How would you hunt a cougar with a bow

[h5c5o5]

Hello again

I was reading through the regs and noticed that you arent allowed to hunt cougars using dogs or bait. Is there some other way you can draw them in or are we supposed to wander around looking helpless while pouring BBQ sauce on ourselves (or would this be self baiting?). I thought that maybe you could look for sign but then I read that cougars can travel up to 20 miles in a night and generally have huge ranges.

I guess I would be chasing after them with a bow but the same question goes for rifle/shotgun/handgun, how do you find them short of just walking around? And if walking around is the best way, what sort of BBQ sauce do cougars like best?

[CAMPMEAT]

Predator call or a cougar call you can get from Rain Shadow.

[jackmaster]

Predator call or a cougar call you can get from Rain Shadow.
[/quote ]short of just flat stumbln into them thats the best way....

[grundy53]

Predator call or a cougar call you can get from Rain Shadow.

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[fastdam]

Some guys cut fresh tracks in tue winter, when there is snow on the ground, and walk the cat down.

[Jonathan_S]

How would I hunt a cougar with a bow?   

In my nightmares.

[washelkhunter]

Get a couple animal distress calls walk into the woods and find a hidey spot, sit down relax and start calling periodically. Give it an hour. Nothing shows up move on another qtr mile and repeat.

[mountainman]

Some guys cut fresh tracks in tue winter, when there is snow on the ground, and walk the cat down.

This would be my best choice also!! It works!

[headshot5]

How would I hunt a cougar with a bow?   

In my nightmares.

Good work making me laugh. 

The only thing I would add is with Depends. 

[bobcat]

Baiting cougars is legal. Not saying I would do it, but it might be an option if you know there's a cat in the area. Especially since you're wanting to hunt with a bow.

[h5c5o5]

More of a thought experiment at this point, I just noticed that statistically there quite a few cougars in the area Ill be going.

If I were to call to them, what sort of predator call would work best? (not rich enough for the electronic ones sadly)

As an aside, do you think sitting in a tree with a laser pointer would work on cougars like it does on house cats and how much would you pay to watch a movie of that?

[GoldTip]

If I was hunting cougars with a bow, I would be vewwy, vewwy quiet.  Just like when I am hunting wabbits, hehehehehe.  In my best Elmer Fudd laugh.

[Red Beard]

As an aside, do you think sitting in a tree with a laser pointer would work on cougars like it does on house cats and how much would you pay to watch a movie of that?

That made me laugh.

[ouchfoss]

As an aside, do you think sitting in a tree with a laser pointer would work on cougars like it does on house cats and how much would you pay to watch a movie of that?

That made me laugh.

That was something I was really thinking about trying for bobcat and yotes while distress calling also. Considering how all cats are, I would almost guarantee if a bobcat or cougar saw a squiggly red dot, they would have to sneak in and at least take a closer look.
Get something like that on camera and it would be awesome!

[CAMPMEAT]

More of a thought experiment at this point, I just noticed that statistically there quite a few cougars in the area Ill be going.

If I were to call to them, what sort of predator call would work best? (not rich enough for the electronic ones sadly)

As an aside, do you think sitting in a tree with a laser pointer would work on cougars like it does on house cats and how much would you pay to watch a movie of that?

Primos Little Dawg. I think that's how you spell it. About $15 or so and you can buy them anywhere. It's a very versatile call. Easy to learn on. I've had one for years.