Cougar kill site?

[saylean]

Interesting read....good to know.

[quadrafire]

 
Thanks for the input all!

[turkeyspark]

quadrafire,

Wow!

What trail was this on?  I know you guys were planning to go down the river a ways.  Is that where you spotted that?

On my first afternoon out, I hiked in about 2 miles up in that area (other side of the river and up those hills to the south of camp).  Pretty sure I ran into some old cougar tracks just a little ways off the road.  Wonder if that's that same area. I was probably a quarter mile from the river where I saw them.

Spooky. 

[JackOfAllTrades]

There's a spot in the Chewuck where I stumbled upon near the same cemetary a couple years ago. 6 kills burried on a sloped north facing ridge. Rock out-croppings everywhere. Puddy Tat was probably watching me uncover every one within that 50sqyd area. The drag marks came from all directions. 'that was kinda wierd'.

-Steve

[Shed Stud]

I have seen multiple kills piled up before, like the others have pointed out, probably a den site near by. I once found a old den site at the base of some sandstone cliffs and there were bones and carnage scattered below from dozens of kills. Looks like you found a good spot to set up a camera.

[quadrafire]

 
Thats kinda what I thought. I gotta get a camera, and it is about 1 1/2 hrs away from home. Nothing fresh, but It would be cool to see never the less

[bearpaw]

Thats kinda what I thought. I gotta get a camera, and it is about 1 1/2 hrs away from home. Nothing fresh, but It would be cool to see never the less

Good luck, cats often come back to old kill sites if they are unsuccessful at hunting for a few days. Hope you get some pics.

[goosegetter79]

Kind of a thread jack but it does pertain to cougars in that area. My mom and step dad live on immel rd north of chewelah. About a week ago their neighbor was coming home after work about 5:30 in the afternoon and he said a cougar just non sholantly (sp?) walked across the rd right in front of his truck. I guess the cougar just looked over at him in the car for a second and kept walking. He thought the cougar was a young one but who know's. Cougar walked within 100yds of the log house, they went out and found the tracks where it crossed the creek.