Washington Cougar trail camera pics .....Lets see how many we all get.

[jrebel]

In all honesty, I hate this thread!!  While the pictures are cool to see.  It really shows how big of a problem we have!

Yes, I agree....and I started for that reason.  The Bio's and state WDFW officer have all told me lies.  I have heard numbers ranging from 1500 to 3000 cats in the entire state.  I just don't see how that number can be possible given the shear number of cats I catch on camera alone. 

[Limhangerslayer]

Not sure if this one will work?

[pickardjw]

Put this cam out close to Hwy 2 for fun to check on my way back from skiing a couple winters ago. Area probably looks a lot different now (Bolt Creek fire). Pulled the card about 4 hours after this guy came through

Why is there a jar screwed to the tree? Is it a information jar?

I did this kind of last minute and didn't have any mineral lick. Google "DIY Deer Bait" and one of the suggestions is to screw the cap of a peanut butter jar to the tree, cut the bottom out, screw the jar in to the top. Didn't work very well, think the squirrels and what not got to it before any deer. 

[Limhangerslayer]

Another one drinking

[timberfaller]

You'll get no-where with state of federal biologist,  when you tell them about "predator control"!  Learned that years ago during the water war in the Methow!!!  They turn a deaf ear whenever they are approached with the subject matter,  it blows their agenda's out of the water, pun intended!!

[PNWheckle]

Here were 4 in this sequence



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[bmc02]

selkirk 113. had a black bear in same spot the following week. too many predators.

[NOCK NOCK]

Another Entiat cat.

That is the coolest cat vid.

[jrebel]

Another cat in the snow.  Had it on two cams and followed it's tracks for about a mile down a logging road.  Doesn't look like it has missed many meals.   

[Scruffy]

I have always heard cougars are territorial.  But some pics with as many as 4, which could be mom and some youngins, but they look pretty big.  I am starting to wonder if they aren't starting to me somewhat social and allowing other cats in the area with them since there are so many?  One cougar in an area will kill a lot of deer and elk but if there are several that could wipe out a lot of animals.

[nwwanderer]

About 12 years ago a cam near Wenatchee had 8 in a pic.  Probably two related females with older offspring.  With much lower deer numbers expect problems.  Be careful out there

[hunter399]

Cut a set of tracks yesterday myself.
Female with a small one.
Didn't follow very long,tracks went into private property and I was hunting public land.

[bmc02]

oh great another cougar picture on my camera... i've lost count this year.

[HighlandLofts]

No deer in that area now.

[Dhoey07]

I know a spot in 124 that has at least 4 different cats.  I'll put a cam out and catch a few.