CODY, Wyo.—A Colorado man used his chainsaw to fight off a starving mountain lion that attacked him while he was camping in the Shoshone National Forest.
When the lion pounced, Dustin Britton, an ex-Marine from Windsor, Colo., raised the chainsaw he’d been using to cut brush and inflicted a six- to eight-inch gash on the 100 pound lion’s shoulder.
The animal retreated, leaving Britton with a small puncture wound on his forearm. Wildlife agents later shot the lion after it attacked a dog brought in to track the animal.
The attack occurred Sunday evening at a campsite 27 miles west of Cody.
Authorities say the lion was in poor physical condition and appeared to be starving. Wyoming Game and Fish spokesman Warren Mischke says lion attacks on humans are rare.
