Security camera captures mountain lion dragging lifeless deer off Peninsula porch

A Bay Area man says his home security camera captured the end of a successful mountain lion hunt right on his front porch.

Peter Rauenbuehler has posted video online showing a mountain lion attacking a deer and then dragging the limp animal away from his Hillsborough home. The incident occurred at 3:58 a.m. on Wednesday morning, according to Rauenbuehler.

Mary Mines told KGO-TV that she and Peter Rauenbuehler were sleeping when they heard commotion outside.

"When I looked through the peephole I thought it was a coyote," Mines told KGO. "And I turned to Peter and I said, 'There's a coyote on our front porch,' because we have a lot here. I opened the door and I looked and I said, 'That's not a coyote, that's a much bigger animal.'"

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Several media reports have stated that the video is from San Francisco, but KGO reports that the hunt took place in front of a Hillsborough home.

Mountain lions are frequently seen in the area, but rarely spotted approaching the front porch of a home.

"The dogs didn't seem to intimidate the mountain lion at all. They were barking pretty crazy," Rauenbuehler told KGO.