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Big Game Hunting => Other Big Game => Topic started by: teanawayslayer on January 21, 2013, 06:05:20 PM
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I nailed this big cat over the weekend. We went out looking for yotes and ended up with this tom. We set up and started predator calling and a few minutes and I see some movement in the rocks about 250 yards away. The cat saw us at the same time and he was off to the races. I had a hurried shot while he was on the run. Hit him in the hind quarters blowing right on through. I could tell he was hit good as I spun him around. He disappeared In the rocks and couldn't see him. It was steep and around three feet of snow and took us a good hour or more to get up to where I hit him. Blood was all over. :tup:. we followed the blood trail it seemed like he was just walking in circles. I go out on a rock out cropping and look down around 40 yards or so and see the cat down the hill from us. His ears were pinned back looking at us. I put the smack down on him. It was a cool feeling to finally fill a cougar tag after 21 years of hunting. Thanks guys for all your help and being a part of my hunt. :tup: :tup:
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Congrats
That's cool and nice big cat. Still waiting for mine.
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:tup:
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Nice! That had to be exciting.
Are you going to try cougar backstrap?
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Nice! That had to be exciting.
Are you going to try cougar backstrap?
Cougar is some dang good eats!
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Cougar blackstrap is awesome. My brother got lucky and got a big cat in 2007 and it was one of the best meats I have ever had.
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I forgot to ask- what did you shoot it with?
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Cougar blackstrap is awesome. My brother got lucky and got a big cat in 2007 and it was one of the best meats I have ever had.
Congrats on the cougar! I also herd cougar is some good eating.
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Awesome! :tup:
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Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I forgot to ask- what did you shoot it with?
30-06
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Nice cat!!
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AWESOME! :tup:
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Very cool! Congrats..
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That cat has one of the prettiest faces I've seen, and a melon of a head congrats :tup:
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What a great looking cat! Congrats!
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That's a dandy :tup: You saved a whole lot of deer right there.
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That's great. Congratulations on a nice trophy.
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I Can't wait to get one. I like the first pic, nice job :tup:
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That is truely awsome......Congrats :tup: :tup:
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Congrats bud. That is a hell of a cat.
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Nicely done!
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That's a great cat!!! :tup:
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awesome cat, congrats... :tup:
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Congrats on a great looking cat. :)
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Awesome great work
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Awesome!! I had a chance last year on a big Tom but I was not fast enough with my bow, :-(
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Dandy :tup:
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Congrats man that is a nice looking cat :tup:
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:tup: CONGT. Love all of pictures! COOL.....
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Awesome ...The ultimate prize for any hunter.... :tup: :tup: :yeah:
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Congrats,
That is a dandy cat right there, looks like a pretty good punkin head on him too! :tup: :tup:
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Awesome ...The ultimate prize for any hunter.... :tup: :tup: :yeah:
:yeah:
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Sweet! I would love a big ol cat!
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That a nice tom, did you get a aprox. weight it looks a alot bigger than the one Ean got.
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:tup: CONGT. Love all of pictures! COOL.....
well thank you for taking all of them!!
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That a nice tom, did you get a aprox. weight it looks a alot bigger than the one Ean got.
dave, I never did weigh him. I would say he was at least 120
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Good for you, nice. What part of Okanogan ?
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Good for you, nice. What part of Okanogan ?
twisp area
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Glad you got that sucker. Congrats
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Awesome, congrats on a fine cat!!
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Great Job I'm sure the Deer Population will thank you :tup:
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Nice job
Thats a big ole tom
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That's pretty sweet! If you eat some, please report back..everyone says its good but its still a cat and I am not sure about that...
:dunno:
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that is awesome, congrats, you took a deer killing machine out :tup:
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Great Job I'm sure the Deer Population will thank you :tup:
:yeah:
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Nice work! To call one must have been really cool
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Holey Mackerel, some of those pictures make it look like a 300 lb cat. I think I'd have some of those nice pics blown up and framed to put on the wall. The photographer did an outstanding job near the quality of Boneaddict I'd say. Every hunters envy for sure.
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Very cool! :tup: :drool:
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Wow that thing is Diesel!!!
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Awesome Man!! :tup: Great cat!!
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AWESOME CAT!!
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Cat burgers for the BBQ! :tup: :drool:
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Hey teanawayslayer, hopefully you don't mind, but I just got some new picture software and wanted to play with this picture. The colors in this picture have potential to make it awesome but the stark contrast can be hard to make what you want, the animal and you, to stand out appropriately. Here is my alteration for what its worth.
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Here's the shoulder pic.
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That is just sweeeet!!!
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Nice cat. I want to shoot one soooo bad.
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Awesome job! So jealous...
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Thats soo awesome!! Very cool pictures!
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again way to go heath!!!!!!!!!! thats a stud of a cat! made my day to get your text :tup: :tup: :tup: :tup: :tup: :tup: let me know if you get any info from the game dept!
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again way to go heath!!!!!!!!!! thats a stud of a cat! made my day to get your text :tup: :tup: :tup: :tup: :tup: :tup: let me know if you get any info from the game dept!
he was approx. 4.5 years old and was collared 3 days before I harvested hi
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again way to go heath!!!!!!!!!! thats a stud of a cat! made my day to get your text :tup: :tup: :tup: :tup: :tup: :tup: let me know if you get any info from the game dept!
he was approx. 4.5 years old and was collared 3 days before I harvested hi
LOL that was a waste of fime for the game dept :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Congrats on a heck of a cat! :tup:
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Hey teanawayslayer, hopefully you don't mind, but I just got some new picture software and wanted to play with this picture. The colors in this picture have potential to make it awesome but the stark contrast can be hard to make what you want, the animal and you, to stand out appropriately. Here is my alteration for what its worth.
looks good. Thanks for playing around with them
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That's a trophy for sure, now to make room for the mount :) did you end up spotting any yotes.
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Nice Cat looks like a great new addition to the wall!
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Good for you, nice. What part of Okanogan ?
twisp area
Thanks
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That's a trophy for sure, now to make room for the mount :) did you end up spotting any yotes.
saw two on sat. One way to far to shoot and wouldn't come in and one miss
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again way to go heath!!!!!!!!!! thats a stud of a cat! made my day to get your text :tup: :tup: :tup: :tup: :tup: :tup: let me know if you get any info from the game dept!
he was approx. 4.5 years old and was collared 3 days before I harvested hi
LOL that was a waste of fime for the game dept :chuckle: :chuckle:
What's even funnier is that I had to call and find out if I can even eat the critter. They said it was ok to eat it had its three days for the sedative to wear off. wdfw :bash:
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Wow! That's a heck of a cat! Congrats! :)
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Great work slayer, that's a dream come true there. :tup:
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The deer will thank you this winter!! :tup: GREAT looking cat :IBCOOL:, I'm jealous!!!!!
Also, what did ya use to put him down?
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Outstanding! Congratulations.
Last time I was coyote calling, only a ranch dog responded. He was sure surprised, then glad, to see me. We bonded. I keep dreaming of a cougar answering the call. Not a ranch dog.
Sigh...
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:chuckle:
Outstanding! Congratulations.
Last time I was coyote calling, only a ranch dog responded. He was sure surprised, then glad, to see me. We bonded. I keep dreaming of a cougar answering the call. Not a ranch dog.
Sigh...
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Awesome tom holy cow :tup: you deserve a incentive tag you just saved 52 deer lol
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That kinda sucks about the sedative. I guess if you want to make sure you have a good nights sleep you just cook up some cougar for dinner! What an awesome animal. I am soooo jealous!!!
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That coug must of liked them drugs. Probably thought you were going to give him another hit, so he showed himself. Congrat's!
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Nice pics!
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sweet cat congrats
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Great looking kitty :tup: I sure hope he is heading to the taxidermist.
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Great looking kitty :tup: I sure hope he is heading to the taxidermist.
you bet took him down to elkstuffer the day I shot him
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That is Waaaaay Cool. Congrats on a great cat
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Oh heck yes! Nice to see somebody get a cat. Congrats.
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Really nice tom, congratulations! I have some property up by Lake Bonaparte and have seen some big cougar tracks. He'll make a nice mount too.
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Nice cat, congrats.
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Nice cat...congrats.....only question I have is, is it the same cat you shot first through the hind quarters or is it a different one....and again congrats....
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Nice cat...congrats.....only question I have is, is it the same cat you shot first through the hind quarters or is it a different one....and again congrats....
same one
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Just curious; what do people do with the Cougar meat? Seems like a waste of wildlife to shoot something you won't eat. I like the idea of shooting them to help control the population thou. When I was a kid I use to shoot Cyotes and let them lay. Then I started questioning if that was very ethical? Since I have not shot a Cyote in years. I just let them pass. I don't want to try and skin one of those mangie things. Too me they are nothing more then a wild dog that is invested with flees and ticks. No thanks...
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Coug meat is the best I have tasted so I say EAT IT!!!!!!!!!!! :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL:
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Coug meat is the best I have tasted so I say EAT IT!!!!!!!!!!! :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL:
cooking up some backstrap on the barbecue tonight. :cue:
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Can I come over?? :P :P :P :P :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:
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I put the tenderloins on the grill they were cooking and smelling really good. I had High hopes they would be delicious. To my surprise they were very good. Tasted like a good pork tenderloin. :drool: :tup:
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I loved mine, crock pot in BBQ sauce yummy
Cat in the Kettle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8zEfYbsrr0#)
Had to laugh I always freak out the workmates with whatever I bring in for snacks
whats that ????
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