of people who try spinning false narratives to incite hatred and anger... usually on twitter when very real criminals very much deserving their fate in most cases(not all of course) get what they asked for.

[@deloach132435]

Cat lives matter! Lol!

[@MofosRealReviews]

Cool but did you see the size of the bear that DiCaprio killed??

[@williamlocklear1283]

DiCaprio didn't kill squat all CGI. :)

[@aw1300]

William Locklear i cant seem to find the face palm emoji...

[@sykocaine]

@@williamlocklear1283 REALLLLLLY>>>>>????

[@Sk8boardpsych0]

@@williamlocklear1283 HOLY SHIT! I THOUGHT THAT WAS FOUND FOOTAGE ADDED TO THE MOVIE! I was wondering why it didn't say, "No bears were harmed in the making of this film." in the credits. NOW I KNOW WHY! CGI!!!

[@ilikewaffles889]

William Locklear Thanks for clarifying that, I thought they used a real bear and I was offended.

[@surgeonsergio6839]

He cheated so blatantly, used sticks and stones and the ref did nothing about it!

[@alanfearon6568]

Sticks and Stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me! 😂

[@__-fi6xg]

monkey tactics man, they be doin that all their evolution

[@franklyfrustrating]

Nah he did worse he fought a baby it's right in the description lol.

[@n00b5lay3r]

Yea lets see a "baby" claw at your face while its jaws are sunken into your dominant hand, lets see what you do then​. @@franklyfrustrating

[@Rew123]

He must play for the Chiefs

[@judestee]

0:22 how about that for audio effects added to the story for dramatic purposes (stick breaking is the camera shutter)

[@LakeshoreProductionsTV]

😂

[@isaiahnunez1796]

This music truly captures the horror this poor man experienced.

[@luvpants2012]

Lol

[@benpyne1228]

This same music was playing in the background while he was wrestling the lion...

[@L6FT]

@@benpyne1228 😂

[@bobgruntz1881]

50 missed calls from Tarzan

[@Kyle-g9o]

This sent me 😂😂😂

[@wutdadawgdoing]

Tarzan call bro with smoke (Tarzan cant use phone)

[@Dorkistan_Dork]

lmfao 🤣

[@jon859]

Mad respect, I’ve been stalked by a mountain lion in the wood, scariest experience of my entire life

[@OPETHDIVINITY]

Hence why you NEVER hike without a blade or weapon. I live pretty far out in the country, so I can understand how you felt, even though I've not experienced it

[@orion3253]

I too, have been a victim of Cougar stalking.

[@jon859]

@@OPETHDIVINITY i had no weapon, i was on a logging trail i had been on a million times before, and this one time there was a damn mountain lion

[@OPETHDIVINITY]

@jon859 better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it as they say . Glad you are okay, harrowing experience I'm sure!

[@notsohandytim5090]

@@orion3253 🤣

[@majorbodyodour4820]

A 10 minute fight is an eternity! Big respect sir. I think the background music was a bit misplaced 😂

[@Thoroughly_Wet]

Of course this man killed it. He has bear hands

[@2cgaming808]

Thoroughly Wet -Fuck you- This comment is amazing though 😂👌

[@talamendoza9965]

I no understand. Pls help. Luv USA only from Philippines

[@zamafendy6755]

yup...thats about right.

[@-Robert]

Insider?

[@caloy2289]

@@talamendoza9965 dahil yung kamay ng lalaki ay kamay ng oso wich means "bear hands"

[@Iowarail]

I heard it yelled MAGA country with a heavy Nigerian accent while attacking this poor man.

[@ib3scope]

🤣🤣😂

[@rpeace05ify]

@@ib3scope this is no joke pal homophobic mountain lions who carry bleach are everywhere

[@Necrometalfist]

🤣🤣🤣

[@huythe2400]

Thats fucking funny dude

[@bricehenry1223]

@@rpeace05ify and a noose made of clothes line.

[@PLANET123100]

I'll never understand why runners and hitchhikers never carry any weapons, it seems like they're always targeted by (animals, people).

[@minlee5376]

PLANET123100 too much work u have to run with a rifle

[@Bailey_54R]

Running with anything but empty pockets kinds sucks. When I run around my block I wear a 3" fixed blade on a necklace and an arm band for my phone. A gun is simply to bulky to run with. However when hiking around my cabin I do have my P220 Match Elite 10mm on me. Too many bears and coyotes.

[@damienholland8103]

@@Bailey_54R This is true. When I jog even the weight of my keys bugs me.

[@jamesbryant6792]

Well the problem is you shouldn’t jog at all it’s bad for your knees and it’s proven simply walking does more for your body don’t fuck your knees up kids!!

[@jamesbryant6792]

A nice speed walk with a up beat is all you need a treadmill would be perfect don’t go running on uneven ground it’s gonna tear your knees and ankles up

[@MCCABEWORLD]

WTF? This is crazy 😮 Dude unleashed hidden Hercules powers!

[@emergencybearcedures4494]

The fight was stopped early. Come on herb dean.

[@minlee5376]

Emergency Bearcedures hahaha I bet none of these fools know the joke u talking about

[@emergencybearcedures4494]

minkyu lee Lol

[@ElijahIsMe]

dont drag the homie herb into this. mario was most likely reffing that one

[@emergencybearcedures4494]

Elijah 916 you know now that I think about it it might have been Steve mazagatti

[@ElijahIsMe]

@@emergencybearcedures4494 yeah i think you're right

[@anthonylewis2080]

In extreme situations (as described here) the said individual wasn't bragging, showing off or boasting, he told his story in a calm and collected manner: one must ask if we could do the same?. Kudos and respect to where it's due!.

[@jerryheughins7882]

Nope I'd b a boastful braggart

[@kevintse2870]

He SOUNDS calm and collected but he overestimated its weight by 3-4x.

[@plasmaastronaut]

@@kevintse2870 there is no link to the cat-autopsy so we don't know who'se story to believe, his or his detractors. I don't trust a self-appointed authority on the cat's weight if they can't be more accurate than 25-30 pounds. Why couldn't they get a more exact weight of the cat? They use an archaeological weighing scale dated from the lower stone age? Or are they guessing?

[@zakkeju3164]

@@plasmaastronaut. They didn’t do autopsy i think. But they can definitely tell some things out of his scratches, and a 25/30 pound mountain lion would be a house cat🤣, and wouldn’t survive 2 blows to the head with a big rock..

[@zakkeju3164]

⁠@@plasmaastronaut. Or do you mean the margin of error could be 25/30 pounds? Sorry English is not my first language

[@succuled1969]

*"Yeah, I've fought a couple of cougars before on Facebook"*

[@lindseyg9666]

i had to wrestle off a coupe cougars at a bar lo lol

[@WingoTribe704]

@@lindseyg9666butchered 🤣🤣

[@joeyisrad178]

I like cougars but only seem to attract bears

[@WingoTribe704]

@ bearback lol

[@nicofromtheweb4891]

That was the best video I have ever seen. Everything is perfect. Story telling, MUSIC, the outro with the absolutely necessary commentary from the police officer. Man what a day.

[@kibafps]

Different music would change the vibe of the ENTIRE thing

[@leonreaper90]

Peta: you should've let it eat you

[@NobleTries]

omg they would

[@PeaLord125]

To be fair: the mountain lion maybe wanted some food, it's the circle of life, and they're least concern but population is *decreasing*

[@sampepper3332]

Not funny

[@nerfninja661]

@@sampepper3332 your right it's hilarious and true and 81 people agree Peta lost all credibility after the Steve Irwin incident

[@adolfsmith5191]

@@PeaLord125 why do you want an animal that kills more victims to live?

[@spyc3311]

So many hate comments saying it was just a cub, or that the guy doesn’t look like he is strong enough to kill even a house cat. I would like to see all you people in the same situation though. You wouldn’t be laughing then. Have some respect

[@cocaineblues3472]

SpyC Hahaha lmao he killed a 10 kg Cub

[@famousramus2288]

@@cocaineblues3472 That snuck up behind him and bit his hand ruining his ability to fight it better but yet he still managed to kill it with no weapons along with scratches

[@autisticduck3071]

Famous Ramus22 Technically it didn't really sneak up on him he did notice it

[@itsgav2334]

@@cocaineblues3472 it literally states in the video it was 100lbs. It wasn’t 22lbs you idiot

[@itsgav2334]

@@autisticduck3071 if he noticed it last second (which he did last second) then the cat snuck up on him.

[@andrerodon3921]

Guy got attacked by a cub that didn't know how to kill yet. He got lucky still and it's sad the cat had to die.

[@jeremybentham7447]

"Pinned its back legs so I didn't get any soft tissue scratched out of my nether regions" Franky, that Mountain Lion must have been really hurt by then. It's the only way he would have missed his giant testicles.

[@dirtyhiggins5484]

😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@jeffsellers5069]

That numb fight ,hadrenalin kicks in deep wounds don't hurt as much. I lost my hand in an industrial accident. I was hour before I had anything for pain. God has made us to resist pain to do what we have to do in the moment.

[@oliveralexanderlau8004]

That is true. Fighter also often mention they not feel anything during the match/fight but a while after everything hurts

[@DisemboweII]

⁠@@oliveralexanderlau8004 It’s adrenaline overriding pain to help you either attempt to fight for survival or flee. Doesn’t always work, a fatal injury will still cripple you, but you wouldn’t feel pain trying to run on a smashed foot or with a broken leg if you’re trying to escape danger. The pain that kicks in after is also necessary, to show you what’s damaged and needs attention. Organic bodies are remarkable things.

[@IG_WindischP]

Sent this to my girl like "I TOLD YOU" EVERY single man knows what I'm talking about

[@UtubeH8tr]

She chose the bear. Time to leave your girl bruh.

[@NostalgiaforInfinity]

Your "girl"? What is she 12? Call her a woman you pansy. Maybe then she won't choose the bear.

[@dingus42]

Nah they’ll just say something like “hah see the man killed the dangerous animal, that makes the man more dangerous and unpredictable”

[@Jomchen]

@@dingus42building a strawman in your head to attack is what normal and stable people who don’t live in their own head do and is also very cool

[@dingus42]

@@Jomchen i have literally seen people unironically make this argument online; it’s no strawman, some people are that vacuous

[@Clintoncoochie]

My wife and I are avid backpackers, kayakers and outdoor junkies in general. Neither of us go unarmed ever, for this very reason. We’ve been stalked by mountain lions a few times, walked up on hogs upwind from us in a rainstorm while hunting, and all those times I was thankful I didn’t have to do what this guy did. What a legend

[@arturiaarthus8367]

what would you do if people camped in your backyard and eventually entered your house, armed? yeah, i wonder.

[@Clintoncoochie]

@ shoot them on sight? What point were you trying to make

[@JohnSmith-ve9gx]

⁠@@arturiaarthus8367 Backyard? House? … mountain lions don’t have backyards or houses. They can’t conceptualize those things because they don’t have intellects like humans have. They are just lions; it’s simple. God gave man dominion over all the animals. There’s an order. Animals are never more important than humans (NEVER!). Animals are there for the benefit of humans, and because they are part of nature.

[@sirchickenfood8561]

0:25 asoon as he says 'sticks break' *Camera shutter goes off* sounding like a stick breaking

[@kundalini469]

Uh. The description seems to indicate that it was a cub weighing 30 pounds.

[@broek6075]

So basically he just killed a cat

[@grienardus12]

​@@broek6075Its stil a bit more than twice the size of a cat. Still less of a flex than him calling it a 100 pounder.

[@vicki452]

Apparently you all don't have cats....

[@anthonymaximus8561]

40lbs or more. Because it was partly eaten when they found it

[@shadere2434]

The man lied for clout.

[@Savage3OO6]

And the winner of the 2019 "Balls of Steel" award goes to Travis Kauffman.

[@JRyoutube09]

would it be possible if he used his left hand to attack the lions eyes? lions head was open while clamping down on right hand. would gouging the lions eyes do anything?

[@kylesimpson6729]

"I was pretty bummed out to see a mountain lion"😂 I'm just imagining this guys face when he seen the mountain lion. 4 stages Stage 1: hears the lion😕 Stage 2: sees the lion😐 Stage 3: realises he is its meal😔 Stage 4: knows he has to fight😧

[@edheldude]

_Sees hit point bar appear and the combat music starts._

[@gybons1939]

This is fake. The mountain lion was paid actor.

[@rafaelochoasalazar9929]

You're a paid actor

[@christopherpaul2938]

gybons1 funny shit

[@小琰-j2l]

*hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha*

[@dimitrispaliouras6680]

And you are an idiot with no creativity

[@yath4rth]

r/therewasanattempt

[@scalz420]

1:00 understatement of the century

[@sebastianmockrish8956]

For real!! Bro is a Viking😂

[@iii3931]

He ain't got skill tho it's survival instinct, not shitting on the guy but it's facts

[@chrisdaniels3549]

"Previous news releases had listed the mountain lion that attacked Kauffman as being in the 80-100 pound range. The recently-released necropsy on the cub determined it to be 25-30 pounds" Got a whole press conference for killing what amounts to a house cat. lol

[@gabrielredwine9955]

Press ∆ for skinning. 1+ mountain lion pelt, 1+ mountain lion meat. Master Hunter Rank 6 unlocked.

[@drugdoer6250]

Perfect pelt too

[@ericantone8709]

@@drugdoer6250 real life Far Cry

[@alanfearon6568]

Cougar Fang Talisman! 😂😂

[@wesley6442]

Just wait until he has to fight a freaking Tigrex I couldn't imagine fighting one without the lance and shield

[@z7olliez7518]

1000% there's someone who's seen this and is completely heartbroken that he had to kill it.

[@Neesi392]

Yes because we need to stay out the animals habitat

[@infinitefather]

@@Neesi392 so we aren't free to roam around earth is that what you're saying?

[@lost2found479]

@@Neesi392 there’s nothing wrong with hiking 😂

[@neekimanashinanalternative5218]

@@Neesi392 🤨

[@Zamlak]

@@Neesi392 ok we shouldn’t build in it but we should like enjoy nature too

[@Bornia1982]

I’m just amazed he is a runner with those massive balls of steel weighing him down.

[@Fleischkopf]

can i hire this editor please? the music fits so perfect!

[@EmperorsNewWardrobe]

He sure didn’t take it lion down

[@EJM07]

This guy is a beast. Yet so humble. Respect.

[@jonosterman2878]

No he isn’t. He’s a pencil neck little bch that almost got got by a large house cat. 😂 loser.

[@DanielBowens]

hes a beat for strangling a 25lb cub? lmao

[@R4G4M3MN0N]

​@@BroScroread the description, little man

[@connieoday322]

You had the fight of your life and I'm glad you made it. Sometimes things we do not plan come to life, you were very brave. I'm glad it was a hand the cat had and not your neck. Stay safe.

[@wisconsinfarmer4742]

30-40 years ago west coast. 63 year old fellow was attacked while walking home from work. Cat tried to bite though his skull. Young one did not have the neck technique down. He killed it with his pocket knife.

[@omaiwashinderu3812]

Is there any rules about going for the eyes, would that have worked or would the cat release the and and potentially go for somewhere more vital

[@myNarrator]

The ten minutes was probably more like 2-3 minutes, but in the heat of the moment things seem to flash by and slow down simultaneously.

[@hippieyoda1993]

It takes a while to completely choke something. The altercation could have reasonably lasted from start to finish 10 minutes that’s not unlikely I don’t think.

[@kakistocracyusa]

Could easily be a faked altogether.

[@jameswillows7303]

My Dad got jumped by a mountain lion and tells the story himself in my “Through Faiths Eyes” album “cougar Attack”. As I heard this guy talk I thought “must of been a small one” cuz Dads story of getting jumped by a 160 pound Lion was totally different. I see in the editors notes it was a very small cougar.

[@A-vg2yp]

I read that it was not full grown and they estimate that it weighed around 50 pounds. I think a full grown one would have f'd him up.

[@sodalitia]

"And that's kids is how I met your mother".

[@TheBalls2thewalls]

A house cat could seriously f you up, 100 lbs mountain lion would probably kill 90% of humans in a real fight. This man is a fn beast!

[@PatrickA-m1z]

@@TheBalls2thewalls TRUE!! 😼✌️

[@michasosnowski5918]

"EDITOR'S NOTE: Previous news releases had listed the mountain lion that attacked Kauffman as being in the 80-100 pound range. The recently-released necropsy on the cub determined it to be 25-30 pounds." That killed the excitement for me.

[@tylios2]

Same lol

[@franklopez-fw5fm]

Baby killer!

[@thorr18BEM]

A hundred pound cat would have had a death grip on him instantly and usually he would not have even seen it coming.

[@tropicalgardenvlogs]

In that case he should just have let it chew his hand off?

[@edchan9667]

Cub was probably just wanting to play 😬

[@eagleone5456]

Music makes me believe they became best friends and opened a coffee shop.

[@I_O246]

.....give him a top hat to wear and he will instantly look like Abe Lincoln. And fan fictions about Abe battling a mountain lion will come true 😂😂

[@oceansleeper435]

Man I'm losing it lol rofl flipping chairs over here lol

[@rachelp8183]

I’m from Fort Collins and I remember when this happened! The fact that he had the strength to wrestle with the mountain lion for as long as he did, AFTER having been on a trail run is pretty amazing. So glad he’s okay!

[@AFTER_MIDNITE]

I thought the same until he said it was after “about 1/4 mile into the run”. His muscles weren’t even warm yet.

[@pandasftw2218]

Cougar fucked around and found out why humans are apex predators

[@aikighost]

I imagine he now jogs with a knife, just in case.

[@jabba0975]

Brown bear: "Hold my berries."

[@floggyWM1]

100lbs, is a baby, its a size of an average dog... real lions are about 4 times the size of that.

[@pandasftw2218]

@ that was a mountain lion they really don’t get crazy big real lion can for sure

[@pandasftw2218]

@ hold this .556 brown bear

[@myrnahuichapan7624]

Just imagine if it had been an experienced adult. He fought a Baby. Wear Bells and whistles and run with a Buddy!

[@viceman8152]

" Previous news releases had listed the mountain lion that attacked Kauffman as being in the 80-100 pound range. The recently-released necropsy on the cub determined it to be 25-30 pounds." Ok now the story is believable. I mean few men would win a battle of survival in a hand to hand fight with 100 pounds of cat. That is a lot of cat. So in other words he killed a cub.

[@olebilly]

Fuckng asshole probably killed it while it was laying down

[@theshermantanker7043]

100 pounds of cat is 45kg and this dude isn't the only one who has fought off big cats... Also the estimated weight was around 70-80lbs. It was 35lbs when they found it because it was also partially eaten after it died

[@viceman8152]

@@theshermantanker7043 Please enlighten me then. Give an example of an unarmed man choking out a 100 pound plus cat with his bare hands, or feet. I mean large cats have attacked people and didn't like the way they taste and ran off. Or didn't think it was worth the effort. If the cat was 100 pounds as originally reported, it would have either killed the man or ran off. The cat was 25 to 30 pounds and if it was any bigger, the man would not have been able to choke it out.

[@zephyr056]

Why didn't they show the bite marks and claw marks. Also they said he killed it with his bare hands. I thought he used a stick to stab it and a rock to bash it. Also just because the media says someone said something don't mean they said it. And even if someone said something it don't mean it's true.

[@bricehenry1223]

@@olebilly you're a dumbass punk.

[@tarnos4153]

Wow, you are the second person after David who killed a lion barehands. So glad you made it 👍

[@brianmatthews4323]

Samson also killed a lion with his bare hands.

[@eowynsisterdaughter]

​@@brianmatthews4323But Samson was in the time of Judges and so preceded David, still impressive though.

[@stephendosson246]

Mountain lion is basically a panther or leopard type cat. Impressive win for the guy but no way an unarmed modern man survives a real lion attack.

[@TehButterflyEffect]

​@@stephendosson246 Panthers are just small lions, bro.

[@wesley6442]

I once had a dream I ran away from a tiger successfully.. does that count? eh probably not.. damn

[@xdjrockstar306x]

I’ve always learned that when you have no other way to defend yourself from animals, shove your thumbs in their eyes to have them release

[@kshepard52]

That's because you don't understand the intensity of a lion attack.

[@Dc-kk9bd]

I tried this on a 60 pound dog. It didn't work at all.

[@darkglobe406]

@@kshepard52 this was no lion , this was just an "overweight" house cat . as a 210 pounds and 6 feet tall guy i´m pretty sure i can take on 80-90 pounds and 2 to 2,5 feet tall cat also i would never go into the wilderness to just "run around" and unarmed - people are really dumb .

[@kshepard52]

@@darkglobe406 You don't know what you're talking about. An angry 90 lb. mountain lion could leave you shredded if it felt you were a threat to it's kits. I knew a bartender who walked home with his dog every night after closing time and was shadowed each night for quite a while, no problem. They're mainly curious. I have enough spent time in the Colorado wilderness to know that the real concern is people, not wildlife.

[@ronm3945]

​@@darkglobe406 sure tough guy 😂😂😂

[@tacotuesday458]

The happy up beat music with the detailed descriptions of the incident is peak

[@ibrahimhussein931]

He looks like a mountain lion anyways

[@YoungBlaze]

Yea... i kinda see it

[@gordonramsey1163]

+ Ibrahim Hussein, mountain goat 🐐

[@batvigilante1827]

Nice post fight interview

[@Dylan-Middleton]

You can obviously tell who has/does live in woodland or southern areas vs their cozy new York apartments

[@neneray310]

Me!

[@TheAntiNeoCon]

Seriously like their stupid asf. "He killed a kitten"... A mountian lion that's 35 pounds is still enough to snap a humans neck.

[@brian_cameron98]

“Man kills mountain lion with bare hands” 1)I picked up a stick.. 2)picked up a rock.. 3) I kicked it with my boot 4) ran away

[@Ninety7Till]

Why does description say "recent necropsy 25-30 pounds" than under than says "Mountain lion weighed 100 pounds" WTF I NEED ANSWERS

[@bolouxshetnfouk2741]

It was a 5 month old cub, 25-35 lbs. Adults weigh 100-160 lbs.

[@Ninety7Till]

@@bolouxshetnfouk2741 so your telling me this thing weighed 30 pounds ? No wonder he killed it

[@bolouxshetnfouk2741]

@@Ninety7Till It was a 5 month old cub, weighed just 30 lbs.

[@SynValorum]

@@ChurchOfThought Yea you fight wild cats often with your soft pink hands? Why do you think humans adapted to use tools?

[@SadEyes1412]

Church Of Thought Just because something is small does not mean it is not dangerous.

[@PaulyPaulPaul]

Did it improve his pace?

[@alfred4600]

Yes

[@samd9699]

Turns out this story is false, and the guy paid his pet cat $3500 to attack him whilst yelling 'This is Maga county'

[@chrisg4997]

S.J Davis HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA BRO

[@gregericson6177]

You uploaded a soccer video. You have no grounds to even make a comment on a wild mountain lion. Stfu

[@Oswald_Thatendswald]

@@gregericson6177 it was obviously a joke, you lunatic lol

[@ozzi189]

Don't forget the heavy Nigerian accent

[@kakistocracyusa]

Could easily be a fake.

[@stormie9077]

That run would have killed me before the mountain lion knew i was there 😂 What a badass

[@MB-nv1bj]

American primary care doc here. The fight or flight response is very real. It helped our ancestors survive. I’ve seen small/elderly patients get very confused due to illness/dementia while in the hospital and give security a run for their money. Sad to see but shows the survival instinct.

[@edheldude]

... ancestors? We're still the same mammals with the same states of arousal. Many are stuck in them due to trauma, too.

[@MB-nv1bj]

@ yes, our ancestors and us alike benefit from the fight or flight response. Are you making a different point?

[@blackstardragon_]

“HIS BARE HANDS....” *USES STICKS AND STONES>>>>>*

[@spyc3311]

No respect

[@blackstardragon_]

SpyC Fuck your respect

[@alividz6499]

Yes, still a bare hand... A stone against a sharp claw and teeth is still bare hands, unless he had a hammer with him I would still say the fight was still half bare hand

[@SomeDiabolicalSavage]

Pretty sure he killed it with his foot on its neck

[@ddegn]

@@SomeDiabolicalSavage And the foot had a shoe on it. So not even bare footed much less bare handed.

[@MoviesGamesMusic]

Luckily your smart watch records heart rate so the workout wasn’t a total loss.

[@chaz693]

Imagine how many calories he burnt during that ten minute battle. Wrestling in high school matches were 6 minutes and you were completely exhausted afterwards.

[@simon6kilo90]

I remember this, he killed a 25 pound cub

[@Muddybat]

my cat is healthy weight based on his size and is 16lbs 🤣 25 is tiny

[@user-yq6ov6ow7l]

Update to this story: according to vets that recovered the body of the cougar, the body was a healthy 3-4 month old male kitten that would have likely weighed 40-50lbs. The body they recovered weighed about 25lbs due to scavenging.

[@carlosprazeres8358]

It was only 25lbs?

[@thaloblue]

The video stated the cougar was 100 lbs.

[@user-yq6ov6ow7l]

@@thalobluethe video is incorrect about the weight. Google the story if you would like to verify it.

[@user-yq6ov6ow7l]

@@carlosprazeres8358it was 25lbs when they recovered the body. When he fought it they estimated 40-50lbs. It was a kitten.

[@supeoo1]

Ya was thinking there was no way he pinned a full grown adult. That thing would have been thrashing everywhere.

[@greentexian]

Comment section is proof that the asteroid needs to hurry up ☄️

[@AlphaGolf1]

I prefer a zombie apocalypse. But and asteroid strike will suffice 🙄

[@shawnmccuen6908]

Goddamit man! Excellent point old boy.

[@JohnDoe-xl9bk]

Hope its point of impact is your address.

[@brawtff]

Shut the help up you'll be crying in your room of the time comes while you're still alive. Pussy

[@theseventhsin2783]

@@MidnightStorm4990 piss off snowflake

[@hotrodchevy4926]

Was it a baby mountain lion?

[@ItsameAlex]

not baby but toddler

[@JohnnyAlex]

He passed the tutorial now he is ready for bears 🤣🤣🤣