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cougar
« on: February 02, 2019, 09:50:21 AM »
scary when you find one in a bobcat trap... :yike:
« Last Edit: February 04, 2019, 04:58:12 PM by flyfishWA »
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Re: cougar
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2019, 09:55:46 AM »
For real?   :yike:  Catch a tiger by the tail.   :chuckle: :tup:
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Re: cougar
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2019, 09:59:53 AM »
Wow :yike:

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Re: cougar
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2019, 10:01:58 AM »
Haha crazy! I’ve heard of this happening in my class this last summer. Kind of a hairy experience I’m sure

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Re: cougar
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2019, 10:02:45 AM »
Wow! All they ever do to my traps is roll em around and beat em up!
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Re: cougar
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2019, 10:06:20 AM »
fortunately it wasn't full grown.
« Last Edit: February 04, 2019, 04:58:31 PM by flyfishWA »
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Re: cougar
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2019, 10:22:17 AM »
Very cool! What did you do with it?

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Re: cougar
« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2019, 10:26:25 AM »
 :yike:

How did you get it out?
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Re: cougar
« Reply #8 on: February 02, 2019, 10:29:09 AM »
The look on your face doesn't say scary....it says this is AWESOME!

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Re: cougar
« Reply #9 on: February 02, 2019, 10:35:48 AM »
Wow!  :yike:
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Re: cougar
« Reply #10 on: February 02, 2019, 10:39:15 AM »
lifted the door with a couple shotguns pointed at it
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Re: cougar
« Reply #11 on: February 02, 2019, 11:38:11 AM »
Wrong kind of kitty  :chuckle:

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Re: cougar
« Reply #12 on: February 02, 2019, 11:48:14 AM »
awesome catch thanks for sharing

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Re: cougar
« Reply #13 on: February 02, 2019, 12:25:56 PM »
Super cool

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Re: cougar
« Reply #14 on: February 02, 2019, 01:16:21 PM »
Nice catch ! They always just flip my cages and bite the wire up
Good job you got any videos ?

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Re: cougar
« Reply #15 on: February 02, 2019, 02:20:45 PM »
Very cool!

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Re: cougar
« Reply #16 on: February 02, 2019, 02:39:33 PM »
 SO much fun! I've got some great video on youtube of me releasing the one I caught. Once in a lifetime experience!
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Re: cougar
« Reply #17 on: February 02, 2019, 03:53:32 PM »
Wow that is crazy!
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Re: cougar
« Reply #18 on: February 02, 2019, 04:18:16 PM »
Cool stuff ! Like others all they do to me is knock my traps over


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Re: cougar
« Reply #19 on: February 02, 2019, 04:29:28 PM »
Awesome catch

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Re: cougar
« Reply #20 on: February 02, 2019, 05:19:34 PM »
Nice catch ! They always just flip my cages and bite the wire up
Good job you got any videos ?
this one bit the wire up from the inside. I do have a few videos of it
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Re: cougar
« Reply #21 on: February 02, 2019, 05:55:59 PM »
Wow!
That would get your blood going!
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Re: cougar
« Reply #22 on: February 02, 2019, 06:26:05 PM »
I caught 1 about 6 years ago, it was quite a bit smaller. Nice job

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Re: cougar
« Reply #23 on: February 02, 2019, 07:01:37 PM »
Awesome
Too bad you had to release it
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Re: cougar
« Reply #24 on: February 02, 2019, 07:02:30 PM »
Now that is WOW, that would give a whole new perspective on checking traps in the dark!!
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Re: cougar
« Reply #25 on: February 02, 2019, 08:20:02 PM »
I'm guessing there was a fair bit of anticipation in the air as you opened the door to release, thanks for sharing!
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Re: cougar
« Reply #26 on: February 02, 2019, 08:52:37 PM »
Very cool!!! Did the cat flat cheese it out of there when the door was open? Or did he take his time and stop and look back?
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Re: cougar
« Reply #27 on: February 02, 2019, 08:55:02 PM »
Holy hell....that’s something that doesn’t happen every day  :yike:
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Re: cougar
« Reply #28 on: February 02, 2019, 09:03:45 PM »
AWESOME!  :tup:
Bet your adrenaline went crazy when you first walked up to the trap!  :yike:

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Re: cougar
« Reply #29 on: February 04, 2019, 03:20:03 PM »
THAT IS AWESOME!   

So glad you shared it with us all!  Thank-you!   :tup:
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Re: cougar
« Reply #30 on: March 05, 2019, 08:07:20 PM »
Do you have the youtube link?
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