So I'm following my buddy down Psudo Tsuga (don't know proper spelling cause I lost my map http://bb.nsmb.com/showthread.php?t=135160) and as I pass some bushes I hear the most blood curdling sound I have ever heard in my life. It sounded like a rabid zombie dog mated with an undead vampire cougar. It really scared the shit out of me as I expected to be hauled off my bike by some fearsome beast with razor sharp talons, or at least have my ankle torn off as the sound seemed to come from close to the ground.
I was running my helmet cam and in going back to the video I think I can see the white face of a badger lurking just to the right of me. I was going so fast the picture is super blurry. The quality makes pictures of the Loch Ness Monster look like HD. I also googled angry badger sounds and it really sounded like the noise I heard on the trail.
Anyone ever have a run in with an angry badger?
Audio of angry badger.
http://www.audiosparx.com/sa/summary/play.cfm/sound_iid.293915