Author Topic: Cougar kill and coyotes 3/21/10 update (Read 10982 times)

Idabooner · « **on:** March 20, 2010, 06:12:04 PM »

Last night after dark a coyote straight across on the hill was barking funny, since the wolves have moved in I don’t hear the coyotes much and it was a different bark than normal so I listened, this morning I learned what his problem was.
First sun this morning I checked the hill, no deer in sight on this end, must be the wolves are around. After 15 minutes with the scope I picked up on a dog two miles north coming this way, soon there was 4 of them and they were slipping up on 7 deer that were feeding just over a raise and didn’t know they were about to be attack. By this time I had decided these were coyotes, they got close to the deer and made a run at them, the deer ran a little then turned the attack on the coyotes, this went back and forth 3-4 times then a 5th coyotes joined in, he had just been sitting way back. The dogs didn’t like him so they chased him around up and down the hill side forgetting the deer, this went on for several minutes before they accepted him. The 5 kept coming closer until they were straight across from me where they circled something in the tall sage, they kept diving in at it and jumping back. One dove in and a cougar come back on his tail, the cat went right back into the bush, the coyotes worked on him for awhile trying to get at his kill, I only seen him move a couple times in the bushes. They finally gave up and drifted back towards where they had come from.

My legs won’t take me there anymore, so I thought about calling Boneaddict but he’s 4 hours away and at a ball game with his girls. So I called for Mountainman1 with his camera, he was not available so after a while Wolfbait showed up with a good camera, I showed him the bushes the cat was in, in the mean time the coyotes had come back and tried again so we knew the cat was still there.
Wolfbait took out to see if he could get some pictures, Mountainman showed up so they slipped in on the cat and got some good pictures up real close. The cougar was laying on a deer kill and had time to bury it all except the head. I was watching these guys with the scope to see which one the cat chose, they were smart enough to split apart, the cat bailed the other way when they were less than 100 feet from it.

That makes 4 cougar, 4 wolves and 5 coyotes in two days that I’ve watched from the window, anybody wondering where the deer went?

Sorry, pictures later if I can get the computer to work.

Next(this) morning at first light three wolves were on the carcass, They had pulled it 50 feet and were taking turns on it while fighting off the eagles and ravens, one got a big hunk and carried it a little ways so the next one could have his turn. The last one was tossing the carcass around getting his chunk (not much left) when all three had a big chunk, straight up over the hill they went carring their load, it took them maybe 2 minutes to get over the top, it would take a good athlete a least 1/2 hour. In a half hour the eagles had got what was left and went away so the ravens and magpies are all over the area looking for scraps. It seems like the birds and coyotes and eating well this spring.

Still working on the pictures.

hogsniper · « **Reply #1 on:** March 20, 2010, 06:43:34 PM »

That is incredible! Cant wait to see the pics!

Pathfinder101 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 20, 2010, 07:17:52 PM »

denali · « **Reply #3 on:** March 20, 2010, 07:21:55 PM »

Wow

cool story, maybe the deer are predator pooo now ? keep us posted idaboooner

Huntbear · « **Reply #4 on:** March 20, 2010, 07:26:18 PM »

Wow, that would be cool to see, however the deer must be suffering terribly right now.

carpsniperg2 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 20, 2010, 07:55:49 PM »

man i want to see those pics how cool, but yes it is bad and i hate the cougar pop and the wolves to boot but would have been cool to see.

mulehunter · « **Reply #6 on:** March 20, 2010, 08:05:14 PM »

I cant wait to come up! Trust me I am jealous of ya Idabooner!

Gotta finish my big project for my wife. She BEGGED me for long time so I must finish it for her and Daugther.

Cant wait...

Pic Pic!!!

Mulehunter

waoutdoorsman · « **Reply #7 on:** March 20, 2010, 08:05:50 PM »

What an amazing sight to see!

bowhunterforever · « **Reply #8 on:** March 21, 2010, 12:07:44 AM »

Quote from: hogsniper on March 20, 2010, 06:43:34 PM

That is incredible! Cant wait to see the pics!

coop2424 · « **Reply #9 on:** March 21, 2010, 12:35:09 AM »

That is just insane... Keep an eye out the window I really enjoy reading what you see even though it is not a good sign for the deer...

boneaddict · « **Reply #10 on:** March 21, 2010, 07:07:25 AM »

SON OF A GUN! Everyday is like a birthday for you up there.

PacificNWhunter · « **Reply #11 on:** March 21, 2010, 07:10:21 AM »

WOW...it's like the national geographic right outside your window! We need to get you a camera! Thanks for sharing with us Idabooner, love reading your posts. Sure beats what I have to stare at outside my window.

MuleySniper · « **Reply #12 on:** March 21, 2010, 08:12:09 AM »

That is crazy. They say a cougar kills a deer a week but those numbers are even higher since yotes are claiming the cougar kills. Thus making the cougar to need to kill another deer. Its amazing how many more cougar sightings there have been in just the last couple years.
MS

boneaddict · « **Reply #13 on:** March 21, 2010, 01:40:53 PM »

Not sure who took these, whether it was mountianman or wolfbait, but here they are....

boneaddict · « **Reply #14 on:** March 21, 2010, 01:41:18 PM »

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boneaddict · « **Reply #16 on:** March 21, 2010, 01:42:22 PM »

boneaddict · « **Reply #17 on:** March 21, 2010, 01:42:59 PM »

boneaddict · « **Reply #18 on:** March 21, 2010, 01:43:22 PM »

boneaddict · « **Reply #19 on:** March 21, 2010, 01:44:00 PM »

boneaddict · « **Reply #20 on:** March 21, 2010, 01:44:16 PM »

mulehunter · « **Reply #21 on:** March 21, 2010, 01:44:53 PM »

Kitten Kitten.....

Great pics!! Look like Biologlist collared those Cat? by the way background I think I know where!

Mulehunter

jackelope · « **Reply #22 on:** March 21, 2010, 01:45:49 PM »

yeehhaawww...
thats good stuff right there!!

Blsum · « **Reply #23 on:** March 21, 2010, 02:25:34 PM »

That is totally awesome. I wish I could look out my back door and see all the things you see. To bad the season wasn't still open and someone could of gone up there and gotten themselves a nice trophy. Did anyone get a trail cam on the body to get some good close ups when it come's back?

markts · « **Reply #24 on:** March 21, 2010, 02:42:10 PM »

Great story and pics, sounds like the wolves finished it up Blsum. Mark

h2ofowlr · « **Reply #25 on:** March 21, 2010, 02:46:47 PM »

Have you taken any pics of the wolves?

winston2789 · « **Reply #26 on:** March 21, 2010, 03:20:05 PM »

cool pics, thanks guys!!!

Michelle_Nelson · « **Reply #27 on:** March 21, 2010, 05:40:42 PM »

Thats awsome!

saylean · « **Reply #28 on:** March 21, 2010, 06:04:55 PM »

Aw man...I was over in Twisp this weekend..>I just got back like an hour ago...I missed out! Thought about swinging by and saying hi to ya Idabooner....great photos stories guys...

boonerboy · « **Reply #29 on:** March 21, 2010, 06:16:11 PM »

now thats cool! looks like that cat was flat movin!

Pathfinder101 · « **Reply #30 on:** March 21, 2010, 08:05:47 PM »

Great pics! Is it just my imagination, or does that cat look collared?

billythekidrock · « **Reply #31 on:** March 21, 2010, 08:25:29 PM »

What a great set of pics.

whacker1 · « **Reply #32 on:** March 21, 2010, 08:46:27 PM »

great story and pics

JackOfAllTrades · « **Reply #33 on:** March 21, 2010, 08:54:00 PM »

That's right! There are no Wolves in the Methow. Just Coyotes and Mountain Lions. And food.

-Steve

mountainman1 · « **Reply #34 on:** March 21, 2010, 09:04:40 PM »

Thanks for the good write up on your cougar and the coyotes Idabooner, and thank you Bone for your help also. We will get it all working right sometime soon.. Thanks Guys, I had a good time.

bowhunterforever · « **Reply #35 on:** March 21, 2010, 11:31:58 PM »

Awsome pics!

wolfbait · « **Reply #36 on:** March 22, 2010, 08:48:01 AM »

Quote from: mountainman1 on March 21, 2010, 09:04:40 PM

Thanks for the good write up on your cougar and the coyotes Idabooner, and thank you Bone for your help also. We will get it all working right sometime soon.. Thanks Guys, I had a good time.

X2, I think these wolves are following the cougars around stealing their kills, we have seen this in other parts of the Methow in the last four years. WDFW have been collaring several cougars. To bad they don't spend a little more time collaring wolves, but then that might kind of blow their lie of one wolf pack in the Methow.

boneaddict · « **Reply #37 on:** March 25, 2010, 01:57:40 PM »

Well interesting enough, they may need too

(follow the cougar)
As far as I can tell the lookout pack has split. I assume the alphas are denned up, presumably somewhere close where the old den was last year. They left 3 young subordinates and one larger female, who Idabooner identified as presumably about ready to pop. Well, she denned up the next day and have left the three young ones to do her meat gathering. I watched them for about an hour yesterday (sorry pics SUCK and I don't feel like being ridiculed by people who can't tell the difference) of them trying to kill a deer. They were struggling, hence why they better stick to pestering cougars. (by the way, that leaves one wolf unaccounted for....not sure where that one is)

NOW THE PISSER. I went elsewhere to shed hunt and ran into 3 or 4 more. Took me awhile to piece together the sign as I didn't want to jump to conclusion....anyhow. PRETTY SURE, these weren't part of the lookout pack.

Austrian Hunter · « **Reply #38 on:** March 25, 2010, 02:17:47 PM »

Awesome Bone, man I would love to see those pics, don;t care about the quality but I do understand your point.

Rudy · « **Reply #39 on:** March 25, 2010, 02:33:04 PM »

Post the pics!!!! If people wanna b!tch and moan about it thats their problem, screw em!!!!

Lets see the pics boss!!!

boneaddict · « **Reply #40 on:** March 25, 2010, 04:20:48 PM »

Takes a lot of work and time away from the family. I'll post some when I get some good ones.

mulehunter · « **Reply #41 on:** March 25, 2010, 09:58:57 PM »

Me too Bone, I wish I am up there! My wife cuffed my ankle!

Mulehunter

JackOfAllTrades · « **Reply #42 on:** March 25, 2010, 10:34:31 PM »

Mulehunter on house arrest..!!! Now, dat funny.. Funny right thare!

-Steve

Idabooner · « **Reply #43 on:** March 27, 2010, 09:01:38 AM »

The word going around is the alpha pair and a young one have moved south and are being seen between Libby and Gold Creeks. If this is true it would account for the lookout pack of seven.

carpsniperg2 · « **Reply #44 on:** March 27, 2010, 10:15:39 AM »

great pics

hirshey · « **Reply #45 on:** April 07, 2010, 12:10:33 AM »

Thanks for the story and photos! Seems like you have quite the predator hotspot! If you need any of those taken care of (wolves excluded

) I'd be happy to lend a hand. Chelan isn't too far away!

I know, what help am I really, then, if my offer excludes the wolves?

Great shots of the cougar, whoever ended up taking those!

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