A hiker on the El Cajon Mountain Trail in San Diego County, California, was stopped in his tracks by a deep rumbling sound—a mountain-lion growl—and he said it scared the living daylights out of him.
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“That sounded like something I don’t want to meet,” said Anthony Duca in his video, which he posted to Instagram and TikTok.
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In his caption, Duca wrote: “Mountain lion growled as I walked by it, I turned around as you don’t want to have your back turned to it, to see if it was standing there looking at me, it was hidden in the bush so at that point, I just kept moving. If I was prey, it would’ve been quiet so it was giving me a warning saying stay away.”
Turn your volume up to hear the mountain-lion growl that stopped this hiker in his tracks:
What would you do in this situation?
When hiking in mountain-lion territory, it’s wise to carry bear spray, just in case.
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Best Bear (and Mountain Lion) Sprays
- SABRE Frontiersman MAX Bear and Mountain Lion Attack Deterrent
- Counter Assault Bear Deterrant Spray
- UDAP Pepper Power Bear Spray
- Mace Brand Bear Spray
- UDAP Griz Guard Bear Pepper Spray
Learn more about bear sprays here.
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