How would you react if you were calling for turkeys and mountain lions showed up?
Apparently, that’s what happened to Janis Putelis and his hunting companion recently in Colorado, and Putelis caught part of the encounter on video.
The accompanying footage shows two of three mountain lions that approached within yards of Putelis and Zach Sandau as they were stationary and camouflaged, hoping to attract turkeys.
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“Zach Sandau and I called in a three pack of mountain lions while turkey hunting,” Putelis explained in the April 15 Instagram post.
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The footage shows one mountain lion passing through the brush and another scrambling in for a much closer look. That cougar appears to stare fiercely at Putelis before backing off to join the others.
A third mountain lion does not appear in the footage and Putelis did not respond to a request for details about the encounter.
Putelis, however, is co-host of the MeatEater Podcast and promised via Instagram to share details during an upcoming episode.
–Image courtesy of Janis Putelis/Instagram