Mountain lion stalks hunter in southern Colorado

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ByJohn Meyer,The Denver PostOct 22, 2020, 8:45 am798Shares

Steve Shively captured this photo of a mountain lion while hunting in southern Colorado. (Provided by Steve Shively)

A man being stalked by a mountain lion in southern Colorado on Sunday lived to tell about it — and post a two-minute Facebook video capturing the encounter.

The incident occurred while Steve Shively was scouting for elk and changing cards in his trail cameras near Bayfield, which is between Durango and Pagosa Springs.https://dec8935215e61065871fbc0b11b07356.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-37/html/container.html

“After changing the memory cards and rustling around in the leaves, I stood up and turned around slowly, scanning the woods behind me,” Shivelywrote in his Facebook post. “Suddenly, I spotted this motionless mountain lion crouched down behind a rock, ready to pounce on me. He had silently stalked to within 20…

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