Real or photoshop?

[RB98SS]

A couple from Montana were out riding on the range, he with his rifle and she (fortunately) with her camera. Their dogs always followed them, but on this occasion a Mountain Lion decided that he wanted to stalk the dogs (you'll see the dogs in the background watching). Very, very bad decision...

The hunter got off the mule with his rifle and decided to shoot in the air to scare away the lion, but before he could get off a shot the lion charged in and decided he wanted a piece of those dogs. With that, the mule took off and decided he wanted a piece of that lion. That's when all hell broke loose... for the lion.

As the lion approached the dogs the mule snatched him up by the tail and started whirling him around. Banging its head on the ground on every pass. Then he dropped it, stomped on it and held it to the ground by the throat. The mule then got down on his knees and bit the thing all over a couple of dozen times to make sure it was dead, than whipped it into the air again, walked back over to the couple (that were stunned in silence) and stood there ready to continue his ride... as if nothing had just happened.

Fortunately even though the hunter didn't get off a shot, his wife got off these 4...

"And they all lived happily ever after...... except the cat."

 

[rcmodel]

I don't doubt it one bit.

Mules are some pretty ornery critters when they want to be.

rc

 

[lobo9er]

maybe, maybe not. thats a big powerful animal. A friend of mine had horse that would rock anything it didn't like. I wouldn't doubt one minute it could take on a cougar.

 

[X-Rap]

Pretty sure that took place in AZ. or NM. and I saw it first a couple yrs ago.
The Soap Bud Yucca plants give away the general location as being in the SW/Sonoran desert.
The story I read originally said they were actively hunting lions at the time.

 

[Ohio Gun Guy]

A few extra carrots please!

 

[fireman 9731]

Some the pictures look a little staged... but I wouldn't object if was entirely factual.

 

[Jorg Nysgerrig]

This is off-topic.

It's also been circulating around the internet for years and the answer is here: http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/mulelion.asp

Basically, the lion was already dead and all the text is nonsense.