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Big Game Hunting => Other Big Game => Topic started by: 7t9cobra on March 06, 2013, 10:36:01 AM

Title: how long is too long?
Post by: 7t9cobra on March 06, 2013, 10:36:01 AM: Yesterday, one of our truck drivers sees a cougar in a legal area where im somewhat familiar with. He doesnt tell me until today. Its been 24 hours. Is his trail too cold or should I bail out of work?
Title: Re: how long is too long?
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on March 06, 2013, 10:39:59 AM: Grab a fawn bleat call and go. Your odds of tagging him are infinitely better than if you don't try. If kitty has a recent kill, may be within a very short distance of where sighted.
Title: Re: how long is too long?
Post by: 7t9cobra on March 06, 2013, 10:42:02 AM: Thats one call i dont have and cant find here.
Title: Re: how long is too long?
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on March 06, 2013, 10:46:25 AM: Try youtube to get the sound, it is actually pretty easy to make just pinching your nostrils between thumb and index finger with your hand cupped over your mouth.
Title: Re: how long is too long?
Post by: 7t9cobra on March 06, 2013, 12:21:26 PM: Thats real close to rabbit. Im going to wait for the driver to get here then get an exact location and see if i can make it out there this evening.
Title: Re: how long is too long?
Post by: 7t9cobra on March 06, 2013, 07:50:04 PM: Found what looked like cougar tracks but the rain has been coming down hard so its hard to i.d. i called for an hour but nothing showed that i know of. Drove a couple of ravens nuts though.