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Big Game Hunting => Muzzleloader Hunting => Topic started by: usmc74 on October 05, 2018, 10:58:17 AM

Title: Cougar attack on a MZ hunter....Okanogan
Post by: usmc74 on October 05, 2018, 10:58:17 AM: He posted on the Facebook Hunt WA State:

Shot at 10 yards!

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10215689569930177&set=gm.2027283830644271&type=3&theater&ifg=1
Title: Re: Cougar attack on a MZ hunter....Okanogan
Post by: 2MANY on October 05, 2018, 11:02:43 AM: That would be cool if I was a Bookface member.
Title: Re: Cougar attack on a MZ hunter....Okanogan
Post by: X-Force on October 05, 2018, 11:03:52 AM: Quote from: 2MANY on October 05, 2018, 11:02:43 AM
That would be cool if I was a Bookface member.

No its overrated.

Hopefully someone gets a couple screen shots and put them up here.
Title: Re: Cougar attack on a MZ hunter....Okanogan
Post by: Southpole on October 05, 2018, 11:06:02 AM: I don't have a facebook account to see :bash:
Title: Re: Cougar attack on a MZ hunter....Okanogan
Post by: Mark Brenckle on October 05, 2018, 11:12:41 AM: :yeah:
Quote from: Southpole on October 05, 2018, 11:06:02 AM
I don't have a facebook account to see :bash:
Title: Re: Cougar attack on a MZ hunter....Okanogan
Post by: usmc74 on October 05, 2018, 11:14:08 AM: The only pic is of the dead cougar face
Title: Cougar attack on a MZ hunter....Okanogan
Post by: bobcat on October 05, 2018, 11:16:56 AM: (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181005/ada11bfd66903dfbb42dfe764ae75580.png)

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Title: Re: Cougar attack on a MZ hunter....Okanogan
Post by: Fl0und3rz on October 05, 2018, 11:32:51 AM: Hipshot MZ cougar? Congratulations to the ~~lunch~~ hunter.
Title: Re: Cougar attack on a MZ hunter....Okanogan
Post by: Southpole on October 05, 2018, 12:12:25 PM: A cougar stalking humans... that's pretty rare... :peep:
Title: Re: Cougar attack on a MZ hunter....Okanogan
Post by: slowhand on October 05, 2018, 12:57:36 PM: potentially indulged a bit on his story? :chuckle:
Title: Re: Cougar attack on a MZ hunter....Okanogan
Post by: Jellymon on October 05, 2018, 01:16:32 PM: Im starting to see a patttern with all these cougar encounters lately.

Unarmed cyclist/hiker/tree hugger = dead.
Armed hunter/hiker = Alive.
Title: Re: Cougar attack on a MZ hunter....Okanogan
Post by: sneakyjake on October 05, 2018, 10:26:42 PM: I’ve personally had one that close in the same situation. Didn’t get a shot off. Got lucky.
Title: Re: Cougar attack on a MZ hunter....Okanogan
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on October 05, 2018, 10:53:16 PM: Quote from: Jellymon on October 05, 2018, 01:16:32 PM
Im starting to see a patttern with all these cougar encounters lately.

Unarmed cyclist/hiker/tree hugger = dead.
Armed hunter/hiker = Alive.

Say it ain’t so, maybe WDFC&W&otherpreditors will figure it out. :twocents:
Title: Re: Cougar attack on a MZ hunter....Okanogan
Post by: Cougartail on October 05, 2018, 11:01:40 PM: Quote from: Southpole on October 05, 2018, 12:12:25 PM
A cougar stalking humans... that's pretty rare... :peep:

Not in the bars I hang out in.
Title: Re: Cougar attack on a MZ hunter....Okanogan
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on October 05, 2018, 11:03:53 PM: Quote from: Cougartail on October 05, 2018, 11:01:40 PM
Quote from: Southpole on October 05, 2018, 12:12:25 PM
A cougar stalking humans... that's pretty rare... :peep:

Not in the bars I hang out in.

Is it stalking, or calculated pouncing?🤔
Title: Re: Cougar attack on a MZ hunter....Okanogan
Post by: CedarPants on October 06, 2018, 05:15:03 AM: A real life cougar matador! It's a lost art really.
Title: Re: Cougar attack on a MZ hunter....Okanogan
Post by: dmoua on October 06, 2018, 08:01:44 PM: Okanogan has a ton of cats. Same thing happened to my old man 4 years ago during modern rifle. However the cat never took a step.
Title: Re: Cougar attack on a MZ hunter....Okanogan
Post by: reelamin on October 15, 2018, 08:57:50 AM: Chelan County had same confirmed situation during this years bow season. Cat not killed but came at bow hunter who hit it with his bow. He was hunting some of our property, and said he just got a weird feeling and turned around. It was just coming towards him and at a fast walk from about 5 yards and never stopped until he hit it with his bow. We have the cat on camera but never seen him.
Title: Re: Cougar attack on a MZ hunter....Okanogan
Post by: Harald on October 22, 2018, 12:30:40 PM: I haven't checked in here in a while, but this post was about me with my Knight Disc Extreme. Thankfully my shot was quick enough and true and the 45 cal saboted Hornady XTP bullet did the job quickly.

(https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/42982646_10215672287778134_2109113771682168832_o.jpg?_nc_cat=111&_nc_ht=scontent-sea1-1.xx&oh=9165bb9b93af0c9ca82cea2647737ae7&oe=5C423A2D)

The Cougar did leave it's mark on me physically (as well as mentally). Not wanting to ruin the hide by dragging it out of the woods like I would do with a deer if it was reasonably close to a road (especially downhill - I LOVE downhill drags :) ), I chose to carry it out of the woods which left blood on my neck. In the future, I'll carry it to the road before gutting it. ;)

(https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/43040025_10215679042426996_7066861535829688320_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_ht=scontent-sea1-1.xx&oh=5a497476f71fe1ab6dd7304ded28a5d0&oe=5C432780)

I've also decided that in the future, my 40 caliber Glock will be on my hip when hunting with a primitive weapon.
Title: Re: Cougar attack on a MZ hunter....Okanogan
Post by: usmc74 on October 22, 2018, 12:39:19 PM: Thanks for checking in, Harald!
Title: Re: Cougar attack on a MZ hunter....Okanogan
Post by: Fl0und3rz on October 22, 2018, 12:48:38 PM: Glad you got the quick shot, and it landed true.
Title: Re: Cougar attack on a MZ hunter....Okanogan
Post by: Southpole on October 22, 2018, 12:54:43 PM: Thanks for taking one out!
Title: Re: Cougar attack on a MZ hunter....Okanogan
Post by: Harald on October 22, 2018, 01:15:44 PM: A little back story to make the cougar kill even more appreciated for me. I was hunting with a few other guys I normally hunt with. In the days leading up to being stalked by that cat, one of my buddies shot at and missed a really big 3 point muley. It was really close, standing broadside and he should have had it.

Another buddy shot a nice 4 point muley, but wounded it because his muzzy hang fired. While tracking it, he bumped it and this time his muzzy didn't fire. I've hunted with this guy for many years and he's a crack shot and both shots would be guaranteed kills for him normally. He spent the rest of the day tracking it and never found it. :'( Oh yea, I found out later that his supplies are many, many years old. Damp powder and caps may be ok at the range, but are not the best to use for hunting. :bash:

Then I jumped a coyote and nailed it with my muzzy and it dropped on the spot. As it lay there on it's back with it's feet in the air twitching a little, I was congratulating myself for saving a fawn when all of a sudden it jumped and ran off like it hadn't been hit. Crazy! :dunno: I walked over to the rock where it had dropped and found a small puddle of blood. I tracked the faint blood trail for a little, but then decided that I'm not planning on putting a tag on it or eating it so I better spend my time hunting for deer.

So the trend that week was for stuff to not die when shot. You can imagine that I was especially thankful that the cougar shot worked rather quickly and a little praise went out to the Lord for my changing fortune. Never did fill the deer tag but that's ok because I've got cat meat in the freezer. :tup:
Title: Re: Cougar attack on a MZ hunter....Okanogan
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on October 22, 2018, 02:07:16 PM: Exceptionally pretty cat. Glad it worked out for you!
Title: Re: Cougar attack on a MZ hunter....Okanogan
Post by: Harald on October 22, 2018, 02:08:31 PM: Oh yeah, another guy posted in reply to my Fakebook post with his story similar to mine and this photo from his hunt in MT:

(https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/43247208_2221754361431215_2431755442989301760_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_ht=scontent-sea1-1.xx&oh=6d12ebc418b2f4473c1d2efb68483662&oe=5C455A82)

He can reload quicker than me, but I'd still rather have the ML for a quick cougar kill. :)
Title: Re: Cougar attack on a MZ hunter....Okanogan
Post by: Stein on October 22, 2018, 02:53:03 PM: Dang, that's a nerves of steel shot with a bow.
Title: Re: Cougar attack on a MZ hunter....Okanogan
Post by: WSU on October 22, 2018, 03:08:19 PM: My dad shot a cougar this year with his muzzy too. He was elk hunting and they were both stalking the same herd of elk. The cat walked up on the road about 20 yards ahead of him. When it saw him, it turned and started towards him rather than away. He hit it dead center in the chest and it jumped back in the brush, but he said he was really wishing he had something other than an empty muzzleloader!