re: So Apparently There's a Mountain Lion in My Neighborhood

About 10 years ago or so my family and my neighbors family went camping north of Albert Pike before you get to Bard Springs. We saw one cross the road while riding four wheelers that day. Thought it was cool but didn't think anything else about it. Yes, absolutely positive ID.

That night the thing was apparently headed north and the campsite we were in was between two mountains next to the creek. If he was going through, he had to either climb a mountain, or cross a creek and climb a cliff and a mountain. Path of least resistance went right by our camp. We hadn't thought about that because why would he come up to that many people and a couple of small dogs?

Well he did. We never saw it but he was between us and the creek which put him at less than fifty yards when he let out the loudest most hair raising scream I've ever heard in my life. He was either just pissed because we were that close or pissed because he couldn't pick off a dog or baby without coming into the light and there were too many adults. But for whatever reason, he made sure we knew he was there.

That scream was seriously blood curdling. Sounded like a woman in excruciating pain combined with an animal. Every last hair on my body went up. We spent the rest of the night with pistols in our hands.