Post by: xX Let ER Rip Xx on September 17, 2019, 06:57:54 AM
Post by: xX Let ER Rip Xx on September 17, 2019, 08:25:46 AM
Post by: elkrack on September 17, 2019, 08:45:11 AM
Post by: Fletch on September 17, 2019, 12:51:23 PM
Post by: jackelope on September 17, 2019, 12:57:43 PM
Post by: Quackaddict on September 17, 2019, 01:02:12 PM
Plenty of tracks up there! You just gonna leave us hanging without the story?! :chuckle:
:yeah:
Post by: xX Let ER Rip Xx on September 17, 2019, 01:46:34 PM
Post by: CoryTDF on September 17, 2019, 01:58:52 PM
So I made a shot on a deer, it was a little far back, so I decided to give it a bit to expire and didn’t want to spook it by trailing the animal, so after a while of waiting I decided to go see where it had went to. I found where the blood started, and was in the middle of tracking the animal, I spotted the deer about 30 yds ahead of me, I looked down to check my footing, as I was doing this I heard some thrashing around and as I looked up the cougar had ran out of the brush and hammered the deer! I just about $&!? my pants when this happened, I fell down and was trying to go backwards as fast as I could!! I have only seen these critters through the headlights of my truck and one other time in the Winston unit, but never have seen one while I was actively hunting. At that point I yelled at it hoping to scare the animal off, but that didn’t work. I thought about shooting it, but decided against that, I’ve seen what house cats do to mice and birds and didn’t want to be that for supper, so I let it have a nice meal. I will never forget this as long as I live! I have always heard of guys seeing them in the woods. And have heard of guys even killing one while calling elk. This was something that made me uneasy all the way back to my rig. It was pretty dam spooky!!
I'll be the first to say it. Should have shot the dang cat!
Post by: elkrack on September 17, 2019, 02:05:39 PM
Post by: Rainier10 on September 17, 2019, 02:09:58 PM
Post by: xX Let ER Rip Xx on September 17, 2019, 02:12:34 PM
Post by: xX Let ER Rip Xx on September 17, 2019, 02:13:30 PM
Post by: elkrack on September 17, 2019, 02:14:50 PM
Without a tag for one in my pocket....I couldn’t really do that. Plus when you’re in the midst of that happening your thoughts aren’t always clear and concise...... there was a lot of what ifs going through my head at that time.
Well that makes more sense! Next time buy the combo and kill the cougar :chuckle:
Post by: Rainier10 on September 17, 2019, 02:19:56 PM
Without a tag for one in my pocket....I couldn’t really do that. Plus when you’re in the midst of that happening your thoughts aren’t always clear and concise...... there was a lot of what ifs going through my head at that time.Totally get that. I know a guy that didn't have a tag and just thought he would put someone else's tag on it. Not a good idea.
I teach hunter ed and tell everyone to buy the combo elk deer bear cougar, you never know when you are going to have an opportunity and you don't want to miss the chance because you didn't have a tag.
Good job doing the right thing.
Post by: OutHouse on September 17, 2019, 02:41:38 PM
Post by: xX Let ER Rip Xx on September 17, 2019, 02:49:03 PM
Post by: xX Let ER Rip Xx on September 17, 2019, 02:50:40 PM
Post by: Alchase on September 17, 2019, 03:08:35 PM
LOL
Cool experience either way.
Post by: buckfvr on September 17, 2019, 03:43:22 PM
Post by: OutHouse on September 17, 2019, 04:29:02 PM
It was a pretty decent 3x4....... in my mind it was a good one. I was about 1.5, maybe 2 miles from my truck. So I was pretty uneasy all the way back there. If I had a cougar tag I might have shot it, but still all those what if’s were running through my head.
That's a great deer. Any harvested deer is a good deer IMO. Hard to say what I'd do in that situation with no tag. Try to scare it off? Of course then you have to field dress and pack it out with the cat still in the area. Imagine looking up every second while gutting..I might pass on that risk!
Post by: NOCK NOCK on September 18, 2019, 09:01:14 PM
Post by: huntnphool on September 18, 2019, 11:31:52 PM
Are you going to go back???.....look for the antlers....should be very close to where you left it.
+1, since you shot it it should be tagged regardless how bad the cougar worked it over. :twocents:
Post by: HillHound on September 19, 2019, 03:57:55 AM
Post by: JakeLand on September 19, 2019, 04:41:12 AM
tag it even though a cat stole ummmm NO ! That makes zero senseAre you going to go back???.....look for the antlers....should be very close to where you left it.
+1, since you shot it it should be tagged regardless how bad the cougar worked it over. :twocents:
Post by: BKMFR on September 19, 2019, 05:33:12 AM
Post by: TheStovePipeKid on September 19, 2019, 06:30:21 AM
Post by: jackelope on September 19, 2019, 08:43:48 AM