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why hunt cougar?
« on: May 19, 2015, 07:35:59 PM »
I'm just wondering what is a reason to hunt cougar? I'm not against it or anything I hope someday I can hunt one myself.
The meat isn't edible is it? so do you just hunt it for a trophy or for predator control?
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Re: why hunt cougar?
« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2015, 07:41:20 PM »
havent ate myself   but seen a hunting show they cooked and  predator control helps to

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Re: why hunt cougar?
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2015, 07:41:29 PM »
They eat a lot of deer and there are too many cats. Most people don't really hunt cougars though. We just carry a cougar tag in our pocket while hunting other things.

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Re: why hunt cougar?
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2015, 07:42:40 PM »
Meat is edible and actually very good.  As for hunting.  Why not?  Most that are harvested is by chance.  There are a few who wait for first snow and then get on tracks.  Hard work that occasionally pays off.  It is managed and the population is very healthy.  So why not a little compensatory harvest?
For those that harvest one and think they are doing the world a favor.  Simply not true.  Some people just need to think nature needs them.


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Re: why hunt cougar?
« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2015, 07:44:34 PM »
I ate mine. Wasn't hunting it, and never planned or plan to. By circumstance I shot one with my bow in a nervous situation and since I eat what I kill... made a damn cool full body mount as well.

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Re: why hunt cougar?
« Reply #5 on: May 19, 2015, 07:44:49 PM »
Simple they eat what I like to eat !   

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Re: why hunt cougar?
« Reply #6 on: May 19, 2015, 07:46:19 PM »
thanks for the reply's! I never thought it would be edible  :tup:
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Re: why hunt cougar?
« Reply #7 on: May 19, 2015, 07:49:26 PM »
I ate mine. Wasn't hunting it, and never planned or plan to. By circumstance I shot one with my bow in a nervous situation and since I eat what I kill... made a damn cool full body mount as well.
did you at least get a license and tag?!?
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Re: why hunt cougar?
« Reply #8 on: May 19, 2015, 07:51:41 PM »
The meat is absolutley one of the best game meats I have had.  Shot one last September.
Family loves the meat.

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Re: why hunt cougar?
« Reply #9 on: May 19, 2015, 07:53:39 PM »
The meat is absolutley one of the best game meats I have had.  Shot one last September.
Family loves the meat.
wow. I guess ill be doing some cougar hunting someday.
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Re: why hunt cougar?
« Reply #10 on: May 19, 2015, 07:55:10 PM »
HANDS down the best meat I have ever eaten, better than elk and deer.
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Re: why hunt cougar?
« Reply #11 on: May 19, 2015, 07:55:45 PM »
Meat I thought was a lot like chicken.
Every once in awhile someone brings cougar meat to elk or deer camp.

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Re: why hunt cougar?
« Reply #12 on: May 19, 2015, 08:10:55 PM »
Simple they eat what I like to eat !
:yeah: And there's to many
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Re: why hunt cougar?
« Reply #13 on: May 19, 2015, 08:12:05 PM »
And why not?
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Re: why hunt cougar?
« Reply #14 on: May 19, 2015, 08:38:20 PM »
 This is why you hunt cougar. Life time of memory
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