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PUMP
10-16-2005, 07:19 PM
I received the following in an E-mail, don't know if it is for real.
"A couple from Montana were out riding on the range, he with his rifle and
she (fortunately) with her camera. Their dogs always followed them, but on
this occasion a Mountain Lion decided that he wanted to stalk the dogs
(you'll see the dogs in the background watching). Very, very bad decision...

The hunter got off the mule with his rifle and decided to shoot in the air
to scare away the lion, but before he could get off a shot the lion charged
in and decided he wanted a piece of those dogs. With that, the mule took off
and decided he wanted a piece of that lion. That's when all hell broke
loose... for the lion.

As the lion approached the dogs the mule snatched him up by the tail and
started whirling him around. Banging its head on the ground on every pass.
Then he dropped it, stomped on it and held it to the ground by the throat.
The mule then got down on his knees and bit the thing all over a couple of
dozen times to make sure it was dead, than whipped it into the air again,
walked back over to the couple (that were stunned in silence) and stood
there ready to continue his ride... as if nothing had just happened.

Fortunately even though the hunter didn't get off a shot, his wife got off
these 4..."

PUMP
10-16-2005, 07:28 PM
Could only upload three pictures in first thread, so here is the last one:eek2:

my2002lightning
10-16-2005, 08:22 PM
Here's the Snope's take on it: http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/mulelion.asp#photo2

PUMP
10-16-2005, 10:13 PM
That sounds a tad bit more logical. I would have thought that a healthy mountain lion was too quick to get caught by a mule.