Post by: hirshey on March 25, 2012, 06:24:30 PM
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Post by: hirshey on March 25, 2012, 06:30:25 PM
Post by: inchtowntracking on March 25, 2012, 06:37:04 PM
Post by: Jason on March 25, 2012, 07:05:16 PM
Post by: hirshey on March 25, 2012, 07:09:47 PM
Well it's good to see the cat didn't have a hirshey snack! nice pics.:chuckle: Yeah, I was wondering if it was going to be my turn to be wrapped around a tree there for a while.. initially, I found the hair pile with the jaw bone and scat, and as I kept walking and finding more kill sites I started to look up in the big pondorosa pines more... I really expected to see a big ol' tom perched on one of those 8-10 inch diameter branches just watching me.
Post by: hirshey on March 25, 2012, 07:11:26 PM
Why was I being questioned about killing a pair of cats now?
Boy, I would love to bag a cat someday! It is definitely on the list...
Post by: washelkhunter on March 25, 2012, 07:14:13 PM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on March 25, 2012, 07:17:44 PM
Post by: blindpig on March 26, 2012, 05:14:56 AM
Post by: Missing on March 26, 2012, 06:40:34 PM
Post by: Shed Stud on March 26, 2012, 06:58:21 PM
Post by: JackOfAllTrades on March 26, 2012, 07:56:34 PM
And then there were wolves to....
I've never seen Wolves bury their kill. Usually it is spread from here to kingdom come...
-Steve
Post by: MtnMuley on March 26, 2012, 09:23:26 PM
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And then there were wolves to....
I've never seen Wolves bury their kill. Usually it is spread from here to kingdom come...
-Steve
..........or left to waste with minimal portions eaten.
Post by: predatorpro on March 26, 2012, 09:52:56 PM
The track in the picture looks like a large canine to me?it does almost look like i can see some claw marks alittle bit...and the deer arent really burried at all...who knows! whatever it was it doesnt mess around
Post by: Missing on March 26, 2012, 10:03:50 PM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 27, 2012, 12:23:14 AM
Post by: hirshey on March 27, 2012, 08:45:32 AM
Post by: hirshey on March 27, 2012, 08:46:47 AM
Yep cats kill lots of deer! You found a few but I am sure there is more then that around. They are sure hard on deer/elk/turkey and a few other critters!I was surprised at how much meat was left on the animal when it chose to hunt again... I had no idea a cat would be so wasteful!
Post by: hirshey on March 27, 2012, 08:48:58 AM
Looks like a good spot for a camera. There could be a den site nearby, good spot to drop the hammer on one later this year.
Yeah, that's what I'm hoping! Its the perfect little bench in a timbered draw... I just have to figure out how to access it without it seeing me... its pretty far up a hillside that it can see in most directions for miles.
Post by: hirshey on March 27, 2012, 08:55:00 AM
The main pad bumps out forward toward the toes and is not concaved back like a cat.
Its hard to tell in the photo but it has the three back bumps (err, lobes) which are unquestioningly feline, and the toes are more in line than a dog's would be.
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Post by: Houndhunter on March 27, 2012, 09:19:49 AM
Post by: TommyH on March 27, 2012, 09:39:08 AM
The track in the picture looks like a large canine to me?it does almost look like i can see some claw marks alittle bit...and the deer arent really burried at all...who knows! whatever it was it doesnt mess around
Looks like a cat track!!
And i thought we would have gotten a better awnser from a "predatorpro" :chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: Austrian Hunter on March 27, 2012, 09:40:15 AM
Yep cats kill lots of deer! You found a few but I am sure there is more then that around. They are sure hard on deer/elk/turkey and a few other critters!I was surprised at how much meat was left on the animal when it chose to hunt again... I had no idea a cat would be so wasteful!
I don't think the cat is done, it may come back to that kill over and over again! They will feed on it for a while, you may just have interupted his/her lunch/supper.
Post by: mrmoskillz on March 27, 2012, 01:44:23 PM
Post by: saylean on March 27, 2012, 03:30:19 PM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 27, 2012, 03:33:01 PM
Post by: Kowsrule30 on March 29, 2012, 12:43:57 AM