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Big Game Hunting => Other Big Game => Topic started by: gramps on June 22, 2010, 08:00:19 PM

Title: Cougar Fight
Post by: gramps on June 22, 2010, 08:00:19 PM: This is the skull from the cougar that I called in and shot in Feb. '10. I had this skull and a bear that belongs to Rufous cleaned up by my friend, Gary Haas, who owns Big Sky Beetle Works in Florence, MT recently. I noticed that his lower left eye lid was torn and that he had numerous fresh cuts in the hide on his head and elsewhere when I first looked him over. We also noticed a "bump" in the bone of his snout when we skinned the head, but had no idea of the bite marks in the bone.
I would like to have heard the cat fight that produced these bite marks....who won the fight ??
( can't get the pictures to post with this so will try to add in a minute)
Title: Re: Cougar Fight
Post by: winston2789 on June 22, 2010, 08:06:54 PM: I believe that means its too large :dunno:
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Post by: gramps on June 22, 2010, 08:11:34 PM: hope this works
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Post by: winston2789 on June 22, 2010, 08:17:38 PM: Wow, cool pics.....looks like that might have hurt a lil bit
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on June 22, 2010, 08:31:02 PM: thats pretty crazy
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Post by: Pathfinder101 on June 23, 2010, 12:13:07 AM: Ouch Gramps! Looks like that guy got his butt kicked...
Title: Re: Cougar Fight
Post by: Todd_ID on June 24, 2010, 10:31:15 AM: Wouldn't surprise me if the broken nose came from a cow elk hoof. They've got plenty of power and plenty of reason to be kicking.
Title: Re: Cougar Fight
Post by: Pathfinder101 on June 24, 2010, 10:36:41 AM: Quote from: Todd_ID on June 24, 2010, 10:31:15 AM
Wouldn't surprise me if the broken nose came from a cow elk hoof. They've got plenty of power and plenty of reason to be kicking.

Good point...
Title: Re: Cougar Fight
Post by: saylean on June 24, 2010, 10:45:42 AM: That was one unhappy puddy tat.
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Post by: Rufous on June 24, 2010, 11:16:40 AM: I saw the skull in person and it does look like it had been bitten there. A neat trophy for sure.