Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Other Big Game => Topic started by: boneaddict on March 14, 2010, 07:14:01 AM
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I hear there is a story out there......
Well lets hear it
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Yea, no holding out.
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Long Story to share with you people!!! :) Gotta go buy more BEER Oh I am allergic to (flour) Wheat :bash: and need REST all day before I head out to work tmw. My body is SORE and hurt!! :bash:
To contiune.
Mulehunter :chuckle:
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Mulehunter is holding out. I say we grab him and tickle him till he gives up the story. :chuckle: :chuckle:
hmmmm, I wonder how ticklish Bearpaw is?.......
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Ha, axle you will never know that.... :chuckle:
mulehunter, that's not all that is hurt either.... :chuckle:
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Come on now give us the story! Or we will sick Tickle Me Elmo Massa on you!
Shootmoore
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Sorry I didnt hold my breath. I had a lot to do around my house before my wife come home from McCall Idaho wedding weekend for her best frined. So I end up left my house to hunt with permitte and Bearpaw's son and all animals on our rancher end up wondering where I am!
So I dont want my wife to :spank_butt: me when she get home and nothing got done!
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Thursday night, I got sick really coughing soo bad BAD and I cant stand breath outside with cold and coughing so friday morning I called sick stay home rest all day. My wife left Thursday to McCall Id. She texted me said there is some snow and I could have went down with her and hunt on my Idaho Special Permit. But I didnt expect I were sick friday could have go.
Morning Called Bucklucky to see if I could STEAL him to go chase pursuit on his permit. But He cant go cuz some thing important coming up. So I had to figure what to do for my weekend!
So Bearpaw said his son and the Permittee Cindy were out scouting all day and no luck. So I thought at first. ohh.. She have permittee! SO I asked if I could come and help scouting for Cut or do some working on catch Cat.
So he found out Permittee have lots people working together find Cats So I say cool... So I end up stay home and my cell doesnt work up here where I live.
Thursday night, He texted me said your welcome to come but I didnt get the message until next day on friday at 11am. :'( I would have COME if I got message from him on Thursday evening. Dang... So Friday day My day went by boring... Wish I am looking for Cut and being out in Wood.
Later afternoon, Found out that permittee and His son doesnt find any luck. But have NEW snow I think 2" or 1" ?? and it rainny melted most of it not all.
So I watched the Weather Local and watch how it changing every hours so I offer him that I will be happy to come out before saturday morning to help scouting and work on find Cat.
After I feed my dogs and past 4pm thinking and thinking what HECK wrong with me... No one in our house and totally BORED SO What Heck! I am leaving!
:yike:
I gotta go do my house work before my wife come home!
To be countiune...
Mulehunter ;)
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.........Isnt the house work done yet :chuckle:
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Left My house at 4pm. Driving over pass SMOOTH! No snow on road. Just snowing and white on trees. passed Easton FADING no snow whole way over to Blewette pass and it has some snow on hills. Contiune driving thur Washington to Ok/kett county By time I drove by Omak. I was driving just fine appox night at like 8ish I Noticed something over there appox half mile from me coming stright to me. Police on light flash chase a Suspect Hwy Chase. Soon I saw suspect driving on WRONG WAY DIRECTLY TO ME! I pulled over on shoulder reducing speed and Suspect still stubborn pulling in to Whiteline where I am going stop let them pass me but they are conming STRIGHT to my head of truck appox 100 mph so I pulled down to Ditch! :bash: I wanna BEAT THIS KID SOO BAD with BAT!!!! Gosh Why the fking people doesnt give any RESPECT to let people live not looking for something to kill someone on road. I was trying to save my life from head to head crash. I got off ditch and they passed two cars behind me really close crashed and Police finally got him stop by push him off the road what I see suspect light circle! :chuckle: Whoa... Almost kill me!
I work on getting out of ditch and got on road! It start RAINNY RAINNY past omak! I said to myself No.... I dont want to hear RAINNY all day!
Going to my frined in Danville house but Couldnt get hold of him since I am bring Hounds and Dogger sled. I dont have Blue Card from permittee for me carry to keep Gamedept not bugging me!
No luck so I decide to park Sled with hounds inside by his area. Doesnt want to bother them while they are sleeping. If Gamedept came to me and say What ya doing here with dogs do you have permittee with you? Because last time I went up and guy got stopped by Gammie the cubby fat Gamedept want to give him TICKET for scouting cougar with out permittee with him! :yike: What a FREAK Gamedept!
So I learn from what I saw. So I dont want to see him NAGGGING at me for not having Permittee with me. Only thing I cant say I am hunting FOX! :chuckle: Okanagon County are CLOSED! So Only thing I can say I am hunting COONS! :dunno: Well I dont want to deal with them anything. So I left my dogs and sled at guy house. Went sleep until 3am
Saw Lots Whitetails crossing road where all Dry grounds. So I went higher to summit little west... I drove thur and forget to bring snowchain. SO I parked and take snowmobile start to scouting at 3am thur whole Canyon. First Canyon. start from 4 inches upper to half way 9 inches then TOP 2 FT! POWDER! :yike: I had BLAST TIME playing in Snow not about Cat hunting! :dunno:
No Cuts whole Canyon spend about 20 miles on this Canyon with snowmoblie working harder thur awfully manys alley trails cover to find Cut for Cindy, Came back down after light! :rolleyes: FUN playing in Snow!
going NEXT Canyon
To be Contiune!
Mulehunter
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Bucklucky, ALMOST DONE! I just sneak to my computer and get some story going!
Mulehunter ;)
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Man, glad you didnt die :chuckle: I hate stuppid people like that.
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Okay Next Canyon, We got in and dont want to drive my truck all way and possible stuck or log blocked, Or water damage road so I decide to unload snowmobile soon I take off I spotted One day Old Track Single Cougar right next to my truck. Bucklucky If we left Friday we would have TREED this one! :chuckle: Dang one day old So I called Bearpaw told them I found OLD Cut so it will be somewhere in this CY. He told me that His son is still no Luck on find Cat on East and I am working on West. Anyway...
So I head out higher and it only 2"snow around 8ish am. Find Fresh Moose Cut, Deer, Coyote. Must be some activate area here. So I run upper 2 miles Cut 2nd Cat. I believe same Cat that I found at the parking. it still old and I dont have dogs to smell it. I must have permittee to be with me to put my dogs or bearpaw son's so I dont think its worth trying so Skipping it and keep look WHOLE Canyon for this same Cat. No Luck. Must be sleeping next to DEAD MOOSE or Deer! :'(
Calling Bearpaw say No Luck Only two Cuts same Cat I believe. So one OLD Trax.
Off to next Canyon.
To be Contiune.
Mulehunter :)
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Next Canyon, Beauitful area!!! parked upper and unload snowmobile and off higher CY. appox 5 miles scouting finally Cut Bobcat Trax appox 10 min old or 20 min! :drool: Let me think.... Does Cindy know a lot of Trax! :dunno: I should call Bearpaw and say come bring your permittee and I found Cougar Trax. I think... :rolleyes: :chuckle:
HOTTEST Trax! :o
Nah I know its AGAISNT LAW to Chase BobCat Dang.... Well To be honest.. I wish I could accident turn loose! :chuckle:
I skipped those Trax! Contiune scouting.... return to truck head out. No Cougar Cut! :'(
Went next Canyon.
To be Contiune.
Mulehunter
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Next Cayon, Went upper higher 6 miles No Luck! Calling Bearpaw Any luck with Son? NO luck! So I went next Canyon and went 3 miles on Snowmobile VERY SLICE of snow! Warm getting WARMER! from 25 to 40 degree all sudden. So I had to hurry and working looking for Cut.
Found Bear! One hour or two old Trax. Must woke up first day of the spring! :yike: At first I thought it was Cougar Trax! :rolleyes: Wish It were in Idaho, I would TURN LOOSE! :chuckle:
Anyway skip it and 2 miles later Found FOUR COUGARS! dang one day old... Wish I were here yesterday because I would have GREAT pics of Three kittens and mother up Tree! :bash:
So I stay totally for a hour CIRCLE whole Canyon find them. No luck because snow getting thinner to nothing on ground. All dryground down hill.
Should have bring Truck with Strike rigg and put hound top Problem is If those dogs strike off on Bear in area how will we know it was Cougar or Bear! :yike: Not good idea... I must have PERMITTEE with me or have them come over but They are going scouting the LAST Canyon and Call it off!
So I went back down get going to 2nd Canyon and start all OVER again.
I aint giving up! ;)
Mulehunter
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Part of Hound hunting is NOT ALWAYS easy. Its Very hard most of time. Sometime it soo perfect will go wrong or right. Nothing will never be PERFECT hunt.
Went back 2nd Cy and run upper seem same and some deer moving. Moose crossed me! :) Couldnt get picture by time they got away. No luck. Calling Bearpaw, They have no Luck on any Cuts and nothing. So they call it off! heading home.
So I went back 3rd Cy start OVER again. Run up Cy being frustrate little!
Tell u something about how I feel. First of all I know this Cougar hunting is not ALWAYS FUN but Fun to be in Wood and try to work on find it with dogs. LOTS PATIENTS PATIENTS!!! Law is very hard for us in Washington with all Strict rules... So I am trying best to stay stright and do right things. Its hard when u see any Bear, Bob, whatever on road. :rolleyes: Have to try stay rule.
And I am offering myself to help Cindy on her Tag. I would love to help Steve, and if Bucklucky invited me I would love to go. Any time of hunting I am HERE to willing go.
Cost of hunting expense is really EXPENSIVE EVEN not my tag! It cost me almost $220 dollar on trip gas and snowmobile gas, I know I know....... But what would I do every weekend staying home being big baby and feed my dogs everyday and clean poop and training my dogs over nothing. I am very grateful to have oppourity to help Cindy out looking for Cat and use my dogs that I love the MOST being houndman.
I could have went to Idaho more often but TWICE MORE expensive than Cindy and No Wolves around where I went yesterday. I rather this than Idaho sometime.
3rd Cayon, Went upper 2 miles GUESS WHAT! BINGO! :yike: Less than 1 hour CUT that crossed my Snowmobile track from first round!
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Head back to my truck It getting WARMER FAST almost hit 45 degree to 50 appox 1130am Calling Bearpaw. GAME IS ON! Bring your permittee and your son and snowmobile! Gave them direction where I am local.
I went back pick up dogs and sled bring it over meet them at park lot. I waitted 80 min It getting WARMER and Dripping dripping BAD and FAST One hour half later finally they arrival.
Track is appox Smallest Tom OR Big Female ??? I am going to see what Bearpaw and Mulehunter can do to treed it for Cindy the permittee. Lets TURN LOOSE! :drool:
To be Contiune!
Mulehunter :chuckle:
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mulehunter, those tracks look a lot like a young tom, dragging it's feet a lot in that little of snow. Normally females pick up their feet.
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Bearpaw, Wish you came. Dang... At least I met your son at park lot. He seem a Nice guy! By the way like I said on phone that track dragging like I thought. Lets see what we catch.
I gotta go pick up my family. I think my house look good! :dunno:
To be contiune...
Mulehunter :)
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Cool pics Mulehunter. Nice to see bears (at least one) are out! Sounds like you had a blast.
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Bearpaw and his frined and permittee came and meet me and shake eachother get to know them and load snowmobile put dogs in Sled head out thur Canyon. It was NOT SAME as last time. It were about 2 hours warming up so fast and snow melted almost most of it gone.
So I hurried and got there. Threw dogs on our dogs and Bearpaw dogs we didnt Video it because we really need HURRY help dogs get on track on dry ground and some snow area. Walking down because no snow over down hill. So all of us walking down try to help dogs working working and getting better after 30 min with problem not finding cougar track on dryground and finally they on fire down and ran down 1 mile on their own only four dogs two mine two Bearpaw. Bearpaw and his buddy have C.B. eachother and I dont. After dogs ran down down down hill apppox 1 mile and lost my Gps Signal because four different Cliffs down from road blocking my tracking dogs. I cant hear my dogs barking or Cant hear anyone yell eachother or anything so I went back up to my snowmobile and moving East and tracking signal and it beep beep Treed signal. I got Gps picked up better Local on my Gps and saved so I can go back to where turn loose because only way to go down no road on boths sides. I should have drive around other Canyon and it would be 150 yds Yds hike up hill to the first treed. But Permittee and Bearpaw Son went down there already so I finally decide to hike down on my own and found them down there. Appox 1 mile from turn loose. Not bad.
Here the Cat UP! Problem is Sunny behind the Tree. :bash: I dont like those TREE and Sunny back and Cliff DOWN hill and Three Tree Blocking. Bad Pictures for us!!! Permittee Decide to take her down.
To be Contiune...
Mulehunter ;)
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Danm Sunny stared my Camera! I gotta to find local to get better Pics.. Trying best I can.
To be Contiune..
Mulehunter :)
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Another Pic.
To Be contiune.
Mulehunter ;)
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Love the pictures!
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Hounddoggers We Thank you Bearpaw and Our dogs doing AMAZING job staying together tracking to Cat.
To be contiune.
Mulehunter ;)
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Sweet pictures, Congratulations.
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Permittee decide to take her down! First pull Bow 1..2..3 released... THUD! Climb down jump off!!!
To be Contiune...
Mulehunter :o
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Released ALL hounds Because She seem running down longer... Bayed on ground and RETREED again! :yike: Tie all hounds back up for 2nd bow.
Look like He want her help "leg up" for him to climb up! :chuckle: :chuckle:
To be contiune..
Mulehunter :)
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After Permittee take a shot kill her and END UP STUCK up Tree! She wont come down! :'(
Now what.... Where ChainSaw to chop the Tree down! :rolleyes: JOKE! No one want hike back up to Truck for rope to climb. Then what plann... Threw Threw something over there. No Luck. Geez... Bearpaw Son decide to Climb up and Push her off the Tree. :yike:
He end up climb half way and having hard time staying up. So he decide climb down and let his frined climb up. He working on making it up! :o No Smart SAFETY! :dunno: :chuckle:
Appox 50 ft to 60 ft tall to Cat! :o
I would have make a bet 100 Dollar if She werent DEAD! :chuckle:
To be Contiune.
Mulehunter :)
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:chuckle:
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After he reached to Cat and push her off the Tree.... BAD LUCK thing started.
She accidently cut her finger, Bearpaw drag cougar down to Road and released all dogs down to bottom and tie up all hounds and I happen to hike down and leashed got stuck on my wrist and pulled me down head down leg up 30 yards dragging steep down hill thur Rocks, Trees, Stumps, Brush. :rolleyes: Oh boy Missed everything! and soon I unleash my wrist and released ran down both dogs pushed Permittee under leg and flipped back hurt her back and wrist. :yike: WHAT A STRANGER STORY! :dunno:
To be contiune...
Mulehunter :chuckle:
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Im never going hunting with you, your bad juju :chuckle: Id be afraid of dyin or something :chuckle:
This is making for a good story
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This is better 'n TV, Mulehunter! Love all the pics!
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We end up down to Road and TIED UP all Hounds! WOW They are TOTALLY CRAZY over Cat... No more! So plann to keep dogs, cat, Permitte and everything down bottom and Two of guy and me hike back UP to snowmobile and by time we get to our Truck!
Load up Snowmobile and Look at the Map for good way to get to the permittee.
Soon we start to hop in truck and I open my Truck door and Bearpaw Son backed up with Trailer coming to my leg and barely felt it coming missed I start to hop toward to side of truck and He contiune backed up and hit Driver door side switch around 180 Degree! :yike: Could have CHOPPED my leg off! if I were going forward little INCHES :'( By time He backed up and He stopped and forward, He came to my truck. Oh Sh%t..... Geez... I said you almost cut my leg off! barely! :o Anyway So we working on pull up door make it close okay so told me he will have his insurance to fix my truck! It work out just fine at least my leg are ok! Whee..
Then drove down hill the Road are little slope deep black ICY soon I go curve end up slipper in to ditch! :bash: so I threw him a rope on his truck and pull me out.
I was thinking about not shoot Cat ever again! :chuckle: I will learn my lesson!
Mulehunter
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SWEET! Congrats to the tag holder and gld to see you all made it out in one piece :yike:
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LoL great story :chuckle:
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Good story LOL!!! :chuckle:
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NICE work guys!!! Glad it all worked out and no one fell out of the tree!! :)
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Great Story.
Congratulations Cindy and everyone involved.
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Im never going hunting with you, your bad juju :chuckle: Id be afraid of dyin or something :chuckle:
This is making for a good story
Nah, Most of time I know LOTS people always have some BAD luck going on thur hunting time. Trust me I aint only one! :rolleyes:
Mulehunter :)
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Bearpaw, I thank you for let me join for great hunting with your son, They are good people and definely want to hunt again sometime!
I cant wait to watch your Video when ur done Editing! :drool:
Sorry I didnt get chance to go East to your place and spend night and meet ya in person. I had to head out back home and feed my farm animals or they probablly end up DEAD! :chuckle:
Hope to meet ya in person and hunt sometime soon...
Thank u all your time to read our story!
Mulehunter 8)
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I had to keep coming back all day to read more of the story. Great story and pics Thanks for sharing
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Awesome Story
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Totally awsome story.
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How do you put in for that tag?
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Great story Mulehunter! Sounds like you had fun.
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How do you put in for that tag?
Same as any other special permit.
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How do you put in for that tag?
Same as any other special permit.
When does season close?
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Great story! Good read. Thanks for posting it up. Lots of typing.
And congratulations!
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Glad you made it out of there in one piece. Great story!
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There's still a little more to the story...lol
I will let mulehunter tell it... :chuckle:
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There's still a little more to the story...lol
I will let mulehunter tell it... :chuckle:
Okay mulehunter let's hear the rest!! :chuckle: It gots to be good....
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great story - looking forward to hearing the rest of it.
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Great read, congrats to you all!!!
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You know about every other time I went out, my hunts were like Scott's. Half the time it's a real butt kicker. Like I said before you gotta love working the dogs or you won't go very often. :) Awesome Story Scott, congrats on a GREAT job!!!!
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More to the story....struck by lightning...LOL
COOL hunt Mule. Glad you went.
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Here's an edited version of the video footage. Because youtube is quite picky about footage, we show the first shot only. The first arrow hit one lung high plus the spine and would have killed the cat, but Cindy arrowed it again so that it would die quickly, which it did.
Cindy is a taxidermist herself, when she skinned the cat she verified the arrow path and she checked the teeth closer. She said the teeth appeared to be very worn with one canine completely gone, she figured the cat was most likely quite old.
Archery Cougar Hound Hunt in Washington, Bow Hunting with Bearpaw Outfitters (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8_zoFvSO0M#)
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THAT WAS AWSOME!!!!!!!!
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Great story Mulehunter. Thanks for the write-up and pics. Love the pics.
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Nice job guys!!
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I love how excited the dogs get. Thanks for posting the video. :)
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Thanks people, I really appercate to be part of hunt with Bearpaw. It was really FUN time. Hope to go again next year!
My truck is going be at Bodyshop tomorrow! :chuckle: Bummer!
Mulehunter :)
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cool, great footage of that lion jumping
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Awsome story and pics! :tup:
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great pictures, write up and footage. couldn't ask for anything better!! :tup:great job
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great footage......., but no video footage of the tree climbing? :chuckle: that in itself would have been quite entertaining.
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Great footage guys. Oh love hearing the dogs bawl in the video. Do miss running hounds. :)
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WOW! That was a good hunt, thanks guys for taking the time to post the story and vidio.
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I gotta say the same......WOW!!! Great footage, hi-5's all around. Looked pretty thrilling. :chuckle: That was one hell of a leap off the tree :yike:
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That was fun to watch sounds like they put there time in to get one. I especially liked the music.
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Hey Bearpaw, How about this new TRUCK that your Insurance PAID for!
By the way Thanks for having Insurance! Whee... :rolleyes:
Mulehunter :chuckle:
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great story, great pics, awesome video!! My 4 year old daughter had me rewind the cat jumping out of the tree about a hundred times....I did it gladly! :chuckle: 10 out of 10 :tup:
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I am glad they are taking good care of you mulehunter. Did you ask about getting a nice room for the night and some champaign. ;) You deserve a good night out for being such a good sport..... :)
Cindy sent over her pics today. Did you get any like this? If not let me know, I can email some to you. I wouldn't mind having a few of yours in the tree, your cat in the tree pics are better than what everyone else got.
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:) everything went good. Cindy did sent me some pics and manys thanks.
I am glad to help out find cat before season closed..
Mulehunter ;)
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Awesome story and pics guys!! thanks for posting.
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That was great! Thanks for the whole story. Congrats to her!!!
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That is awsome!! Although I would rather see the footage of Brian climbing the tree :chuckle:
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Here's another photo of brian for you too cleve... :chuckle:
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LOVE the pictures! GOOD STUFF!
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Bearpaw, How about his frined, 60 ft high! He is CRAZY! I rather be on floor than up Tree! If everything went bad luck on me, I probablly end up dead on floor if I climb for Cindy!
Mulehunter :chuckle:
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Wow! that adventure had just about everything that a person would call fun! :chuckle:
Good job everyone!
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What a awesome story and ending to a great hunt. Listening to those dogs sure brings back the memories. Those blueticks and walkers sound like an orchestra, just love that sound.
Sometimes your best hunts take place after all the bad luck has past, but this time you pushed right on through to the end and the results were awesome. She was one tickled little lady. Mulehunter at first I thought you were just having an unlucky weekend, but turns out you made it lucky, didn't get hurt and you didn't give up easy, just kept pushing till you gotter done. :tup:
Hound hunting is the one sport where a fellow hunter would drive many miles to help with a hunt with nothing but good times in return. Hell I'd drive 100 miles just to hear the dogs run and it would be a bonus to hear them tree.
Thanks for sharing, it was awesome. :) :) :) :)
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I dug through the photos again here is another photo of Anthony all the way up the tree to the cat, and a phot of the scenery.
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Bearpaw, I just got info from Ins and shop said post where door connect got damaged and they are replace it. Cost 3,000 dollar damage. :yike:
It will be done by coming monday. Then I can't wait to drive it again.
Wish I could go pursuit dryground this weekend with permit and where I know 4 cougars hanging at.
:)
Mulehunter :'(
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I hope it is as good as new when you get it back...
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Let me tell you, it was as exciting as it sounds -- especially for me! It was great meeting another hounder. I am very much a novice, but learn alittle more each time I get to go. I am very thankful for all the help from Brian, Anthony and mulehunter. They took great care of me!!! I'm glad your truck is going to be ok. I felt bad about that................ mulehunter, you forgot to mention about falling and going right over the top of me, and then when your dogs creamed me!!! Ha Ha, the bruise is just starting to show up -- a week later.
Mulehunter, please e-mail me your mailing address so I can send you a CD of all the pics I had on my camera.
Thanks again -- it was an experience of a lifetime...............
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Hey DoubleCut, I am glad I came to help ya after your having TROUBLE getting Cat this year with Bearpaw outtfitter!! :chuckle: Maybe you should have contact me first place as MULEHUNTER Outtfitter! :o JOKE! But Lucky At least its getting VERY CLOSE to closing season! WHEE!!! I am happy to see you SMILE after your wacked a CAT with bow!
Congt!!! Sorry I didnt mean to unleash my dogs going under your Way! :yike:
Welcome to Hunting-Washington!
Sent pm...
Mulehunter :hello:
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What a great thread. Thanks Mulehunter, Bearpaw, Doublecut and everyone else involved.
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What a great thread. Good job Cindy. Got your e-mail with the pict.s what a great video. Anybody looking for a Taxidermist she's the one. My Washington moose looks great. Again what a great hunt. ;)
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Good to see you on here Cindy, I think you will enjoy the crowd. ;)
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WOW! What a crazy story. Thanks to all that participated and posted. What a great bunch of pictures and commentary. Congrats to all, welcome doublecut. May the rest of you hunts be as successful and memorable without the cuts, bruises and dents.
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Thanks, all.
Great to be a part of the "hunting family!" I look forward to hearing lots more stories!
Hopefully I will get to take part in a lot of them!!!!
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WELCOME!
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Great video! Nice cat, congrats Cindy
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WElcome aboard doublecut. How are you going to mount up your Lion? I dont know if you saw mine or not , I killed a descent tom in January . I think page 4 topic 35 is where the good pics start.
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,43490.msg523771.html#msg523771 (http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,43490.msg523771.html#msg523771)
Nice job on the Lion by the way. I had full intensions of using my bow too, but opted for the ol' trusty 30-30 instead, too many cliffs for me, I just wanted mine dead :chuckle:
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I have an awesome 2 cougar, 1 huge porcupine mount planned -- of course, it is kinda like the plumber whose own toilet leaks, or the mechanic whose own rig doesn't run -- you do the customer's stuff first! And, I think I will have to build an addition to house the mount! I was lucky enough to draw the permit 2 years in a row and got a really nice tom (130#) last year. This year's female will fit right in!
I had the same feeling last year -- it was the first cat I had ever seen (and I worked in the woods for 12 years!) and I was all nervous about it getting away! Packed my bow all the way in but opted to use my husband's grandfather's 30-30 (that he carried when he was a marshal in California). The bow definately made things alot more exciting, and helped with my confidence in my bow. I wouldn't do it any other way, now....
I am still on dial-up, so pics are kinda hard to download. Hoping that will change this year.
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Didn't DH just get Quest high speed for real cheap? We are going to check this week and see if it's available to us now, last time I checked it wasn't available in this area yet.
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I will use my bow on the next one . Now that the first is out of the way ;) I was going to do my Lion taking down a lifesize blacktail buck but I think I will hold off on that one. I think I am going to do a mount that better shows off the cats size and head. Soucy has a mount he did I really like with the Lion in a tree. I think I will go that route this time.
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No matter what mount you choose, a cougar in a trophy roomn is usually a prime attention getter... :)
(I always recommend staying away from a cat rug, seems like a waste to do that to such a beautiful animal)
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No cat rugs until you have at least 4 or more full body mounted. :chuckle:
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That's funny that Doublecut and Bucklucky both packed 30-30s for their cats. That is the ONLY reason I have held on to my old 30-30. I've been telling people for 20 years (since I bought my first bolt action .270) that I was keeping it for a "saddle gun" or "if I ever get to cougar hunt with dogs".
Well, I still don't own horses (yet), but maybe one day I'll get to tree a cat.... ;)
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I agree bearpaw, cougar mounts are definately a attention getter. I had the first lifesized lion I ever mounted at the puyalup sportsman show 4 years ago, let me tell ya people flocked to it.
Cant beat the ol'30-30. It just feels appropriate when running dogs. Kind of like shooting a buffalo with an old sharpes ;)
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yes, Bearpaw, DH did get DSL through Qwest. I called yesterday and we can't get it. Our phone lines won't support it. Chat with them, they have gotten some weird phone calls since they got it.
How would I go about putting some taxidermy pics on here and are they legal?
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Got my first cat with the 30-30. Awesome cougar gun.
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yes, Bearpaw, DH did get DSL through Qwest. I called yesterday and we can't get it. Our phone lines won't support it. Chat with them, they have gotten some weird phone calls since they got it.
How would I go about putting some taxidermy pics on here and are they legal?
Doublecut,
There is a whole taxidermy forum. After you log on, click on FORUMS and you will see all the subjects (General Discussion, Photography, etc...). Scroll waaaaayyy down and you will see the taxidermy forum.
Looking forward to seeing some of your work! :)
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:) Thanks, I'll work on getting some pics onboard. We'll see how unfriendly the dial-up is.............. :dunno:
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As long as you aren't advertising with them they are legal. ...or you can go the route of becoming a sponsor (its pretty DANG CHEAP) and then you can post away. THats the route most have taken.
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Nothing wrong with a rug. I went rug on my first one and I'm very pleased with it. Michelle did a great job. I went rug because it was a representative female, not a big Tom, and it was pretty durn beat up. Not just from my shooting, but scars all over from fighting.
I'm having Charlie tan my second one. Another average mature female, but it's a gorgeous hide, beautiful color, no scars, tiny bullet hole, etc. Saving it whole so I can full body mount it someday if I want to.
Don't besmirch the rug 'til you've seen a few, they're a beautiful trophy!
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My rug is one of my favorite mounts. I actually like it better than most full mounts. Same with my big bear.
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sorry rainshadow and bone, just a difference of opinion... :)
doublecut, becoming a sponsor is definitely worth it, you can post in the sponsor section, as boneaddict said, it's a good deal. Another thing you do, you can put a link on the bottom of your posts by going to profile area, play around there, you will figure it out.
mulehunter, my apologies for getting so far off topic... ;)
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Bearpaw, No Worry... Just got my Truck back today, Turn out BEAUITFUL JOB! :yike: Thats so FAST! I thank Insurance for helping us out.
Now I got to drive around with hounds back box! :IBCOOL:
Mulehunter ;)
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Mulehunter, are you headed back out after any more cats? Season is almost up. glad your truck is ok.!!!
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Mulehunter, are you headed back out after any more cats? Season is almost up. glad your truck is ok.!!!
Working on my dogs getting ready for Bears in Idaho! ;) My buddy in Idaho contacted me few days ago and plann on going again this coming spring in Idaho on my Non-residence permit also I am hoping my wife will shoot down Bear this spring on her Non-residence permit too :yike: Both of us! We will see.... Hopefully Wolves wont snagged our hounds! I am glad my truck are good to drive! Probablly wont chase Cats until this coming Fall over Idaho or maybe put mine in for N.E. County. Who knows...
Mulehunter :)
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good luck :)
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So glad your truck turned out good mulehunter.... :tup:
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Here's my Washington moose mount Cindy did for me. don't mean to :jacked:
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi154.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fs276%2FPABEN07%2F109_3194.jpg&hash=4127c7ec7634600517a4de4053b1393bc6e457d4)
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi154.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fs276%2FPABEN07%2F109_3197.jpg&hash=7a236e70c357fb77fa5be3a53632a37eb53abc82)
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi154.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fs276%2FPABEN07%2F100_3222.jpg&hash=23b163aad4e1abd39304a0884396f3194395b6d7)
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Nice work :)