I Went Hiking With A Friend Last Night On An Established Trail After She Got Off Work. Her Dog Too. Some Sort Of Collie I Think, The Kind That Jumps And Catches The Ball Right In Front Of You When You Throw It. She'd Been Out There Tons Of Times, And Maybe It Was The Moon Light In Her Eyes But I Went Against My Gut When She Said I Don't Need To Bring My Gun. (Which I Do Every Time I Go Out). So On The Way Down The Dog Is Running Around Chasing Scents, Shes In The Lead And I'm Talking When She Stops Me And Says "Deer" I Look Up And With The Moon Light I See A Hunched Down Animal With Its Shoulder Blades Above It's Head And A Rounded Rump. I Had A Feeling What It Was. I Pulled Out My Nightvision And When I Looked I Saw The Tail Flick Up And It Turned Twords Us. I Told Her To Grab The Dog Who Didn't Know Anything Was There And Hold On For Dear Life. Now The Part That I Really Didn't Like Was That This Animal Was Maybe 30 Yards Away From Us. I Pulled My KA Bar Out And I Pulled Her Away Into An Open Field Slowly And We Made Our Way Back To The Main Road. I've Seen Mountain Lions In the Day From No Less Than 300 Yards Away. I Didn't Like The Fact It Was At Night And So Close, The Fact His Tail Twitched And He Turned Twords Us Wasn't Helping. From Now On No Matter Where Or What Anybody Says I'm Bringing A Gun. I Never Wanna Come That Close To An Animal That Has Evolved To Be The Most Dangerous Night Time Predator In This Area Again. Anyone Else Ever Come Upon A Big Kitty Cat In Close?
