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Re: Help Hunting Kitty Cats
« Reply #15 on: July 22, 2015, 07:28:03 AM »
Seeing the lack of fawns this year in the NE is frustrating.  There are plenty down in the fields in lots of places but up in the mountains I am not seeing as many as I usually see on camera.

I have seen a good amount of elk calves in a few specific areas though so that's good.
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Re: Help Hunting Kitty Cats
« Reply #16 on: July 24, 2015, 02:03:42 PM »
It seems like there are units on the east side that have a lot of kitties, how about on this side 
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Re: Help Hunting Kitty Cats
« Reply #17 on: July 24, 2015, 02:16:56 PM »
Cook...look up a members thread from last year.....Sled is his name. He popped a cat while out bear hunting. I think his hunt and story depict a pretty good example of how some get shot. Pretty much right place right time.

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Re: Help Hunting Kitty Cats
« Reply #18 on: July 24, 2015, 02:17:23 PM »
It seems like there are units on the east side that have a lot of kitties, how about on this side

Anywhere there are deep dark woods, there are cats.  Nobody really targets them since hound hunting is outlawed so I wouldn't expect much accurate info.

Hit the woods and cold call, look for tracks in the winter snow. 
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Re: Help Hunting Kitty Cats
« Reply #20 on: July 24, 2015, 04:00:18 PM »
That was a good read, I hope I get the opportunity to reduce the population by at least 1   
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Re: Help Hunting Kitty Cats
« Reply #21 on: July 24, 2015, 04:01:34 PM »
Sled was unstoppable. A cat and two bears in one season.

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Re: Help Hunting Kitty Cats
« Reply #22 on: July 24, 2015, 08:28:36 PM »
That is awesome
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Re: Help Hunting Kitty Cats
« Reply #23 on: July 24, 2015, 08:49:00 PM »
I'll tell you what, that was an awesome experience.  Probably never happen again.  Only help I can give is spend time in the woods as much as you can, and stuff your pack with as much luck as you can!
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Re: Help Hunting Kitty Cats
« Reply #24 on: August 02, 2015, 11:14:35 PM »
while i'm thinking of it any good recipes anyone want to share
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Re: Help Hunting Kitty Cats
« Reply #25 on: August 02, 2015, 11:36:36 PM »
When in Oregon there never was even a draw opportunity on the coast.  I'd stalk within 30 yards of a couple every year!  Really hard to pass them up when all our blacktail were disappearing.  Called in a good number of them here in Washington while varmint or turkey hunting.  Never once during an open season though.

I've eaten cougar and bobbies a few times.  Good stuff!  Haven't had a lot but never a tough piece of meat.
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Re: Help Hunting Kitty Cats
« Reply #26 on: August 03, 2015, 12:28:56 AM »
so what did you use to call them in?

I heard that if you cook them thai style it's pretty good
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Re: Help Hunting Kitty Cats
« Reply #27 on: August 03, 2015, 01:17:13 AM »
so what did you use to call them in?

Usually turkey calls and double reed extra raspy cottontail calls.  One during bear calling with a double reed extra raspy jack call using long breath calling with no shake.
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Re: Help Hunting Kitty Cats
« Reply #28 on: August 03, 2015, 05:23:40 AM »
I would contact rainshadow1 for cougar sounds and cougar calling.  I see a lot of cats in 117,121,113,

Fawn distress, elk calf distress, any kind of cow talk and cougar vocals will get you a response. That's not nessasarily the hard part. Hard part is seeing them before they see you. I've called in a few cats sofar and only one could I see first. Unfortunetly I had already tagged a tom that year so I had to let it walk.  Good luck
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Re: Help Hunting Kitty Cats
« Reply #29 on: August 21, 2015, 08:33:24 PM »
Here's one we just picked up on our cam this week

 


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