This is
unbelievable!

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, then whipped it into the air again, walked back over to
the couple (who 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 the pictures.