Mountain Lion Safety Tips

Table of Contents
00:55 Statistics (Mountain Lion locations and fatal attacks)
03:27 How to Avoid Encounters
05:30 What to do if you see a Mountain Lion
06:33 What to do if you're attacked
09:06 Breaking down my mountain lion encounter on the CDT and grading how I handled it

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Man who strangled mountain lion:

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