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Offline bigmacc

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Re: Walked a cougar down
« Reply #105 on: March 24, 2024, 12:50:03 PM »
Quote from: Rainier10 on March 24, 2024, 09:57:19 AM
@bigmacc we need a different commission or at least density results to come back showing what we are all seeing in the field.

Then we could push for longer seasons and higher quotas.

If cougars were not classified as big game animals you could hunt them at night and use thermals both of which would be great tools for controlling the population
:tup: I agree.
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Re: Walked a cougar down
« Reply #106 on: March 25, 2024, 08:17:45 AM »
They were back this morning and stayed later. Of course I wasn’t there. :bash:
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Re: Walked a cougar down
« Reply #107 on: March 26, 2024, 07:42:39 AM »
Back today and stayed until 6am
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Re: Walked a cougar down
« Reply #108 on: March 26, 2024, 08:10:29 AM »
Please tell me your on your way over, for a planned ambush tomorrow morning???
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Re: Walked a cougar down
« Reply #109 on: March 26, 2024, 08:16:09 AM »
I have two guys that live close heading up in the morning and I’m thinking about driving over tonight. It’s supposed to snow just a dusting tonight
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Re: Walked a cougar down
« Reply #110 on: March 26, 2024, 03:06:36 PM »
Good luck :tup:
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Re: Walked a cougar down
« Reply #111 on: March 26, 2024, 03:26:31 PM »
I'm no cougar expert but I believe at least one of those cats is fairly young based upon the stripes that are visible on the inside of their front legs but lack of body spots? I'm curious what anyone else thinks?

Good luck if you get after them. I've been trying this winter for the first time and have really enjoyed it but I wish I still had some snow on the ground! I'm still going though and hope to get at least 2 or 3 more days before the season closes down.
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Re: Walked a cougar down
« Reply #112 on: March 26, 2024, 03:28:35 PM »
There are both yearling mother probably was killed earlier this year.


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Re: Walked a cougar down
« Reply #113 on: March 26, 2024, 04:53:18 PM »
The stripes on the front inside left leg had me curious also. They are both the same size basically. One is maybe a little bigger but not much. Both are similar in size to the mule deer that were on the hillside. So tough to tell. Hoping we can whack one or both tomorrow. There will be three of us there with tags.
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Re: Walked a cougar down
« Reply #114 on: March 26, 2024, 05:18:12 PM »
I saw tue barring as well, and am curious. But i know that trail cams and ir especially can distort colors or shading. Looking at the cat i killed in sept sometimes it looks the same but inspecting the hide there is no distinguishable marks.
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Re: Walked a cougar down
« Reply #115 on: March 26, 2024, 09:45:57 PM »
Head inside a deer rib cage
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Re: Walked a cougar down
« Reply #116 on: March 26, 2024, 09:48:21 PM »
Standing 16” from an elk rib cage. Elk rib cage is on its right side hind quarter.
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Re: Walked a cougar down
« Reply #117 on: March 26, 2024, 09:49:33 PM »
It’s windy as heck hoping this works out in the morning. Not sure I’m going to get much sleep tonight. I really hope I can knock one down and see what I’m dealing with here.
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Re: Walked a cougar down
« Reply #118 on: March 26, 2024, 09:56:47 PM »



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Re: Walked a cougar down
« Reply #119 on: March 27, 2024, 05:53:54 AM »
Snowing but nothing coming in yet.
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