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Big Game Hunting => Other Big Game => Topic started by: deerhunter_98520 on November 28, 2011, 08:04:13 PM

Title: to all you successfull cat hunters
Post by: deerhunter_98520 on November 28, 2011, 08:04:13 PM: who has successfully called in a cougar? what call did you use? any suggestions from any of you seasoned pros? i reallly would like to get a cougar but have only seen one run across the road...any tips would be appreciated.
Title: Re: to all you successfull cat hunters
Post by: wraithen on November 28, 2011, 08:11:32 PM: buy rainshadow a gun and he might show you :chuckle:
Title: Re: to all you successfull cat hunters
Post by: seth30 on November 28, 2011, 08:13:01 PM: ADMIN can we put a sticky on this? Once the late season ends Im sure a lot of people are going to switch gears to cougars. :twocents:
Title: Re: to all you successfull cat hunters
Post by: wraithen on November 28, 2011, 08:14:40 PM: Actually can we throw cougars in a different section? Maybe with the bears?
Title: Re: to all you successfull cat hunters
Post by: carpsniperg2 on November 28, 2011, 08:18:36 PM: I think this one is fine as just a normal topic as there has been lots of these post threw out the years. Cougar is classified as other game and is fine in this section :tup:

The biggest producer for us has been the fawn distress. I know of them being called in with a lot of different calls. Just like calling any animal they have to be in the area, in the right mood, and your setup be right.
Title: Re: to all you successfull cat hunters
Post by: wraithen on November 28, 2011, 08:20:14 PM: ...stalker... 8)
Title: Re: to all you successfull cat hunters
Post by: seth30 on November 28, 2011, 08:20:28 PM: Quote from: carpsniperg2 on November 28, 2011, 08:18:36 PM
I think this one is fine as just a normal topic as there has been lots of these post threw out the years. Cougar is classified as other game and is fine in this section :tup:

The biggest producer for us has been the fawn distress. I know of them being called in with a lot of different calls. Just like calling any animal they have to be in the area, in the right mood, and your setup be right.
Fawn calls work great, I called a cat in 2009 on August 1st. :bash: :chuckle:
Title: Re: to all you successfull cat hunters
Post by: Wazukie on November 28, 2011, 08:21:31 PM: Quote from: seth30 on November 28, 2011, 08:13:01 PM
ADMIN can we put a sticky on this? Once the late season ends Im sure a lot of people are going to switch gears to cougars. :twocents:

Why wait till after the late season, I'll be out tomorrow and Thursday :)
Title: Re: to all you successfull cat hunters
Post by: seth30 on November 28, 2011, 08:22:57 PM: Im waiting for waterfowl season to be over then its game on :tup:
Title: Re: to all you successfull cat hunters
Post by: mulehunter on November 28, 2011, 08:25:05 PM: Turn loose hounds. :tup: :sry: Next year its going explode population. Since Liberal banned hounds. :bash:
Title: Re: to all you successfull cat hunters
Post by: bearmanric on November 28, 2011, 08:28:46 PM: Heading up tomorrow to my old stomping grounds.. Will be cougar Vocals Rainshadows and deer and elk distress. Rick
Title: Re: to all you successfull cat hunters
Post by: seth30 on November 28, 2011, 08:30:31 PM: Quote from: bearmanric on November 28, 2011, 08:28:46 PM
Heading up tomorrow to my old stomping grounds.. Will be cougar Vocals Rainshadows and deer and elk distress. Rick
can you make a tutorial video for us?
Title: Re: to all you successfull cat hunters
Post by: wraithen on November 28, 2011, 08:32:12 PM: :yeah: And show us how to use ur calls :chuckle:
Title: Re: to all you successfull cat hunters
Post by: bearmanric on November 28, 2011, 08:40:50 PM: cant do video Will try to get a video camera this spring. I might take some people out later. Right now i'm hunting for me. Rick
Title: Re: to all you successfull cat hunters
Post by: mulehunter on November 28, 2011, 08:47:56 PM: Quote from: bearmanric on November 28, 2011, 08:40:50 PM
cant do video Will try to get a video camera this spring. I might take some people out later. Right now i'm hunting for me. Rick

Cheer. Hope u shot one. :tup:
Title: Re: to all you successfull cat hunters
Post by: deerhunter_98520 on November 29, 2011, 08:22:08 PM: thanks guys...i decided to try callin in some coyotes this year when a pack decided to ruin a couple days of hunting and i called in one with a fawn distress a couple hours after i heard them take down a deer...it was pretty cool....and im lookin forward to callin in my first cat
Title: Re: to all you successfull cat hunters
Post by: deerhunter_98520 on December 16, 2011, 09:11:09 PM: where do you guys like to set up...big timber? dog hairs? clear cuts? old skid roads?...i know theres cats around but i dont ever see any sign and not sure where to start
Title: Re: to all you successfull cat hunters
Post by: JimmyHoffa on December 16, 2011, 09:20:24 PM: Is there an elk herd you can find? Sometimes they like to follow the herds around. What would be their food of choice for your area? There's at least 3 near me that have been hanging around a river following deer and occasionally down to the pastures where the elk hang out. The cats seem to have a habit of approaching from back and forth through a crosswind. I've heard one of the best ways to set up for them is to have the decoy/call upwind of where the cat is likely to approach from and downhill from the approach. The cat should sneak from downwind and then they like to pounce down (easier than pouncing uphill). And the shooter would be crosswind.