Cougar kill and coyotes 3/21/10 update

[Pathfinder101]

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

[billythekidrock]

What a great set of pics.

[whacker1]

great story and pics

[JackOfAllTrades]

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

-Steve

[mountainman1]

       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]

Awsome pics!

[wolfbait]

       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]

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]

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

[Rudy]

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

Lets see the pics boss!!!

[boneaddict]

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

[mulehunter]

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


Mulehunter 

[JackOfAllTrades]

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

-Steve

[Idabooner]

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]

great pics