calling cougars

[DoubleJ]

I'm looking at placing it at the edge of a clear cut.  I'd sit in the clear cut, in a blind many yards away.  Would they come out into the edge of a clear cut for a kill?

[wraithen]

I would think that if you are going through all of that just set up in the blind on the edge and put the decoy/caller out in the clearing.

[DoubleJ]

I would think that if you are going through all of that just set up in the blind on the edge and put the decoy/caller out in the clearing.

Thought of that, just wasn't sure if they'd not go after it if it was out in the clear or if it was better to give it an ambush spot like the edge of the cut

[gramps]

Every situation is a little different of course.  In my experence, they will try to stay in cover and will stop and look....alot.
I try to set up where they have cover to approach the caller and where I have good visibility or the best I can get.
I have never hunted on the west side, but clear cuts usually have a lot of brush or cover...so i would put the caller out there and try to watch from the edge. 
Hope Rick from RR calls will respond...he has a lot of experience with this.

[wraithen]

Yeah but he knows some great clear cuts. The ones I find always have some sort of growth that usually gets up to 3 ft.

[Kain]

I know a area that seems to have a few cats in it in western wa where I wanna give try coyote hunting...chances of a cat coming to coyote calls?

It is possible but it might be a once in a life time event.   My guess is that a cat will just move on instead of messing with coyotes. 

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[AKBowman]

I would think that if you are going through all of that just set up in the blind on the edge and put the decoy/caller out in the clearing.

Thought of that, just wasn't sure if they'd not go after it if it was out in the clear or if it was better to give it an ambush spot like the edge of the cut

When I get pictures of them its usually on the bottom edges of cuts, like this...

[AKBowman]

The cut is probably 5 years old. In most spots it would be pretty difficult to see a cat coming in to the caller.

[Clancy]

righto. thanks kain. i wasn't exactly fond of the idea of them coming into one. 

[Kain]

righto. thanks kain. i wasn't exactly fond of the idea of them coming into one. 

It is possible though.  I have seen bobcats come into howling on a Randy Anderson video and saw a large bobcat chase a coyote off a kill on another video called "Catastrophic".   

My amateur opinion (and what I learned from listening to Rainshadow) is that you should try to make the cat feel comfortable about coming in.  If it is coming into distress sounds it is going to be very cautious as well as any growling or aggressive cougar sounds.   If you stick with the whistle, begging, purring sounds it may be much more likely to come on in.   

[wraithen]

Clancy, from everything I've been learning they may very well come investigate you. The second something moves (i.e. your mask when you blow on ur call or ur finger hitting your remote,) they high tail it outta there. This isn't cali

[bearmanric]

That cougar in the picture that is a sweet looking clearcut. The best area's for Clear cuts is minot peak Brooklyn area. This summer there putting in 8 gates there should make for. the Skokomish unit is very good for calling cougar. Havnt been there for a couple year's. grown up on top so i call ridges were i can see in the big Rock's and grades. They are very hard to see. Cougar Vocals will better my odds and yours i think. If we get snow you will see were the cougars and bocats are.  Rick

[DoubleJ]

Anyone ever have any luck with a cougar-in-heat sound?

[Machias]

Anyone ever have any luck with a cougar-in-heat sound?

I think just the companies who sell that sound.   

[bearmanric]

It sucks in the 90's i ruined alot of good stands. I told Foxpro to buy Rainshadow's they didnt listen. Wt and Rain shadows have best sounds. only ones i would use is whiste content. If you were a regular cougar you would come in to that sound to get beat up and killed. I have alway's made smaller Howlers younger  and female. Same thing get more responses. I dont know any one that has called one in with the mating. good questions. Rick