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Big Game Hunting => Other Big Game => Topic started by: Kain on October 28, 2009, 05:42:43 PM

Title: Cougar killed in self defense story.
Post by: Kain on October 28, 2009, 05:42:43 PM: http://www.thenpha.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=11269&gonew=1#UNREAD
Title: Re: Cougar killed in self defense story.
Post by: HuntingFanatic on October 28, 2009, 06:06:36 PM: good thing he didnt have an 8x scope!
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Post by: seansfire on October 30, 2009, 06:45:12 PM: are cats known to charge people like that often?
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Post by: cougkilr on October 30, 2009, 06:50:57 PM: http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,37086.msg436461.html#msg436461
Title: Re: Cougar killed in self defense story.
Post by: seansfire on October 30, 2009, 06:54:24 PM: i ask because i am a brand new bowhunter and am not able to carry guns due to past run in with the law.
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Post by: Kain on October 30, 2009, 08:05:06 PM: Very rare but with the number of hunters and outdoorsman out there and a growing population of cat, bears and wolves it seems to happens a few times every year. And thats just the ones we hear about. I heard to different guys tell me they were mock charged by black bears this past elk season. Get yourself some bear spray and hope for the best.
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Post by: PA BEN on October 31, 2009, 05:29:06 AM: This happens more often then you think. I have friends who while out turkey hunting call in cats. Some of them were close encounters.