12-year-old girl kills stalker
12-year-old Alyssa Caldwell was being stalked earlier this month while she was hunting in New Mexico, according to CBS7. She dispatched her stalker with a single shot and eliminated the threat;
“I already had a feeling that something was watching me or something, but I didn’t see the cat until it was close,” said Alyssa.
Without giving it a second thought, Alyssa knew exactly what she needed to do. “I just raised up my gun and shot it point blank long ways through the body because it was facing me when I shot.”
It only took one shot and the mountain lion was on the ground. “The cat instantly flopped over right there, of course I kept my gun on it just in case it got up or something like that.”
Immediately her dad ran back to where he left Alyssa, expecting an elk. “He said ‘where did they go,’ and I said I had shot a cat, and he came and saw the cat that close and fell to his knees and got emotional,” she said. “I definitely could have died, it was probably like seconds away from the cat pouncing on me.”
Game wardens did do a full investigation – and found out that her kill was done in self-defense, however she wasn’t able to keep the mountain lion.
Thanks to AW1Ed for the link. Like AW1Ed said, maybe ISIS might want to rethink their planned attacks on us when they discover that even a 12-year-old American girl can kill to defend herself.
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“a 12-year-old American girl can kill to defend herself.”
You mean even a 12-year-old American girl can aim and shoot better than them…
Yep, mountain lions, bobcats and cougars don’t play very well. Good job, excellent shooting and trusting your instincts too, Alyssa.
Too bad she couldn’t keep the hide. Click on the CBS link for pics of the young lady and her kills. Nice shooting!
AW1Ed, you ever spend time in Rota?
You know what? I believe every single word that young lady said. Odd that I should point that out, I guess, but so often–with adults–one wonders when they give an account of something how much of it was filtered or embellished. But not with her. She’s a straight shooter in more ways than one. As for her moment of truth, she had her 6th sense active, was keenly aware, and obviously was well trained. Kudos to her and Dad–her first and best trainer.
2/17 Air Cav…So agree about her truthful account. She was heads up and alert in her AO and had a keen sense of her six. You can’t hardly teach that to some adults. Good for her and her dad for teaching her awareness in the wilderness.
To all of you lying embellishers out there, who are trolling here, take notes on how to recount a true event.
The title was a tad misleading. I wasn’t expecting the ‘stalker’ to be of the furry variety.
Kudos on her excellent situational awareness though. That combined with quick thinking likely saved her life. Now if more kids were like her, I wouldn’t believe the nation as a populace were on a downward spiral. But I’m sure
Stupid double post
Yeah I was really hoping she shot some idiot and helped clean out the gene pool… but kudos to her for what she did.
The title was a tad misleading. I wasn’t expecting the ‘stalker’ to be of the furry variety.
Kudos on her excellent situational awareness though. That combined with quick thinking likely saved her life. Now if more kids were like her, I wouldn’t believe the nation as a populace were on a downward spiral. But I’m sure the rest of the kids in her school will also get a pat on the back for her accomplishment.
“The title was a tad misleading.”
It’s called showmanship.
Oh it gave me a laugh Jonn. Kudos to you for the selective word choice lol
Geezus, I can just hear the PETA whackos now complaining about the cat’s right to live violated.
Good for her. She was properly trained and paid attention to her instincts that told her someone/thing was following her. There is a great deal of common sense in this kid, and I hope it stays with her.
It’s a pity, though that she didn’t get to keep the hide. She could have named it Isis. 😉
This was in my neck of the woods. Those mountain lions aren’t huge, but they aren’t something you want to mess with.
Their coloration make them damn near invisible in the woods or brush.
Kudos to the young lady.
I’m from Farmington, so I know the area (Tres Piedras). Not a place to be caught unawares.
Wasn’t there a guy they found up there about 6-7 years ago who had been killed by a mountain lion? Memory fails me at my age more often than I’d like.
Cats are pretty common here in SoCal. About 11 years ago, I did a PT hike in a recently-burned area. I reached the top, caught my breath for a few minutes, turned around, and found a massive fresh cat track on top of one of my tracks LESS THAN 10 FEET AWAY. No cat in sight, but there had been one there less than three minutes prior. I checked my back trail all the way down, and saw that the cat had followed me all the way up from my truck. I never saw, heard, or smelled the bastard, but it was there. You will almost never know they’re there unless they want you to know it.
Ever since then, I never hike (outside of work, of course) without at least a .45 locked and loaded. California’s prohibitions on open carry don’t apply to National Forests and other wilderness areas, as that would present a problem for hunting. When the issue gets discussed, the game wardens, sheriff’s deputies, and Forest Service LEOs all agree that I’m just being smart.
Why was the 12 yr old by herself?
Because she is a badass.
Sara FTW! 😀
Rock on Sara!
She has bigger balls than you. 🙂
Because she had a weapon she was proficient in using, was not given to panic or stupidity, was aware of her environment and the potential dangers within it, and was clearly mature beyond her years. I guess it’s hard for some folks to stop playing the nanny and employing the one-size-fits-all approach to raising a child. And I understand that, what with the wholesale dependence on others for their very existence and safety.
Truth.
Well spoken 2/17.
Her dad remembered that they had left something back at their hunting blind and went back to get it.
When I was 12, I was hunting with my father and the crew. I was often left on post by myself. Everyone in the party knew where I was. Even though I was standing by myself, I was not alone.
My young son wants to meet her!
BZ kid!
Woot! Nicely done.
C’mon, let her keep the cat! She earned that pelt!
In addition to the cat, she took her elk and provided food for her family for a year.
Self-sufficient, smart, common sense, awareness — that’s how kids are supposed to be raised.
I just want to point out two other things, in no particular order:
1. She was carrying a 30-06 – that ain’t no starter rifle. Probably had a good bit to do with the one-shot, one-kill on the cat. (Though I am not taking anything away from her skill, even with a cannon like that, she still has to put the lead on target to be effective.)
2. She looks a lot happier about her elk than her cat – I am thinking Dad had to do some convincing to get her to pose with the cat, judging by the look on her face.
That is all…