Survivorman | Masterclass | Dealing with Mountain Lions

Survivorman Les Stroud gives you his personalized masterclass in survival, bushcraft and outdoor skills.

[stevep]

And I’m not gonna go down easy !!!! Les is a true inspiration to us all.. safe journeys

[sonofliam]

I had a cougar come at when I was in my 20’s. We’ve been together for 25 years now and married for 22. I love the heck out of her!!❤

[jeffmcnutt]

As a fellow Canadian I Truly admire your talents I've been a Fan since I seen you on a T.V show talking about how you were living off the grid using renewable energy Many years ago Keep up the good fight All the best to you and yours from a fan in Nova Scotia

[jeanetteswalberg]

Loving your presence on YouTube, Les!
Greetings from Utah!
More mountain lion sightings each year along the Wasatch Front each year for multiple reasons. Good information.

[Telcontar]

From personal experience with a black bear on a segment of the Appalachian Trail, I can confirm that the "make yourself look big and be loud" is indeed effective. I had the added benefit of having the high ground and having a big wooden walking stick as well. That bear did take off like a shot too haha.

[MrDepodot]

great tips S-man. so true. also, maybe not there, but cougars like to be above and slightly behind their prey so I intermittently look over my shoulder and listen. twice I got intertwined between a cat and their prey and startled both the deer/elk and a cougar, and thought at the time I was the item on the menu rather than being in the wrong place at the right time

[angrychivafan]

Two brothers recently got mauled by a mountain lion in Northern Cali with one fatality. They tried getting bigger and loud but it didn’t work. Best to carry something for protection.

[themobseat]

Mountain Lions are no problem, but Cougars are another matter entirely. Long Island iced teas make them very unpredictable. 🤣

[cliffmounts]

I thought it was for now.O well a REMINDER will work . This guy is the real deal and i love his videos and T.V. shows. Take Care and GOD BLESS ALL.

[jimtruscott]

This is one of the silliest videos about encounters with black bears or cougars I’ve ever seen.I lived in bear and cougar country in Montana for 25 years and had several encounters with both species. When traveling, hiking, camping etc in such country carry a.357 Mag revolver and bear spray. Attacks on humans by either species are extremely rare and In almost all cases it is possible and even easy to avoid an attack but it’s wise to be prepared in the event you are the object o a rare attack.

[LazyIRanch]

That terrain looks a lot like where I live on a mountain in S. California. Probably lots of deer in this area, which makes it a haven for pumas too. I live off-grid on 20 acres of wilderness, a mile from the nearest neighbor. I absolutely love this place because I'm not right in the head. My ex left me out here 7 years ago because it got too scary for him, and it was too far from the liquor store. No one misses him here.
I've learned to deal with rattlers, not as scary as they seemed at first. Most are not at all aggressive and just want to be left alone, and they are great for reducing the rodent population. Best tool is a long clamp stick made for snake handling. I used to put them in a deep trash barrel with a lid and take it a few miles away in the truck, but now I don't have a truck I have to kill them, unfortunately. I do skin them for hat bands and feed the cooked meat to my chickens, no sense in wasting anything!
Now I have a bigger problem. The most recent mountain lion has become a real danger. It broke into my "lion-proof" goat pen, completely enclosed with heavy chain link and sheet metal, killed 3 of my goats before I got down there with my rifle. The rifle only scared it away temporarily even though I'm pretty sure I hit it at least once since I was within 10 ft. of it.
This cat has been stalking my goats for awhile. It killed the two leaders of the herd, and the leader's son. It has come back several times, but we have reinforced the pen, and plan to make an electrified enclosure to go around the pen and add more bright security motion lights.
I'm looking for any tips to discourage future visits from these cats. I wish wildlife management would trap and relocate them away from people but they don't do that anymore. This cat has also visited the community of rich folks over on the paved road 3 miles from me, where the cheapest house is a half million bucks. I tried to warn them before to keep their pets inside at night, but they didn't believe me about the pumas and bobcat up here. One retired sheriff had two expensive police dogs trained in Germany, the puma killed them both, on two different nights! My dogs stay inside at night because I love them like family.
One of these "neighbors" who lost a pet told me later that she didn't believe me because I'm from Texas, and "everyone knows that all Texans lie". Well, alrighty then! Thanks for letting me know you only think in stereotypes, "Karen"! 🙄 How did that work out for ya?

[IronDogger]

When you consider what a house cat is capable of...add weight and strength 👀😳 almost all of its ends are pointy and stabby!!

[RT-gvus]

I know of a guy that had a mountain lion stalk him for over 40 minutes. He yelled at it. Threw rocks at it. Tried to to make himself look big. This was a rogue mountain lion and none of the normal tactics had any effect. He finally got away and made it safely to his truck. I realize many will disagree, but I am a legal and responsible firearm owner. I practice on a regular basis and always carry when I am in the woods. If you don't want to do that, that is your right. I am 61 years old and over the last 41 years I have had 3 bear encounters that were touchy. Also, had a mountain lion follow me all the way back to my camp on a backpacking trip and squall at me. I am thinking he had a kill site nearby and was trying to protect it. He did not engage in any predatory movements that I saw.

[karrencita]

Amen brother I’m looking into buying my first real knife this year

[mountainman]

Last week a 90 pound young male mountain lion attacked 2 brothers here in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California. One of the brothers was seriously mauled in the face and the other brother was killed. The surviving brother said they did everything they'd been told on how to scare away a mountain lion but it didn't work for them. The lion attacked anyway and it wasn't even a big lion. The lion was found and euthanized. Shits got me a little freaked out since i hike in the same area the attack took place. I'm 6'2 and 200 pounds but if a 90 pound mountain lion can take out 2 brothers what can a 200 pound mountain lion do to me?

[dallassurfersclub]

Samurai sword would work better, but I don't think you can carry those in parks.

[lauracoussens]

From 200 feet away I watched a huge cougar (very, very long back) cross my farm last week at dusk and the wildlife department told me that the cougar will go for a larger animal because they will get more to eat. So, is "looking big" really a good idea?

[DansBackcountry]

Mountain lions in my area seldom attack people as they have ample prey. Usually, they posture and bluff to chase you out of their territory if they don't just run off. In my experience, they just run away and don't look back.

[Dawgwhatisyiudoing]

I’m going there as a trip when we finish school

[tycho]

I carry a tactical roman gladius with a polymer handle. It's just big enough to reach but small enough to pack tight.