Post by: predatorG on November 10, 2015, 10:58:07 AM
Post by: Naches Sportsman on November 10, 2015, 11:34:17 AM
I'm sure not a ton of people go hunting for just cougars but I was wondering if those who do have any good tips.
Fresh snow is your best friend.
Post by: rainshadow1 on November 12, 2015, 04:24:01 PM
Call with vocals!
Post by: Quarter Pounder on November 12, 2015, 05:07:52 PM
Post by: KFhunter on November 12, 2015, 05:15:14 PM
http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/audioPop.jsp?episodeId=246630&cmd=apop
I learned a heck of a lot from this broadcast, well worth a listen when you got a spare 30 minutes or so.
It takes patience and time to really understand and put into practice all the information that's in this broadcast. I called in three lions last year, was busted twice and a 3rd cat I didn't see until it was too late. I'm just a beginner right now, but I'm seeing the light and getting a grasp on what it takes to call lions routinely, not just stumbling into a successful call but being able to get out there and have a reasonable shot at success.
Most important thing is to call areas that hold lions, then you need to know where to position yourself so you could actually see the dang thing approach, and hold rock still for a solid hour, and not get busted just walking in. You also want to hide the call so I gave up on decoys all together, opting to hide the call in a natural depression. The cat will sneak to the call until it can see where the sound is coming from then most of the time just sit and study it, eventually get bored and look around, this is where you get busted so better to have gotten your shot off already.
It really makes calling coyotes child's play I think. The only real upshot is wind isn't as big of factor as with coyotes, but you can't hold too still for cats, can't emphasize this enough. I don't think I've been busted by smell alone. Mostly I'm busted walking in setting up so it's better to scout locations and approaches ahead of time then go in another day to call.
Good luck, the lion numbers are greatly in your favor and I hope that calling lions is demystified, we need to put all of them we can in the dirt.
Post by: CAMPMEAT on November 12, 2015, 05:28:00 PM
Post by: KFhunter on November 12, 2015, 05:34:48 PM
That makes almost a dozen this year.
Post by: Hectocotylus on November 12, 2015, 06:47:53 PM
I just seen another one last night, it baled over a bridge. I should see how far it leapt down maybe it's shattered on the rocks below.Dang that's a ton of cougars whereabouts are you I would love to see one.
That makes almost a dozen this year.
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Post by: KFhunter on November 12, 2015, 06:52:48 PM
Post by: Bango skank on November 12, 2015, 06:59:58 PM
Showing signs of being a good year for the 4 legged kind! Don't jinx it, but there just might be some tracking snow sooner than later!!!
Call with vocals!
Contact whistle or coug in heat screaming noise?? Do you use the two together, and if so how?
Post by: Bango skank on November 12, 2015, 10:37:51 PM
The NE corner
We do seem to have more than our fair share here. http://www.elknutforums.com/Hunting/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=4840&p=65287#p65287
Post by: KFhunter on November 12, 2015, 10:51:56 PM
Showing signs of being a good year for the 4 legged kind! Don't jinx it, but there just might be some tracking snow sooner than later!!!
Call with vocals!
Contact whistle or coug in heat screaming noise?? Do you use the two together, and if so how?
I called for a lion with distress calls then switched to whistle, the dang thing whistled it's head off at me in return but didn't come in for a shot.
I haven't gotten the lion vocals figured out, so not sure if I was busted or if it was scared to encounter a bigger lion..it kept it's distance I couldn't get an eye on it.
Post by: Bango skank on November 12, 2015, 11:03:25 PM
Showing signs of being a good year for the 4 legged kind! Don't jinx it, but there just might be some tracking snow sooner than later!!!
Call with vocals!
Contact whistle or coug in heat screaming noise?? Do you use the two together, and if so how?
I called for a lion with distress calls then switched to whistle, the dang thing whistled it's head off at me in return but didn't come in for a shot.
I haven't gotten the lion vocals figured out, so not sure if I was busted or if it was scared to encounter a bigger lion..it kept it's distance I couldn't get an eye on it.
Hmm, maybe in that situation, if somebody could keep the whistles going sporadically, a partner could try to circle downwind of the lion and get a shot.
Post by: jasnt on November 12, 2015, 11:31:08 PM
:yeah:
http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/audioPop.jsp?episodeId=246630&cmd=apop
I learned a heck of a lot from this broadcast, well worth a listen when you got a spare 30 minutes or so.
It takes patience and time to really understand and put into practice all the information that's in this broadcast. I called in three lions last year, was busted twice and a 3rd cat I didn't see until it was too late. I'm just a beginner right now, but I'm seeing the light and getting a grasp on what it takes to call lions routinely, not just stumbling into a successful call but being able to get out there and have a reasonable shot at success.
Most important thing is to call areas that hold lions, then you need to know where to position yourself so you could actually see the dang thing approach, and hold rock still for a solid hour, and not get busted just walking in. You also want to hide the call so I gave up on decoys all together, opting to hide the call in a natural depression. The cat will sneak to the call until it can see where the sound is coming from then most of the time just sit and study it, eventually get bored and look around, this is where you get busted so better to have gotten your shot off already.
It really makes calling coyotes child's play I think. The only real upshot is wind isn't as big of factor as with coyotes, but you can't hold too still for cats, can't emphasize this enough. I don't think I've been busted by smell alone. Mostly I'm busted walking in setting up so it's better to scout locations and approaches ahead of time then go in another day to call.
Good luck, the lion numbers are greatly in your favor and I hope that calling lions is demystified, we need to put all of them we can in the dirt.
I've had 2 call ins this year sofar. First one was 3 cats (2young and one adult) all where vocal. Came in threw thick cover never leaving it. Stay very still. I like to call up hill. They like to approach with an advantage and from my experience they won't break cover unless they feel that advantage, ex specially mature cats. Rainshadows a vocals are great. I've made some of my own too,also learned to use my voice. I like deer or fawn distress mixed with cougar vocals. I prefer submissive vocals and low key. I want that big tom to feel like he came take what he wants. I also hide the call. Thick brush is a must. I like to set it up so the cat has to come to an opening to get a close look at the call were I can see him. But I also want him to feel like he has the upper hand. DO NOT MOVE! Decoys are a waste of time, weight,and money. Need a silent approach threw good cover. Snow is a big help not only for finding cats but for seeing them aswell. I like having a pistol in my lap while on stand. Do not move! Stay still! Even a glance at the remote can get you busted! I mark every cougar track I find on gps, every toilet, every scrape, every kill I find. Over time you can see the higher traffic areas and learn we're to call before you get to calling. All year long I'm looking for that one track. If I find tracks in the snow (fresh snow) I'll track till I think I'm close then call, save those tracks on the gps too. Hold still! Calling cougar is very addictive and not very productive as other predators but IMO more rewarding. If you live where deer migrate follow the deer cause the cats will too. Have called them in with elk vocals as well.
DO NOT MOVE!!
Post by: MountainTracker on November 13, 2015, 09:02:07 AM
Post by: jasnt on November 13, 2015, 09:56:18 AM
Post by: rainshadow1 on November 13, 2015, 10:01:55 AM
Same problem for circling around on a vocalizing cat. I've seen it work on coyotes, and I've had a Cougar vocalizing enough to make me want to try an end run, but there's just no way you're getting around it without being seen!
(Still looking for call-in stories to add to the website! Let me know if any of you guys have one!)
Post by: jasnt on November 13, 2015, 10:10:28 AM
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,183485.0.html
Post by: MountainTracker on November 13, 2015, 10:28:05 AM
If you could do it silently it could help. I've thought about using a tree stand but you would prob need to pre hang it to not get busted.
Thanks for the response. I wasn't thinking a tree stand, more just get up 3 to 4 feet higher, so im not looking just into the brush in front of me but looking through it (if that makes sense).
Post by: jasnt on November 13, 2015, 10:38:45 AM
i get what your saying. Personally I prefer to call facing up hill. So my area is all above me. I think if you where sitting on a branch you movement would be multiplied cause every tiny move you make will move the branch too. Me I'm a big guy, not built for climbing trees lol so go me it could be dangerous with out a tree stand. I like to keep it simple. But if your the kind of guy that can shimy up a tree lickedy split by all means try it. Could even make the cougar believe it is another cat in that tree but remember that cat won't come in if he feels you have the upper handIf you could do it silently it could help. I've thought about using a tree stand but you would prob need to pre hang it to not get busted.
Thanks for the response. I wasn't thinking a tree stand, more just get up 3 to 4 feet higher, so im not looking just into the brush in front of me but looking through it (if that makes sense).
Post by: MountainTracker on November 13, 2015, 11:13:02 AM
Post by: Special T on November 13, 2015, 11:19:29 AM
Has anyone tried a Tree saddle or Guidos web? With the tree stands was it the noise or the movement that fouled the hunt?
http://guidosoutdoors.com/index.php/ordering
Post by: emac on November 13, 2015, 11:20:40 AM
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Post by: rainshadow1 on November 13, 2015, 07:44:14 PM
Post by: motg9_6 on November 13, 2015, 08:07:07 PM
Post by: KFhunter on November 13, 2015, 08:17:57 PM
Also cats do most of their moving at night so during the day it might be up there sleeping off a belly full of venison, hopefully it's between kills and wouldn't mind something close and easy...
Post by: jasnt on November 13, 2015, 08:19:45 PM
Post by: KFhunter on November 13, 2015, 08:39:19 PM
I don't even use binos once the calling starts, because then your moving! Instead just take a mental note of every bump, stump, dark spot and object out there, glass them ahead of time so you know what they are.
once the calling starts scan with your eyeballs for a new bump, stump, dark spot or object out there then glass it with your scope, because it's probably a cat!
I had a new dark spot show up and was hemming and hawing about putting the scope on it because I wasn't sure if it was there before or not, in the back of my mind it was just a spot I had seen and forgot about, didn't look like much. I was second guessing it... Finally that small dark spot unfolded itself and turned into a monster cat and was gone before I could put glass on it.
Post by: jasnt on November 13, 2015, 09:04:37 PM
And that is how you get addicted to calling lions!
I don't glass after the caller starts either. Most times I'm packing my shotgun. After my first cougar harvest I want then in close! I like to call in the super thick stuff! I keep the call around 20-40 yards away as long as it will put the cat to where I can see it. Team calling can be very exciting. Often I sit close to the call and my friend sets up high above watching with the rifle. I use a camo fleece blanket to hide under with my shotgun shouldered underneath. I quit doing this method by my self though when I had a cat sit on the rock i was seated against. I could hear it plop on to the rock and could hear it breathing/panting, after a moment I decided I should spin around fast as I could to try to take the shot but as I spun to shoot it jumped about 6' up and back and I never got the shot. Was a young cat that I prob would not have taken if I had seen it in the sights. Could have gone bad real quick so I avoid that unless I got my back up shooter up above. Also why I recommend the pistol in the lap
Post by: KFhunter on November 13, 2015, 09:10:59 PM
"hold still while I shoot this apple off your head"
Post by: jasnt on November 13, 2015, 10:06:04 PM
I'd have to have a lot of trust for someone to shoot a cat sitting just over my shoulder :chuckle:
"hold still while I shoot this apple off your head"
:chuckle: hopfully he sees it long before its over my shoulder. The way we plan it he shoots if the cat hangs up or as it's leaving. In turn he gets to sit up above the action while I run the call. He dosent have to even move a mussel sept his eyes. While I sit in the thick stuff running the call from my hiddy hole allowing me a little more movement ( hand running the call) hasn't worked out yet but he gets to hunt my spots with out having to do the leg work,and I get a little back up in case it hits the fan or the cat hangs up above my view or out of range.
So far all my call ins have been solo trips but one. When I called in the 3 cats I was with my friend Jackey, the day I learned to always check my battery's we were scouting for her elk hunt and I was after bear when we found a fresh track. Setup to call and ecaller was dead. So I used a hand call :bdid: when the first 2 cats started whistling every time I did I got excited. I was focused on the whistles,then we got the gargle cough from a diffrent cat that was 30-40 yards away and we couldn't see it. She was frozen in fear( I just thought she was doing great at sitting still) she says the older cat came in from below us and moved over to where we heard the gargle cough. If my ecaller had worked I'd bet we would have at least gotten a visual but with a hand call all eyes were on me.
Post by: predatorG on November 15, 2015, 12:39:06 PM
http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/audioPop.jsp?episodeId=246630&cmd=apop
I learned a heck of a lot from this broadcast, well worth a listen when you got a spare 30 minutes or so.
It takes patience and time to really understand and put into practice all the information that's in this broadcast. I called in three lions last year, was busted twice and a 3rd cat I didn't see until it was too late. I'm just a beginner right now, but I'm seeing the light and getting a grasp on what it takes to call lions routinely, not just stumbling into a successful call but being able to get out there and have a reasonable shot at success.
Most important thing is to call areas that hold lions, then you need to know where to position yourself so you could actually see the dang thing approach, and hold rock still for a solid hour, and not get busted just walking in. You also want to hide the call so I gave up on decoys all together, opting to hide the call in a natural depression. The cat will sneak to the call until it can see where the sound is coming from then most of the time just sit and study it, eventually get bored and look around, this is where you get busted so better to have gotten your shot off already.
It really makes calling coyotes child's play I think. The only real upshot is wind isn't as big of factor as with coyotes, but you can't hold too still for cats, can't emphasize this enough. I don't think I've been busted by smell alone. Mostly I'm busted walking in setting up so it's better to scout locations and approaches ahead of time then go in another day to call.
Good luck, the lion numbers are greatly in your favor and I hope that calling lions is demystified, we need to put all of them we can in the dirt.
Listened to some of this last night. The guy talked about how you should watch cats because they all act the same (house cats, bobcats, cougars). So today for a bit of practice I called in my cat. It was actually a ton of fun to play with her.
Post by: jasnt on November 15, 2015, 01:12:42 PM
I do that too. It is fun. Try it on feral cats, little tougher to call. My friend Jackey lives next to a hay field and there are some barn cats that hunt it after dark. When I go out for a smoke I like to turn on my hat light and lip squeak one in as close as I can. Sofar I haven't gotten them to cross the fence but I did call in a double once :chuckle: some times they just make a b-line straight at me but most like to stalk in slow. Some will just sit and stare my way. I bet if I added a laser pointer to my gear I could get them to cross the fence
http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/audioPop.jsp?episodeId=246630&cmd=apop
I learned a heck of a lot from this broadcast, well worth a listen when you got a spare 30 minutes or so.
It takes patience and time to really understand and put into practice all the information that's in this broadcast. I called in three lions last year, was busted twice and a 3rd cat I didn't see until it was too late. I'm just a beginner right now, but I'm seeing the light and getting a grasp on what it takes to call lions routinely, not just stumbling into a successful call but being able to get out there and have a reasonable shot at success.
Most important thing is to call areas that hold lions, then you need to know where to position yourself so you could actually see the dang thing approach, and hold rock still for a solid hour, and not get busted just walking in. You also want to hide the call so I gave up on decoys all together, opting to hide the call in a natural depression. The cat will sneak to the call until it can see where the sound is coming from then most of the time just sit and study it, eventually get bored and look around, this is where you get busted so better to have gotten your shot off already.
It really makes calling coyotes child's play I think. The only real upshot is wind isn't as big of factor as with coyotes, but you can't hold too still for cats, can't emphasize this enough. I don't think I've been busted by smell alone. Mostly I'm busted walking in setting up so it's better to scout locations and approaches ahead of time then go in another day to call.
Good luck, the lion numbers are greatly in your favor and I hope that calling lions is demystified, we need to put all of them we can in the dirt.
Listened to some of this last night. The guy talked about how you should watch cats because they all act the same (house cats, bobcats, cougars). So today for a bit of practice I called in my cat. It was actually a ton of fun to play with her.
Post by: jpharcher on November 15, 2015, 01:59:23 PM
Post by: KFhunter on November 15, 2015, 02:08:25 PM
Post by: jpharcher on November 15, 2015, 02:11:55 PM
Post by: jasnt on November 15, 2015, 02:25:41 PM
I'm going to add a powerful laser pointer to my lion calling setup :tup::chuckle: oh ya that's going to make for an exciting hunt :tup: maybe even get one that comes with the screw on caps that project a critter of some sort :chuckle:
Post by: predatorG on November 16, 2015, 08:35:20 PM
I am trying to figure out how to hunt them in this thick Kitsap/Mason county country.....
Same. It's almost too close of quarters to feel safe.
Post by: rainshadow1 on November 17, 2015, 09:39:44 PM
I am trying to figure out how to hunt them in this thick Kitsap/Mason county country.....
Same. It's almost too close of quarters to feel safe.
I'm over in Sequim. Same here. You know they're here, so you just have to make do. One thing I end up doing, especially by myself, is to set up with a natural barrier to the rear. They'll avoid it, making them go around you. They're not too dangerous! (Yet! Wait til they get toooo overpopulated!)
Post by: Gringo31 on November 18, 2015, 01:57:32 PM
I give myself a 50/50.
Am I dreaming?
Post by: lil_mac on November 18, 2015, 05:00:01 PM
I'm looking to just go out, cut a fresh track and walk it out should the snow be shallow enough.
I give myself a 50/50.
Am I dreaming?
Was wondering the same thing
Post by: JJB11B on November 18, 2015, 05:00:50 PM
Buy her a few drinks and compliment her beauty :tup:
Post by: jasnt on November 18, 2015, 05:48:37 PM
I'm looking to just go out, cut a fresh track and walk it out should the snow be shallow enough.i don't know about 50/50 but it has been done before. I have tried it my self but have not been successful yet. Prepare to walk a long ways and threw some nasty stuff. They don't seem to care how thick or how steep it is they just wonder up and down like its nothing. Found some tracks on a blow down yesterday but I'm thing young cougar or tom bobcat. Had to tell cause the cat was slipping as it walked. Snow was starting to melt and the trees where dripping like crazy so I lost the tracks quickly.
I give myself a 50/50.
Am I dreaming?
Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on November 18, 2015, 06:00:45 PM
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A Washington bowhunter went through 18 lives with one arrow on Monday when he bagged two mountain lions at the same time.
Ben Hendrickson, 36, of Spokane and his friend Rod Noah, 58, of Chattaroy had been hunting the woods of Pend Oreille County for elk when the cat fluke occurred.
The two had been hunting elk for several days with little luck. That situation changed Monday evening when Noah called in what he thought was a deer.
“I was nearby, but Rod was doing the calling, so they were homed in on him,” Hendrickson told the Spokesman-Review. When the “deer” raised its tail, Noah immediately recognized it as a cougar. With a lion tag in his pocket, Noah took the 32-yard shot. “I’ve never even seen a mountain lion in the wild,” Noah said. “I didn’t hesitate at the chance.” Noah took the animal with a broadside shot. Then he waited.
“Heck, I needed a few minutes to get my heart rate down,” Noah said. Despite the adrenaline rush, Noah knew his shot was good. “I was using a lighted nock and it looked like a flare going right behind its front leg,” he said. “The lion jumped and crashed through brush out of sight down the hill, but I knew I’d smacked him hard.”
The two men followed the blood trail even though they were both sure the lion went in the opposite direction. “I thought the lion had gone left, but a blood trail doesn’t lie, so we followed it straight down the hill,” Noah said.
Once they found the animal the two called a taxidermist who instructed them to bring the animal in immediately for skinning. As the two were dragging the cat up the hill Hendrickson noted that the wound on the animal didn’t match the shot he’d seen Noah take.
“We look at the cat and the wound is right in the middle of his chest,” Noah explained. “I said, ‘That’s not right.’” The men went back to the site where the cat was shot only to find another dead catamount not 15 yards from where it had been shot. That’s right. Noah unknowingly shot two cougars with one arrow.
“He hit both cougars with one shot and they ran a short way and died almost right next to each other,” Hendrickson said. This revelation presented a problem though as hunters are only allowed one lion per season. Hendrickson admits his first thought wasn’t very honest. “I had a tag and the first thought was for me to just tag it and that’s that,” he said. “But then we wouldn’t be able to tell the story, which is too amazing.”
The men called the authorities. “So we called the game warden,” Noah said. “I didn’t know how it was going down, but we figured that was the right thing to do.”
Washington Fish and Wildlife Department officer Severin Erickson arrived on scene in less than an hour, listed to the men’s story, then gave his seal of approval.
“Their story all checked out,” Severin said. “Technically, it would be double-bagging – two cougars with one arrow – but it was an honest mistake. Legally, they’re required to check in with us and they did. Officers have discretion in these cases. I had to give him a warning, but there was no citation.”
Honesty is always the best policy.
Congratulations, Noah. That was a one-in-a-million shot.
Post by: KFhunter on November 18, 2015, 06:13:40 PM
for?
Oh sorry I missed this.
I was just being funny, it was in reference to house cats chasing around laser pointers and the seminar I linked earlier talking about watching house cats to see how lions might act.
Post by: KFhunter on November 18, 2015, 06:15:28 PM
I'm looking to just go out, cut a fresh track and walk it out should the snow be shallow enough.
I give myself a 50/50.
Am I dreaming?
I haven't done this myself, but there are a few guys around here that do and are successful. Dale has mentioned this before too as he knows of a guy doing just that.
I followed one for 5 miles but never found the end of the trail, I wasn't hunting cat at the time and started the trail too late in the day to follow it all the way out. Need to start O'Dark 30 and follow it into daybreak. If there is a series of roads try to jump ahead and pick up the trail again, circle until you know it's in the area then head in after it.
If you get on it and know it's just ahead but can't get a shot and you're bumping it over and over you could try to bum rush it barking like a dog at it, make a crap ton of racket it might go up a tree.
Post by: kellama2001 on November 18, 2015, 07:15:01 PM
Post by: KFhunter on November 18, 2015, 07:19:59 PM
I'm looking to just go out, cut a fresh track and walk it out should the snow be shallow enough.i don't know about 50/50 but it has been done before. I have tried it my self but have not been successful yet. Prepare to walk a long ways and threw some nasty stuff. They don't seem to care how thick or how steep it is they just wonder up and down like its nothing. Found some tracks on a blow down yesterday but I'm thing young cougar or tom bobcat. Had to tell cause the cat was slipping as it walked. Snow was starting to melt and the trees where dripping like crazy so I lost the tracks quickly.
I give myself a 50/50.
Am I dreaming?
Those tracks look a little too old for me to start following.
Post by: jasnt on November 18, 2015, 09:11:12 PM
i follow just about every cat track I come across. Dosent mater how old. Like said before you find an area the cat travels often you find a good cat spot for life. After following a lot of tracks you will see the trends.I'm looking to just go out, cut a fresh track and walk it out should the snow be shallow enough.i don't know about 50/50 but it has been done before. I have tried it my self but have not been successful yet. Prepare to walk a long ways and threw some nasty stuff. They don't seem to care how thick or how steep it is they just wonder up and down like its nothing. Found some tracks on a blow down yesterday but I'm thing young cougar or tom bobcat. Had to tell cause the cat was slipping as it walked. Snow was starting to melt and the trees where dripping like crazy so I lost the tracks quickly.
I give myself a 50/50.
Am I dreaming?
Those tracks look a little too old for me to start following.
There is a cougar article in my last predator extreme about cougar hunting with hounds but in the article he mentions how he takes big mature toms in the same areas every year.
You find a great area and take a mature tom be it bobcat or cougar an other mature tom will move in and use those same trails, bedding areas and hunting areas. Find an area like that and you have the chance to take a mature tom every year
Post by: KFhunter on November 18, 2015, 09:21:35 PM
I was thinking to walk one down I'd look for a fresher track
Post by: Special T on November 20, 2015, 08:55:58 PM
i follow just about every cat track I come across. Dosent mater how old. Like said before you find an area the cat travels often you find a good cat spot for life. After following a lot of tracks you will see the trends.I'm looking to just go out, cut a fresh track and walk it out should the snow be shallow enough.i don't know about 50/50 but it has been done before. I have tried it my self but have not been successful yet. Prepare to walk a long ways and threw some nasty stuff. They don't seem to care how thick or how steep it is they just wonder up and down like its nothing. Found some tracks on a blow down yesterday but I'm thing young cougar or tom bobcat. Had to tell cause the cat was slipping as it walked. Snow was starting to melt and the trees where dripping like crazy so I lost the tracks quickly.
I give myself a 50/50.
Am I dreaming?
Those tracks look a little too old for me to start following.
There is a cougar article in my last predator extreme about cougar hunting with hounds but in the article he mentions how he takes big mature toms in the same areas every year.
You find a great area and take a mature tom be it bobcat or cougar an other mature tom will move in and use those same trails, bedding areas and hunting areas. Find an area like that and you have the chance to take a mature tom every year
Since they are an ambush predator i would imagine terrain and deer habits make a specific area very fruitful.
Post by: jasnt on November 20, 2015, 09:01:19 PM
exactly! You find those areas with the best habitat your going to find the boss cat for the area, and if you kill that cat a new boss cat will move in. It's like the grizzly's catching salmon. The boss gets the the best spot. But when he moves on number two takes his spot.i follow just about every cat track I come across. Dosent mater how old. Like said before you find an area the cat travels often you find a good cat spot for life. After following a lot of tracks you will see the trends.I'm looking to just go out, cut a fresh track and walk it out should the snow be shallow enough.i don't know about 50/50 but it has been done before. I have tried it my self but have not been successful yet. Prepare to walk a long ways and threw some nasty stuff. They don't seem to care how thick or how steep it is they just wonder up and down like its nothing. Found some tracks on a blow down yesterday but I'm thing young cougar or tom bobcat. Had to tell cause the cat was slipping as it walked. Snow was starting to melt and the trees where dripping like crazy so I lost the tracks quickly.
I give myself a 50/50.
Am I dreaming?
Those tracks look a little too old for me to start following.
There is a cougar article in my last predator extreme about cougar hunting with hounds but in the article he mentions how he takes big mature toms in the same areas every year.
You find a great area and take a mature tom be it bobcat or cougar an other mature tom will move in and use those same trails, bedding areas and hunting areas. Find an area like that and you have the chance to take a mature tom every year
Since they are an ambush predator i would imagine terrain and deer habits make a specific area very fruitful.
Many of us already know great cougar spots. We just don't know it as a cougar spot. All areas that hold any abundance of deer or elk also hold big cats! Many of us know areas that at certain times of the year have more deer or elk than normal. You can bet your last buck that any area with a large number of deer or elk hold big toms durning the time that area holds the abundance of game. Winter is the best time to hunt cougar. It's also the time of year deer and elk move to winter areas and those areas that have a lot of game in a smaller area than other times of the year are the areas you want to focus on. Find some winter grounds and scout it year round. Learn all the trails and hiding spots. When winter comes it will make finding those cat tracks much easier. That cat is going to be checking and hunting those game herds.
Post by: Special T on November 20, 2015, 09:02:53 PM
Post by: JimmyHoffa on November 20, 2015, 09:03:29 PM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on November 20, 2015, 09:15:20 PM
Post by: jasnt on November 20, 2015, 09:21:41 PM
I know that on a few ranches they would like to come out on sunny days and lay on the hay bales. I wonder if slash piles would be similar enough? Anyone see westside cats laying up in the slash?i found a cougar kill on top a slash pile before in 113
This head and most of the rest of the bones where found on top the slash pile. Cougar scrape was found 50ish yards from there and tracks found little farther than that. Found this in 2014 and came back this year to see if it was still there. Looked like more fresher bones had joined the old bones up top. I'll be checking it again this winter when I call up there. This is a big game winter range area
Post by: Limhangerslayer on November 20, 2015, 09:55:40 PM
I'm looking to just go out, cut a fresh track and walk it out should the snow be shallow enough.one of your best bets would be to cut a track walk it up till you think your are somewhat close, set up and try to call him to you. Just be more patient then we were last year! We did a set on some tracks last year called till we were bored (not long enough) went and food another set in the next canyon, came back only to find take 100 yards from our first set that walked right by my truck! Just didn't set long enough. Patients is the key, which I don't have :chuckle:
I give myself a 50/50.
Am I dreaming?
Post by: jasnt on November 22, 2015, 09:27:26 AM
Post by: rainshadow1 on November 23, 2015, 09:23:07 AM
I'm looking to just go out, cut a fresh track and walk it out should the snow be shallow enough.one of your best bets would be to cut a track walk it up till you think your are somewhat close, set up and try to call him to you. Just be more patient then we were last year! We did a set on some tracks last year called till we were bored (not long enough) went and food another set in the next canyon, came back only to find take 100 yards from our first set that walked right by my truck! Just didn't set long enough. Patients is the key, which I don't have :chuckle:
I give myself a 50/50.
Am I dreaming?
My cold stands average 90min... hot stands have gone 3 hours!
(However, I've called in cats from 1hr 10min, to 2min!)
Post by: predatorG on November 27, 2015, 03:39:30 PM
Post by: jasnt on November 27, 2015, 06:35:34 PM
Post by: jasnt on November 27, 2015, 06:37:49 PM
Post by: KFhunter on November 27, 2015, 06:50:17 PM
I'd still call her, we got so many lions in WA we ought to have multiple tags instead of small quota's.
Post by: Bango skank on November 27, 2015, 06:52:12 PM
Post by: KFhunter on November 27, 2015, 06:57:04 PM
Post by: Bango skank on November 27, 2015, 06:58:58 PM
looks like a female lion :tup:
I'd still call her, we got so many lions in WA we ought to have multiple tags instead of small quota's.
Coild be a small male :dunno:
I find avton of lion tracks every winter, but ive only found one set of tracks that were 100% inarguably a huge tom. They were far far bigger than any other set ive seen, and i sometimes find 4 or 5 diff sets in a day of riding after a fresh snow. Seeing cat tracks that big was just weird. Makes you feel pretty far down on the food chain kinda. Id be hard pressed to think of more than a few sets of bear tracks ive ever seen that were that big. Looked like somebodys siberian tiger got loose or something. I should have followed them, they were fresh, but i had deer on the brain that morning.
Post by: Bango skank on November 27, 2015, 07:04:23 PM
Sounds like you got a spot to call off your porch
I took my buck down to where i could see the trail the cats use from my house, gutted it there. Figured it might interest a cat a little, or at least some yotes. Thought i might take out a predator or two from the living room window while sitting next to the fire. Neighbor dog ate everything :chuckle:
Post by: jasnt on November 27, 2015, 10:13:51 PM
looks like a female lion :tup:ya I figured female or young tom. This spot is about 300 yards from where I took my first cougar. 134lb 8-10 year old tom that was breeding a young female I'm figuring it's her. I would agrea we should get more tags or at least raise the quotas!! Every year my areas close in January. :bash: I bet they could open it all year long and we still would not harvest the recommended 12-17%. Instead they close it at 4-6% :bash:
I'd still call her, we got so many lions in WA we ought to have multiple tags instead of small quota's.
Post by: Bango skank on November 28, 2015, 08:56:54 AM
looks like a female lion :tup:ya I figured female or young tom. This spot is about 300 yards from where I took my first cougar. 134lb 8-10 year old tom that was breeding a young female I'm figuring it's her. I would agrea we should get more tags or at least raise the quotas!! Every year my areas close in January. :bash: I bet they could open it all year long and we still would not harvest the recommended 12-17%. Instead they close it at 4-6% :bash:
I'd still call her, we got so many lions in WA we ought to have multiple tags instead of small quota's.
I really doubt we ever even reach 4%. Nobody knows how many cats we have, and the estimates ive heard from wdfw are a complete joke.
Post by: jasnt on November 28, 2015, 09:11:04 AM
so do I. I was just using there numbers an there research study's that they don't even go by. Pretty ignorant to pay wsu to do the research on how many cougar should be taken. Then just guess how many cougar we have with asumptions on how successful boot hunters are and then only take 1/3-1/2 what the study recomends of the grossly underestimated population. And to boot they count juvie cougar that may have died any way and count those towards the quotalooks like a female lion :tup:ya I figured female or young tom. This spot is about 300 yards from where I took my first cougar. 134lb 8-10 year old tom that was breeding a young female I'm figuring it's her. I would agrea we should get more tags or at least raise the quotas!! Every year my areas close in January. :bash: I bet they could open it all year long and we still would not harvest the recommended 12-17%. Instead they close it at 4-6% :bash:
I'd still call her, we got so many lions in WA we ought to have multiple tags instead of small quota's.
I really doubt we ever even reach 4%. Nobody knows how many cats we have, and the estimates ive heard from wdfw are a complete joke.
Post by: packmule on November 29, 2015, 02:03:36 PM
So one of the things that seems important is to stay on stand for a while, an hour or so and to remain absolutely still.
What are the best sounds to use on a e-caller? Rabbit in distress? Fawn in distress? I saw the earlier link to a site with lion calling info...any other good sites to learn how to do this?
Thanks in advance.
Post by: predatorG on November 29, 2015, 05:11:28 PM
Post by: jasnt on November 29, 2015, 05:12:20 PM
My rules so to speak for cougar calling
1 silent approach and set up
2 call on the freshest sign you can
3 stay still as possible!
4 hide the call well. If they can see the sound source that's where they will stop.
5 glass the area before calling, try to make out those things that look like a critter like stumps or blow downs, glass spots the cat could be napping like rocks or large trees.
6 i start with distress for 5-10 min then cougar vocals for 5-10 then distresss then vocals then more distress. Often a few periods of silence near the end or I'll just sit silent for 20 min after calling for an hour plus
7 don't be afraid to try new things, cougar calling isn't new but it's not a science yet either. Always room for that extra trick or technique that will up your odds
8 (personal prefrance) ditch the decoy. IMO it will just hang the cat up once he sees it
Post by: packmule on November 30, 2015, 06:33:40 AM
Post by: jasnt on November 30, 2015, 07:28:50 AM
http://www.rain-shadow.com/prod03.htm
Post by: claytonj20 on November 30, 2015, 08:44:44 AM
I'm looking to just go out, cut a fresh track and walk it out should the snow be shallow enough.
I give myself a 50/50.
Am I dreaming?
I am from Washington so I follow the board. I have hunted cats unsuccessfully in South Dakota where I am stationed for the last couple of years and this seems to be the most successful method for guys taking lions here. Works best right after a decent snow (obviously) and you need a light to moderate wind to mask your movement sounds as much as possible. need to have your head on a swivel for this though, I read a story about a guy last year who pretty much tripped over a lion that was laid up in a hole right on the trail he was traveling.
I use Rainshadows products and his methods, I find a track and walk it out until I get to a point I think it is bedded down close then call. I have called a couple in but have been busted and/or cats have hung up. I really want to call one in and harvest it, the Black Hills aren't a huge area though and I think that they get educated pretty quickly to calling during the season.
Post by: WAPatriot on December 02, 2015, 11:05:01 AM
Does the wildfire 2 work well it's on sale at cabelas or is it worth it to bite the bullet and buy something more expensive
Post by: claytonj20 on December 02, 2015, 12:33:17 PM
a FOXPRO Firestorm was my first and it was a decent caller.
I have used the FOXPRO Shockwave for the last few years and probably will not own anything else until mine breaks and they stop making them. I love my shockwave.
Post by: jasnt on December 02, 2015, 04:52:40 PM
Post by: Bango skank on December 02, 2015, 06:04:59 PM
Post by: jasnt on December 02, 2015, 06:27:22 PM
Well yesterday i went hiking and found a crazy amount of cougar tracks, it was ridiculous, but the snow was old and i couldnt tell if any were fresh enough to follow, so i did a couple cold calling sets with no luck. We got a little fresh snow between like midnight and 6am, so i hit the same area this morning expecting to find some smoking hot tracks. Nada. Not a single set of coug, yote or bob tracks. Pretty disappointing. Ive hiked logging roads 3 of the last 4 days, covered nearly 20 miles, and then today i get home and check a trailcam right in my back yard. Cougars on it again, last night about 645 pm. Second time in about a week. This time it was a big female with a cub that was pretty much grown. Im starting to feel kind of stupid for hiking my ass off in the mountains when ive got at least 7 different cats moving through my property on a regular basis.yeah sounds like you need to do some calling at home!
Post by: claytonj20 on December 03, 2015, 08:14:13 AM
Well yesterday i went hiking and found a crazy amount of cougar tracks, it was ridiculous, but the snow was old and i couldnt tell if any were fresh enough to follow, so i did a couple cold calling sets with no luck. We got a little fresh snow between like midnight and 6am, so i hit the same area this morning expecting to find some smoking hot tracks. Nada. Not a single set of coug, yote or bob tracks. Pretty disappointing. Ive hiked logging roads 3 of the last 4 days, covered nearly 20 miles, and then today i get home and check a trailcam right in my back yard. Cougars on it again, last night about 645 pm. Second time in about a week. This time it was a big female with a cub that was pretty much grown. Im starting to feel kind of stupid for hiking my ass off in the mountains when ive got at least 7 different cats moving through my property on a regular basis.
If I had cats moving around my own place like that, I would never leave home!
As for the older tracks, if you are talking in terms of just a couple to a few days old a good tactic may be to pick the freshest looking one and walk it out anyways and look for a kill. Folks have had luck sitting on fresh kills or in some cases calling from the area.
One research study I read said that the majority of lions will bed down within 100 meters of an active kill if there is cover to bed down in. Obviously with them being that close being stealthy moving in would be key so you don't bump it out on the way in or during your set up.
Post by: WAPatriot on December 03, 2015, 10:13:02 AM
Post by: JimmyHoffa on December 03, 2015, 10:25:24 AM
Post by: rainshadow1 on December 03, 2015, 11:13:55 AM
Post by: pilebuck on December 03, 2015, 11:46:01 AM
Post by: claytonj20 on December 03, 2015, 01:17:29 PM
In the Black hills, if you find elk, you have found cats. Not certain it is the same way up in Washington but probably is. I have never found Elk tracks here in the winter that did not have cat tracks somewhere very close and usually the cat tracks are in the elk tracks.
Edit to add this part about pre-made sequences-
I build them on the FOXPRO website using their feature (foxcast I think?) I build about 1, 90 minute sequence, starting small for the first 30 minutes... rodent distress, building up to rabbit distress, then some cat vocals. The second 30 minutes has some larger animals starting with some of the heavier sounding Jack rabbits all the way up to deer and elk distress, then ending with cat vocals. The last 30 minutes is just cat vocals starting with whistle, non threatening stuff and ending with very rough sounding cat stuff like the lion in heat etc.
once I have the whole 90 minute sequence built, I use notepad on my computer to create the 3 individual sequences and load all 4 on the caller.
so I end up with-
1 full 90 minute sequence
1 30 minute with small animals ending in cats
1 30 minute with larger animals and cat
1 30 minute of just cat
This way I can jump forward or backward in my sequence depending on the situation I am in, or I can roll the whole 90 minute sequence without having to move at all. Hope all that makes sense and helps.
Post by: rainshadow1 on December 03, 2015, 05:15:34 PM
clayton... I use my thumbs, keeps me awake!
Post by: justyhntr on December 04, 2015, 09:32:25 PM
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Post by: jasnt on December 04, 2015, 10:50:20 PM
Good observation! Couldn't hurt your stand any
Post by: KFhunter on December 05, 2015, 12:39:49 PM
This vid just showed up on my FB. I get a kick out of using sounds from video's that anti's would share
easy to find wolf sounds on wolf hugger web sites for instance.
Post by: rainshadow1 on December 05, 2015, 01:26:34 PM
Post by: Tree Killer on December 05, 2015, 02:10:21 PM
After about 40 minutes I noticed something brown move down the ridge, and at first glance I thought it was a deer since doe's often respond to fawn in distress calls. After maybe 10 seconds of watching I saw the long tail flick, and immediately knew it was a lion. I only had to move my rifle a few inches to have it lined up and the scope to my eye. Gary started the call again and the lion moved about 5 yards and cleared the brush giving me a shot. He was a 5 yr old 170 # tom. The heaviest pack I hauled out of the woods!
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Post by: Tree Killer on December 05, 2015, 02:16:01 PM
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Came back the next morning, the carcass was 30 yards down the hill in the timber and over half the deer was eaten.
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By the next morning, the carcass had been moved another 200 ft and all but the head, lower legs, hide, and a chunk of spine had been consumed.
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Post by: jasnt on December 05, 2015, 04:12:34 PM
Post by: Jason on December 05, 2015, 04:13:17 PM
I have avoided giving any advice or tips in this thread, only because it pains me to much think about it. But my advice for the OP and everyone who hunts these elusive felines of the forest is, Don't Miss!! :bash:
Post by: Tree Killer on December 05, 2015, 05:38:55 PM
Are you sure that was a lion kill? All the cougar kills I've found have been atleast partially buried in pine needles and grass.
Absolutely, it's tracks were in the road and I'm pretty sure I spooked it off the buck as I drove up. The next day after it had eaten the first half , the carcass had debris raked over it. Hard to see it the pic.
Post by: Tree Killer on December 05, 2015, 05:58:54 PM
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This buck had been fed on a couple times and left for birds and other scavengers. The lions usually don't cover the carcass if they don't intend on coming back.
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Found this little forked horn in some thick brush one morning during the rut.
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Snuck in the next morning from downwind hoping to kill him, but it was too thick and I only managed to bump the cat off the carcass. It had been moved about 200 ft, but I found bits and pieces...plus lots of runny poo.
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Came back the next morning and the lion had packed the rest of the deer off or eaten it, the only piece I found was a chunk of spine. It wreaked from the big tom spraying the whole area down.
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Post by: Tree Killer on December 05, 2015, 06:00:36 PM
Tree Killer that's a fine feline you have there my friend :tup: Congrats!!
Thanks Jason! Long time no hear buddy.
Post by: jasnt on December 05, 2015, 07:06:42 PM
that explains it. Thanks for sharing :tup:Are you sure that was a lion kill? All the cougar kills I've found have been atleast partially buried in pine needles and grass.
Absolutely, it's tracks were in the road and I'm pretty sure I spooked it off the buck as I drove up. The next day after it had eaten the first half , the carcass had debris raked over it. Hard to see it the pic.
Post by: rainshadow1 on December 05, 2015, 07:12:19 PM
Tree killer, can I use your story/pics on my website? That's a great cat!
Post by: jasnt on December 05, 2015, 07:13:30 PM
Tree Killer that's a fine feline you have there my friend :tup: Congrats!!you do realize people are still going to educate cougar. Maybe a tip or two would help people be successful and not educate lions. I'm no pro by any means but atleast in my areas I'd rather people where out taking cougar. We have way too many predators period! That's why I'm happy to share the small amount of knowlage I have gained. I'd really love for everyone to kill there cat in 117 or 113! Jmo
I have avoided giving any advice or tips in this thread, only because it pains me to much think about it. But my advice for the OP and everyone who hunts these elusive felines of the forest is, Don't Miss!! :bash:
Post by: Bango skank on December 05, 2015, 07:15:42 PM
Tree Killer that's a fine feline you have there my friend :tup: Congrats!!you do realize people are still going to educate cougar. Maybe a tip or two would help people be successful and not educate lions. I'm no pro by any means but atleast in my areas I'd rather people where out taking cougar. We have way too many predators period! That's why I'm happy to share the small amount of knowlage I have gained. I'd really love for everyone to kill there cat in 117 or 113! Jmo
I have avoided giving any advice or tips in this thread, only because it pains me to much think about it. But my advice for the OP and everyone who hunts these elusive felines of the forest is, Don't Miss!! :bash:
Or 121 or 101 or 105 or 108 or 111 etc etc. Infested all over
Post by: Jason on December 05, 2015, 07:46:51 PM
Not sure where your going with this, but I did give a tip, and shared some knowledge that I gained this year while hunting, my tip was, don't miss!.Tree Killer that's a fine feline you have there my friend :tup: Congrats!!you do realize people are still going to educate cougar. Maybe a tip or two would help people be successful and not educate lions. I'm no pro by any means but atleast in my areas I'd rather people where out taking cougar. We have way too many predators period! That's why I'm happy to share the small amount of knowlage I have gained. I'd really love for everyone to kill there cat in 117 or 113! Jmo
I have avoided giving any advice or tips in this thread, only because it pains me to much think about it. But my advice for the OP and everyone who hunts these elusive felines of the forest is, Don't Miss!! :bash:
Why is this my advice to other hunters of this elusive feline that most hunters will never ever see?
We'll I missed this cat on opening day of modern deer season this year, 311yds and I shot to low :bash: still stings thinking about it.
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Post by: KFhunter on December 05, 2015, 09:13:33 PM
Tree Killer that's a fine feline you have there my friend :tup: Congrats!!you do realize people are still going to educate cougar. Maybe a tip or two would help people be successful and not educate lions. I'm no pro by any means but atleast in my areas I'd rather people where out taking cougar. We have way too many predators period! That's why I'm happy to share the small amount of knowlage I have gained. I'd really love for everyone to kill there cat in 117 or 113! Jmo
I have avoided giving any advice or tips in this thread, only because it pains me to much think about it. But my advice for the OP and everyone who hunts these elusive felines of the forest is, Don't Miss!! :bash:
There's no cougar in 117 or 113, much better odds to hunt them in 101,105 ;D
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I'm no pro by any means but atleast in my areas I'd rather people where out taking cougar
Exactly why I'm trying to be so helpful +1 We need more of them dead, and coyotes too, and bears too and wolves too
Post by: jasnt on December 05, 2015, 09:57:10 PM
i may have misunderstood your post. That would sting! My concern like how I interpted your post is that people will be out trying to call cats and educate them. That would suck like many of my coyote hunting grounds have been. I'd rather help those new to this to not make all those stupid mistakes I've made sofar so not to educate those cats but kill them. I do really love calling cougar but we seem to have so many that I'd rather people where out there taking cats than getting frustrated and giving it up.Not sure where your going with this, but I did give a tip, and shared some knowledge that I gained this year while hunting, my tip was, don't miss!.Tree Killer that's a fine feline you have there my friend :tup: Congrats!!you do realize people are still going to educate cougar. Maybe a tip or two would help people be successful and not educate lions. I'm no pro by any means but atleast in my areas I'd rather people where out taking cougar. We have way too many predators period! That's why I'm happy to share the small amount of knowlage I have gained. I'd really love for everyone to kill there cat in 117 or 113! Jmo
I have avoided giving any advice or tips in this thread, only because it pains me to much think about it. But my advice for the OP and everyone who hunts these elusive felines of the forest is, Don't Miss!! :bash:
Why is this my advice to other hunters of this elusive feline that most hunters will never ever see?
We'll I missed this cat on opening day of modern deer season this year, 311yds and I shot to low :bash: still stings thinking about it.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi165.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fu41%2Fswampr42%2Fopening%2520day%2520cougar%25202015_zps36depbyr.jpg&hash=f7e65374258a2a665079c2cdb956c4fcf05be693) (http://s165.photobucket.com/user/swampr42/media/opening%20day%20cougar%202015_zps36depbyr.jpg.html)
Thanks for sharing
Amen KFhunter :tup:
Post by: Turner89 on December 05, 2015, 10:47:55 PM
Post by: Tree Killer on December 06, 2015, 06:18:11 AM
Hungry Lions! That's some fast eating!
Tree killer, can I use your story/pics on my website? That's a great cat!
Sure, no problem. Thanks for asking!
Post by: justyhntr on December 08, 2015, 10:07:50 AM
Post by: packmule on December 08, 2015, 11:51:03 AM
Not sure where your going with this, but I did give a tip, and shared some knowledge that I gained this year while hunting, my tip was, don't miss!.Tree Killer that's a fine feline you have there my friend :tup: Congrats!!you do realize people are still going to educate cougar. Maybe a tip or two would help people be successful and not educate lions. I'm no pro by any means but atleast in my areas I'd rather people where out taking cougar. We have way too many predators period! That's why I'm happy to share the small amount of knowlage I have gained. I'd really love for everyone to kill there cat in 117 or 113! Jmo
I have avoided giving any advice or tips in this thread, only because it pains me to much think about it. But my advice for the OP and everyone who hunts these elusive felines of the forest is, Don't Miss!! :bash:
Why is this my advice to other hunters of this elusive feline that most hunters will never ever see?
We'll I missed this cat on opening day of modern deer season this year, 311yds and I shot to low :bash: still stings thinking about it.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi165.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fu41%2Fswampr42%2Fopening%2520day%2520cougar%25202015_zps36depbyr.jpg&hash=f7e65374258a2a665079c2cdb956c4fcf05be693) (http://s165.photobucket.com/user/swampr42/media/opening%20day%20cougar%202015_zps36depbyr.jpg.html)
Great photo!
Post by: jasnt on December 08, 2015, 04:13:37 PM
We just ordered a Shockwave , game on . After doing a lot of reading I never realized just how many deer / elk a single cougar can eat . I always assumed that the coyotes where the main problem here on the west side but not anymore . After my wife's encounter / miss it's now become an obsession . Janst , what load do you use in your shot gun ?i pack #4 buck hand loads of 35 pellets or 00 buck from federal I think you should try multipul load/chocke combos in your shotgun to see which patterns best in your gun. My gun love those 2 tho
Post by: justyhntr on December 08, 2015, 11:22:40 PM
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Post by: claytonj20 on December 17, 2015, 07:50:54 AM
It is complicated to learn, but it is worth it in the end. The new java based programmer they have on the foxpro website does make it a bit easier. My biggest issue is with the new computer I got only recognizes my call about 10% of the time.
I would download the programming utility, hook up the call to your computer and then call the FP guys and have them walk you through the process. The utility has also made it a ton easier to make calling sequences.
Post by: WAPatriot on December 17, 2015, 04:54:29 PM
Post by: rainshadow1 on December 23, 2015, 02:03:00 PM
Hey, I just wanted to let you know that I just posted 5 new stories on my Cougar Call-In Story page:
http://rain-shadow.com/cougar_callin_stories.htm
The new ones are RS12, O20, O21, A18, & A19.
Still have a couple pics to post with them, but the stories are up!
Enjoy! Thanks for reading!
Post by: Rainier10 on December 23, 2015, 02:42:28 PM
Sneaking up on a cat has to be too much fun. Just got my shockwave not that impressed I am not a computed expert by any means but damn this thing is complicated. Anyone know if you can send the shockwave somewhere to have someone download the free sounds off fox pro website and potentially upload calling sequences. Also want to learn to have elk sequences for elk hunting.Not sure you can you electronic calls for elk. I would double check the regs on that. :tup:
Post by: jasnt on December 24, 2015, 01:15:32 AM
yes it's legal in wa just not deer or turkey.Sneaking up on a cat has to be too much fun. Just got my shockwave not that impressed I am not a computed expert by any means but damn this thing is complicated. Anyone know if you can send the shockwave somewhere to have someone download the free sounds off fox pro website and potentially upload calling sequences. Also want to learn to have elk sequences for elk hunting.Not sure you can you electronic calls for elk. I would double check the regs on that. :tup:
Post by: JDHasty on January 30, 2016, 09:00:47 PM
yes it's legal in wa just not deer or turkey.Sneaking up on a cat has to be too much fun. Just got my shockwave not that impressed I am not a computed expert by any means but damn this thing is complicated. Anyone know if you can send the shockwave somewhere to have someone download the free sounds off fox pro website and potentially upload calling sequences. Also want to learn to have elk sequences for elk hunting.Not sure you can you electronic calls for elk. I would double check the regs on that. :tup:
Don't try putting an electric tail on a deer decoy either. Big no no. A guy told me that a game warden gave him that friendly advice instead of a big fat ticket this year. What got him off was probably that the electric tail he bought was a piece of junk and didn't work right.
Post by: jasnt on July 26, 2016, 08:01:55 PM
Post by: JimmyHoffa on July 26, 2016, 08:05:11 PM
???? You can use the mojos, critters, funny bunnies, etc. Those are all electronic and make motion.yes it's legal in wa just not deer or turkey.Sneaking up on a cat has to be too much fun. Just got my shockwave not that impressed I am not a computed expert by any means but damn this thing is complicated. Anyone know if you can send the shockwave somewhere to have someone download the free sounds off fox pro website and potentially upload calling sequences. Also want to learn to have elk sequences for elk hunting.Not sure you can you electronic calls for elk. I would double check the regs on that. :tup:
Don't try putting an electric tail on a deer decoy either. Big no no. A guy told me that a game warden gave him that friendly advice instead of a big fat ticket this year. What got him off was probably that the electric tail he bought was a piece of junk and didn't work right.
Post by: jasnt on July 26, 2016, 08:07:13 PM
i think he was referring to deer season???? You can use the mojos, critters, funny bunnies, etc. Those are all electronic and make motion.yes it's legal in wa just not deer or turkey.Sneaking up on a cat has to be too much fun. Just got my shockwave not that impressed I am not a computed expert by any means but damn this thing is complicated. Anyone know if you can send the shockwave somewhere to have someone download the free sounds off fox pro website and potentially upload calling sequences. Also want to learn to have elk sequences for elk hunting.Not sure you can you electronic calls for elk. I would double check the regs on that. :tup:
Don't try putting an electric tail on a deer decoy either. Big no no. A guy told me that a game warden gave him that friendly advice instead of a big fat ticket this year. What got him off was probably that the electric tail he bought was a piece of junk and didn't work right.
Post by: JimmyHoffa on July 26, 2016, 08:09:42 PM
Post by: Okanagan on July 26, 2016, 09:30:49 PM
At a place where I've noticed lions regularly cross a logging road I stopped to check and found a large cougar track 8 hours old, heading uphill. I could age the track by how much snow was in it, and knew when the snow had quit falling and the tracks had frozen harder. Hmmm... it was 80 yards of steep scramble to reach the flat top of the ridge above but I followed. 15 yards onto the flat was a tangle of down trees twisted into a weird natural tepee and the big cat tracks went out of sight under the middle of the pile. I wondered if he was still under the logs and circled slowly and as silently as possible. His tracks emerged when I'd circled 3/4 of the way around the pile-- and now they were no more than an hour and a half old!
Ditto for a lynx: found a track several hours old, drove on ahead to check side roads, and hit the same track a mile farther and hours fresher. Both cats apparently stopped for a nap.
Is it worth following? :dunno: If you have to follow on foot it demands a lotta sweat for an unlikely possibility.
Post by: jasnt on July 26, 2016, 10:26:59 PM
Post by: MountainTracker on July 28, 2016, 11:24:09 AM
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Post by: jasnt on August 01, 2016, 06:40:37 PM
Is the heart on that x-ray vision cougar in the right place? It is about a full heart-width farther back than I would expect, but maybe that is accurate. Anybody know for sure?you got me thinking. Been doing more research and from what I'm finding the heart is farther back but also small and so are their lungs.
Post by: jasnt on November 29, 2016, 06:34:25 AM
Post by: KFhunter on December 04, 2016, 01:49:11 PM
need some snow
Post by: Southpole on December 04, 2016, 01:59:17 PM
Post by: Bango skank on December 04, 2016, 09:36:57 PM
Post by: jasnt on December 04, 2016, 10:25:19 PM
Post by: jasnt on October 16, 2018, 05:58:29 AM
Post by: KFhunter on October 17, 2018, 09:11:58 AM
I did get into some fresh snow this year already, next system to come through could easily put some snow down at higher elevations, deer haven't moved down yet so I'll start at the tops and work down.
Post by: jasnt on October 17, 2018, 10:19:44 AM
Post by: rainshadow1 on October 18, 2018, 12:38:41 PM
Post by: skagitsteel on November 10, 2018, 01:21:03 PM
Post by: rainshadow1 on November 10, 2018, 09:15:00 PM
Anyone ever tried baiting lions? It is legal and I have a cat I am trying to get off one of my properties. Currently have a dead calf hung in a tree. The cat seems to appear consistently on the trail cam about every three weeks, although he has put a hammering on the deer, so less deer now to draw him.
Very unpredictable and low percentage. They will visit it... but when? And will they take it, cache it, and hang around...? Not likely. It's been done, but not predictably enough to hunt over.
Their own kills, absolutely. 100%.
But bait, no. Hit and miss.
Post by: skagitsteel on November 19, 2018, 06:53:03 AM
Anyone ever tried baiting lions? It is legal and I have a cat I am trying to get off one of my properties. Currently have a dead calf hung in a tree. The cat seems to appear consistently on the trail cam about every three weeks, although he has put a hammering on the deer, so less deer now to draw him.
Very unpredictable and low percentage. They will visit it... but when? And will they take it, cache it, and hang around...? Not likely. It's been done, but not predictably enough to hunt over.
Their own kills, absolutely. 100%.
But bait, no. Hit and miss.
Done some more research on this and it seems like someitmes of the year they wil hit it but whole carcass works best. I live 5 minutes from this one so I'm hoping I can catch him, also wired the dead calf to the tree so he doesn't get to rip it down and drag it off hopefully. Some snow would be great then I could track/ call. Cold calling hasnt worked yet
Post by: Ridgeratt on November 19, 2018, 07:23:59 AM
I haven't started yet, even though there's fresh frost so it's possible to see some tracks here and there but not as easy as snow for sure.
I did get into some fresh snow this year already, next system to come through could easily put some snow down at higher elevations, deer haven't moved down yet so I'll start at the tops and work down.
Saw a couple of melt outs during late buck. :tup: One set was a pair of cats.
Post by: 7t9cobra on November 20, 2018, 04:32:53 PM
Post by: Rainier10 on December 05, 2018, 03:14:57 PM
Post by: jasnt on December 25, 2018, 06:20:42 AM
In the 14 miles I walked the last 2 days I did not see one single moose track. This property is normally full of moose!
Post by: crowinghen on December 25, 2018, 09:14:30 AM
Anyone ever tried baiting lions? It is legal and I have a cat I am trying to get off one of my properties. Currently have a dead calf hung in a tree. The cat seems to appear consistently on the trail cam about every three weeks, although he has put a hammering on the deer, so less deer now to draw him.
We are doing an experiment- not with bait, but with a scent rumored to attract cats. Watching a couple spots with the game cams.
So far it is promising. Got the big cougar ( that we already know about), some bobcats, coyotes and even deer checking it out- the cougar came by at 10 in the morning :tup:
Post by: skagitsteel on January 08, 2019, 12:17:24 AM
Anyone ever tried baiting lions? It is legal and I have a cat I am trying to get off one of my properties. Currently have a dead calf hung in a tree. The cat seems to appear consistently on the trail cam about every three weeks, although he has put a hammering on the deer, so less deer now to draw him.
We are doing an experiment- not with bait, but with a scent rumored to attract cats. Watching a couple spots with the game cams.
So far it is promising. Got the big cougar ( that we already know about), some bobcats, coyotes and even deer checking it out- the cougar came by at 10 in the morning :tup:
Are you willing to share what it is?
Post by: bowhunterforever on January 08, 2019, 01:01:32 AM
:yeah: please shareAnyone ever tried baiting lions? It is legal and I have a cat I am trying to get off one of my properties. Currently have a dead calf hung in a tree. The cat seems to appear consistently on the trail cam about every three weeks, although he has put a hammering on the deer, so less deer now to draw him.
We are doing an experiment- not with bait, but with a scent rumored to attract cats. Watching a couple spots with the game cams.
So far it is promising. Got the big cougar ( that we already know about), some bobcats, coyotes and even deer checking it out- the cougar came by at 10 in the morning :tup:
Are you willing to share what it is?
Post by: 7t9cobra on February 22, 2019, 02:58:49 PM
Post by: jasnt on November 15, 2019, 08:08:34 PM
Post by: TheStovePipeKid on November 15, 2019, 08:55:17 PM
Post by: jrebel on November 18, 2021, 07:57:55 PM
Out deer hunting this last week and had a cat vocalize. It went on for about 2-3 minutes and then silence. It was during a windstorm which I thought was weird. Me and my son locked and loaded and b-lined for the sound being we could move in absolute silence. Never found it. Sat up and called for a bit but the wind was just to much.....so we called it quits.
I need to figure this out....I have way to many cats in my area.
Post by: rainshadow1 on November 19, 2021, 08:44:00 AM
Lets get this thread going again. I need to figure out how to kill a few cats. So far it has been a great read.
Out deer hunting this last week and had a cat vocalize. It went on for about 2-3 minutes and then silence. It was during a windstorm which I thought was weird. Me and my son locked and loaded and b-lined for the sound being we could move in absolute silence. Never found it. Sat up and called for a bit but the wind was just to much.....so we called it quits.
I need to figure this out....I have way to many cats in my area.
Had that happen… twice.
First time was heat caterwauling, I wasn’t prepared do deal with it, and she/they sensed my presence from a ridiculously long distance and went quiet. (Immediately responding with lion whistles would have been the only chance.)
Second time was just as I stepped out of the rig there were two calling aggressively at each other, likely territorially that time. I set up to call back at them but gave up because I was just educating them. I couldn’t get away from the rig because Alex was in a car seat and would cry every time I tried to move out of sight! (He’s graduating high school this year, so that was awhile ago!) Pretty sure they knew what/where/possibly even who I was every second on that one, they just didn’t care, they were intent on tearing each other a new one.
Extremely tricky to get a sight picture on a vocal cat. My opinion is, the best option is to stalk in on them… but how often do humans stealth in on a lion?!?! So stalking in under the cover of lion whistles. That’s my theory for approaching a vocal cat. (Hope I get another chance to try it someday!)
Post by: dilleytech on December 29, 2021, 09:08:12 AM
Post by: hunter399 on December 29, 2021, 09:20:50 AM
Anyone getting out on these cold days? I’ll be looking for tracks tomorrow. Snows about knee deep and it should be under 20 degrees. Plan to just track one down if I find fresh tracks. Southern Washington.I've been thinking about it, but 10 degrees is the high and in the negative degrees in the mourning. That's pretty cold.
Post by: rainshadow1 on December 29, 2021, 09:39:17 AM
Post by: dilleytech on December 29, 2021, 09:42:35 AM
Yeah, if YOU are prepared for the cold and potentially being stuck in it, it's a great time to try for them, they're hungry!
Oh walking around in temps in the teens is no problem. Nothing better then cold walks.
Post by: logola512c on December 29, 2021, 12:41:20 PM
Yeah, if YOU are prepared for the cold and potentially being stuck in it, it's a great time to try for them, they're hungry!
Oh walking around in temps in the teens is no problem. Nothing better then cold walks.
Meh...the cold isn't what is stopping me. It's the whopping 5 inches of clearance that my mini-van has...
Post by: jasnt on December 29, 2021, 07:55:24 PM
:chuckle:Yeah, if YOU are prepared for the cold and potentially being stuck in it, it's a great time to try for them, they're hungry!
Oh walking around in temps in the teens is no problem. Nothing better then cold walks.
Meh...the cold isn't what is stopping me. It's the whopping 5 inches of clearance that my mini-van has...
Post by: pickardjw on November 06, 2022, 07:06:55 PM
Using fawn chatter and lost goat distress calls for about 40 minutes then mixing in cat sounds. No luck with that either but had a good time exploring a bit.
Will be listening to Rainshadow's seminars this week in prep for an attempt next weekend. If anyone has a recommendations on where to try around Ellensburg / Cle Elum let me know! I'll just be winging it as of now.
Post by: bmc02 on November 15, 2022, 06:32:28 AM
Haven't seen much about using a blind. What are thoughts on putting up some netting around your sitting spot. Not sure I can sit perfectly still for as long as I'm reading you should. Will likely pick up a fox pro and just start with simple calls. I would love to kill one of these things, not picky - any one will do. haha. I've had a few instances of cougars on different days in the last couple weeks, I know they are hanging out in my area.
Post by: pickardjw on November 15, 2022, 09:04:18 AM
Post by: rainshadow1 on November 15, 2022, 07:49:28 PM
Post by: pickardjw on November 29, 2022, 12:30:49 PM
Thinking about trying around the Cle Elum area on Saturday. Only have one lead on a cat so going to start there. Back in early October a dirt biker stopped by my camp and told me he jumped one at the second gate up the road, only about an hour after I had passed that same gate on foot. Not sure if it'll still be in the area.
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Post by: hunter399 on August 20, 2024, 07:14:12 PM
Is it time to start calling cats yet? Ugh. Hurry up September 1st.I got a few spots with cougar.
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Post by: Cougartail on August 20, 2024, 08:59:09 PM
Is it time to start calling cats yet? Ugh. Hurry up September 1st.I got a few spots with cougar.
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I'm waiting for September 1 to see if any unit is open up here.
Cameras were out in May/June and I have a great spot to call. Big bear, cougar, bobcat and coyote all in one area.
Post by: hunter399 on August 21, 2024, 12:23:07 AM
Hopefully you'll have better luck than me.Is it time to start calling cats yet? Ugh. Hurry up September 1st.I got a few spots with cougar.
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I'm waiting for September 1 to see if any unit is open up here.
Cameras were out in May/June and I have a great spot to call. Big bear, cougar, bobcat and coyote all in one area.
Post by: Cougartail on August 21, 2024, 08:40:12 AM
It's a tricky place to hunt due to a road beaver pond and wind direction but upon scouting it out better I found a way to hunt it without letting them know I'm in the area.
I botched sneaking in while elk hunting it numerous times but now have a workable plan.
Post by: Deer slayer on August 21, 2024, 09:35:27 AM
Shouldn’t they all be open? I say that without checking online.Is it time to start calling cats yet? Ugh. Hurry up September 1st.I got a few spots with cougar.
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Post by: nwwanderer on August 21, 2024, 10:57:58 AM
Post by: Rainier10 on August 21, 2024, 01:10:03 PM
not if they have already met the quota with vehicle kills or nuisance removal deathsShouldn’t they all be open? I say that without checking online.Is it time to start calling cats yet? Ugh. Hurry up September 1st.I got a few spots with cougar.
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Post by: Deer slayer on August 21, 2024, 06:35:37 PM
Gotcha. I didn’t read that right then. I thought they were still going to give all the GMU’s a season. They would extend the quota more if most were killed by WDFW. My bad. We will all get screwed then.not if they have already met the quota with vehicle kills or nuisance removal deathsShouldn’t they all be open? I say that without checking online.Is it time to start calling cats yet? Ugh. Hurry up September 1st.I got a few spots with cougar.
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Post by: Rainier10 on August 21, 2024, 08:43:53 PM
My guess is they will all be open on the first but there is a chance some won’t.Gotcha. I didn’t read that right then. I thought they were still going to give all the GMU’s a season. They would extend the quota more if most were killed by WDFW. My bad. We will all get screwed then.not if they have already met the quota with vehicle kills or nuisance removal deathsShouldn’t they all be open? I say that without checking online.Is it time to start calling cats yet? Ugh. Hurry up September 1st.I got a few spots with cougar.
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Post by: hunter399 on August 21, 2024, 09:46:49 PM
I got a calling spot all picked out,ready to rock.
I just hope kitty is hungry,and in range to hear the call.
Post by: hunter399 on August 31, 2024, 09:22:17 AM
Pull your foxpro or electronic caller out ,give it a testing before heading out.
Recently pulled mine out yesterday.
Remote is jacked up.
Battery was dead on remote,no big deal right.
Pop a new one in,now it automatically comes on as soon as the battery hits the terminals. The screen doesn't display any of the sounds. I can still play the sounds,have no clue which sound I'm playing. It's like working the remote blind.
I can't shut off the remote unless I remove the battery.
Power button works to play sounds,if I hold it down to shut down.
It's will say ....
Release button to shut off,then I do that and it stays on.
Left the battery out , overnight on the remote. Now it turns off/on.
Display is still screwed on the sounds,going blind man here.
My advise is ,check your batterys,do a function test before your miles from home.
Post by: Deer slayer on August 31, 2024, 06:14:39 PM
I'll give you all a tip.I got mine out a couple weeks ago to go on a bear hunt and the batteries in the remote were dead as well as corroded. Put new batteries in and it worked fine. I wonder if you guy a new remote and somehow sync it. I’ve never looked into it.
Pull your foxpro or electronic caller out ,give it a testing before heading out.
Recently pulled mine out yesterday.
Remote is jacked up.
Battery was dead on remote,no big deal right.
Pop a new one in,now it automatically comes on as soon as the battery hits the terminals. The screen doesn't display any of the sounds. I can still play the sounds,have no clue which sound I'm playing. It's like working the remote blind.
I can't shut off the remote unless I remove the battery.
Power button works to play sounds,if I hold it down to shut down.
It's will say ....
Release button to shut off,then I do that and it stays on.
Left the battery out , overnight on the remote. Now it turns off/on.
Display is still screwed on the sounds,going blind man here.
My advise is ,check your batterys,do a function test before your miles from home.
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Post by: rainshadow1 on September 01, 2024, 08:06:12 PM
My guess is they will all be open on the first but there is a chance some won’t.Gotcha. I didn’t read that right then. I thought they were still going to give all the GMU’s a season. They would extend the quota more if most were killed by WDFW. My bad. We will all get screwed then.not if they have already met the quota with vehicle kills or nuisance removal deathsShouldn’t they all be open? I say that without checking online.Is it time to start calling cats yet? Ugh. Hurry up September 1st.I got a few spots with cougar.
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Yeah, battery powered stuff doesn't store well... I'll never learn!
I understand at least once area isn't going to open at all, but I haven't looked for myself yet.
LOTS of sightings being reported, all over the State. Lots. No shortage. I really hate management by politics.
Post by: Deer slayer on September 29, 2024, 11:01:56 AM
Maybe the mid 70’s weather didn’t help. I don’t know. Maybe one of them came and I didn’t see it. I had fresh bear tracks in the road which is about a 100 yards from the camera. Did that cause a problem? Who knows.
So on the cougar whistles do you let the caller just roll? Is it weird for your call to call for 2 minutes of straight whistles? Do you do like 2 then mute and then 2 more and mute?
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Post by: Deer slayer on September 29, 2024, 02:56:08 PM
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Post by: 7t9cobra on September 29, 2024, 11:14:25 PM
I went out calling yesterday. I had two cats on camera within 10 hours of each other in the same area I hunt. No way it’s the same cat. The first target cat was there just under two days prior. I called to the first cat 3 hours after having it on camera. Two different places. If it came I didn’t see it. Fawn distress and then whistles. I went to the cat I had now 12 hours earlier had had a coyote come in. Same calling sequence.
Maybe the mid 70’s weather didn’t help. I don’t know. Maybe one of them came and I didn’t see it. I had fresh bear tracks in the road which is about a 100 yards from the camera. Did that cause a problem? Who knows.
So on the cougar whistles do you let the caller just roll? Is it weird for your call to call for 2 minutes of straight whistles? Do you do like 2 then mute and then 2 more and mute?
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One thing I have learned is there is no such thing as too much calling with cougars. When I'm calling it sounds obnoxious. Full volume and nonstop vocals.
Post by: jasnt on September 30, 2024, 05:59:07 AM
Post by: Rainier10 on September 30, 2024, 08:26:23 AM
You’re right, 564 battleground never opened. What the heck?My guess is they will all be open on the first but there is a chance some won’t.Gotcha. I didn’t read that right then. I thought they were still going to give all the GMU’s a season. They would extend the quota more if most were killed by WDFW. My bad. We will all get screwed then.not if they have already met the quota with vehicle kills or nuisance removal deathsShouldn’t they all be open? I say that without checking online.Is it time to start calling cats yet? Ugh. Hurry up September 1st.I got a few spots with cougar.
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I'm waiting for September 1 to see if any unit is open up here.
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Yeah, battery powered stuff doesn't store well... I'll never learn!
I understand at least once area isn't going to open at all, but I haven't looked for myself yet.
LOTS of sightings being reported, all over the State. Lots. No shortage. I really hate management by politics.
Post by: Deer slayer on December 05, 2024, 10:37:06 AM
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