Near Mountain Lion Encounter
I was just forwarded this short Youtube video from the Lake Wilson MTB race I did a couple days ago. I guess a mountain lion was hanging out by the trail and when Kalan went by, he scared it before I got there. The video shows it running away through the grass. It also shows how badly I was riding, dabbing, one of lots of times, during the race. I remember that spot. A wind gust came, blew me a little sideways and my wheel slipped. It is weird how the mind works. It was super windy. Anyway, here it is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib6tuRm_OOE
Comments (12)
SB
2016-05-24 15:09:33
That’s a bobcat…. if it were a mountain lion it would have a long tail
kip
2016-05-24 15:11:18 In reply to SB
coyote can tell by its gait
AKBen
2016-05-24 15:14:43
Yup, pretty sure by the gait it was a coyote, also can just see a bushy tail at one point.
Ken
2016-05-24 16:02:27
Coyote.
Dog
2016-05-24 16:22:30
Gait looked like a coyote. I doubt a bike rider would scare a Mountain lion enough to run like that. Maybe dogs could get them to run, but the ones I have seen in the wild were more like bears and pretty much held their ground to a human. Big cats worry me on the mtb. cause they will see you way before you see them.
Matthew M.
2016-05-24 16:29:32
While I would believe a mountain lion in that part of Kansas, the gait and bushy tail looks like a coyote.
mike crum
2016-05-24 18:47:00
its tucker running home… loosing his mind having to hang out at another bike race..
Clifford
2016-05-24 20:04:11
I nearly hit a big-ass mountain lion driving through Stull once. Pretty amazing.
TreyH
2016-05-24 21:51:55
I live in the boonies in the Flint Hills. We see coyotes several times/week on our property (listen to them every single night). That is most definitely a coyote.
Bill
2016-05-24 22:06:55 In reply to mike crum
hey dumb shit, learn how to spell!
Tman
2016-05-26 10:39:18
Yup, Coyote
Paul Kordus
2016-05-26 17:29:41 In reply to kip
I agree ,,,, Coyote !!!!