Post by: Coastal_native on September 11, 2011, 01:38:50 AM
Anyway, I woke up this morning still riding a high from a successful elk hunt yesterday (another exciting story of which I'll post later). So, I decided to load up the truck and go for a ride in the woods to dump my scraps of elk hide and forlegs, and also to head to the river and soak up some sun. After a few hours at the river I decided I should go try to get some elk bugling in the last few hours of the day (I enjoy that quite a bit). At about 6pm I was driving through some shady timber down a logging road when I noticed something cross about 150+ yds in front of me. I noticed the long tail just as it stepped off the road. I can't quite remember the words that came out of my mouth, but I'm sure they were similar to most people's when they have a chance encounter with a cat. I stopped, turned off the truck, got out and started to get my gun out from under the back seat. As I was loading it and looking down the road two more cats popped out and walked across the road...3 cats!!!! I started creeping up the road blowing on my cow call. I figured I was dealing with a mom and two of her older kids, but I had my mind made up that I was dropping the hammer on the first cat that jumped out (they were all good size). After I'd closed about half the distance a cat popped back out exposing just enough of the front half of its body to give me a shot. I crouched, aimed and took about a 75 - 100yd shot...the cat disappeared and I wasn't sure if I dropped it or if it ran off. I started creeping closer again still blowing on my cow call, and when I got to about 25 yds from where it was a cat bounded back in to the middle of the road and stopped... broadside looking right at me. I raised my gun and fired. It fell to its stomach and started pawing its way off the road with it's front legs. I caught my breath and started easing up to where it went in the brush. I stood there looking in the brush for about 30 seconds when I finally spotted it laying there about ten feet off the road with its head up looking at me...that was about the eeriest feeling ever. I put one more round in him and he was done. It was a young male cougar. He taped out at 6 1/2 feet and weighed in at just over 110 lbs. Not a big tom, but a future elk and deer killer without a doubt.
Mostly luck, but pretty exciting stuff anyway. Sorry, no pics with beautiful scenery in the background, just a cat on a tail gate.
Post by: Dirty Mike on September 11, 2011, 04:02:56 AM
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Post by: ICEMAN on September 11, 2011, 06:37:01 AM
Im pretty sure couger season is not open to rife at the moment archery only until the 23rd
Coastal Native is a tribal hunter.
Post by: dscubame on September 11, 2011, 06:39:03 AM
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Post by: mulehunter on September 11, 2011, 06:43:20 AM
mulehunter.
Post by: ldjbuff on September 11, 2011, 07:20:47 AM
Post by: oneezreiter on September 11, 2011, 07:25:57 AM
Post by: FSTaxidermy on September 11, 2011, 07:43:09 AM
Post by: grundy53 on September 11, 2011, 07:55:33 AM
Good shooting. We need more people to be shooting those things. :tup:
:yeah:
Post by: high country on September 11, 2011, 08:07:00 AM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on September 11, 2011, 08:26:51 AM
Post by: TikkaT3-270Shortmag on September 11, 2011, 09:01:22 AM
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Post by: Coastal_native on September 11, 2011, 09:50:27 AM
Nice cat. So was it the same cat you shot at the first time that you weren't sure about or is there a cat out there that may be wounded?
I spent the better part of an hour trying to convince myself there was another dead cat out there, but couldn't find a drop of blood...luckily. There was a third hole that pierced the hide on one of the front shoulders, but I couldn't tell if it was from my bullet or if it was a fresh wound. If it was anything other than a predator, there would have been no second shot. Not to say that I throw ethics out the window when dealing with predators, but the thought process is definitely a little different.
Sorry I forgot to specify, this was taken on a reservation with a tribal tag. The last cougar I harvested was pretty tasty. I'm looking forward to this one too.
Post by: bigpaw 77 on September 11, 2011, 10:21:19 AM
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Post by: seth30 on September 11, 2011, 10:44:42 AM
There always has to be someone trying to be a Warden on here that doesn't look into facts before they run their mouth!:yeah:
Post by: hogsniper on September 11, 2011, 10:52:38 AM
Post by: Dirty Mike on September 11, 2011, 11:08:13 AM
Post by: oneezreiter on September 11, 2011, 11:23:45 AM
Post by: emac on September 11, 2011, 11:49:24 AM
Great cat nice job!!! Sorry not trying to be a warden! And to tikka and seth read the regs buds im not trying to start anything but dont say I dont read them and no any weapon units are not open yet the nearest is muzzy which is the 24th. And to coastal native great job dude! Any cat dead is awesome helps out in so many ways! So again great job.:yeah:
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Post by: Alchase on September 12, 2011, 10:29:09 AM
Would you mind sharing how you process your cougar meat?
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on September 12, 2011, 06:43:44 PM
There always has to be someone trying to be a Warden on here that doesn't look into facts before they run their mouth!Thats crazy huh ? :chuckle: :yike:
Post by: Wanttohuntmore on September 12, 2011, 08:38:01 PM
Post by: seth30 on September 12, 2011, 08:39:34 PM
its not the warden or Internet police that pisses me off, but the bandwagon it creates :twocents:There always has to be someone trying to be a Warden on here that doesn't look into facts before they run their mouth!Thats crazy huh ? :chuckle: :yike:
Post by: Coastal_native on September 13, 2011, 09:44:49 PM
Post by: IMAREDNECK on September 13, 2011, 10:02:34 PM
Glen
Post by: Machias on September 13, 2011, 10:25:29 PM
Post by: saylean on September 14, 2011, 08:47:40 AM
Way to go man. Congrats!
Post by: KillBilly on September 14, 2011, 08:53:40 AM
There always has to be someone trying to be a Warden on here that doesn't look into facts before they run their mouth!
And you are the self appointed get the facts warden? :dunno:
Post by: cem3434 on September 14, 2011, 08:56:50 AM
Good shooting. We need more people to be shooting those things. :tup::yeah:
Post by: seth30 on September 14, 2011, 09:05:24 AM
A dead cougar on a tail gate IS beautiful scenery. ;):yeah:
Way to go man. Congrats!
Post by: gaddy on September 14, 2011, 03:27:24 PM
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Post by: Alchase on September 19, 2011, 01:31:05 PM
Pretty good amount of meat on these things. They definitely don't bone out like a deer or an elk though. I don't wanna hear any vulgar jokes about eating..."cat", either. :) I've heard too many the last few days.
That is some good lookinh meat! Stupid question, how does it taste?
Post by: silverdalesauer on September 19, 2011, 01:54:44 PM