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Offline loulou_cecilia

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Cougar Harvest!
« on: October 02, 2018, 01:25:19 PM »
After a rough start to the 2018 season (4 weekends of no luck hunting black bear in August), I'm rekindling my fire by looking through last year's successes! Had the fortune to harvest this ~200 pound cougar last year. Hoping for this year to turn around for deer/elk! Share your harvest photos here :)

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Re: Cougar Harvest!
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2018, 01:52:53 PM »
Nice work! I'd like to see a few more of these killers on the ground.  :tup:

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Re: Cougar Harvest!
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2018, 01:58:46 PM »
Nice work! Saved a lot of deer! Quite the looker as well! ;)
Happiness is being in the woods!!!

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Re: Cougar Harvest!
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2018, 02:03:08 PM »
Nice, I keep dreaming of seeing one with a gun in my hands....

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Re: Cougar Harvest!
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2018, 02:18:48 PM »
I’ll play. Here’s my cat from 4 years ago.
Happiness is being in the woods!!!

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Re: Cougar Harvest!
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2018, 02:24:15 PM »
Wow!! Spectacular tom. I'm continuously amazed at the level of game hunting we have here in Washington.

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Re: Cougar Harvest!
« Reply #6 on: October 02, 2018, 02:29:21 PM »
I had a first opportunity at a cougar last year but just needed a split second more to make it happen!  Great cats saved a few deer with those kills
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Re: Cougar Harvest!
« Reply #7 on: October 02, 2018, 02:31:50 PM »
Nice kitty.👍
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Re: Cougar Harvest!
« Reply #8 on: October 02, 2018, 02:56:49 PM »
Wow!! Spectacular tom. I'm continuously amazed at the level of game hunting we have here in Washington.
the level of game we have in this state isn’t  all that great but if you work hard and make opportunity it can be very good!
Happiness is being in the woods!!!

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Re: Cougar Harvest!
« Reply #9 on: October 02, 2018, 03:01:49 PM »
I've lived in Arizona and Texas previously, and the quality of public hunting is what really astounds me in WA. For example, in AZ, you do not have much opportunity for over the counter tags, as elk, mule deer, etc. are lottery and take many points to win. Texas, there's limited public land, so you're limited to high fence ranches, which are extremely expensive.

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Re: Cougar Harvest!
« Reply #10 on: October 02, 2018, 05:03:23 PM »
Both great cats! After having deer on our place (small resident herd of mule deer) for 30 years got several cougar pics three years ago and have seen only a very few singles since. Dead cats are great cats!

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Re: Cougar Harvest!
« Reply #11 on: October 03, 2018, 11:33:14 AM »
Nice job on the cats, congrats to both of you!!
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