Post by: KFhunter on February 24, 2014, 08:10:16 PM
Post by: KFhunter on February 24, 2014, 08:22:51 PM
You hear a fawn call in this vid just to wake up anything in the valley, it was when I first sat down and hit the play button.
After playing fawn distress for a while I switched to a whistle. RS Whistle
After the vid I was still as a rock for 60 minutes according to the tx500 remote.
Post by: CAMPMEAT on February 24, 2014, 08:23:21 PM
Post by: KFhunter on February 24, 2014, 08:26:46 PM
This was a lion stand.
Post by: rainshadow1 on February 24, 2014, 09:18:22 PM
I've had whistles come pretty steady when I'm 99.9% sure I was busted, like a coyote's warning barks.
Dang. Keep after 'em!
Post by: Houndhunter on February 24, 2014, 09:23:02 PM
Post by: KFhunter on February 24, 2014, 09:35:15 PM
Post by: mulehunter on February 25, 2014, 07:55:26 AM
If you feel like u can run/walk after cat trax it has to be very hot trax.
Hope u get one soon.
Post by: claytonj20 on February 25, 2014, 06:44:06 PM
Now, I am a rookie lion hunter but have been calling predators for a few years. I agree with Mulehunter that you need to find fresh tracks. I don't have any pictures of the stands I have made in the hills for lions but I will take some when I go hunting this weekend.
I guess my overall question for KFhunter or anyone else, in the video the stand seems a lot more "open" than I would expect. Is that maybe the reason the lion didn't come all the way to the call? If you were more in the periphery would that have made that cat feel comfortable enough to come all the way to the call?
Post by: KFhunter on February 25, 2014, 06:52:29 PM
My logic was catching the cat sneaking in on a bench zoned into that decoy waggling around below, then I switched to Cougar vocals after playing the fawn distress.
It was a shot in the dark, I wasn't cutting any tracks that day as it was snowing good all day long. I was just above a deer holding area.
Another thing you can't see is behind me is a major geographical obstruction and this valley has three drainages leading right into it.
I'll hit it again
Post by: claytonj20 on February 25, 2014, 07:44:51 PM
I had a lion whistle within 100 yards of me 2 weeks ago without me even calling. I called a bit after the whistle but it didn't come to the call. The next morning( fresh snow) there were 3 fresh tracks coming straight out of where that whistle came from. I am guessing it was a female rounding up her babies when she realized I was headed into the canyon.
You use your decoy every time? I have had great luck with a decoy for bobcats but everything I can find says to not use them for lions as they will hang up and you wont see them. I am very torn on this because a lot of folks will say... a cat is a cat is a cat, which I agree with.
I have several areas that hold deer, and I have found several fresh tracks but honestly the first 4 sets I was worried they were bobcats based on the size (learned a hard lesson on lion tracks), then I found the 3 sets together which I left alone.
I think as far as the set up. I dont like it to be so thick I can't see, but thick enough to keep them somewhat comfortable. I have had 1 answer the call but none called in as far as I know yet.
Post by: KFhunter on February 25, 2014, 09:22:47 PM
Welcome to HW claytonj20, hope you hang around a while.
Post by: claytonj20 on February 26, 2014, 05:46:56 AM
Post by: jasnt on February 26, 2014, 06:26:52 AM
Post by: MADMAX on February 26, 2014, 06:34:55 AM
I will never forget seeing that cats head peer over a blowdown 50yds out in the timber Hood canal area.
I put my peep on that little pink nose and dropped her like sack of sh*t.
7' 2" female 135 lbs
Post by: CAMPMEAT on February 26, 2014, 02:32:04 PM
Post by: KFhunter on February 26, 2014, 05:35:00 PM
Where you using a GOPRO, KF ?
that was cell phone video
I do have a go-pro, gonna dig it out and use it too.
Post by: KFhunter on February 26, 2014, 06:07:32 PM
This thread is a great idea. I think lion calling is going to become a lot more popular with how many cougars are around. My cougar this year called me in but im hooked! It was an adrenalin flood I may never have again but I think calling them in to me may come close. I too would loose the decoy. And put your call in or on some brush. Curiosity killed the cat. If he can't see what's making the sound and can not check it out from a distance than it must get closer. I'd put the call in a patch of brush so that you can see down in to it and around it but anything approaching can not see in to the brush from the outside edges. Only decoy I was planning on trying would be a doe decoy on its side or set up in the brush. Im no expert. A cat is a cat is a cat but it's also a very cautious predator
I think you are right about the decoy, too open too visible. If a cat got eyes on that it might just lay up and watch it and I wouldn't know it was there.
by the same token though a decoy might bring one all the way in.....
I think I'll hide the decoy better so they won't see it until they're reasonably close, if I switch to archery and tree stand hunting the thicker stuff a decoy would be great.
Post by: Elkpiss on March 04, 2014, 03:12:33 PM
This thread is a great idea. I think lion calling is going to become a lot more popular with how many cougars are around. My cougar this year called me in but im hooked! It was an adrenalin flood I may never have again but I think calling them in to me may come close. I too would loose the decoy. And put your call in or on some brush. Curiosity killed the cat. If he can't see what's making the sound and can not check it out from a distance than it must get closer. I'd put the call in a patch of brush so that you can see down in to it and around it but anything approaching can not see in to the brush from the outside edges. Only decoy I was planning on trying would be a doe decoy on its side or set up in the brush. Im no expert. A cat is a cat is a cat but it's also a very cautious predator
I think you are right about the decoy, too open too visible. If a cat got eyes on that it might just lay up and watch it and I wouldn't know it was there.
by the same token though a decoy might bring one all the way in.....
I think I'll hide the decoy better so they won't see it until they're reasonably close, if I switch to archery and tree stand hunting the thicker stuff a decoy would be great.
I called one in this year, rabbit distress call and no kiddin my decoy was 18 inches of $hit tickets.... came into about 15 feet right in front of me to the $hit paper and Kaboom... crazyiest thing i have ever seen or hunt i have been on.. big kitty too.. it works... :tup:
Post by: jasnt on March 06, 2014, 07:36:35 PM