Sealing bobcat on wknd ?

[ruttnbuck]

Does anyone know if a guy can get a bobcat sealed by fish and game on the wknds? Or does anyone have a game wardens# so I can call . Tried calling olympia office but voice mail didn't give me any clues on who too call other then waiting till Monday.  Any help is greatly appreciated. 

[lewy]

I’ve been using the local biologist the wardens don’t seem to want to mess with it anymore. Hit me up with a pm I’ll give you a #

[ruttnbuck]

PM sent

[7t9cobra]

I shot a cougar on a Saturday and called WDFW immediately. Noone would answer the phone. They called back an hour later and said noone was available until monday. My taxidermist wouldn't touch it until the hide was sealed. I wanted it weighed before I gutted it, but obviously wasn't going to wait until monday to do so. I ended up gutting it then and there and weighed it the next day after I found out a buddy had a scale. Monday morning I called them up and they told me because it's snowing that there might not be anyone around to seal the hide. I had a hard time being nice, because I wanted to get the hide off the meat as fast as possible. Luckily it was almost frozen, but I still don't like the hide being on very long. I asked if there was anyone around I could drive to. She said normally olympia would be an option, but the snow has the office closed down. After stressing out for another couple of hours a guy from the montesano department called me and he was great. I ended up talking to four different guys there and it was actually a pretty cool experience. I was pretty annoyed though. I sure wish there was a more prompt response though.

[CAMPMEAT]

Call the WSP to get it handled.....

[KFhunter]

I shot a cougar on a Saturday and called WDFW immediately. Noone would answer the phone. They called back an hour later and said noone was available until monday. My taxidermist wouldn't touch it until the hide was sealed. I wanted it weighed before I gutted it, but obviously wasn't going to wait until monday to do so. I ended up gutting it then and there and weighed it the next day after I found out a buddy had a scale. Monday morning I called them up and they told me because it's snowing that there might not be anyone around to seal the hide. I had a hard time being nice, because I wanted to get the hide off the meat as fast as possible. Luckily it was almost frozen, but I still don't like the hide being on very long. I asked if there was anyone around I could drive to. She said normally olympia would be an option, but the snow has the office closed down. After stressing out for another couple of hours a guy from the montesano department called me and he was great. I ended up talking to four different guys there and it was actually a pretty cool experience. I was pretty annoyed though. I sure wish there was a more prompt response though.

All they need is the skull and hide, there's nothing to prevent you from gutting it, skinning it, and eating it.

Easiest thing to do would be skin it all the way down to the neck then cut the head off leaving the head intact with the cape. 
Let the taxidermist skin the head, tail and feet out after its sealed. 

[ruttnbuck]

Ya I wish they're where some instructions on who to get ahold of on wknds ...  I ended up getting # of a  biologists whos gonna take care of it.   

[Humptulips]

You have until 20 days after the season closes to seal bobcat. Also the Trappers Association has 4 members authorized to seal bobcats. I could put you in touch with someone if I had an idea where you were located.

[KFhunter]

You have until 20 days after the season closes to seal bobcat. Also the Trappers Association has 4 members authorized to seal bobcats. I could put you in touch with someone if I had an idea where you were located.

Can you still seal frozen pelts if you put a popsicle stick or soda straw up through the gum and out the eye to hold it open and have the mouth propped open?

[Humptulips]

You have until 20 days after the season closes to seal bobcat. Also the Trappers Association has 4 members authorized to seal bobcats. I could put you in touch with someone if I had an idea where you were located.

Can you still seal frozen pelts if you put a popsicle stick or soda straw up through the gum and out the eye to hold it open and have the mouth propped open?

It takes something a little bigger then that but yes. I did it four times that way this year. A tip though, they have to be a little thawed out to get the stick out for the seal. I believe with cougar they have to be a little more thawed so they can get to the teeth.

[Born2late]

I shot a cougar on a Saturday and called WDFW immediately. Noone would answer the phone. They called back an hour later and said noone was available until monday. My taxidermist wouldn't touch it until the hide was sealed. I wanted it weighed before I gutted it, but obviously wasn't going to wait until monday to do so. I ended up gutting it then and there and weighed it the next day after I found out a buddy had a scale. Monday morning I called them up and they told me because it's snowing that there might not be anyone around to seal the hide. I had a hard time being nice, because I wanted to get the hide off the meat as fast as possible. Luckily it was almost frozen, but I still don't like the hide being on very long. I asked if there was anyone around I could drive to. She said normally olympia would be an option, but the snow has the office closed down. After stressing out for another couple of hours a guy from the montesano department called me and he was great. I ended up talking to four different guys there and it was actually a pretty cool experience. I was pretty annoyed though. I sure wish there was a more prompt response though.

All they need is the skull and hide, there's nothing to prevent you from gutting it, skinning it, and eating it.

Easiest thing to do would be skin it all the way down to the neck then cut the head off leaving the head intact with the cape. 
Let the taxidermist skin the head, tail and feet out after its sealed.

Only problem my buddy had with doing it this way was they put the dang seal through the bullet hole and bunched up the hide to make it fit. Then he brought it to me to help him flesh and dry to send to moyles and you couldn't flesh it. Ended up cutting the hide from the belly all the way up to within 2" of the hole.Called them and they said they couldn't move it or put  a new one on it.

[Humptulips]

They could put a new one on if they wanted to. Sounds like someone didn't know what they were doing.

[7t9cobra]

I shot a cougar on a Saturday and called WDFW immediately. Noone would answer the phone. They called back an hour later and said noone was available until monday. My taxidermist wouldn't touch it until the hide was sealed. I wanted it weighed before I gutted it, but obviously wasn't going to wait until monday to do so. I ended up gutting it then and there and weighed it the next day after I found out a buddy had a scale. Monday morning I called them up and they told me because it's snowing that there might not be anyone around to seal the hide. I had a hard time being nice, because I wanted to get the hide off the meat as fast as possible. Luckily it was almost frozen, but I still don't like the hide being on very long. I asked if there was anyone around I could drive to. She said normally olympia would be an option, but the snow has the office closed down. After stressing out for another couple of hours a guy from the montesano department called me and he was great. I ended up talking to four different guys there and it was actually a pretty cool experience. I was pretty annoyed though. I sure wish there was a more prompt response though.

All they need is the skull and hide, there's nothing to prevent you from gutting it, skinning it, and eating it.

Easiest thing to do would be skin it all the way down to the neck then cut the head off leaving the head intact with the cape. 
Let the taxidermist skin the head, tail and feet out after its sealed. 

Thats true. But ive never skinned a cougar and didnt want to mess it up. I wanted my taxidermist to do it how he preferred. Now that I watched him do it I think I could do it just fine.