Post by: Idabooner on March 20, 2010, 06:12:04 PM
First sun this morning I checked the hill, no deer in sight on this end, must be the wolves are around. After 15 minutes with the scope I picked up on a dog two miles north coming this way, soon there was 4 of them and they were slipping up on 7 deer that were feeding just over a raise and didn’t know they were about to be attack. By this time I had decided these were coyotes, they got close to the deer and made a run at them, the deer ran a little then turned the attack on the coyotes, this went back and forth 3-4 times then a 5th coyotes joined in, he had just been sitting way back. The dogs didn’t like him so they chased him around up and down the hill side forgetting the deer, this went on for several minutes before they accepted him. The 5 kept coming closer until they were straight across from me where they circled something in the tall sage, they kept diving in at it and jumping back. One dove in and a cougar come back on his tail, the cat went right back into the bush, the coyotes worked on him for awhile trying to get at his kill, I only seen him move a couple times in the bushes. They finally gave up and drifted back towards where they had come from.
My legs won’t take me there anymore, so I thought about calling Boneaddict but he’s 4 hours away and at a ball game with his girls. So I called for Mountainman1 with his camera, he was not available so after a while Wolfbait showed up with a good camera, I showed him the bushes the cat was in, in the mean time the coyotes had come back and tried again so we knew the cat was still there.
Wolfbait took out to see if he could get some pictures, Mountainman showed up so they slipped in on the cat and got some good pictures up real close. The cougar was laying on a deer kill and had time to bury it all except the head. I was watching these guys with the scope to see which one the cat chose, they were smart enough to split apart, the cat bailed the other way when they were less than 100 feet from it.
That makes 4 cougar, 4 wolves and 5 coyotes in two days that I’ve watched from the window, anybody wondering where the deer went?
Sorry, pictures later if I can get the computer to work.
Next(this) morning at first light three wolves were on the carcass, They had pulled it 50 feet and were taking turns on it while fighting off the eagles and ravens, one got a big hunk and carried it a little ways so the next one could have his turn. The last one was tossing the carcass around getting his chunk (not much left) when all three had a big chunk, straight up over the hill they went carring their load, it took them maybe 2 minutes to get over the top, it would take a good athlete a least 1/2 hour. In a half hour the eagles had got what was left and went away so the ravens and magpies are all over the area looking for scraps. It seems like the birds and coyotes and eating well this spring.
Still working on the pictures.
Post by: hogsniper on March 20, 2010, 06:43:34 PM
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Post by: mulehunter on March 20, 2010, 08:05:14 PM
Pic Pic!!!
Mulehunter :)
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Post by: bowhunterforever on March 21, 2010, 12:07:44 AM
That is incredible! Cant wait to see the pics!:yeah:
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MS
Post by: boneaddict on March 21, 2010, 01:40:53 PM
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Post by: mulehunter on March 21, 2010, 01:44:53 PM
Great pics!! Look like Biologlist collared those Cat? by the way background I think I know where! :drool:
Mulehunter
Post by: jackelope on March 21, 2010, 01:45:49 PM
thats good stuff right there!!
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Post by: JackOfAllTrades on March 21, 2010, 08:54:00 PM
-Steve
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Post by: wolfbait on March 22, 2010, 08:48:01 AM
Thanks for the good write up on your cougar and the coyotes Idabooner, and thank you Bone for your help also. We will get it all working right sometime soon.. Thanks Guys, I had a good time. :chuckle:
X2, I think these wolves are following the cougars around stealing their kills, we have seen this in other parts of the Methow in the last four years. WDFW have been collaring several cougars. To bad they don't spend a little more time collaring wolves, but then that might kind of blow their lie of one wolf pack in the Methow.
Post by: boneaddict on March 25, 2010, 01:57:40 PM
As far as I can tell the lookout pack has split. I assume the alphas are denned up, presumably somewhere close where the old den was last year. They left 3 young subordinates and one larger female, who Idabooner identified as presumably about ready to pop. Well, she denned up the next day and have left the three young ones to do her meat gathering. I watched them for about an hour yesterday (sorry pics SUCK and I don't feel like being ridiculed by people who can't tell the difference) of them trying to kill a deer. They were struggling, hence why they better stick to pestering cougars. (by the way, that leaves one wolf unaccounted for....not sure where that one is)
NOW THE PISSER. I went elsewhere to shed hunt and ran into 3 or 4 more. Took me awhile to piece together the sign as I didn't want to jump to conclusion....anyhow. PRETTY SURE, these weren't part of the lookout pack.
Post by: Austrian Hunter on March 25, 2010, 02:17:47 PM
Post by: Rudy on March 25, 2010, 02:33:04 PM
Lets see the pics boss!!!
Post by: boneaddict on March 25, 2010, 04:20:48 PM
Post by: mulehunter on March 25, 2010, 09:58:57 PM
Mulehunter :)
Post by: JackOfAllTrades on March 25, 2010, 10:34:31 PM
-Steve
Post by: Idabooner on March 27, 2010, 09:01:38 AM
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Post by: hirshey on April 07, 2010, 12:10:33 AM
I know, what help am I really, then, if my offer excludes the wolves? :chuckle:
Great shots of the cougar, whoever ended up taking those!