Bad Video of a Good Cougar Stand!

[rainshadow1]

This is why it's been cloudy under 2000 feet! Beautiful up high!








Stand pic 1








Stand pic 2




Ok, here's the story. Not the ideal weather for finding big cats, but I had a day available, so I went anyway!

The weather here has been wierd. After the cold and snow, it got real warm and rainy. Melted anything with sunlight exposure up to about 4500 feet. Frozen ruts in the road.

I didn't run across any cat tracks, but down below this ridge, I found a TON of deer tracks. So I figures I'd try it.

I parked....

 
Here....And climbed the ridge to the right. The rocky peaks continue up to the right out of sight. I climbed up about half way to the rocks, probably 1/2 mile and set up.



The first video is on stand, after I couldn't get anything to show. I was doing about 15 minutes of silence, this clip is 3 minutes...
http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee99/rainshadow1/?action=view&current=MOV04705.flv





The second is up from where the Cougar sounded off. About 40 minutes after the first video I walked a loop, behind me, then up above, then approached from the far side with the call running... 1.5 minutes...

 http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee99/rainshadow1/?action=view&current=MOV04706.flv



The last is finally giving up and leaving. 1 minute....

http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee99/rainshadow1/?action=view&current=MOV04711.flv






The second stand of the day I probably pushed out a Bobcat before I started calling. I was working a steep, steep ridge, and ran into snow. 50 yards later, whoa! Bobcat tracks! Fresh! I cut into the timber and did a stand, but I think I got too close on the climb. Nothing showed.


Third stand was dry, but I found a real neat new spot!



Good day for seeing nothing with claws!

[billythekidrock]

You know it. We are waiting.

[runniNgunnin]

quickly young grasshopper, quickly!!!

[rainshadow1]

Ok, there it is.... If anybody knows how to embed the vids off photobucket, please advise...

[JoeVon]

Cool post Steve.

[Kain]

That is pretty cool.  Cant wait to see you get one in.

[bearmanric]

awsome steve going to hunt local this weekend. beginning of hood canal skokomish. will be hunting around rock's like you. on my favorate road. have to go in at 2:30 tomorrow to do a echo cardio gram on my heart to see if i have a leaky valve. then i'm good to go. no cougar's in Ellensburg found elk and deer. not alot of snow so there spread out more. good luck you guy's. Rick

[rainshadow1]

Exactly right, Rick. I had high hopes with that dump of snow. This spot had at least 2 feet at the height of it. Now it's GONE! The only thing left is a tiny bit of white ice here and there! Hope at least some comes in again before its all over.

[saylean]

Thanks for the posts Rain. Looked like a good time...thats cool you heard one call back..I bet that was frustrating.

[bearmanric]

saylean i was calling coyote's behing the house two year's ago. as soon as i started the woodpecker on my foxpro one whistled behind me. i'm sure it wated me go by. at that time they were seeing a young cougar around antlershed's house i imagine it was the same one. it is cool when you here there. almost like a elk talking. steve will get another this year. once i get feeling better again have big plan's. trail cameras and very nice mountain bike. good luck steve. Rick

[saylean]

I've been leaning towards a mountain bike,...thanks for the tips/story Rick. Hope the doc gives ya a good bill of health. No leaky valves!

[rainshadow1]

Cool story, Rick!

I hope I get another one this year! I've only been out a handful of times. I was able to go about once per week last year. I probably only have 8 days out this whole season so far. Thanks for the confidence. I have dreams of filling both tags one year!

Good luck this weekend. More eyes in the heads of good hunters could really help in this country.

I've got 2 days of specific lion hunting booked in Globe! Coyotes with Kerry on Thursday; Fri-RajunCajun for lion; Sat-Goode Guides trading a day for Cougar calling instruction;

Sunday is still open... what are you doing Sunday in Globe?

Really anxious to try the big cats in that country.