Badass Of The Day: North Carolina Man Fights Off Coyote With His Bare Hands

The North Carolina man who fought off a coyote with his bare hands is our Badass Of The Day. I'd be running for the hills!

Making the decision to fight a coyote with your bare hands instantly makes you a Badass. Especially if you're somehow able to win the fight! You'd really never expect that, but this guy did it. The Roxboro, North Carolina man was able to fight off a coyote using nothing but his hands and fists. That's not a fight you want to find yourself in. Check out a video report shared by CBS 17 on YouTube below.

According to My Fox 8, the Badass North Carolina man is 24-year-old James Pulliam. Reports say the coyote attack ended with the wild animal dead after he strangled it with his bare hands. Sounds like he's a former athlete who stands over 6-feet tall and weighs 179. He says he fought the animal for 20 minutes after it came out of the woods and charged at him, per My Fox 8.

He didn't come out of it without any injuries. At one point, the coyote had his hand in its mouth and he has multiple bite wounds to his hands and arms. He was taken to a local hospital where he was treated and given antibiotics and rabies shots as well. Now, neighbors are arming themselves with mace and weapons so they're prepared if this ends up happening to them. They're also calling him a hero for what he did. Opting to take on a coyote with your bare hands is a risky decision but he came away alive! That doesn't mean it's a smart thing to do though!