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Big Game Hunting => Other Big Game => Topic started by: bucklucky on November 08, 2008, 09:43:45 AM

Title: Another deerkiller down!
Post by: bucklucky on November 08, 2008, 09:43:45 AM: Well here is a couple pics of my buddys Lion he killed during buck season on the westside.He hadnt seen hardly any deer in his spot this year and he spends hours sitting where he does. He found out why when the guy was starring at him at 65 yards. He was pumped to say the least when he called me. We will be doing a lifesize on him!

So , what do you think this Lion weighed? I just want an honest estimation . I know exactly what he weighed cause we weighed him.

Enjoy.

By the way , that is my little daughter in the picture with the lion. She likes playing with the tongue !
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Post by: boneaddict on November 08, 2008, 09:45:07 AM: COOL!
Haven't ran into a lion track in the mehtow yet. THATS odd. Wolves must have got them. :chuckle:
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Post by: Ray on November 08, 2008, 09:46:31 AM: Great looking cat. My guess is 120 lbs. I'm not a good guesser at the size of cats.
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Post by: bowsandhose on November 08, 2008, 09:51:29 AM: nice kitty congrats to him.
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Post by: bucklucky on November 08, 2008, 09:53:26 AM: Oh by the way my Buddy is about 6-2 260 !
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Post by: Ray on November 08, 2008, 09:55:16 AM: That helps because that looked like a strange and small truck he was standing next to. I'll change my guess to about 185 lbs. Just a guess. Not made to offend anyone. I usually guess conservatively.
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Post by: Tony 270WSM on November 08, 2008, 09:55:52 AM: Awesome job!
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Post by: stumprat on November 08, 2008, 10:03:34 AM: :bow:Nice cat.......... :EAT:Good eating too. :EAT:
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Post by: saylean on November 08, 2008, 10:06:33 AM: 150lbs?

Good looking cat man...thats awesome!
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Post by: Red Dawg on November 08, 2008, 10:09:01 AM: ya very nice cat. I guess about 130 or so.
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Post by: bow4elk on November 08, 2008, 10:37:56 AM: I'm guessing in the mid 120's for weight, maybe up to 135ish...hard to tell, but he's got a nice big head on him! Your daughter is cute!! Biggest kitty she's played with, huh?
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Post by: ThePascoKid on November 08, 2008, 10:41:49 AM: my guess 170lb nice lookin cat, 65 yards huh, that'll make your but pucker, those things can move 65 yards in a heart beat.
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Post by: Crunchy on November 08, 2008, 11:04:08 AM: Wasnt taken by chance in Stormking? If so I think I know where.
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Post by: 270Shooter on November 08, 2008, 11:12:34 AM: Nice cat. I will guess around 160 :dunno:
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Post by: rasbo on November 08, 2008, 11:53:09 AM: 142lbs 3ozs nice cat,good looking kid
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Post by: tlbradford on November 08, 2008, 01:17:00 PM: I am going to guess about 115. I have never held one so I have no idea how dense they are. Very nice cat indeed.
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Post by: Antlershed on November 08, 2008, 02:55:43 PM: I heard about this cat, but can't remember the weight. ;) That's a big kitty though.
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Post by: Black Ghost on November 08, 2008, 04:20:35 PM: I think alot of people are way underestimating that one. I would guess 185+
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Post by: coastalghost on November 08, 2008, 04:30:42 PM: I'll go 155...but what do I know :dunno: Taking a cat on the westside without dogs is something to be very proud of. Congrats.
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Post by: billythekidrock on November 08, 2008, 04:34:15 PM: I have no clue, but will guess 140 gutted. :dunno:
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Post by: mkcj on November 08, 2008, 04:38:53 PM: 147LBS. great cat!
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Post by: X-Force on November 08, 2008, 04:49:20 PM: Cool Cat. I cant wait to see the full mount. 190lbs probably a little steep but what the heck. :)
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Post by: Wea300mag on November 08, 2008, 05:40:38 PM: Nice cat, I'll go with 174lbs, and more importantly, more deer in that area next year.
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Post by: bayedup on November 08, 2008, 06:05:13 PM: 125
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Post by: burnhamrandr on November 08, 2008, 06:38:25 PM: Nice cat man, I think round 176
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Post by: DOUBLELUNG on November 08, 2008, 06:55:55 PM: 155
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Post by: BENCHLEG on November 08, 2008, 07:13:13 PM: whats the story with the tag in the ear.
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Post by: jackelope on November 08, 2008, 07:46:44 PM: give your bud a pat on the back for that one....i say 167.4 lbs.
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Post by: Rick on November 08, 2008, 07:50:25 PM: Quote from: bayedup on November 08, 2008, 06:05:13 PM
125

Thats my guess also.
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Post by: bucklucky on November 08, 2008, 08:34:16 PM: We weighed him guts and all by the way.

The cat was tagged in CleElum in 07, cought again in 08, and in less than a year traveled 70 miles to where My buddy killed him. Thats what the Bio told him at least. There may be more info on the cat that we havent gotten officially yet. One report is that the cat was transported the second time. The cat was 8 years old or older from what the Bio that tagged him said. I green scored the skull at 14 12/16 but well see what he is after I pull it out of the beetles. Some of you may be pretty surprised as to the live weight of the cat.
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Post by: BENCHLEG on November 08, 2008, 09:06:57 PM: thanks for the update, the red tag in the ear was a giveaway . glad that youre buddy has history on it just goes to show how far they will go .
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Post by: Alpinegus on November 09, 2008, 06:30:26 AM: Here kitty, kitty kitty... :hunter: Nice kitty.
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Post by: Wea300mag on November 09, 2008, 08:48:28 AM: Charlie,

When are you going to reveal the weight? I'm real curious, he looks like a big one considering the size of your buddy.
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Post by: bucklucky on November 09, 2008, 08:56:51 AM: Well the cat was a 7 1/2 footer measured on the carcass , and weighed in at 130lbs live weight and aged at 8 years or older. I just wanted people to see what a 180 lb cat doesnt look like :chuckle: Alot of people really miss judge caougars . Real deceiving huh :) I would have thought it weighed more than 130 by the pics though. Funny thing is his carcass measurements fit right on the biggest lifesize cougar forms they have in my main supplier.
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Post by: Wea300mag on November 09, 2008, 09:00:26 AM: Wow!!!! That does put it into perspective. That thing must look anorexic from a frontal shot. :chuckle:
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Post by: Machias on November 09, 2008, 02:06:57 PM: 125ish, nice cat. Opps I guess it doesn't count when you've alreay posted it, didn't scroll down far enough. Just like bears cats are very hard for folks to judge if they don't see a bunch of them.
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Post by: billythekidrock on November 09, 2008, 02:17:01 PM: Quote from: Wea300mag on November 09, 2008, 08:48:28 AM
Charlie,

When are you going to reveal the weight? I'm real curious, he looks like a big one considering the size of your buddy.

That threw me too. I was gonna say 125, but then the guy is fairly large so I went higher. :bash:
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Post by: X-Force on November 09, 2008, 02:26:27 PM: Ive never seen one of these guys in the wild but this pic sure helps me on judging size if that ever happens. ;)
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Post by: robb92 on November 09, 2008, 02:45:42 PM: Congrats to your buddy on a ncie cat!!! Cute daughter!!!
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Post by: bankwalker on November 10, 2008, 07:05:35 PM: man if that cat is only 130ish then the one i shot up above ellensburg last deer season was only about 170ish. actually it was maybe smaller but comparing the head on that cat and your buddies head then the cats body size compared to its head that cat would look ALOT bigger in the wild.

90% of the mounts i have seen make the cats look alot smaller then they really look in the wild.

yet most pics make them look alot bigger then they really were in the wild.

a girl i knew in high school has the state record archery cougar on her wall and its not that big of a bodie at all. maybe a little bit bigger then the cat pictured.
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Post by: Antlershed on November 11, 2008, 09:37:51 AM: Hey Charlie, didn't he or one of his relatives get a big one last year too?
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Post by: bowsandhose on November 11, 2008, 09:42:28 AM: Quote
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man if that cat is only 130ish then the one i shot up above ellensburg last deer season was only about 170ish. actually it was maybe smaller but comparing the head on that cat and your buddies head then the cats body size compared to its head that cat would look ALOT bigger in the wild.

90% of the mounts i have seen make the cats look alot smaller then they really look in the wild.

yet most pics make them look alot bigger then they really were in the wild.

a girl i knew in high school has the state record archery cougar on her wall and its not that big of a bodie at all. maybe a little bit bigger then the cat pictured.

her record cougar probably is a small cat. body size has zero effect on score. it all about the pumpkin head :chuckle:
Title: Re: Another deerkiller down!
Post by: bucklucky on November 11, 2008, 11:12:41 AM: Quote from: Antlershed on November 11, 2008, 09:37:51 AM
Hey Charlie, didn't he or one of his relatives get a big one last year too?

Nope!
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Post by: Antlershed on November 11, 2008, 11:18:29 AM: Hmm...I thought it was one of them that killed one up by the old garbage dump. Guess I'm mistaken.
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Post by: Intruder on November 11, 2008, 11:20:04 AM: awesome cat....
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Post by: Hornseeker on November 12, 2008, 11:13:31 AM: They sure are decieving. My female was 109 pounds, guts, feathers and all....11 years old. I've seen cats that weighed up to 186...but there is no doubt that a 140-160 pound cat is BIG! (well...and so is that 130! :))

You hear a LOT about the 200 pound cats.... yeah sure... :rolleyes:
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Post by: bankwalker on November 12, 2008, 02:27:11 PM: Quote from: Hornseeker on November 12, 2008, 11:13:31 AM
They sure are decieving. My female was 109 pounds, guts, feathers and all....11 years old. I've seen cats that weighed up to 186...but there is no doubt that a 140-160 pound cat is BIG! (well...and so is that 130! :))

You hear a LOT about the 200 pound cats.... yeah sure... :rolleyes:

the one i shot last year jumped up 5ft from me and took off running. it stood waste high to me and im 6' 225lbs. this cat made me look tiny. unless you shoot alot of cats and know exactly what you are looking at its very hard to judge a cat that big. it looked to be an easy 200lbs maybe more. paw tracks in the snow were as big as my hand.

BUT after seeing what a 130 cat really looks like then the cat i shot probably wasnt over 200lbs. though it was alot bigger then the one pictured.
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Post by: alecvg on November 12, 2008, 05:44:45 PM: I am guessing 139 lbs. Nice lion.
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Post by: Mtn Hunter on November 12, 2008, 08:04:09 PM: I am guessing 130 lbs...nice cat!
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Post by: cascademountainhunter on November 12, 2008, 08:06:56 PM: nice kitty kitty
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Post by: heavy hauler on November 16, 2008, 04:46:07 PM: thats a nice cat rick shot. i guess 187lbs
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Post by: heavy hauler on November 16, 2008, 04:49:36 PM: charlie did you save the heart and liver?
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Post by: heavy hauler on November 18, 2008, 06:03:16 PM: well how much did it weigh? :bash:
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Post by: bucklucky on November 18, 2008, 06:05:37 PM: Quote from: bucklucky on November 09, 2008, 08:56:51 AM
Well the cat was a 7 1/2 footer measured on the carcass , and weighed in at 130lbs live weight and aged at 8 years or older. I just wanted people to see what a 180 lb cat doesnt look like :chuckle: Alot of people really miss judge caougars . Real deceiving huh :) I would have thought it weighed more than 130 by the pics though. Funny thing is his carcass measurements fit right on the biggest lifesize cougar forms they have in my main supplier.
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Post by: heavy hauler on November 18, 2008, 06:09:02 PM: thanks charlie, i have only seen a few cougars so i never try to guess the size.same goes with bears i saw quite a few this year but i wont ever guess the weight.i dont want to sound like the guys who always see 500pound bears.
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Post by: bucklucky on November 18, 2008, 06:18:41 PM: :chuckle:

I hear ya!