Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on January 17, 2013, 07:29:08 PM
Post by: cougarbart on January 17, 2013, 07:34:58 PM
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on January 17, 2013, 07:37:31 PM
How about we make a cougar thread .. show your success and tell the story behind it .... I just love those coug photos......
You got a picture BH45 of two cougars, remember your avatar! :yike:
Post by: yote on January 17, 2013, 09:46:43 PM
How about we make a cougar thread .. show your success and tell the story behind it .... I just love those coug photos......
I'm in the same boat, personally one of the best animal to see taking a dirt nap in my opinion. I'm excited to see the pics/stories fellers
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on January 18, 2013, 05:57:41 AM
Post by: supagoose on January 18, 2013, 04:23:34 PM
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi779.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fyy72%2Fleemain%2Fcougar_zps47fe30d7.jpg&hash=4e90b503c5717d71c3b92f3fcd1a429c8bf47e22)
Post by: gaddy on January 18, 2013, 04:38:27 PM
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on January 20, 2013, 07:08:02 PM
Post by: trophyhunt on January 20, 2013, 07:25:06 PM
Nice .... is that your property the coug is hanging from :dunno: :chuckle: :tup:It sure looks like the hancock property at the kapowsin gate. Nice cat, glad to see it's dead.
Post by: supagoose on January 20, 2013, 07:58:44 PM
Post by: rainshadow1 on January 20, 2013, 11:52:01 PM
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Post by: buck man on January 24, 2013, 12:16:16 AM
When I sealed her Dana ( the biologist ) said it was probably the biggest female he had seen. They are pretty but I sure like the blocky features of the toms. She was excellent eating too!
Post by: hornhunter1987 on January 24, 2013, 01:57:18 AM
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Post by: MADMAX on January 25, 2013, 12:20:31 PM
Well here's my story from a couple years ago,I have been calling predators for a couple of years with good success on coyote's, and had a bobcat come in last year and couldn't get a good shot off, he was locked on me and soon as I moved gone.
Anyway, Went out last to where my bud's had seen a cougar during bow
season,,,,, It was my 4th trip over there to the same spot with zero
results,,, saw some poop and some tracks but nothing else, used some
info from the web and some info from old Fishing and Hunting News articles on calling cougars so I figured I'd work around ridges and where I'd spotted deer before, I wanted to go out on Friday the 16th of Feb for blackmouth but the snow screwed that up.
So Saturday the 17th I got up,,, hooked up my boat trailer and was heading out for a day of fishing,,, but the snow and melt off had refrozen so I thought better of towing a $40,000 jet boat that morning.
I backed the boat into my garage and figured I'd go over to Tarboo
Lake near Quilcene and call coyotes, went there a lot over the years,, parked in my same old spot and went in to the same old stump that I've killed a few coyote's from and also missed the shot on the bobcat, it's a sweet set up,I hunt in the bigger timber and call where the timber corner meets the clear-cut and the doghair.I figure how the prevailing wind works and use it to my advantage, it blows down
Lots of tree's in this particular spot and when you call it makes the critters that come in stay on established game paths ,,,, usually at least the coyote's do.
The bobcat came in so quiet he was locked on me at less than 5 yards away on the wrong side to swing effectively,,, I missed but I went and bought a 22mag 20 gauge over and under and used it this year except for the last couple trips for my predator hunting,
That is, until my one buds said,,, " you over there messing with that cat" I said yep,,, he said better use a bigger gun ,,, he's big, ,that got me thinking so I switched to my favorite varmint gun the Ruger mini 14in .223. 12 shots.
It makes me feel better than having 2 shots.
So I get down to my stump and start checking things out for the
setup,,,,the setup is everything. I moved twice before I ever called that morning and also saw some tracks that I thought were bobcat ,, due to their size,,
I thought to myself cool.. that bobcat I missed is still here,,,I got all comfy and put my headnet on and started my calls, I call for 1 hour at a spot and about
5 minutes apart and try and stay real still except for moving my head, so I give a few squeals and notice a woodpecker fly over in front of me
working on a blown down tree,,, I think cool this is good it's making the squeaking noises woodpeckers make, and I'm thinking this is good it will draw anything that comes in towards it,, so I wait a few minutes and call again ,,,,stop sweep my head back and forth and back again,,,, all of sudden I see it,,,recognize it as a cat looking at me from behind a horizontal blown downtree,,,, just the head peeking over it,, then it hits me,,,, it's a cougar,,, I think,, I don't want it getting no closer ,,, it was at about 50 yards,,, so I pick up the mini 14 and put the peep on it ,,,,,bang,,,,gotit,,, head shot,,, I run over stop and check it out ,,, I'm tight and ready at the same time ,,,, all business,,, so just to make sure I pop it again in the chest,,, dead kitty.
I now check it out it's a female ,,, so I make darn sure no 1st year cubs are with it and make a bunch noise as to scare anything if there is The cougar turned out to be 110 lbs. and seven foot long female.
Beats a 7 pound blackmouth any day.
Post by: KFhunter on January 25, 2013, 12:26:36 PM
I never liked the foxpro offerings.
Post by: yote on January 25, 2013, 05:38:09 PM
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on January 30, 2013, 08:03:25 AM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on January 30, 2013, 08:06:13 AM
Here is my Lion I killed in January of 2010 . I drew a Hound permit in the sherman. I used a couple of my coon dogs and a Friend had an old lion dog that we used. Fun hunt , wish we could hunt the dogs more often.Bucklucky ..you are just so photogenic....hahaha can not wait to see him mounted up ! :tup:
Post by: h20hunter on January 30, 2013, 08:16:02 AM
Post by: yote on January 30, 2013, 03:58:55 PM
It looks like that cat was one hell of a deer killer!!!
Can you recall the measurement/weight?
Post by: teanawayslayer on January 30, 2013, 05:36:20 PM
Post by: Smossy on January 30, 2013, 05:43:14 PM
I don't have a dead one yet. :tup:That photos cool
Post by: Smossy on January 30, 2013, 05:44:21 PM
People get them with bows often?
Post by: CementFinisher on January 30, 2013, 05:55:49 PM
Post by: cougkilr on January 30, 2013, 06:08:11 PM
Post by: Smossy on January 30, 2013, 06:11:59 PM
I shot this cat while deer hunting in 2008, there were two of them walking together across a rocky point on a ridge. My younger brother had shot the deer earlier that morning, that was a pretty good day.Bet that one felt good huh? Go for one thing come home with a lil extra :tup:
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on January 30, 2013, 06:22:10 PM
Post by: rainshadow1 on January 30, 2013, 06:53:18 PM
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,45111.msg545326.html#msg545326 (http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,45111.msg545326.html#msg545326)
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on January 30, 2013, 08:58:09 PM
Post by: MADMAX on February 17, 2013, 07:45:33 AM
female taken over near Quilcene, called in using C-3 reed call shes 7ft 2"
Post by: Jellymon on February 17, 2013, 08:04:03 AM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on February 17, 2013, 08:11:22 AM
Finally got a picture upWOW... Thats a Big female :tup:
female taken over near Quilcene, called in using C-3 reed call shes 7ft 2"
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on February 17, 2013, 08:12:01 AM
Heres mine. 160lbs. Shot it at 20yds while it was investigating my deer call. Vail tree farm.nice Bud ! :tup:
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Post by: grundy53 on February 27, 2013, 06:07:58 AM
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Post by: jackmaster on February 27, 2013, 07:16:12 AM