Post by: Tracker0721 on August 06, 2016, 09:41:50 PM
Post by: Duckslayer89 on August 06, 2016, 10:52:15 PM
I have a huge respect for the animal and have only seen a couple glimpses of them in the wild. Anyone have any tips on where to go to possibly find one? Not specifics I'm talking like, clear cuts at dawn or something, just tips from your experiences. I also have my cougar tag, so how well does calling work? I'm in Ferry county if anyone local wants to take me out cougar chasing in return for who knows what, maybe an obsidian knife or something.
Grab a bearman call and call for one near fresh sign! His calls are sweet and he's called in Cougars before
Post by: Bango skank on August 06, 2016, 10:55:56 PM
Post by: KFhunter on August 06, 2016, 11:07:19 PM
To boot hunt a lion takes hours and hours of hunting time, you could go out every day for the whole season and not see one or you could see one the first week. I've called in 3-4 lions but was unable to get a shot off and I'm learning now to not only call them in but call them in so I can get a shot, two different things.
Find the deer, more the better. If they're feeding in a hay field then great, focus on the hills and valleys above the feeding area. Find their bedding area and travel patterns. Find a herd of Elk with calves, see if you can pattern them and do the same thing. In Malo, I'd hunt above those mule deer herds hitting the hay fields every evening. There's plenty of cats in your back yard. Sneak in super quiet keeping hidden behind brush and ravines, never skyline yourself, let the stand settle for good while. Make sure you're comfy for a long sit and begin your calling.
Don't even bat an eyelash they'll see it, any movement cats will bust you 10x faster than a coyote where a coyote will bust you 10x faster on smell.
Call for a solid hour while making zero movements. Memorize every little shade and bump under the brush or tree, see a new lump it could be a cat. I studied a blob under a tree for 20 minutes before determining it was nothing only for it to run off when I gave up that stand and sat up.
I won't mouth call for cats w/o a partner because I've learned I don't have much luck calling a lion out into the open; I hide my Ecaller down in the brush in the bottom of a gully and try to catch the cat as it's heading down to it....and that's not where I want to sit blowing into a mouth call.
Post by: JDHasty on August 06, 2016, 11:12:27 PM
Now kidding aside, there is a cat in Sequim who has it down to a science. His site is Rainshadow and there is more free info there than you can buy anywhere else.
If you see ravens congregating you very well may have located a kill that is cached. They feed on deer and elk.
Post by: mdbuck5x5 on August 10, 2016, 12:05:04 AM
Just go deer hunting without a cougar tag, youll see one
:yeah: This is so true lol!
Post by: Bango skank on August 10, 2016, 06:32:57 PM
Just go deer hunting without a cougar tag, youll see one
:yeah: This is so true lol!
Year before last a couple friends came over to hunt deer. I told em over and over, we have a ton of lions here, bring a tag. If you dont get a tag youll see one and itll piss you off that you dont have a tag. They didnt listen, showed up without a cougar tag, and sat and watched a cougar in easy rifle range for 30 minutes. :bash:
Post by: Naches Sportsman on August 10, 2016, 07:07:52 PM
Post by: trophyhunt on August 10, 2016, 07:15:13 PM
If you make it to the oak creek feed lot this winter, I'll tell ya via pm where you can possibly see one or two that are located a few miles away.why don't you kill one of them naches? If the season is open why wouldn't you go get one, unless of course it's in a closed area.
Post by: buglebrush on August 20, 2016, 12:51:55 PM
Just go deer hunting without a cougar tag, youll see one
:yeah: This is so true lol!
Year before last a couple friends came over to hunt deer. I told em over and over, we have a ton of lions here, bring a tag. If you dont get a tag youll see one and itll piss you off that you dont have a tag. They didnt listen, showed up without a cougar tag, and sat and watched a cougar in easy rifle range for 30 minutes. :bash:
:mgun2:
Post by: wadu1 on August 20, 2016, 01:11:44 PM
Just go deer hunting without a cougar tag, youll see oneThis is so true, Since you are in Malo here is where I've spotted them in your neck of the woods. I've seen two on Swan Butte, a momma and two kittens on Quarts Mountain south of the old fire tower and another behind the golf course.
Post by: jackelope on August 20, 2016, 01:29:44 PM
They have seen you!
Now kidding aside, there is a cat in Sequim who has it down to a science. His site is Rainshadow and there is more free info there than you can buy anywhere else.
If you see ravens congregating you very well may have located a kill that is cached. They feed on deer and elk.
Steve is a member here on Hunt-WA
@rainshadow1 !!
Post by: rainshadow1 on August 20, 2016, 06:08:53 PM
Post by: nwwanderer on August 21, 2016, 08:13:58 AM
Post by: Houndhunter on August 21, 2016, 08:22:14 AM
Post by: boneaddict on August 21, 2016, 08:36:23 AM
In all honesty, you really don't need to go any special place. They are everywhere.
Post by: NOCK NOCK on August 21, 2016, 01:02:53 PM
I spend more time than most folks in the mountains and have only seen 1. He was chasing 2 deer before I let the air out of him.
They mostly feed on deer, elk, moose, so be in an area with good populations of these. They will follow/stay with the deer/elk during migrations. In the late fall/winter when the deer are all bunched up....that's going to be your best bet. Good luck!
Post by: scoutdog346 on August 21, 2016, 01:23:39 PM
Post by: davk on August 22, 2016, 10:11:24 PM
Just go deer hunting without a cougar tag, youll see one:yeah: Been in WA for 3 seasons now. Balked on getting a small game license every year. Have seen bobcat inside 100yards every year. Have had 2 this year already. One at 5 ft this past weekend. Although the season isnt open anyway I think ... I wouldnt know, didnt buy a small game license. :bash:
Post by: Machias on August 25, 2016, 07:40:21 AM
Like no other western hunting experience, let me tell you! Lots of stories on my site... www.rain-shadow.com
THIS! :yeah: :yeah: :yeah: :yeah:
Post by: ctwiggs1 on August 25, 2016, 08:08:45 AM
You have probably walked by or under way more than you'd like to know. Lol.
In all honesty, you really don't need to go any special place. They are everywhere.
:yeah:
Post by: jasnt on August 28, 2016, 07:51:25 AM
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,185537.0.html
Post by: brush hunter on August 28, 2016, 09:12:46 AM