to all you successfull cat hunters

[deerhunter_98520]

who has successfully called in a cougar? what call did you use? any suggestions from any of you seasoned pros? i reallly would like to get a cougar but have only seen one run across the road...any tips would be appreciated.

[wraithen]

buy rainshadow a gun and he might show you 

[seth30]

ADMIN can we put a sticky on this?  Once the late season ends Im sure a lot of people are going to switch gears to cougars.

[wraithen]

Actually can we throw cougars in a different section? Maybe with the bears?

[carpsniperg2]

I think this one is fine as just a normal topic as there has been lots of these post threw out the years. Cougar is classified as other game and is fine in this section

The biggest producer for us has been the fawn distress. I know of them being called in with a lot of different calls. Just like calling any animal they have to be in the area, in the right mood, and your setup be right.

[wraithen]

...stalker...

[seth30]

I think this one is fine as just a normal topic as there has been lots of these post threw out the years. Cougar is classified as other game and is fine in this section

The biggest producer for us has been the fawn distress. I know of them being called in with a lot of different calls. Just like calling any animal they have to be in the area, in the right mood, and your setup be right.

Fawn calls work great, I called a cat in 2009 on August 1st.   

[Wazukie]

ADMIN can we put a sticky on this?  Once the late season ends Im sure a lot of people are going to switch gears to cougars.

Why wait till after the late season, I'll be out tomorrow and Thursday

[seth30]

Im waiting for waterfowl season to be over then its game on

[mulehunter]

Turn loose hounds.          Next year its going explode population.  Since Liberal banned hounds.   

[bearmanric]

Heading up tomorrow to my old stomping grounds.. Will be cougar Vocals Rainshadows and deer and elk distress. Rick

[seth30]

Heading up tomorrow to my old stomping grounds.. Will be cougar Vocals Rainshadows and deer and elk distress. Rick

can you make a tutorial video for us?

[wraithen]

  And show us how to use ur calls 

[bearmanric]

cant do video Will try to get a video camera this spring. I might take some people out later. Right now i'm hunting for me. Rick

[mulehunter]

cant do video Will try to get a video camera this spring. I might take some people out later. Right now i'm hunting for me. Rick

Cheer. Hope u shot one.   

[deerhunter_98520]

thanks guys...i decided to try callin in some coyotes this year when a pack decided to ruin a couple days of hunting and i called in one with a fawn distress a couple hours after i heard them take down a deer...it was pretty cool....and im lookin forward to callin in my first cat

[deerhunter_98520]

where do you guys like to set up...big timber? dog hairs? clear cuts? old skid roads?...i know theres cats around but i dont ever see any sign and not sure where to start

[JimmyHoffa]

Is there an elk herd you can find?  Sometimes they like to follow the herds around.  What would be their food of choice for your area?  There's at least 3 near me that have been hanging around a river following deer and occasionally down to the pastures where the elk hang out.  The cats seem to have a habit of approaching from back and forth through a crosswind.  I've heard one of the best ways to set up for them is to have the decoy/call upwind of where the cat is likely to approach from and downhill from the approach.  The cat should sneak from downwind and then they like to pounce down (easier than pouncing uphill).  And the shooter would be crosswind.