Thought I'd share a post I got this morning from another list. Kent Lufkin
>Went fishing today at a local pond, 3 acre Metcalf Lake, several >miles north of North Bend. Because of the funniest feeling I had, I >took my small .25 caliber Beretta pocket automatic with me. Boczek >swam around a little, then sat up on the launch site drying off >while I was out in the pond fishing. I heard a bedlam going on at >shore and looked up, and at first I thought Boczek had grabbed a >deer. But he was barking like mad, and I saw that a cougar (mountain >lion) had him. I started to scream and shout and paddle towards >shore, but the little rubber raft just went around in circles. This >was about 10 seconds long. > >By this time the ruckus on shore had quieted down and I was sure >that Bo was dead. The lion was laying on top of the dog holding on. >It was still at least 50 yards off but I pulled out my Beretta and >figuring that I can't hurt Boczek, started timed firing. On the >third shot the lion jumped up, dropped Boczek, and looked at me. At >the next shot he took off into the woods. > >Boczek got up, coughing and wobbled around, trying to bark. HE WAS >STILL ALIVE! THANK GOD! Though he had a choke hold, the lion >apparently had not held it long enough yet to kill the dog. It took >me about a half minute to get in. > >Bozcek's face was all cut up with deep fang marks, bleeding >profusely. There were several other punctures on his hind end which >the game warden thinks were from the claws. Thank goodness his claws >didn't eviscerate Boczek. There doesn't seem to be any debilitating >damage. I packed up and came right home. > >Boczek in hunting condition weighs 50 pounds. The lion was twice as >large. 100 pounds? Since there was a possibility that I may have >wounded the lion, the Warden is going to get some hound hunters out >there to look for him. > >Brother Bill
