Post by: slavenoid on November 16, 2022, 03:59:27 PM
This is GMU 568. What's the odds we can kill this thing? Is Westside sightings few and far between that we might not see it again or will it be back? Neighbor is blasting a predator call as I'm typing.
Post by: GASoline71 on November 16, 2022, 04:10:52 PM
Gary
Post by: Dan-o on November 16, 2022, 04:24:48 PM
Post by: Timberstalker on November 16, 2022, 04:40:54 PM
That's a healthy looking cat.:yeah:
Post by: brew on November 16, 2022, 05:17:00 PM
Post by: pianoman9701 on November 17, 2022, 08:25:35 AM
Looks like you have the range dialed in...:chuckle: I was thinking the same thing.
Post by: rainshadow1 on November 17, 2022, 09:37:38 AM
If it took a deer nearby, it'll be around for a couple days.
Yesterday would have been better, but it's still pretty good 'sign!'
("Blasting a predator call" indicates to me that not a lot of care and craft are being put into the hunt... not the best idea. It could leave just because it's annoyed!)
Post by: washingtonmuley on November 17, 2022, 10:44:32 AM
Post by: slavenoid on November 17, 2022, 02:00:50 PM
Was it following the deer?
If it took a deer nearby, it'll be around for a couple days.
Yesterday would have been better, but it's still pretty good 'sign!'
("Blasting a predator call" indicates to me that not a lot of care and craft are being put into the hunt... not the best idea. It could leave just because it's annoyed!)
I'm all ears for a better way to get it to pop back out. Can't think of any other legal way to hunt it in the surrounding timber.
Post by: Elkpiss on November 18, 2022, 09:23:33 AM
Post by: rainshadow1 on November 18, 2022, 04:01:28 PM
Was it following the deer?
If it took a deer nearby, it'll be around for a couple days.
Yesterday would have been better, but it's still pretty good 'sign!'
("Blasting a predator call" indicates to me that not a lot of care and craft are being put into the hunt... not the best idea. It could leave just because it's annoyed!)
I'm all ears for a better way to get it to pop back out. Can't think of any other legal way to hunt it in the surrounding timber.
Yeah that makes it tougher... If it's on a normal route... (It looks like a nice big cat, it could be in its own established territory) ... then it could be a week to 10 days before it's within earshot again. Just really difficult if you can's stalk in after it and try to find enough sign to figure out what it has in mind.
Long term in one spot, I'd use less constant, less loud distress... and incorporate occasional loud low threat vocals like the whistles and the talkative calls.
Post by: BA Mongor on November 23, 2022, 06:31:09 AM
He will continually come back to it. You don't need much.