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Big Game Hunting => Other Big Game => Topic started by: mikeal1234 on October 07, 2008, 06:20:37 AM

Title: where should i go for cougars
Post by: mikeal1234 on October 07, 2008, 06:20:37 AM: im looking to bag a cougar this year i live on the east side of the olympics looking to stay close to the area
Title: Re: where should i go for cougars
Post by: WOLFMAN on October 07, 2008, 08:50:45 AM: Get some hound dogs , wait till it snows, say your going coon hunting, find some fresh cougar tracks and release the hounds.
Title: Re: where should i go for cougars
Post by: bowsandhose on October 07, 2008, 09:50:09 AM: WSU ;)
Title: Re: where should i go for cougars
Post by: Bean Counter on October 07, 2008, 10:03:46 AM: Quote from: bowsandhose on October 07, 2008, 09:50:09 AM
WSU ;)

:chuckle:
Title: Re: where should i go for cougars
Post by: NW-Eric on October 07, 2008, 12:48:02 PM: i heard the cougar mt zoo in issaquah has some
Title: Re: where should i go for cougars
Post by: KillBilly on October 07, 2008, 12:51:12 PM: eastern wash has a ridiculous amount of them. You will see them on hats, shirts, license plates, etc. They think they are a tough bunch but a Husky will run them off every time.
Title: Re: where should i go for cougars
Post by: addicted on October 07, 2008, 12:56:26 PM: Quote from: KillBilly on October 07, 2008, 12:51:12 PM
eastern wash has a ridiculous amount of them. You will see them on hats, shirts, license plates, etc. They think they are a tough bunch but a Husky will run them off every time.

:chuckle:

you could always try the local chicken coup lol
Title: Re: where should i go for cougars
Post by: saylean on October 07, 2008, 12:59:04 PM: In other words...

good luck...we all want a cougar.

Find the food...
Title: Re: where should i go for cougars
Post by: Trophy Hunter on October 07, 2008, 01:16:29 PM: Stalk deer with no intention of killing the deer and you will eventually find one.......or they will stalk you
Title: Re: where should i go for cougars
Post by: NW-Eric on October 07, 2008, 01:42:27 PM: you could always order a pizza and they just show up on your front porch
Title: Re: where should i go for cougars
Post by: Bean Counter on October 07, 2008, 01:47:22 PM: Okay, so you're probably sick of all the smartalecky answers. Best bet, if any, if you strictly want to hunt for a cougar is to stick to the wooded areas just high enough to be in the snow. You can trail them on foot by their tracks and it should be low enough that they can still snack on deer and elk. Use of a call may help as well.
Title: Re: where should i go for cougars
Post by: Skyvalhunter on October 07, 2008, 01:56:58 PM: go to the unemployment office!!!
Title: Re: where should i go for cougars
Post by: bow4elk on October 07, 2008, 02:00:05 PM: Wail away on a fawn distress call in canyon country or up in the rocks. Do a series of 10-15 bawls, wait five minutes and repeat. Put some emotion into your calling and try to recreate a fawn that is stuck, injured, etc. It's best to have somebody with you becaue predators coming to calls can be dicey. Bears and cats alike will come with dinner on the brain!

If you are calling alone, get yourself backed up to something that prevents cats/bears from coming in behind you - force them to circle to your flanks. Your eyes are your only real defense, especially with cats.

When you are done calling at each set up, wait a good 15 minutes and survey the whole visible area with binos to make sure a cat isn't stalking your position. Your sudden getting up can be enough to provoke a pounce from an unseen cat.

As I said, I recommend calling predators with a partner.
Title: Re: where should i go for cougars
Post by: Timberstalker on October 07, 2008, 03:03:25 PM: I had one coming onto me at the bar the other night :chuckle: Get her done :chuckle:
Title: Re: where should i go for cougars
Post by: mikeal1234 on October 08, 2008, 02:45:35 AM: (serious) i was looking for more of a place to go ...... back in the day it wasnt hard to get a cougar here back when u could run dogs on them i had on of the best........ every cougar i have seen recently has had kits and well wont shoot a cougar with kits........

(not so serious) now would college football be all but outlawed i mean isnt illegal for u to allow dogs to chase injury harm or harrass cougars.......
Title: Re: where should i go for cougars
Post by: blessed on October 09, 2008, 12:48:15 PM: Hunt the edge of the snow line.ware a long knife on your side incase you get jumped! But use a decoy ....like a feather that will move with the wind and tie it out there in front of you about 3o yrds or so. then the cat will go to the moving decoy instead of to you...that will allow you to get a shot at it. Call each place for at least 1 hour. There's cats all over....many many cats. you can take a strip of deer hide and run a drag line behind you for a long ways to draw the cats in too. stb
Title: Re: where should i go for cougars
Post by: girlwithbow on October 09, 2008, 06:25:09 PM: Quote from: bowsandhose on October 07, 2008, 09:50:09 AM
WSU ;)

Heck yeah !!! :chuckle: