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Title: Cougar Call-in Stories
Post by: rainshadow1 on January 22, 2019, 12:00:37 PM: Needless to say, with a new baby, two AKC litters, and all the cacophony of life around this address... it's been a busy 2018! FINALLY added 4 more cougar call-in stories to my website... R14, R15, O26, & O27.
See them here...
http://rain-shadow.com/cougar_callin_stories.htm
Title: Re: Cougar Call-in Stories
Post by: 7t9cobra on January 22, 2019, 05:07:24 PM: Thanks for sharing steve. 027, The guy said his pictures weren't very good. I HIGHLY disagree. excellent pics and a hell of an experience I'm sure.
Title: Re: Cougar Call-in Stories
Post by: rainshadow1 on January 22, 2019, 05:53:43 PM: Quote from: 7t9cobra on January 22, 2019, 05:07:24 PM
Thanks for sharing steve. 027, The guy said his pictures weren't very good. I HIGHLY disagree. excellent pics and a hell of an experience I'm sure.

Yeah, I think he's looking for pro pics! Really a great story.
Title: Re: Cougar Call-in Stories
Post by: rainshadow1 on January 24, 2019, 10:04:33 AM: Just added a fifth story... RS16
Title: Re: Cougar Call-in Stories
Post by: rainshadow1 on February 10, 2019, 06:49:17 PM: Welcome back Jeff, from RS14!!! Much happier result this time!!!

New Story, good pics! RS17 is just now fresh posted!

(From Oak Harbor!)
Title: Re: Cougar Call-in Stories
Post by: 7t9cobra on February 11, 2019, 03:10:53 PM: Thanks Steve! it was an incredible experience. I didn't think it was that big until we went to pack it out. even then, I just thought we were really out of shape. WDFW sealed the hide this morning and they said it was the biggest they've seen. (personally, not the department) the taxidermist said its probably in the 180+ lb range. I also have a few more pics. ill post them here a little later today after I get the meat taken care of.
Title: Re: Cougar Call-in Stories
Post by: 7t9cobra on February 14, 2019, 05:35:08 PM: It took me a while but here they are.
Title: Re: Cougar Call-in Stories
Post by: rainshadow1 on February 15, 2019, 01:52:12 PM: Wish you'd have got a round weight now.... that's no small kitty, Jeff! No messin' around, you got a BIG one!
Title: Re: Cougar Call-in Stories
Post by: 7t9cobra on February 15, 2019, 05:47:04 PM: I'm pretty disappointed myself. I shot it on saturday, WDFW wasn't around until monday, my taxidermist wouldn't touch it until WDFW sealed the hide and I didn't know anyone with an accurate scale (so I thought). So I gutted it. Obviously I didn't want to ruin the meat. A customer of mine who has been trying to get a cougar for a long time (I just turned him on to your calls) informed me he had a scale we could use. So sunday morning we weighed it. At 156 gutted there's a good chance it was 180+. According to what I read, WA record is 197. They trapped and released that cougar. The previous record was 182. Sure would've been nice to know where mine was on that spectrum exactly. I honestly didn't think it was that big. I was expecting 110-120 gutted on the scale. We took it off, reset the scale and checked it a couple of times and it was back at 156 every time. I'm still in shock. I expected a small female from the day I started calling. I just can't believe I happened to get a big one. This is my absolute #1 dream hunt that came true. I highly doubt I'll ever get another one of this caliber, but I know it won't be the last cat. It sure is nice to confirm that what I'm doing works. After having 70+ cold stands (plus one luke warm stand) and not calling anything in, it starts to mess with your head and by the end of the day you think you're crazy for even considering going back out the next day. That cougar I called in back in July sure motivated me enough to get back out almost every single weekend though. Needless to say it paid off. So I'm heading out in the morning with this guy to try to find him a cat now. I doubt the weather will cooperate but it looks like it just might. Hopefully I have something to report back about tomorrow.
Title: Re: Cougar Call-in Stories
Post by: rainshadow1 on February 19, 2019, 01:46:28 PM: Website is down for the day... GoDaddy is working on it...
Title: Re: Cougar Call-in Stories
Post by: Mxracer532 on March 10, 2019, 06:55:50 PM: (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1204.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fbb412%2FMxracer532%2FMobile%2520Uploads%2F2018-12%2FIMG_20181215_180334_048.jpg&hash=d91c19d2b68312fd39bc32312ffd882cb2babff5) (http://s1204.photobucket.com/user/Mxracer532/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2018-12/IMG_20181215_180334_048.jpg.html)

Here is mine, I was lucky and tried calling in a cat for one day. 3-4th stand paid off with this cat coming in within 2 min to 35 yards.
Title: Re: Cougar Call-in Stories
Post by: Born2late on March 10, 2019, 07:49:40 PM: very cool! What call sequence did you use?
Title: Re: Cougar Call-in Stories
Post by: rainshadow1 on March 10, 2019, 08:16:25 PM: MXracer, can you give me a story I can put on the website?!?! Really got my interest, here!
Title: Re: Cougar Call-in Stories
Post by: elkrack on March 10, 2019, 08:57:01 PM: That’s a huge cat cobra. A buddy of mine sent me the pictures awhile ago I was hoping they were going to pop up on here :tup:
Title: Re: Cougar Call-in Stories
Post by: ljsommer on March 10, 2019, 09:08:46 PM: What does it mean for WDFW to "seal the hide"?
Title: Re: Cougar Call-in Stories
Post by: rainshadow1 on March 11, 2019, 03:35:39 PM: Quote from: ljsommer on March 10, 2019, 09:08:46 PM
What does it mean for WDFW to "seal the hide"?

They come look at it, pull a tiny tooth, and then put a metal tag on it, usually thru a nostril, kinda like the tag on an electrical meter. Only a taxidermist is allowed to take it off.
Title: Re: Cougar Call-in Stories
Post by: rainshadow1 on August 15, 2019, 01:48:30 PM: Just posted Stories "A22" and "A23" on the Call-in Story Page! Both are really good ones!

http://rain-shadow.com/cougar_callin_stories.htm
Title: Re: Cougar Call-in Stories
Post by: kisfish on August 15, 2019, 02:15:50 PM: tag
Title: Re: Cougar Call-in Stories
Post by: jasnt on September 19, 2019, 05:20:50 AM: Tagging along.
Title: Re: Cougar Call-in Stories
Post by: actionshooter on September 22, 2019, 02:52:18 PM: Tag..
Title: Re: Cougar Call-in Stories
Post by: rainshadow1 on November 15, 2019, 06:03:51 PM: Site update here...

I know RainShadow Game Calls is all about CALLING... but...

I'm going to start collecting OTHER Cougar/Mt Lion Hunting stories and posting them on this page.

Any hunting technique, aside from dogs.

It'll be a bonus section... the website is still all about calling them in, but I wanted to add this section.

Have you EVER legally killed (or tried to legally kill) a Cougar without the aid of hound dogs?

I want your story!

It's about hunting the American Lion, without Hounds.

So I wanted to add it.

If you've ever gone out to hunt a Mt Lion, and Spot/Stalked, or Tracked, or any other form of hunting... I want your encounter stories!!!

Even if you were hunting other animals, but had that tag in your pocket "just in case" I want to post your stories on my page!

I know there's plenty of stories out there, I want to start compiling them! Hit me up!
Title: Re: Cougar Call-in Stories
Post by: jasnt on November 15, 2019, 08:06:19 PM: https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,136550.0.html
Title: Re: Cougar Call-in Stories
Post by: rainshadow1 on November 22, 2019, 02:37:08 PM: Thanks Jason, Will post it!

Speaking of posting...

I just posted FOUR new stories! (All from the same guy... I'm a little jealous!)

Stories O28, O29, O30, and RS18

Great stories, great hunting technique, all have photos!

PLEASE! Send me your stories, calling or not!
Title: Re: Cougar Call-in Stories
Post by: rainshadow1 on November 22, 2019, 05:43:33 PM: Quote from: jasnt on November 15, 2019, 08:06:19 PM
https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,136550.0.html

Can you email me that first as he lays pic? Photobucket is being an idiot.
Title: Re: Cougar Call-in Stories
Post by: jasnt on November 23, 2019, 05:12:55 AM: Quote from: rainshadow1 on November 22, 2019, 05:43:33 PM
Quote from: jasnt on November 15, 2019, 08:06:19 PM
https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,136550.0.html

Can you email me that first as he lays pic? Photobucket is being an idiot.
yes. Your email is hidden in your profile
Title: Re: Cougar Call-in Stories
Post by: rainshadow1 on November 26, 2019, 12:16:26 PM: New Stories today!

Added RS19, A24, and NC1

First non-calling story! (Hopefully of dozens and dozens! Please send me yours!)

http://www.rain-shadow.com/cougar_callin_stories.htm