this year while elk hunting my brother was walking up this razor back ridge.
he saw what he thought was a bobcat cross the saddle
he then saw this mt lion trotting at him.
he waives his arms and yelled
the lion locked eyes on him and came straight on to him
he raised his rifle going to shoot at its feet
when he looked threw the scope all he could see was the bases of its ears and top of is head.
he thought "too close and touched off.
the lion dropped in its tracks.
he called the sheriff and G&F
they measured the cat at 12' from my brother.
the game warden looked at Corey and said "Corey that's not a lot of real estate between you and that cat"
ultimate predator, Corey 1 mt lion 0
Corey was standing where the dark pine needles are kicked up