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My Okanogan county cougar
« on: January 21, 2013, 06:05:20 PM »
I nailed this big cat over the weekend.  We went out looking for yotes and ended up with this tom.  We set up and started predator calling and a few minutes and I see some movement in the rocks about 250 yards away.  The cat saw us at the same time and he was off to the races.  I had a hurried shot while he was on the run.  Hit him in the hind quarters blowing right on through.  I could tell he was hit good as I spun him around. He disappeared In the rocks and couldn't see him.  It was steep and around three feet of snow and took us a good hour or more to get up to where I hit him.  Blood was all over. :tup:.  we followed the blood trail it seemed like he was just walking in circles.  I go out on a rock out cropping and look down around 40 yards or so and see the cat down the hill from us.  His ears were pinned back looking at us.  I put the smack down on him.  It was a cool feeling to finally fill a cougar tag after 21 years of hunting.  Thanks guys for all your help and being a part of my hunt. :tup: :tup:
« Last Edit: January 22, 2013, 10:52:29 AM by bobcat »
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Re: My Okanogan county cougar
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2013, 06:06:31 PM »
Congrats
That's cool and nice big cat. Still waiting for mine.
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Re: My Okanogan county cougar
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2013, 06:07:11 PM »
 :tup:
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Re: My Okanogan county cougar
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2013, 06:07:31 PM »
Nice! That had to be exciting.

Are you going to try cougar backstrap?

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Re: My Okanogan county cougar
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2013, 06:09:04 PM »
Nice! That had to be exciting.

Are you going to try cougar backstrap?

Cougar is some dang good eats!
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Re: My Okanogan county cougar
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2013, 06:09:16 PM »
Cougar blackstrap is awesome. My brother got lucky and got a big cat in 2007 and it was one of the best meats I have ever had.
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Re: My Okanogan county cougar
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2013, 06:09:40 PM »
I forgot to ask- what did you shoot it with?

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Re: My Okanogan county cougar
« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2013, 06:10:05 PM »
Cougar blackstrap is awesome. My brother got lucky and got a big cat in 2007 and it was one of the best meats I have ever had.

Congrats on the cougar! I also herd cougar is some good eating.

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Re: My Okanogan county cougar
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2013, 06:11:33 PM »
Awesome!  :tup:
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Re: My Okanogan county cougar
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2013, 06:13:40 PM »
Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: My Okanogan county cougar
« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2013, 06:14:26 PM »
I forgot to ask- what did you shoot it with?
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Re: My Okanogan county cougar
« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2013, 06:23:43 PM »
Nice cat!!

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Re: My Okanogan county cougar
« Reply #12 on: January 21, 2013, 06:29:36 PM »
AWESOME!  :tup:

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Re: My Okanogan county cougar
« Reply #13 on: January 21, 2013, 06:29:58 PM »
Very cool! Congrats..

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Re: My Okanogan county cougar
« Reply #14 on: January 21, 2013, 06:33:27 PM »
That cat has one of the prettiest faces I've seen, and a melon of a head congrats :tup:

 


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