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Title: Cougar Down
Post by: JODakota on September 11, 2012, 12:06:34 AM: Wow where to begin? So today I finished up with work today early with one thing in mind, to go bear hunting. I am fairly new to the state, this being my first full hunting season to participate in. The only other big game animal I have shot in this state was a muley in 2010, while was on leave. So after work, I and my coworker take off to a fairly new area that we think holds bear. We were both pretty eager to get outso we made haste and took off to the spot. Around 5:15 pm we hit the backroads and slow down. I start looking out in the fields because theresa pretty healthy deer population. Well I spot a two point and stop to look. As I am sitting there looking, I look a little more to my left. I stop and at first I go to my friend, "brah there's a deer...no its a coyote, oh S^#t its cat"!!!!! No further that 30 yards is a cat just sitting there staring at this buck. Then it looks right at us. So I look at my buddy and tell him, "lets slowly get outof the truck (to get our rifles) and put a little sneak on him." So we get out and as soon as the doors clicked this cat is on us. At first, it started coming in our direction, which made me a little nervous. Then all of a sudden a fire was lit under this cats ass and it took off. Reaching for the rifle case I am fumbling to grab it and get it loaded. As I am doing what I feel likea million times at once I am also running to get off the road and find a spot to lay down. I saw a nice little patch, kicked out the legs on the bipod and was trying to get this cat in the glass. Finally, I spot it running like thunder up on the the ridge about, 350 yards out. Just as the cougar was about to disappear over the ridge, BOOM, that 7mm spoke and every critter in that valley stopped. I look and see that cougar do a leap and the flop. Now in my head im like holy S#!t, did that just happen. Now this thing is pissed doing its death circle and finally it stopped just long enough for me to take another shot. I heard the whap of the second bullet and saw the hit through my scope, right in the vitals. By this point my blood is pumping 900 miles an hour. All I could think about was the revenge I just got on their kind (I had one put the sneak on me in april during turkey season and just about left me with some full shorts). I called up buddy Jim AKA Woodchuckand I have to say, he is one hell of a guy. He skinned that cat and our buddy Terry lent out a helping hand with letting me hang it over night. Jim got a hold of a biologist, taxidermist, and a warden to make sure we did this by the book. Their the best group of guys. Thanks Jim. This definitly was the last beautiful beast I thought I would run into today. It will definitely be a life long memory that I was able to share with my friends, and my wonderful wife who puts up with all of the crazy things that I get myself into.

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Not a giant cat, but definitely my favorite trophy to date. it measured 6'2" from nose to tail I 6"2 230. It was a great day.
Title: Re: Cougar Down
Post by: bobcat on September 11, 2012, 12:10:56 AM: Congratulations! That's awesome. Was it a male or female?
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Post by: JODakota on September 11, 2012, 12:12:44 AM: Female...and found out she was pregant with twins.
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Post by: wall of wood camp on September 11, 2012, 12:27:37 AM: Congrats thanks for knocking back the cat population by three. Those things give me the hebejebees ever since one put the stalk on me and he now resides on my wall.
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Post by: RadSav on September 11, 2012, 12:38:07 AM: Poor little puddy cat. Never hurt nobody :chuckle:

Took out three at once and saved yourself a buck for later. Job well done :tup:
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Post by: ellensburgpo on September 11, 2012, 12:38:45 AM: That's awsome! Gives me hope that some day I'll see one hunting in the wheat.
Title: Re: Cougar Down
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on September 11, 2012, 04:11:56 AM: Good looking cat.

If it was you and your buddy that call me this evening about skinning it out I'm sorry I didn't call you back. The phone never rang on my end it just went straight to voice mail. I didn't see I had a message until 2:30am.
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Post by: Lunchbox1981 on September 11, 2012, 04:17:50 AM: Cool Congrats!
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Post by: Idahocougar on September 11, 2012, 06:49:37 AM: :tup: Congrats!
Title: Re: Cougar Down
Post by: Woodchuck on September 11, 2012, 06:57:00 AM: Quote from: Michelle_Nelson on September 11, 2012, 04:11:56 AM
Good looking cat.

If it was you and your buddy that call me this evening about skinning it out I'm sorry I didn't call you back. The phone never rang on my end it just went straight to voice mail. I didn't see I had a message until 2:30am.
:hello: Guilty as charged, I never have skinned one and did not want to be the one to screw his trophy up but hope we got it right.
Congrats to you my friend, thanks for letting me get my hands dirty. :tup:
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Post by: Jason on September 11, 2012, 07:00:42 AM: Congrats on a nice cat!!
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Post by: CAMPMEAT on September 11, 2012, 07:01:23 AM: How friggin' lucky. Get all 3 stuffed. I'm jealous to beat hell !! I've seen 15 cougars and never have shot one, yet.
Good writeup, nice cat.
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Post by: bearpaw on September 11, 2012, 07:23:41 AM: You did the deer population a great favor, congrats on getting 3 cats in one. :tup:
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Post by: cedarriver on September 11, 2012, 07:46:13 AM: Congrats! Nice looking cat!
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Post by: Woodchuck on September 11, 2012, 08:28:18 AM: Now can I bust your chops about being a low down road hunter? :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Post by: PlateauNDN on September 11, 2012, 08:33:41 AM: Congrats on the cat. :tup:

Quote from: Woodchuck on September 11, 2012, 08:28:18 AM
Now can I bust your chops about being a low down road hunter? :chuckle: :chuckle:

:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Cougar Down
Post by: B.G.hunter on September 11, 2012, 08:44:29 AM: nice cat! are you going to rug her or full mount?
Title: Re: Cougar Down
Post by: Huntbear on September 11, 2012, 08:52:15 AM: Quote from: Woodchuck on September 11, 2012, 08:28:18 AM
Now can I bust your chops about being a low down road hunter? :chuckle: :chuckle:

:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:

Those darn young uns....

Nice Kitty! Congrats!
Title: Re: Cougar Down
Post by: sebek556 on September 11, 2012, 08:56:07 AM: :tup: congrats
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Post by: shanevg on September 11, 2012, 09:25:11 AM: Congrats! Any pics of the twins?
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Post by: 724wd on September 11, 2012, 09:26:37 AM: NICE!!! :tup: :tup: :IBCOOL:
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Post by: runamuk on September 11, 2012, 09:29:38 AM: congrats nice looking meow...
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Post by: KopperBuck on September 11, 2012, 09:30:40 AM: Nice man. Just got Woodchuck's voicemail about it this morning - gotta love the 3 for 1.
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Post by: bobcat on September 11, 2012, 10:33:21 AM: Quote from: shanevg on September 11, 2012, 09:25:11 AM
Congrats! Any pics of the twins?

:chuckle:
Title: Re: Cougar Down
Post by: Woodchuck on September 11, 2012, 10:39:55 AM: I was gonna leave that alone :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Post by: gramps on September 11, 2012, 10:54:05 AM: Congrats on the cat.....Dead lions are Cool...x3
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Post by: C-Money on September 11, 2012, 11:26:42 AM: Congrats! Nice lion. If you are 6'2", that is a fair size cat! Good shooten'! :tup:
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Post by: Harborhunter on September 11, 2012, 11:50:46 AM: Nice work!
Title: Re: Cougar Down
Post by: JODakota on September 11, 2012, 03:11:12 PM: Quote from: Woodchuck on September 11, 2012, 06:57:00 AM
Quote from: Michelle_Nelson on September 11, 2012, 04:11:56 AM
Good looking cat.

If it was you and your buddy that call me this evening about skinning it out I'm sorry I didn't call you back. The phone never rang on my end it just went straight to voice mail. I didn't see I had a message until 2:30am.
:hello: Guilty as charged, I never have skinned one and did not want to be the one to screw his trophy up but hope we got it right.
Congrats to you my friend, thanks for letting me get my hands dirty. :tup:

Thanks man, and thank you for all the help!
Title: Re: Cougar Down
Post by: JODakota on September 11, 2012, 03:12:15 PM: Quote from: B.G.hunter on September 11, 2012, 08:44:29 AM
nice cat! are you going to rug her or full mount?

Yeah I am going to do a rug. This will be my first taxidermy trophy!
Title: Re: Cougar Down
Post by: JODakota on September 11, 2012, 03:12:40 PM: Quote from: shanevg on September 11, 2012, 09:25:11 AM
Congrats! Any pics of the twins?

Lol they were left in the gut pile.
Title: Re: Cougar Down
Post by: 400out on September 11, 2012, 03:17:58 PM: :tup: :tup: Lucky guy you are!!!!!!!! Congrats
Title: Re: Cougar Down
Post by: JODakota on September 16, 2012, 10:06:58 PM: Heres an update, the biologist aged the kitty at 20 months, said there is a very healthy population of cats running around. Pretty cool guy. Dropped it off at the taxi tohave it rugged out. Will probably be the only lion I will shoot. Pretty pricey to hunt those things :chuckle:
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Post by: GoPlayOutside on September 16, 2012, 10:10:13 PM: Very Nice! Today i had 2 within 20yrds :yike:
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on September 16, 2012, 10:12:22 PM: Congrats! Any dead cat is a good cat!
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Post by: X-Force on September 16, 2012, 10:41:06 PM: Nice work. Its pretty cool to see one out in the wheat.