A man adventuring through a Utah hiking trail stumbled across perhaps the worst thing you could find in the wild -- a big cat predator -- which tracked him for 6 terrifying minutes.posted a full video of the terrifying encounter that went down this weekend at what he says is the Slate Canyon Trail near Provo, UT -- footage that shows him coming across a couple cougar cubs along his run ... only to come face-to-face with their mother.
As soon as he recognizes the mountain lion is hot on his trail, he starts to backpedal slowly, trying not to startle the beast or trigger it to pounce -- but it did rush at him several times! Burgess tried different methods to scare it off, including using some foul language. Watch the video -- ya can't blame him it all under these circumstances. Not that there's anything funny about this ... BUT, we'll admit, Kyle repeatedly calling a wild animal that could've killed him,"dude" ... got us to chuckle.
The cliché of making yourself"getting big" against Mother Nature appears to have saved his ass. That and a well tossed stone!
Yo I wouldn’t be up there in the first place
Just to think we are planning a camping trip to Utah at the Bryce campsite. 'I don't feel like dieing today' just killed it 😁😁😁
SugiliteG yoh!
Let’s go vacation at Utah
This video scared the shit outta me!!! Good for him! I thought he was a goner!!!
*Hiker tries to video cougar cubs, and gets lucky momma cougar doesn’t kill him for it.
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Shitface. 😂😂😂😂
Looks to be several nice sized rocks lying around. That cat would've gotten a headache.
scary!
Fake news haha
Mrs. Robinson...go home already and leave the hikers alone! 🙄
all I had to was sleep with the cougar, then I snuck away when she fell asleep.
Y’all should come to Utah, it’s really fun here 😂🤣
if that was me, I would've just tamed him right then and there, but im just built like that 🙄
My life flashed before my eyes and I wasn’t even there 😂
Utah hiker messes with large cats kittens doyourjobbetter
I’m about to die, wait let me take out my phone.
“Bad wittle kwitty!” 😂
Her territory, family first, great thing about nature.
I’ve never understood why people hike? It always looks dangerous, not fun and you can get exercise in many other ways other than walking alone in the fucking wilderness lol 🙄
LUCKY ... WHERE'S YOUR FRIEND BEHIND YOU. !!**
Young Mormon husbands, are known not to be able to survive 6 minutes with one of his cougar sisters wives.
It should be said that the idiot tried to get near the animals younglings.
Why tf did he walk toward them a lil in the beginning knowing damn well it was a cougar
That was one brave star. I would have lost my mind and my colostomy bag
That’s why you don’t mess with their babies! It was his fault. He did exactly what you shouldn’t do.
You mean to say that the cougar acted like a cougar and a human was a dick. Hard to believe
Not stalked...she was escorting him out of the area away from her kittens/cubs. He approached them first. And it's not a surprise that he survived, she never intended on hurting him.
Homie really did that tho? 😹😹
Damn these cougars always after young men
What a MORON! he is videoing instead of waving arms to make himself appear larger to cougar, as any hiker knows to do!
Well hell😶
I love to hike... I hope this never happens to me. I’m glad he’s ok
That’s when I take my Glock out. No more kitty.
Crazy. I hike a lot, so did some research and this is incredibly rare. Turns out, you are more likely to die from a bee sting or a deer than a cougar. 🚫🦌😆
we need to legalize self defense 22s.. with acouple blank warning shots loaded first..
How did it take him 6 minutes of walking on rocks to think about throwing a rock? 🤨
Oy! It’s bad enough having loose dogs chase me on my bicycle, and that doesn’t compare to this!
I too was stalked by a cougar Friday night at the pub.
He was shook 😂😂
We have lots of them around here. I would not cope as well as this guy did
dont mess with momma & her babies
How do you not carry some kind of a rifle in a state like Utah when in areas like that as a bare minimum? Does he also drive cars that run on hope?
Geeez
I was stalked by a cougar for like 3 months when I was in college...
Ummm... so you take the time to turn around and get a picture? IDIOT 🙄
How many large rocks did he pass on that trail before finally realizing he could crack that thing with one
Why did he wait so long to start throwing rocks at it? Geez! 🙄😆
I would’ve been hauling ass bruh
egotastic Just buy her drinks. That’s all cougars want. And a ride to your place.
This technique also works with some of the cougars you meet in Los Angeles bars.
Man, could that cat move 😐
She’s defending her cubs because he’s a jackass. She wasn’t going to eat him, just scaring him away. 🙄
I would've kicked that thing in the face so hard it swallows its teeth
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If it seemed unsafe to bend over to pick up a rock maybe you should have thrown your phone at her!
Buy a lottery ticket bc you are one lucky guy.
He wasn’t stalked. He walked up on her and her cubs. She was getting him away from her babies.
If ya had a gun game ovah & go back to you're hike!!
All the crazy cat ladies are going to be offended that he (rightfully) said he wished he had a gun on him
Keep a Backpack of Cat/Dog Food while Hiking on The Trail. If a Tiger, Lion, or Bear attacks, it is because they are Hungry. Pour half of the bag onto the Trail. And walk backwards Very Slowly. Don't Run...
This is how TheCanuck88 feels every time he enters cats caboose
Stalked ? The idiot was filming and getting close to her den of cubs. The mother cougar was making sure he moved away , if the cougar was stalking him , he would be dead.
This guys all heart and moxie. He handled that like you really should and many wish they could be wouldn’t. So much respect ✊🏾 for that man after watching this.
.........If only there were rocks or sticks to defend myself with 🤔🤨
Check ur underwear
So he threw a rock at him?
Daaamnnnnn!!!! 😳 Dude got lucky
That picture is terrifying
I was stalked by some coyotes once, when I accidentally stumbled on their little den in Griffith Park. That was crazy because, they were on both sides of me. But, a mountain lion is no joke!👍
tmz doesnt tweet enough about cougars saving puppies & kittens
Was it Joan Collins?
That cougar didn’t have a mask on.
DO NOT approach cougar cubs to get them on video and then think you are being stalked.
Did you see the baby cubs at the beginning of the video?
Wow!! 'F you dude'--Utah hiker :53 seconds. At the end it seems once he started walking on those leaves it scared the cat. Amazing!!
O Lordy that’s crazy!!!
If only there were rocks and sticks he could have used to defend himself.
I can't believe it took him that long to figure out that he should pick up a rock and throw it.
This guy said “fuck you dude” hahaha
Never punched a mountain lion but I've choked a cougar 😁 And this is the wrong kind of cougar you want stalking you thru the woods 😥
Omfg
That’s a mad face .
It was just trying to play ... legit I’m a biologist
This happens to me every time I go to happy hour
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