Post by: 7t9cobra on September 11, 2023, 12:06:15 PM
I called this cat in with distress and vocals. I filmed on the way out and after the kill. Unfortunately I wasn't prepared to film the whole hunt. I will share when I get everything edited and online. I called him in to 35 yards and shot it frontal with a .300WSM.
Post by: MADMAX on September 11, 2023, 12:08:16 PM
Congrats
Post by: hunter399 on September 11, 2023, 12:08:43 PM
Way to get it done.
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Post by: bearhunter99 on September 11, 2023, 12:30:10 PM
Right on!! :tup: Maybe leave out the cell cam info, could be next to go.
:yeah: I fully applaud you on the quick movement and a great cat though! That is damn good looking cougar!
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Post by: 7t9cobra on September 11, 2023, 09:41:04 PM
Great job! Very nice looking cat. Did you get measurements? And weight?
I didn't take measurements but I wish I would have. I weighed him whole and it was 156lbs. The first cat I called in was 156lbs gutted. I thought that was kind of funny. This one seems to have a larger head but it might be my imagination. I'll measure the skull when it comes back. I can't remember what the first one measured but it makes B&C pretty easily. This cat doesn't appear to be very old. There was hardly any barrel showing on the canines. He did have some fresh battle wounds on his face. No major gashes, just small claw marks and scratches that will still scabbed up.
Post by: Blacktail Sniper on September 11, 2023, 09:51:49 PM
Congrats on the cat, looks like a nice one!
Post by: 7t9cobra on September 12, 2023, 07:36:54 AM
Right on!! :tup: Maybe leave out the cell cam info, could be next to go.Edited. Your turn.
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Post by: BreezyBear on September 12, 2023, 08:11:05 AM
:tup:Right on!! :tup: Maybe leave out the cell cam info, could be next to go.Edited. Your turn.
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Post by: 7t9cobra on September 13, 2023, 09:01:13 AM
Congrats! How many hours of calling before you got a cat? I've yet to get one but have called many coyotes. I need to step up my cat game.
Honestly I have no idea. hundreds, thousands. Who knows. The first cat took six years. We might only get one or two days of good huntable snow every year, so that is the limiting factor. If I had goos snow here every season I would probably kill one almost every year. The day I killed my first cat just happened to be absolutely perfect weather. It was a heavy snow starting the evening before. The snow and wind stopped around 4 or 5am. Those are perfect conditions. Most of the time it's too windy, or the snow gets too deep to hunt the high country, but the low roads don't have enough snow. It's hard to be at the perfect elevation here. It was 5 years since I killed that first cat. We had one good day last year, but didn't cut any tracks until it was late in the day. We still tracked them and did a couple of sets but we were just too far away. This incident proves I can probably get one every year with the right conditions. I knew he was there and was able to set up fast.
Also, the female showed up at 5am monday morning in the same area. At 6:45 there were some deer looking very nervous and snort wheezing. If only I could get a second tag. I have buddies I can take, but it's hard to have another guy geared up and ready in a hurry.