Mexican Standoff With a Mountain Lion

[Gerald Martin]

Shame no video or a second picture.

All the rest were blurry from the panic inducing terror. There was video but the screaming makes it unwatchable. It gives children nightmares.

 

[Sytes]

Gerald, Amazing! Epic HT pic of 2015 thus far! Going to be hard to beat! -

 

[recon6036]

Wow. Amazing!

 

[Elkoholic]

Gerald - you always have great stories, uncanny ability to always be in the right place/right time (tell Rick nice looking job). ��

 

[tarheel]

Maybe he didn't care for tainted meat. That had to get your juices flowing.

 

[Hem]

very cool picture.Looks like one "cool" cat and one not so "cool" cat. (shouldn't have told me you screamed ).THAT is one badazz staredown.
You have to admit ...the perfect timing with the camera might raise some doubters.I think your buddy owes you dinner for compromising your safety for the sake of the photo op.

 

[elk_hunter]

That's nuts - I think I'd have to throw away my shorts instead of attempting to wash.

 

[Pagosa]

That's awesome. That lion needs to hunted, did you run him with hounds? It could have turned out worse.

 

[putm2sleep]

Unreal - better kill that cat before he eats a dog or your neighbor?!

mtlion can help ya out - tjones is a cat killer too.

 

[JohnCushman]

Gerald, Amazing! Epic HT pic of 2015 thus far! Going to be hard to beat! -

Only if he was wearing flip flops and drinking a beer

 

[Nameless Range]

No doubt you coulda took him . Truly amazing picture. Looking that cat in the eyes so close, what do you think he was thinking?

 

[Festus]

let's see not April 1st. Looks like he might of already ate someone. Man tracks right up to the beast.

It's quickly turning into the thread of the year but not for the content or picture, Mr. Hoxe!!

 

[Outdoor Junkie]

Does no one else see the credit at the end of the story" Photo credit- Itsa Hoxe".... or am I too dense to realize that you are all just joking.

Hell of a full body mount though! Very cool!

 

[e300winmag]

Awesome photo and great encounter!!!

 

[tarheel]

When you've been had as so many of us have, and it's so well done, that kinda takes the sting out of it.

Good one!

 

[putm2sleep]

You cooking your famous bear stew with some catnip Gerald?????

HAHAHHAHAHA

My son loved this picture and your story man. His eyes were WIDE OPEN!
Thanks for posting man.

 

[Dinkshooter]

Might your neighbor be a taxidermist?

 

[npaden]

Ding, Ding, Ding!!! I think we have a winner!

Nice touch with the little bit of snow on the back of your shirt from where you were bending over when you placed the cat. The snow on the cat really does help the realism.

Nice taxidermy work!!

 

[BlakeA]

Wow! What an awesome picture!

 

[HSi-ESi]

I'm curious as to how long it will take a media outlet to pick this up off facebook and run with it. You could submit the story to the onion - might have to be embellished a little bit more.