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Offline Harborhunter

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Cougar sighting, 2 weeks too early
« on: August 19, 2013, 11:06:44 PM »
Last week I was out scouting for elk one evening and was walking down a spur road, and heard a deer blow in the clearcut below the road.  I stopped and looked, heard the deer again, and found a doe at the bottom looking at attention up the backside of the finger ridge I was facing.  I watched her for a minute or two, and then moved to try and get a look at what she was looking at.  When I looked back where she was, she was gone and  few seconds later a brown flash went through the field of view in my binos.  I only saw the back of an animal, and what I thought was a cougar's tail.  It happened so quickly I didn't know if i could believe my eyes.  I moved trying to get a better look, but after a few minutes saw nothing.  I was standing just looking and listening, when movement caught my eye on the ridge in front of me, and low and behold cougar was walking up the ridge!  I dropped my pack and gun, and the cougar bedded down, 135 yards across the draw from me.  I laid there and watched it for almost a half an hour, before I headed back out.  It bedded the whole time, watching me, sleeping, stretching...this cat was dead to rights!!!  :bash:  As frustrating as this was, it was a really cool experience. 

This was one of the coolest experiences I have ever had in the woods, but also without a doubt, the most FRUSTRATING!!  I could not believe that i had the chance to kill a mature cat, two weeks early!!  Believe me, was I cussing the wdfw seasons!!  Who knows when or if I will get the chance again, but i thought it was as cool story to share.   At that time, I really wished that I had no morals or conscience!!  :chuckle:

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Re: Cougar sighting, 2 weeks too early
« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2013, 11:19:18 PM »
Now he has seen your face. You will won't be safe in the woods until you take him out!  :chuckle:  I bet a fawn call will get his attention!  Go dump 20 lbs of cat nip out there.
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Re: Cougar sighting, 2 weeks too early
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2013, 07:05:39 AM »
im sure that's exactly how it played out . you just left  ;)
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Re: Cougar sighting, 2 weeks too early
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2013, 07:32:57 AM »
So i have heard... Cats are on a 2 week route (or there abouts) and if you see one in two weeks its likely to be back in the area. Just another reason why we should push for a year round season since we lost hounds.
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