Cougar Tips

[jasnt]

Here are a few more. I do know that a Cougars heart is farther back than most game. Last night I was again listening to Steve's tutorials ( rainshadow1) and if I remember correctly he says it's just Above the elbow when front feet are together and its standing, also noted it's farther back then you'd expect.

[jasnt]

Is the heart on that x-ray vision cougar in the right place?  It is about a full heart-width farther back than I would expect, but maybe that is accurate.  Anybody know for sure?

you got me thinking. Been doing more research and from what I'm finding the heart is farther back but also small and so are their lungs.

[jasnt]

Bumping this up.

[KFhunter]

I was on some fresh tracks this morning, I was hunting a tree though, but still I wanted to ditch the girls and take off on it 


need some snow

[Southpole]

Tagging

[Bango skank]

Going on a hike to check a camera tomorrow and wasnt going to bring a rifle, but i read this and realized if i dont bring one ill almost certainly cut some fresh cougar tracks and kick myself in the ass.

[jasnt]

Good chance of that bango. Snow is coming kfhunter. Hopefully some of us can get some cats down while the season is still open

[jasnt]

It’s that time of year again. Bumping to the top for hopefully new info

[KFhunter]

I haven't started yet, even though there's fresh frost so it's possible to see some tracks here and there but not as easy as snow for sure. 

I did get into some fresh snow this year already, next system to come through could easily put some snow down at higher elevations, deer haven't moved down yet so I'll start at the tops and work down. 

[jasnt]

I’ve done one cold stand this year so far but an area I see cats often.  I figure I got till the first of the year to get one.

[rainshadow1]

Lots of incidentals this year it seems.

[skagitsteel]

Anyone ever tried baiting lions? It is legal and I have a cat I am trying to get off one of my properties.  Currently have a dead calf hung in a tree. The cat seems to appear consistently on the trail cam about every three weeks, although he has put a hammering on the deer, so less deer now to draw him.

[rainshadow1]

Anyone ever tried baiting lions? It is legal and I have a cat I am trying to get off one of my properties.  Currently have a dead calf hung in a tree. The cat seems to appear consistently on the trail cam about every three weeks, although he has put a hammering on the deer, so less deer now to draw him.

Very unpredictable and low percentage. They will visit it... but when? And will they take it, cache it, and hang around...? Not likely. It's been done, but not predictably enough to hunt over.

Their own kills, absolutely. 100%.

But bait, no. Hit and miss.

[skagitsteel]

Anyone ever tried baiting lions? It is legal and I have a cat I am trying to get off one of my properties.  Currently have a dead calf hung in a tree. The cat seems to appear consistently on the trail cam about every three weeks, although he has put a hammering on the deer, so less deer now to draw him.

Very unpredictable and low percentage. They will visit it... but when? And will they take it, cache it, and hang around...? Not likely. It's been done, but not predictably enough to hunt over.

Their own kills, absolutely. 100%.

But bait, no. Hit and miss.

Done some more research on this and it seems like someitmes of the year they wil hit it but whole carcass works best.  I live 5 minutes from this one so I'm hoping I can catch him, also wired the dead calf to the tree so he doesn't get to rip it down and drag it off hopefully.  Some snow would be great then I could track/ call.  Cold calling hasnt worked yet

[Ridgeratt]

I haven't started yet, even though there's fresh frost so it's possible to see some tracks here and there but not as easy as snow for sure. 

I did get into some fresh snow this year already, next system to come through could easily put some snow down at higher elevations, deer haven't moved down yet so I'll start at the tops and work down.

Saw a couple of melt outs during late buck.     One set was a pair of cats.