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Big Game Hunting => Other Big Game => Topic started by: alecvg on December 24, 2008, 08:32:05 PM

Title: Cougar Tactics
Post by: alecvg on December 24, 2008, 08:32:05 PM: How do you hunt cougar? Do you just hope you get lucky and see one, or call them in, or follow sets of tracks? I do not know anything on this subject. Any tips would be sweet.
Title: Re: Cougar Tactics
Post by: bowhunterforever on December 24, 2008, 08:43:31 PM: I say try to follow tracks after a fresh snow, try calling them or just get lucky and see one. :dunno: Good Luck
Title: Re: Cougar Tactics
Post by: norsepeak on December 25, 2008, 08:25:33 AM: It's legal in washington and highly recommended to bait cougars with anit-hunter, tree huggin', hippies. It works good too!
Title: Re: Cougar Tactics
Post by: fc2038 on December 25, 2008, 01:48:47 PM: I normally drive the roads in FRESH snow until I cut some tracks and then on goes the snowshoes and go track em down. Not as easy as it sounds. Bait what do you bait cougar with?
Title: Re: Cougar Tactics
Post by: norsepeak on December 25, 2008, 07:48:22 PM: see above post.
Title: Re: Cougar Tactics
Post by: 270Shooter on December 26, 2008, 11:44:43 AM: Quote from: norsepeak on December 25, 2008, 08:25:33 AM
It's legal in washington and highly recommended to bait cougars with anit-hunter, tree huggin', hippies. It works good too!
This is what i will do if we EVER get a wolf season ;)
Title: Re: Cougar Tactics
Post by: stumprat on December 26, 2008, 12:49:03 PM: Bait em in with a big ball of yarn, or a laser pointer. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Cougar Tactics
Post by: BENCHLEG on December 26, 2008, 06:24:53 PM: does cat nip work.
Title: Re: Cougar Tactics
Post by: bankwalker on December 28, 2008, 10:15:03 AM: Quote from: BENCHLEG on December 26, 2008, 06:24:53 PM
does cat nip work.

my cats usually go ape *censored* on me when i give them cat nip so there is no way in hell i would give it to a cougar :chuckle: i dont think i could handle a cat that big playing.