where should i go for cougars

[mikeal1234]

im looking to bag a cougar this year i live on the east side of the olympics looking to stay close to the area

[WOLFMAN]

Get some hound dogs , wait till it snows, say your going coon hunting, find some fresh cougar tracks and release the hounds.

[bowsandhose]

WSU 

[Bean Counter]

WSU 

 

[NW-Eric]

i heard the cougar mt zoo in issaquah has some

[KillBilly]

eastern wash has a ridiculous amount of them. You will see them on hats, shirts, license plates, etc. They think they are a tough bunch but a Husky will run them off every time.

[addicted]

eastern wash has a ridiculous amount of them. You will see them on hats, shirts, license plates, etc. They think they are a tough bunch but a Husky will run them off every time.

 

you could always try the local chicken coup lol

[saylean]

In other words...

good luck...we all want a cougar.

Find the food...

[Trophy Hunter]

Stalk deer with no intention of killing the deer and you will eventually find one.......or they will stalk you

[NW-Eric]

you could always order a pizza and they just show up on your front porch

[Bean Counter]

Okay, so you're probably sick of all the smartalecky answers.  Best bet, if any, if you strictly want to hunt for a cougar is to stick to the wooded areas just high enough to be in the snow.  You can trail them on foot by their tracks and it should be low enough that they can still snack on deer and elk.  Use of a call may help as well.

[Skyvalhunter]

go to the unemployment office!!!

[bow4elk]

Wail away on a fawn distress call in canyon country or up in the rocks.  Do a series of 10-15 bawls, wait five minutes and repeat.  Put some emotion into your calling and try to recreate a fawn that is stuck, injured, etc.  It's best to have somebody with you becaue predators coming to calls can be dicey.  Bears and cats alike will come with dinner on the brain!

If you are calling alone, get yourself backed up to something that prevents cats/bears from coming in behind you - force them to circle to your flanks.  Your eyes are your only real defense, especially with cats.

When you are done calling at each set up, wait a good 15 minutes and survey the whole visible area with binos to make sure a cat isn't stalking your position.  Your sudden getting up can be enough to provoke a pounce from an unseen cat.

As I said, I recommend calling predators with a partner.

[Timberstalker]

I had one coming onto me at the bar the other night   Get her done

[mikeal1234]

(serious) i was looking for more of a place to go ...... back in the day it wasnt hard to get a cougar here back when u could run dogs on them i had on of the best........ every cougar i have seen recently has had kits and well wont shoot a cougar with kits........

(not so serious) now would  college football be all but outlawed i mean  isnt illegal for u to allow dogs to  chase injury harm or harrass cougars.......