I'm wanting to see a mountain lion

[Tracker0721]

I have a huge respect for the animal and have only seen a couple glimpses of them in the wild. Anyone have any tips on where to go to possibly find one? Not specifics I'm talking like, clear cuts at dawn or something, just tips from your experiences. I also have my cougar tag, so how well does calling work? I'm in Ferry county if anyone local wants to take me out cougar chasing in return for who knows what, maybe an obsidian knife or something.

[Duckslayer89]

I have a huge respect for the animal and have only seen a couple glimpses of them in the wild. Anyone have any tips on where to go to possibly find one? Not specifics I'm talking like, clear cuts at dawn or something, just tips from your experiences. I also have my cougar tag, so how well does calling work? I'm in Ferry county if anyone local wants to take me out cougar chasing in return for who knows what, maybe an obsidian knife or something.

Grab a bearman call and call for one near fresh sign! His calls are sweet and he's called in Cougars before

[Bango skank]

Just go deer hunting without a cougar tag, youll see one

[KFhunter]

No one is going to be able to take you out and have a good shot at seeing a lion barring cutting tracks in the snow and sending dogs. 

To boot hunt a lion takes hours and hours of hunting time, you could go out every day for the whole season and not see one or you could see one the first week.  I've called in 3-4 lions but was unable to get a shot off and I'm learning now to not only call them in but call them in so I can get a shot, two different things. 


Find the deer, more the better.  If they're feeding in a hay field then great, focus on the hills and valleys above the feeding area.  Find their bedding area and travel patterns.   Find a herd of Elk with calves, see if you can pattern them and do the same thing.  In Malo, I'd hunt above those mule deer herds hitting the hay fields every evening.  There's plenty of cats in your back yard.  Sneak in super quiet keeping hidden behind brush and ravines, never skyline yourself, let the stand settle for good while.  Make sure you're comfy for a long sit and begin your calling. 

Don't even bat an eyelash they'll see it, any movement cats will bust you 10x faster than a coyote where a coyote will bust you 10x faster on smell. 

Call for a solid hour while making zero movements.  Memorize every little shade and bump under the brush or tree, see a new lump it could be a cat.  I studied a blob under a tree for 20 minutes before determining it was nothing only for it to run off when I gave up that stand and sat up.


I won't mouth call for cats w/o a partner because I've learned I don't have much luck calling a lion out into the open; I hide my Ecaller down in the brush in the bottom of a gully and try to catch the cat as it's heading down to it....and that's not where I want to sit blowing into a mouth call.

[JDHasty]

They have seen you! 

Now kidding aside, there is a cat in Sequim who has it down to a science.  His site is Rainshadow and there is more free info there than you can buy anywhere else. 

If you see ravens congregating you very well may have located a kill that is cached.  They feed on deer and elk.   

[mdbuck5x5]

Just go deer hunting without a cougar tag, youll see one

   This is so true lol!

[Bango skank]

Just go deer hunting without a cougar tag, youll see one

   This is so true lol!

Year before last a couple friends came over to hunt deer.  I told em over and over, we have a ton of lions here, bring a tag.  If you dont get a tag youll see one and itll piss you off that you dont have a tag.  They didnt listen, showed up without a cougar tag, and sat and watched a cougar in easy rifle range for 30 minutes.   

[Naches Sportsman]

If you make it to the oak creek feed lot this winter, I'll tell ya via pm where you can possibly see one or two that are located a few miles away.

[trophyhunt]

If you make it to the oak creek feed lot this winter, I'll tell ya via pm where you can possibly see one or two that are located a few miles away.

why don't you kill one of them naches? If the season is open why wouldn't you go get one, unless of course it's in a closed area.

[buglebrush]

Just go deer hunting without a cougar tag, youll see one

   This is so true lol!

Year before last a couple friends came over to hunt deer.  I told em over and over, we have a ton of lions here, bring a tag.  If you dont get a tag youll see one and itll piss you off that you dont have a tag.  They didnt listen, showed up without a cougar tag, and sat and watched a cougar in easy rifle range for 30 minutes.   

 

[wadu1]

Just go deer hunting without a cougar tag, youll see one

This is so true, Since you are in Malo here is where I've spotted them in your neck of the woods.  I've seen two on Swan Butte, a momma and two kittens on Quarts Mountain south of the old fire tower and another behind the golf course.   

[jackelope]

They have seen you! 

Now kidding aside, there is a cat in Sequim who has it down to a science.  His site is Rainshadow and there is more free info there than you can buy anywhere else. 

If you see ravens congregating you very well may have located a kill that is cached.  They feed on deer and elk.   

Steve is a member here on Hunt-WA
@rainshadow1  !!

[rainshadow1]

Like no other western hunting experience,  let me tell you! Lots of stories on my site... www.rain-shadow.com

[nwwanderer]

Tough for sure, where there are wolves it may be a bit more likely.  They kill more deer with the canids around as the dogs do not allow them to return to a kill.  That keeps them out and about, probably in a larger range.  Good luck

[Houndhunter]

Go on a hound hunt