Post by: Rainier10 on December 04, 2023, 07:10:03 AM
Sunday morning as soon as it hit shooting light I’m looking out the cabin window and see movement close to the ground. I’m thinking coyote but when I throw up my binocs it’s a cat.
It had snowed all night and was lightly snowing. I couldn’t get a shot before it dropped out of sight so the chase was on. We followed the tracks into two thick draws one on my property that just knew the cat was going to bed down in. He circled in the brush around a big pine but then kept walking.
Second draw was even thicker with some cliffs. Problem was it wasn’t my property. I own all the way around this 40 acre piece so we walk the perimeter. No tracks coming out. I call the neighbor and explain the situation. He says he was there on Saturday and the deer were acting really skittish, he figured there must be a predator around do by all means go after the cat and report back.
With permission granted I went to a vantage point above the draw where I could see really well. My buddy went back to the tracks and followed them into the thick stuff. I just kept scanning for movement he came out the other side still on the tracks. He got to the base of the rock cliffs and found the cars bed and fresh tracks coming out of it.
How did I not see it leave?
He walks another fifteen yards and looks back into a crease in the cliffs. There is the cat ten yards away looking at him. All I see is his throw his gun up and the cat walks out away from him. My buddy is 6’1” tall and this cat looks big walking away from him.
I have the scope on the walking cat and wait for it to get over the first cliff and away from my buddy. My buddy was moving backward trying to get a better view up the cliffs to get a shot. Just as the cat got to the next cliff and at 150 yards from me I touched the trigger. Boom smack cat down. Oh know cat back up, three bounces straight down hill covering 30-40 yards easy and into the thick stuff.
I’m frantically scanning the draw but he doesn’t come out. I yell at my buddy the cat went into the thick stuff and hasn’t come out. He says it sounded like a solid hit. I agree and tell him I knocked it down but it got up and went straight downhill.
He cautiously heads towards the thick stuff. Crosses the cats tracks and starts scanning the draw. His rifle quickly comes to his shoulder. The cat is bed under a log staring at him 30 yards away. He squeezes the trigger boom smack and the cat jumps up and runs right at him. 30 yards boom smack cat still coming boom smack 15 yards cat down.
What a rush for both of us but certainly more for him.
Lots of high fives snd hugs. Just an amazing hunt. We actually walked a cat down and shot it. I had this same cat on trail can 30 yards from my cabin in September and two different deer kills on my place. I had told my wife when the snow flew this cat was going to be my focus.
Mission accomplished and one big fat Tom taken out. Cat weighed 145 pounds and was covered in fat.
Post by: Rainier10 on December 04, 2023, 07:14:44 AM
Post by: elkboy on December 04, 2023, 07:26:05 AM
Eaten any of him yet?
Post by: hunter399 on December 04, 2023, 07:27:29 AM
Heck ya.
Great looking cat too.
Way to get it done,save a few deer and Elk.👍
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Post by: Rainier10 on December 04, 2023, 08:24:55 AM
Dream scenario! Those pics of a 145# cat really put into perspective how big the BIG ones are.I can’t imagine what a 180 pound plus cat would be like.
Post by: Mtnwalker on December 04, 2023, 08:30:49 AM
Dream scenario! Those pics of a 145# cat really put into perspective how big the BIG ones are.I can’t imagine what a 180 pound plus cat would be like.
And how many of those 180 pound cats on the net are actually 140-150 :chuckle: cause that is certainly a big mature tom, looks huge in that second pic. Congrats to both of you that is absolutely awesome!! Dandy cat and cool way to hunt him
Post by: BULLBLASTER on December 04, 2023, 08:36:08 AM
They arent all 170-180? :dunno: :chuckle:Dream scenario! Those pics of a 145# cat really put into perspective how big the BIG ones are.I can’t imagine what a 180 pound plus cat would be like.
And how many of those 180 pound cats on the net are actually 140-150 :chuckle: cause that is certainly a big mature tom, looks huge in that second pic. Congrats to both of you that is absolutely awesome!! Dandy cat and cool way to hunt him
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Post by: cooltimber on December 04, 2023, 09:11:50 AM
Couple pics of me with cat on my shoulders. I’m 5’9” 175 pounds. My buddy hugging the cat is 6’1”.
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Post by: Rainier10 on December 04, 2023, 09:16:52 AM
Congrats! And ty for taking the time to share. Was curious where the cat was hit when you shot it that it didn't expire?Because it turned into a real rodeo after it bed down it’s tough to tell. I think I hit it in the right rear knee. That bone was KO’d. I was shooting a 300 win mag, just enough gun for the job :chuckle: it’s possible that the concussion of it hitting the cliff it’s just scared the crap out of the cat. My buddy shot it bedded and then twice as it was running at him so there are holes in and out of front to back.
I’m just glad it’s dead. A wounded cat is no joke. I’m really glad it walked away from my buddy versus pouncing on him from the cliff it was hiding in above him.
Post by: elkboy on December 04, 2023, 09:19:35 AM
Some cats do achieve awesome size, like the 204 pound tom that WDFW biologists collared a few years ago. I think it was somewhere in northeast WA. But that's probably pretty uncommon.
Again, congrats to Rainier10 on a real feat.
Post by: bigmacc on December 04, 2023, 09:25:21 AM
Great story, once again, thank you.
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Post by: brokentrail on December 04, 2023, 09:29:22 AM
Congrats! And ty for taking the time to share. Was curious where the cat was hit when you shot it that it didn't expire?Because it turned into a real rodeo after it bed down it’s tough to tell. I think I hit it in the right rear knee. That bone was KO’d. I was shooting a 300 win mag, just enough gun for the job :chuckle: it’s possible that the concussion of it hitting the cliff it’s just scared the crap out of the cat. My buddy shot it bedded and then twice as it was running at him so there are holes in and out of front to back.
I’m just glad it’s dead. A wounded cat is no joke. I’m really glad it walked away from my buddy versus pouncing on him from the cliff it was hiding in above him.
Yes, I don't think I want a cat like that pouncing on me.... ever!
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Post by: Rainier10 on December 04, 2023, 11:38:20 AM
Second, I really wanted to get this cat. I had it on camera in September and I know it had killed two deer on my property in September. I told my wife I was going to focus this winter on killing it. I’m shocked it worked out like it did but super happy it did.
Thanks to everyone for the positive comments.
Post by: Rainier10 on December 04, 2023, 11:44:41 AM
Post by: MADMAX on December 04, 2023, 11:55:55 AM
Always wanted to do the track em down
Congratulations
Great cat
Post by: jackelope on December 04, 2023, 11:56:28 AM
The 180 pound lions only run with the 350 pound bears.They arent all 170-180? :dunno: :chuckle:Dream scenario! Those pics of a 145# cat really put into perspective how big the BIG ones are.I can’t imagine what a 180 pound plus cat would be like.
And how many of those 180 pound cats on the net are actually 140-150 :chuckle: cause that is certainly a big mature tom, looks huge in that second pic. Congrats to both of you that is absolutely awesome!! Dandy cat and cool way to hunt him
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Post by: 30.06 on December 04, 2023, 12:14:38 PM
I bet a lot of animals we like to chase were saved by your perseverance and dedication to go after one animal. And thanks for reminding us that being a good neighbor can pay off in unexpected ways.
Post by: Rainier10 on December 04, 2023, 12:15:57 PM
Great story, that would have been very exciting. I was wondering what happened when your friend had the cat at ten yards and didn't take a shot at that time? Was he just wanting to let you have the first shot?So the plan was for me to shoot first, right up until the cat was ten yards above him, then it was shoot now and shoot a lot but before he could get the gun up the cat was going away and figured I would have a better shot.
I should have killed this sucker with my shot but I’m going to be honest when I saw how close it had been to him and how big it was compared to him I got a little rattled.
Once it was wounded in the thick stuff I would have preferred to switch positions and go in after the cat but there was too much opportunity for something to go haywire in the switch. I told him if he had a shot to shoot and shoot a lot which he did.
He tagged the cat since he killed it. We are going in together on the mount and putting it on the wall at my cabin next to my raffle elk.
Post by: Rainier10 on December 04, 2023, 12:21:43 PM
Well Done! Was like reading a Jim Corbett story about tiger hunting. I for some reason thought all dead cats were "almost 200 lb" and all killed bears were about "300 lb". sarcI was super happy the neighbor gave us permission and he was the first one I texted pics to.
I bet a lot of animals we like to chase were saved by your perseverance and dedication to go after one animal. And thanks for reminding us that being a good neighbor can pay off in unexpected ways.
When the tracks went onto his place I was 80% sure it bedded there but cougars can go a long way in a day.
It was 8am at that point and I didn’t want to bug him so we hiked all the way around his place first to make sure there were no tracks leaving his place. Little trick I learned from hunting with @bearpaw outfitters. No point of going into a drainage if the cat already crossed it and went out the road on the other side.
After looping all the way around it was later in the morning and I texted him. Super nice that he understands the need to balance predator and prey. Can’t thank him enough.
Lots of things had to go right for this to end the way it did. Thankful the stars aligned.
Post by: hunter399 on December 04, 2023, 12:24:30 PM
That's pretty cool ,you got a partner that will pitch in.Great story, that would have been very exciting. I was wondering what happened when your friend had the cat at ten yards and didn't take a shot at that time? Was he just wanting to let you have the first shot?So the plan was for me to shoot first, right up until the cat was ten yards above him, then it was shoot now and shoot a lot but before he could get the gun up the cat was going away and figured I would have a better shot.
I should have killed this sucker with my shot but I’m going to be honest when I saw how close it had been to him and how big it was compared to him I got a little rattled.
Once it was wounded in the thick stuff I would have preferred to switch positions and go in after the cat but there was too much opportunity for something to go haywire in the switch. I told him if he had a shot to shoot and shoot a lot which he did.
He tagged the cat since he killed it. We are going in together on the mount and putting it on the wall at my cabin next to my raffle elk.
Help each other out.
All hunters should be that way.
Yup all alone when I got mine.
It's a different experience going and looking for a hit cat that's for sure.
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Like others said, huge cat and the true weight makes us all do a reality check on size.
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Post by: Rainier10 on December 11, 2023, 02:02:23 PM
FYI I was at my cabin this weekend and have another one on camera about the same size two miles north of where this one was shot. Another slightly bigger cat about a mile east from this one and a much smaller cat about a mile west.
Oh and a pack of nine coyotes running together came in at night last night.
Post by: bigmacc on December 11, 2023, 02:18:59 PM
According to the tooth this was a two year old cougar.Thats a lot of cats in close proximity. Those things will put a smack down on deer in that turf. There’s a couple spots we knew of in the Methow that had multiple cats prowling about 5 or 6 years ago, we physically seen 4 different cats in about a 2-5 mile radius. We seen them in September, by the end of October that turf was null and void of any deer activity, we didn’t even see deer tracks in that turf when snow was on the ground in November/December.
FYI I was at my cabin this weekend and have another one on camera about the same size two miles north of where this one was shot. Another slightly bigger cat about a mile east from this one and a much smaller cat about a mile west.
Oh and a pack of nine coyotes running together came in at night last night.
Once again, great job👍
Post by: BULLBLASTER on December 11, 2023, 02:54:02 PM
Post by: bigdub257 on December 11, 2023, 03:23:56 PM
According to the tooth this was a two year old cougar.
FYI I was at my cabin this weekend and have another one on camera about the same size two miles north of where this one was shot. Another slightly bigger cat about a mile east from this one and a much smaller cat about a mile west.
Oh and a pack of nine coyotes running together came in at night last night.
I hope you can get some buddies over there and knock down some more!
Post by: Woodchuck on December 11, 2023, 03:47:38 PM
I've seen some of his buddies shoot... :bdid:According to the tooth this was a two year old cougar.
FYI I was at my cabin this weekend and have another one on camera about the same size two miles north of where this one was shot. Another slightly bigger cat about a mile east from this one and a much smaller cat about a mile west.
Oh and a pack of nine coyotes running together came in at night last night.
I hope you can get some buddies over there and knock down some more!
Post by: Dan-o on December 11, 2023, 04:39:44 PM
I've seen some of his buddies shoot... :bdid:According to the tooth this was a two year old cougar.
FYI I was at my cabin this weekend and have another one on camera about the same size two miles north of where this one was shot. Another slightly bigger cat about a mile east from this one and a much smaller cat about a mile west.
Oh and a pack of nine coyotes running together came in at night last night.
I hope you can get some buddies over there and knock down some more!
:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: Special T on December 11, 2023, 04:47:12 PM
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Good on ya Rainier, out there doing good work the hard way.
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Would love it even more if I could link the video on the call in story video page!
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Post by: bigmacc on December 18, 2023, 04:42:54 PM
My buddy found these today on my property in the draw but lower in elevation from the cliffs the cat had been bedding in. Small cow elk carcass( had ivories) and buck carcass.Yes sir. We have stumbled onto many of these graveyards, we ran into one in the north part of the Methow that 26 different caches were discovered. Mostly small deer but there were some bucks, three I believe. For those who don’t believe cats are the number one problem, I would respectfully disagree.
Post by: Special T on December 20, 2023, 01:48:46 PM
Post by: Rainier10 on December 20, 2023, 02:31:09 PM
I've heard that new cats that occupy the vacancy will utilize the same ambush locations. :twocents:I have heard that as well and will be targeting those areas that I learned about on this hunt.
There are still three cats really close to this spot, one of them a young cat.
Post by: bigmacc on December 20, 2023, 04:52:34 PM
I've heard that new cats that occupy the vacancy will utilize the same ambush locations. :twocents:Talked with a fella who’s killed a few cougars, apparently they will smell “death” in areas, kind of like a house cat will find a mouse or rat kill. When we found those cache sites we told him. His questions were when and how old. We had pictures. He was back in there and killed a pretty good cat. Another one he killed that winter, he killed it coming out of a hay bail in a pasture. My buddy and his son went to the bail, 2 deer buried in there, covered up like a couple turds(his words). The bail was about a mile from the the “grave yard”. Give em hell Rainier. 👍👍
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Clearly there are a ton of cats in this state. I’m in GMU 328. Still open for cats. Shot one three months ago and now there are two more 100 yards from where the other one was. They were here for two hours last night, 1:30am to 3:30. Ten deer maybe 150 yards away from them. They finally walked off to the north. Headed out at first light but no luck. They had been on the move for over two hours, no snow so it was like looking for two needles in a haystack.Now if we can just convince the WDFW of your first sentence. Some have been voicing this concern for a long time now, including myself. Good luck on the persuit.👍
Post by: Wanttohuntmore on March 24, 2024, 09:33:21 AM
Post by: Rainier10 on March 24, 2024, 09:47:11 AM
Wow. Is there any more ungulates left near your cabin? We all need to do our part and shoot more predators. Congrats on the December cat!
Funny you ask. The rib cage on the right is an elk, the rib cages to the left are two deer. I brought my cow elk head that had been in the freezer from December and that is what they were chewing on.
150 yards below them were 10 deer, a couple laying down and 8 up feeding. Didn’t seem concerned about the cats and the cats walks away in the opposite direction.
Today from my cabin I can see 50 elk and close to 200 deer
Post by: Rainier10 on March 24, 2024, 09:57:19 AM
Then we could push for longer seasons and higher quotas.
If cougars were not classified as big game animals you could hunt them at night and use thermals both of which would be great tools for controlling the population
Post by: Rainier10 on March 24, 2024, 10:00:13 AM
It’s freaking nuts.
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Post by: Rainier10 on March 24, 2024, 10:29:12 AM
Sounds like the wolves are back in your hood (a recent report) any of those show up on your cam?
Yes two on camera one with a collar and one without. There is rumor there are three two with collars one without. All are from Canada is the rumor. Males kicked out of their pack looking for a mate. They only come in one at a time not as a group. Hopefully they move on.
Post by: boneaddict on March 24, 2024, 11:38:29 AM
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Dang I think we need to get a call list of those of us that are local to you when this kind of thing happens and we can get a group of people to go after them if they are moving off of your property and up onto forest service. on my electronic game caller there is baying hounds. Has anyone ever thought of using that while following them to see if you could tree them? Or maybe two or three of us could be carrying them and they would think we were a whole pack of hounds and have an even better chance of treeing them.
Watch some episodes of Wild Boar Fever and then conduct driven hunts......Europe style?
Post by: bigmacc on March 24, 2024, 12:50:03 PM
@bigmacc we need a different commission or at least density results to come back showing what we are all seeing in the field.:tup: I agree.
Then we could push for longer seasons and higher quotas.
If cougars were not classified as big game animals you could hunt them at night and use thermals both of which would be great tools for controlling the population
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Post by: O. Nerka on March 26, 2024, 03:26:31 PM
Good luck if you get after them. I've been trying this winter for the first time and have really enjoyed it but I wish I still had some snow on the ground! I'm still going though and hope to get at least 2 or 3 more days before the season closes down.
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Post by: Rainier10 on March 27, 2024, 03:20:07 PM
I’ll be back over this weekend and hope to post a kill photo.
I will also post photos of the elk head they chewed on like a rawhide bone, it is shredded like you took a cheese grader to it.
It’s hunting and was still better than work which is where I’m at now playing catch up.
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Post by: MADMAX on March 27, 2024, 05:54:26 PM
Been there done that
I used a C3 burnham brothers reed stuffed in 10 inches of black rubber fuel line
Worked for me
https://burnhambrothers.com/products/replacement-reeds?variant=18030252064881
Post by: O. Nerka on March 27, 2024, 08:18:53 PM
I sure wouldWhat's the strategy with the fuel line? Just to change the noise up a bit? I've only mouth called using a cheapo Primos Catnip but am trying to learn some more so I'm not just stuck with my FoxPro.
Been there done that
I used a C3 burnham brothers reed stuffed in 10 inches of black rubber fuel line
Worked for me
https://burnhambrothers.com/products/replacement-reeds?variant=18030252064881
Post by: MADMAX on March 27, 2024, 08:31:53 PM
I sure wouldWhat's the strategy with the fuel line? Just to change the noise up a bit? I've only mouth called using a cheapo Primos Catnip but am trying to learn some more so I'm not just stuck with my FoxPro.
Been there done that
I used a C3 burnham brothers reed stuffed in 10 inches of black rubber fuel line
Worked for me
https://burnhambrothers.com/products/replacement-reeds?variant=18030252064881
I make it sound like something’s screaming and being shook like a rag doll
Killed my cougar using it
Worked on coyotes bobcats bears ravens raptors and one weasel so far
I also have a foxpro but always have fuel line with C3 in my coat pocket
Various sizes in lengths
Put the reed inside a new piece of fuel line
Bite down and go to town
I use a squeaker in my pocket if needed in close
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Hahaha . who is patterning who?:yeah: :chuckle:
Post by: Loup Loup on March 28, 2024, 07:16:30 AM
Hang your bait off the ground to keep the coyotes spooked and off your bait.
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Best of luck on your pursuit.
This is one nice thing about WA.
Since they aren't getting ran by dogs there are plenty around.
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Hopefully I get a shot tomorrow.
Post by: O. Nerka on March 30, 2024, 05:06:54 PM
Hiked through the cliffs where I thought it would be and nothing.If you happen to be near Winthrop I've got a FoxPro you can borrow. You know you're in the right neighborhood good luck finding a critter!
Hopefully I get a shot tomorrow.
Post by: Rainier10 on March 31, 2024, 08:45:54 PM
Frustrating.
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Post by: Rainier10 on April 03, 2024, 07:43:36 AM
Post by: bearpaw on April 03, 2024, 07:52:02 AM
I’m thinking todays photo looks like a solo male and yesterdays photo is either two sibling sub adults or a mother and a subadult.
Nice cam shots.
I agree with you on the two, they appear to be smaller, probably yearlings. The lone cat looks more like a female to me, possibly the mother, possible a young tom, but toms are longer than females and that adult cat doesn't look long enough to me to be an adult male. You will probably never know for sure!
Post by: Rainier10 on April 03, 2024, 07:54:11 AM
I really appreciate your input Dale. I just hope I can kill one of these cats and hopefully that will help connect the dots.I’m thinking todays photo looks like a solo male and yesterdays photo is either two sibling sub adults or a mother and a subadult.
Nice cam shots.
I agree with you on the two, they appear to be smaller, probably yearlings. The lone cat looks more like a female to me, possibly the mother, possible a young tom, but toms are longer than females and that adult cat doesn't look long enough to me to be an adult male. You will probably never know for sure!
Post by: Rainier10 on April 03, 2024, 10:46:03 AM
Post by: Houndhunter on April 04, 2024, 10:07:51 AM
Post by: time2hunt on April 04, 2024, 10:28:50 AM
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Post by: Rainier10 on April 04, 2024, 10:50:33 AM
Post by: Elkslayer on April 04, 2024, 09:06:59 PM
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Post by: LDennis24 on April 05, 2024, 09:13:28 AM
Post by: Rainier10 on April 05, 2024, 09:55:55 AM
Volleyball this afternoon and tomorrow but tomorrow night and Sunday morning I’m going to do some calling and hope to have some positive results to report.
Post by: Rainier10 on April 06, 2024, 08:40:59 PM
🤞🤞🤞
Post by: blusc21 on April 07, 2024, 09:36:30 AM
Post by: Rainier10 on April 08, 2024, 07:39:15 AM
Heading back home to go to work.
Post by: LDennis24 on April 09, 2024, 10:56:23 AM
Post by: Rainier10 on April 09, 2024, 11:47:34 AM
Post by: Rainier10 on April 09, 2024, 11:48:05 AM
Post by: jstone on April 09, 2024, 03:02:28 PM
Post by: HikerHunter on April 11, 2024, 12:49:05 PM
Post by: Rainier10 on April 11, 2024, 07:15:00 PM
I've been following this thread way too closely...I had a dream Rainier got one of those cougars!I appreciate the support.
Had a coyote on camera today. Cats have moved on.
Post by: bigmacc on April 13, 2024, 03:34:08 PM
Dang! :bash: :bash: :bash:I've been following this thread way too closely...I had a dream Rainier got one of those cougars!I appreciate the support.
Had a coyote on camera today. Cats have moved on.
Post by: FWilliams on April 13, 2024, 07:24:02 PM
Fred
Post by: Rainier10 on April 15, 2024, 07:04:38 AM
Pic from this morning.
Post by: bearpaw on April 15, 2024, 08:27:12 AM
Post by: Rainier10 on April 15, 2024, 10:27:59 AM
Post by: Rainier10 on April 24, 2024, 08:20:47 AM
Post by: Rainier10 on April 24, 2024, 08:21:58 AM
Post by: HikerHunter on April 24, 2024, 10:13:12 AM
Post by: time2hunt on April 24, 2024, 10:22:41 AM
. P.S keep them on the hill I don’t need them down at the ranch lolSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Post by: hunter399 on April 24, 2024, 11:27:38 AM
Still a few days left here in April,if your GMU is open.
Thanks for sharing pics.
I still need to try for one at least once before April ends.
Slap the fox pro out ,see if it pops up.
Good luck.
Post by: Rainier10 on April 24, 2024, 02:49:08 PM