Cougar Tips

[Bango skank]

Tree Killer that's a fine feline you have there my friend  Congrats!!

I have avoided giving any advice or tips in this thread, only because it pains me to much think about it. But my advice for the OP and everyone who hunts these elusive felines of the forest is, Don't Miss!! 

you do realize people are still going to educate cougar. Maybe a tip or two would help people be successful and not educate lions.  I'm no pro by any means but atleast in my areas I'd rather people where out taking cougar. We have way too many predators period!  That's why I'm happy to share the small amount of knowlage I have gained. I'd really love for everyone to kill there cat in 117 or 113! Jmo

Or 121 or 101 or 105 or 108 or 111 etc etc.   Infested all over

[Jason]

Tree Killer that's a fine feline you have there my friend  Congrats!!

I have avoided giving any advice or tips in this thread, only because it pains me to much think about it. But my advice for the OP and everyone who hunts these elusive felines of the forest is, Don't Miss!! 

you do realize people are still going to educate cougar. Maybe a tip or two would help people be successful and not educate lions.  I'm no pro by any means but atleast in my areas I'd rather people where out taking cougar. We have way too many predators period!  That's why I'm happy to share the small amount of knowlage I have gained. I'd really love for everyone to kill there cat in 117 or 113! Jmo

Not sure where your going with this, but I did give a tip, and shared some knowledge that I gained this year while hunting, my tip was, don't miss!. 
Why is this my advice to other hunters of this elusive feline that most hunters will never ever see?

We'll I missed this cat on opening day of modern deer season this year, 311yds and I shot to low still stings thinking about it.

[KFhunter]

Tree Killer that's a fine feline you have there my friend  Congrats!!

I have avoided giving any advice or tips in this thread, only because it pains me to much think about it. But my advice for the OP and everyone who hunts these elusive felines of the forest is, Don't Miss!! 

you do realize people are still going to educate cougar. Maybe a tip or two would help people be successful and not educate lions.  I'm no pro by any means but atleast in my areas I'd rather people where out taking cougar. We have way too many predators period!  That's why I'm happy to share the small amount of knowlage I have gained. I'd really love for everyone to kill there cat in 117 or 113! Jmo

There's no cougar in 117 or 113, much better odds to hunt them in 101,105 

I'm no pro by any means but atleast in my areas I'd rather people where out taking cougar

Exactly why I'm trying to be so helpful  +1    We need more of them dead, and coyotes too, and bears too and wolves too

[jasnt]

Tree Killer that's a fine feline you have there my friend  Congrats!!

I have avoided giving any advice or tips in this thread, only because it pains me to much think about it. But my advice for the OP and everyone who hunts these elusive felines of the forest is, Don't Miss!! 

you do realize people are still going to educate cougar. Maybe a tip or two would help people be successful and not educate lions.  I'm no pro by any means but atleast in my areas I'd rather people where out taking cougar. We have way too many predators period!  That's why I'm happy to share the small amount of knowlage I have gained. I'd really love for everyone to kill there cat in 117 or 113! Jmo

Not sure where your going with this, but I did give a tip, and shared some knowledge that I gained this year while hunting, my tip was, don't miss!. 
Why is this my advice to other hunters of this elusive feline that most hunters will never ever see?

We'll I missed this cat on opening day of modern deer season this year, 311yds and I shot to low still stings thinking about it.

i may have misunderstood your post. That would sting!  My concern like how I interpted your post is that people will be out trying to call cats and educate them.  That would suck like many of my coyote hunting grounds have been. I'd rather help those new to this to not make all those stupid mistakes I've made sofar so not to educate those cats but kill them.  I do really love calling cougar but we seem to have so many that I'd rather people where out there taking cats than getting frustrated and giving it up.

Thanks for sharing



Amen KFhunter

[Turner89]

Great post guys

[Tree Killer]

Hungry Lions! That's some fast eating!

Tree killer, can I use your story/pics on my website? That's a great cat!

Sure, no problem. Thanks for asking!

[justyhntr]

We just ordered a Shockwave , game on . After doing a lot of reading I never realized just how many deer / elk a single cougar can eat . I always assumed that the coyotes where the main problem here on the west side but not anymore . After my wife's encounter / miss it's now become an obsession . Janst , what load do you use in your shot gun ?
 

[packmule]

Tree Killer that's a fine feline you have there my friend  Congrats!!

I have avoided giving any advice or tips in this thread, only because it pains me to much think about it. But my advice for the OP and everyone who hunts these elusive felines of the forest is, Don't Miss!! 

you do realize people are still going to educate cougar. Maybe a tip or two would help people be successful and not educate lions.  I'm no pro by any means but atleast in my areas I'd rather people where out taking cougar. We have way too many predators period!  That's why I'm happy to share the small amount of knowlage I have gained. I'd really love for everyone to kill there cat in 117 or 113! Jmo

Not sure where your going with this, but I did give a tip, and shared some knowledge that I gained this year while hunting, my tip was, don't miss!. 
Why is this my advice to other hunters of this elusive feline that most hunters will never ever see?

We'll I missed this cat on opening day of modern deer season this year, 311yds and I shot to low still stings thinking about it.

Great photo!

[jasnt]

We just ordered a Shockwave , game on . After doing a lot of reading I never realized just how many deer / elk a single cougar can eat . I always assumed that the coyotes where the main problem here on the west side but not anymore . After my wife's encounter / miss it's now become an obsession . Janst , what load do you use in your shot gun ?
 

i pack #4 buck hand loads of 35 pellets or 00 buck from federal    I think you should try multipul load/chocke combos in your shotgun to see which patterns best in your gun. My gun love those 2 tho

[justyhntr]

Thanks Jasnt 

[Buckjunkie]

I ran in to a couple guys that needed a ride on the S Fork of the Manashtash. The snow was deep and they claimed of riding a snow machine until they saw lion tracks. Got off the machine and walked them out. They claimed of killing 7 cats over the last five years using this method.

[Rufous]

I have tried the tracking them down method many times and succeeded once in killing the cougar. Most of the time either the snow peters out (melts off)  or I do (run out of energy) . Sucks getting older.

[Rufous]

I forgot to mention- one time I was hunting spring bear and there was still quite a bit of snow on the ground. I was following some bear tracks when I cut some even fresher cougar tracks. Shortly after that (while now following the cougar tracks for the heck of it) I came up on the cougar about 15 yards away. It promptly ran off. Wishing I had a cougar tag then, I was in Oregon and their season is open all year.

[WAPatriot]

Sneaking up on a cat has to be too much fun. Just got my shockwave not that impressed I am not a computed expert by any means but damn this thing is complicated. Anyone know if you can send the shockwave somewhere to have someone download the free sounds off fox pro website and potentially upload calling sequences. Also want to learn to have elk sequences for elk hunting.

[claytonj20]

WAPATRIOT,

It is complicated to learn, but it is worth it in the end. The new java based programmer they have on the foxpro website does make it a bit easier. My biggest issue is with the new computer I got only recognizes my call about 10% of the time.

I would download the programming utility, hook up the call to your computer and then call the FP guys and have them walk you through the process. The utility has also made it a ton easier to make calling sequences.