Hunter Fights Off Mountain Lion With Pocketknife and Rocks on Dark Colorado Trail

Hunter Fights Off Mountain Lion With Pocketknife and Rocks on Dark Colorado Trail
A mountain lion in California in a Nov. 2014 file photo. National Park Service/File Photo via AP
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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Armed only with a pocketknife and some rocks, a hunter fought off an adult mountain lion after it began to stalk him on a moonlit trail in Colorado.

Richard Marriott told Ski-Hi News he was scouting ahead of elk season in Big Horn Park, Colorado, on the evening of Aug. 10, when the sun went down.
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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