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Offline trainerht686

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Cougar Swimming Across the Wenatchee River
« on: November 02, 2014, 08:03:30 AM »
I got to see me first cougar in the wild this fall. I was rafting down the upper Wenatchee River, when I came around a bend and there was a cougar standing on the bank looking across the river. He didn't even notice me. Then to my surprise he started swimming across the river. He didn't notice me until he was about half way across the river due to my squeaky ores. I apologize the video is shaky due to me floating on the river and then I go through some rapids and it gets really shaky.



http://youtu.be/YwOBEVVVbSI?list=UUFTZzLglbcBmIR1Mx304jJA
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Re: Cougar Swimming Across the Wenatchee River
« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2014, 08:10:36 AM »
welcome to HW -  nice first post  :tup:


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Re: Cougar Swimming Across the Wenatchee River
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2014, 08:23:08 AM »
Wow, very cool.
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Re: Cougar Swimming Across the Wenatchee River
« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2014, 08:24:20 AM »
 You just never know what you are going to see while outdoors!
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Re: Cougar Swimming Across the Wenatchee River
« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2014, 08:26:10 AM »
Very cool. Welcome to the site.
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Re: Cougar Swimming Across the Wenatchee River
« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2014, 08:41:19 AM »
 :tup:
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Re: Cougar Swimming Across the Wenatchee River
« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2014, 08:57:08 AM »
looks like a fun day. I dont fish but drifting looks fun.

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Re: Cougar Swimming Across the Wenatchee River
« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2014, 09:05:14 AM »
Pretty cool. Good thing you didn't get to him before he made shore, claws on rubber raft= :yike:
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Re: Cougar Swimming Across the Wenatchee River
« Reply #8 on: November 02, 2014, 10:24:19 AM »
That is pretty cool for sure. Great first post too. Welcome to the posting side of the forum  :hello:.
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Re: Cougar Swimming Across the Wenatchee River
« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2014, 07:08:59 PM »
The only thing wrong with the video....no gunshot  :chuckle: thanks for posting  :tup:
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Re: Cougar Swimming Across the Wenatchee River
« Reply #10 on: November 02, 2014, 07:12:30 PM »
 :yeah:
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Re: Cougar Swimming Across the Wenatchee River
« Reply #11 on: November 02, 2014, 07:18:55 PM »
Pretty cool :tup: That looks like the part of the river, when your just down stream of the bridge. If so the cougar basically just came out of the little community area. My brother has a rec lot right there.
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Re: Cougar Swimming Across the Wenatchee River
« Reply #12 on: November 02, 2014, 07:27:41 PM »
Guess that answers if cougars mind water  :dunno:  :chuckle:
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Re: Cougar Swimming Across the Wenatchee River
« Reply #13 on: November 02, 2014, 07:31:44 PM »
Great video, thanks for sharing!
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Re: Cougar Swimming Across the Wenatchee River
« Reply #14 on: November 03, 2014, 09:51:31 AM »
How was that float? Ive always thought about doing it. I'm currently living in AK but have plans to move back down. I've got a 16' cat that I love to use to float and access areas. Much area along the river thats not populated? are there many stretches that are below a class 3? Much wildlife on your floats?

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