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Title: Help Hunting Kitty Cats
Post by: cookingdaily on July 19, 2015, 06:26:59 PM: Hey Guys
A buddy and I want to spend some time going after cats and I need help. There was a topic on here awhile back about a gmu with lots of cats. If you guys can can you point me in the right direction or any info that would be great

Chris
Title: Re: Help Hunting Kitty Cats
Post by: wheels on July 19, 2015, 06:45:33 PM: thick in the NE
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Post by: BNAElkhntr on July 19, 2015, 06:49:51 PM: seen more than my share in 360 namely Bethel Ridge 1500-1501
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Post by: wheels on July 19, 2015, 06:54:48 PM: also hearing little naches 364
Title: Re: Help Hunting Kitty Cats
Post by: JODakota on July 19, 2015, 07:04:33 PM: Quote from: cookingdaily on July 19, 2015, 06:26:59 PM
Hey Guys
A buddy and I want to spend some time going after cats and I need help. There was a topic on here awhile back about a gmu with lots of cats. If you guys can can you point me in the right direction or any info that would be great

Chris

Dayton.
Title: Re: Help Hunting Kitty Cats
Post by: dreamunelk on July 19, 2015, 07:46:24 PM: Plenty on the OP. Just need to spend the time and hope for a little luck.
Title: Re: Help Hunting Kitty Cats
Post by: cookingdaily on July 19, 2015, 10:32:34 PM: Thanks
we plan on looking every chance we get
and will definitely check those areas mentioned
Title: Re: Help Hunting Kitty Cats
Post by: Special T on July 20, 2015, 12:39:27 AM: Since the outlawing of running dogs I dont think you have to travel very far to hunt Cougars. Likely you need to read up on some of the posts on here about calling in bobcats and cougars. You have to wait much longer than for coyotes, hunt in pairs, Shot gun/long gun and pick good spots to call with visibility.
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Post by: RadSav on July 20, 2015, 02:38:34 AM: Probably the easier question to answer these days is "Where are there no cats?" Dang creatures are raising hell every where I used to hunt. I'm getting tired of seeing cows with no calves, doe with no fawns and cougar + bear plans that have no plan at all. We need longer seasons, no quotas and an OTC spring bear season again!
Title: Re: Help Hunting Kitty Cats
Post by: huntnnw on July 20, 2015, 04:05:06 AM: :yeah: Area I deer hunt I spent an evening glassing 2 nights ago and watched 16 does feed out into field and never layed eyes on a fawn
Title: Re: Help Hunting Kitty Cats
Post by: cookingdaily on July 20, 2015, 01:07:53 PM: That was my next question

What to use to call them in any smells, game calls. I'll try and find the other posts on calling them in
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Post by: h20hunter on July 20, 2015, 01:10:18 PM: Send Dan-O a pm.....word on the steet is he knows cats like Rad knows bows.
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Post by: cookingdaily on July 20, 2015, 01:36:16 PM: P.M sent

Thanks
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Post by: CAMPMEAT on July 22, 2015, 07:19:53 AM: 101, 204, 105 units
Title: Re: Help Hunting Kitty Cats
Post by: Bango skank on July 22, 2015, 07:24:03 AM: Quote from: huntnnw on July 20, 2015, 04:05:06 AM
:yeah: Area I deer hunt I spent an evening glassing 2 nights ago and watched 16 does feed out into field and never layed eyes on a fawn

Sounds like my house. Had one doe left with both fawns but she lost both over the last couple weeks. Now i just have a ton of adult deer, and just one doe with one fawn. Ill be shocked if it makes it through the summer.
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Post by: Jonathan_S on July 22, 2015, 07:28:03 AM: Seeing the lack of fawns this year in the NE is frustrating. There are plenty down in the fields in lots of places but up in the mountains I am not seeing as many as I usually see on camera.

I have seen a good amount of elk calves in a few specific areas though so that's good.
Title: Re: Help Hunting Kitty Cats
Post by: cookingdaily on July 24, 2015, 02:03:42 PM: It seems like there are units on the east side that have a lot of kitties, how about on this side
Title: Re: Help Hunting Kitty Cats
Post by: h20hunter on July 24, 2015, 02:16:56 PM: Cook...look up a members thread from last year.....Sled is his name. He popped a cat while out bear hunting. I think his hunt and story depict a pretty good example of how some get shot. Pretty much right place right time.
Title: Re: Help Hunting Kitty Cats
Post by: Jonathan_S on July 24, 2015, 02:17:23 PM: Quote from: cookingdaily on July 24, 2015, 02:03:42 PM
It seems like there are units on the east side that have a lot of kitties, how about on this side

Anywhere there are deep dark woods, there are cats. Nobody really targets them since hound hunting is outlawed so I wouldn't expect much accurate info.

Hit the woods and cold call, look for tracks in the winter snow.
Title: Re: Help Hunting Kitty Cats
Post by: h20hunter on July 24, 2015, 02:32:34 PM: http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,160501.msg2117488.html#msg2117488
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Post by: cookingdaily on July 24, 2015, 04:00:18 PM: That was a good read, I hope I get the opportunity to reduce the population by at least 1
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Post by: h20hunter on July 24, 2015, 04:01:34 PM: Sled was unstoppable. A cat and two bears in one season.
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Post by: cookingdaily on July 24, 2015, 08:28:36 PM: That is awesome
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Post by: sled on July 24, 2015, 08:49:00 PM: I'll tell you what, that was an awesome experience. Probably never happen again. Only help I can give is spend time in the woods as much as you can, and stuff your pack with as much luck as you can!
Good luck!
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Post by: cookingdaily on August 02, 2015, 11:14:35 PM: while i'm thinking of it any good recipes anyone want to share
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Post by: RadSav on August 02, 2015, 11:36:36 PM: When in Oregon there never was even a draw opportunity on the coast. I'd stalk within 30 yards of a couple every year! Really hard to pass them up when all our blacktail were disappearing. Called in a good number of them here in Washington while varmint or turkey hunting. Never once during an open season though.

I've eaten cougar and bobbies a few times. Good stuff! Haven't had a lot but never a tough piece of meat.
Title: Re: Help Hunting Kitty Cats
Post by: cookingdaily on August 03, 2015, 12:28:56 AM: so what did you use to call them in?

I heard that if you cook them thai style it's pretty good
Title: Re: Help Hunting Kitty Cats
Post by: RadSav on August 03, 2015, 01:17:13 AM: Quote from: cookingdaily on August 03, 2015, 12:28:56 AM
so what did you use to call them in?

Usually turkey calls and double reed extra raspy cottontail calls. One during bear calling with a double reed extra raspy jack call using long breath calling with no shake.
Title: Re: Help Hunting Kitty Cats
Post by: jasnt on August 03, 2015, 05:23:40 AM: I would contact rainshadow1 for cougar sounds and cougar calling. I see a lot of cats in 117,121,113,

Fawn distress, elk calf distress, any kind of cow talk and cougar vocals will get you a response. That's not nessasarily the hard part. Hard part is seeing them before they see you. I've called in a few cats sofar and only one could I see first. Unfortunetly I had already tagged a tom that year so I had to let it walk. Good luck
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Post by: Elkterd on August 21, 2015, 08:33:24 PM: Here's one we just picked up on our cam this week
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Post by: Elkterd on August 21, 2015, 08:35:30 PM: And one more
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Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on August 22, 2015, 01:14:38 AM: What gets me are the quotas... seems like they don't allow that many in areas that you might actually see one...How many can we harvest in William Creek, compared to Republic? ?
Title: Re: Help Hunting Kitty Cats
Post by: Elkterd on August 23, 2015, 03:14:20 PM: My daughter and I just went in and checked our cam again this afternoon, and this cat had come in 6 hrs behind us on Friday night, looks to same one we picked up last Sunday night