The winter months can be long so years ago I took up coyote hunting and got hooked.  During the hey-days of fur market I spent many days every month calling in these "wily" varmints.  One particular morning I was set up against some trees and started making the distress call in a new area.

After several attemps with no coyotes, I was about to make a change in position when out of the bushes in front of me a large mountain lion sprang straight towards me thinking I was a mid morning snack

I had no time to think.  I raised my rifle, and shooting from the hip, I shot the lion as it lunged at me.  The big cat fell just feet from where I was standing.  It obviously took a few minutes to gain my composure.

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