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Cougar tears man's pants during attack on west coast of Vancouver Island
The Canadian Press ^ | September 13, 2012 | Keven Drews,

Posted on 09/13/2012 4:41:33 PM PDT by george76

Fearing for his life, a 38-year-old Vancouver Island man says he ran from the fangs and claws of a ravenous cougar and scaled a hefty piece of construction equipment in a desperate bid to escape.

With his pants shredded by the cougar's jaws and a shoe lost along the way thanks to a swipe from the animal's claws, John Frank Jr. said he climbed a locked-up excavator's boom and called for help on his radio.

The community of Ahousat, B.C., located north of Tofino, B.C., on the island's west coast, responded to Tuesday's attack, with some residents arriving on scene in their trucks, scaring the cougar away

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"The cougar wanted to eat me as a meal. I'm not going to lie to you. I'm lucky to be alive today. God was on my side that day."

The incident, the latest cougar attack to hit the province

(Excerpt) Read more at ca.news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: animalrights; ar; canada; cougar; lion; vancouver
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To: a fool in paradise

Travel agent, get me a ticket to Vancouver Island, PDQ!


21 posted on 09/13/2012 5:19:05 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong!)
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To: george76

I thought cougars preferred to tear the pants off men in their 20’s...


22 posted on 09/13/2012 5:39:37 PM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (Vote Romney to stop Obama. Vote conservative Congresspeople to stop Romney.)
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To: george76
In case of cougars, wolves or bears...


23 posted on 09/13/2012 5:41:55 PM PDT by Slyfox
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To: george76

Mr. Almost Lunch couldn’t carry a handgun because of Canadian Libtards having turned Canada into Canuckistan.

Know Handguns - Know Peace.
No Handguns - No Peace.

But, those with no handgun can know what it is to be ‘guest of honor’ at the Beast Feast.


24 posted on 09/13/2012 6:10:28 PM PDT by GladesGuru (In a society predicated upon freedom, it is necessary to examine principles."...the public interest)
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To: george76
God was on my side that day.

Yah know... I'm always a little uneasy when people use an expression of what God wanted that day... Seems to me if God were really on his side he might've put the cougar on the other side of the island that day. I'm just sayin'. :-)

25 posted on 09/13/2012 6:22:20 PM PDT by Ramius (Personally, I give us one chance in three. More tea anyone?)
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To: GladesGuru

Screw ‘em...just hide that hand gun away in a satchel or whatever.


26 posted on 09/13/2012 6:28:28 PM PDT by fabian (" And a new day will dawn for those who stand long, and the forests will echo with laughter"you min)
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To: george76

I remember seeing a lot of cougars on Culebra.


27 posted on 09/13/2012 6:42:23 PM PDT by PJ-Comix (Beware the Rip in the Space/Time Continuum)
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To: george76

As both hunting and fishing are better in Alaska, why bother with Canuckistan and its hoplophobia?


28 posted on 09/13/2012 6:56:58 PM PDT by GladesGuru (In a society predicated upon freedom, it is necessary to examine principles."...the public interest)
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To: george76

Is Canada in India now?/s/


29 posted on 09/13/2012 7:00:40 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: george76

Oh, that kind of cougar......


30 posted on 09/13/2012 9:18:05 PM PDT by Intolerant in NJ
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To: george76

Wow, Courtney Cox is getting desperate!


31 posted on 09/13/2012 10:04:49 PM PDT by jmacusa (Political correctness is cultural Marxism. I'm not a Marxist.)
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To: george76
Wow! She must have been a randy old broad!
32 posted on 09/14/2012 4:40:26 AM PDT by 4yearlurker (No matter who you elect,the government eventually gets in.)
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