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Title: Mountain Lion eating deer
Post by: Wilderness Addict on February 25, 2013, 09:06:41 PM: This picture is a few years old, but being new to the site I figured I'd post it. I found some fresh cougar tracks so I followed them, found a cached deer, ran home grabbed my trail camera, and over the next week was able to score 17 pictures of the cat. If people seem interested, I can post more pictures. Unfortunately every time the cougar is facing the camera his eyes shine.
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Post by: deerbandit on February 25, 2013, 09:12:33 PM: Great picture, please post more.
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Post by: bobcat on February 25, 2013, 09:13:23 PM: Awesome picture.

I'd love to see more. :tup:
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Post by: Tree Killer on February 25, 2013, 09:32:30 PM: Absolutely, post all the pics! :tup:
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Post by: Wilderness Addict on February 25, 2013, 09:33:28 PM: Here are some more! The cougar has by now moved the deer. So I cleaned the lense on my camera and repositioned it.
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Post by: h2ofowlr on February 25, 2013, 09:38:37 PM: Cool pictures. I know trail cams sure catch a lot of pictures of these cats. More out their than one realizes.
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Post by: deadwoodbuck on February 26, 2013, 08:37:35 AM: great shots and camera placement...how long did he feed on the deer? nice job :tup: :tup:
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Post by: MtnMuley on February 26, 2013, 08:46:18 AM: Great pics. Thanks for sharing. :tup:
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Post by: Wilderness Addict on February 26, 2013, 05:54:16 PM: Quote from: deadwoodbuck on February 26, 2013, 08:37:35 AM
great shots and camera placement...how long did he feed on the deer? nice job :tup: :tup:
The night the cougar killed the deer, the deer was gutted,the heart was probably eaten, and the deer was buried. The next morning I showed up and put my camera out. After my camera was put in the cougar fed for another 6 days. So I guess, my answer is 6 or 7 days.
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Post by: trophyhunt on February 26, 2013, 05:59:11 PM: Great pictures, I wish you would have shot him though! Welcome to the site. :tup:
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Post by: Eli346 on February 26, 2013, 07:23:59 PM: In the pictures where he's looking up the hill it almost looks like his ears are starting to lay back a little like he was trying to scare something off his dinner. Did you get any other critters in the trail cam with that set? Nice cougar and great pics. We're always suckers for good trail cam pics.
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Post by: Wilderness Addict on February 26, 2013, 08:52:09 PM: Quote from: Eli346 on February 26, 2013, 07:23:59 PM
In the pictures where he's looking up the hill it almost looks like his ears are starting to lay back a little like he was trying to scare something off his dinner. Did you get any other critters in the trail cam with that set? Nice cougar and great pics. We're always suckers for good trail cam pics.
Nothing other than some daytime ravens. Coyotes are real thick around here, they finished off the gut pile after the camera was pulled, so it could have been coyotes.
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Post by: yote on February 27, 2013, 12:47:54 AM: Wow, very interesting and welcome to the site! :hello:
Thanks for sharing!!
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Post by: JamesK. on February 28, 2013, 09:05:24 AM: Awesome pictures! Thanks for sharing!
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Post by: Cap.Silver on February 28, 2013, 09:11:13 AM: Very nice pics ,thanks for putting them up
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Post by: mathewsbow4elk on March 02, 2013, 11:15:46 PM: cool pics! good looking cougar!
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Post by: Dan-o on March 02, 2013, 11:53:53 PM: Cool!

Great idea to trail cam the cached deer.

Thanks for sharing.