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Cougar
StickMark:
Went out with espresso and an urge to see sunrise in a canyon I hunt. Spur of moment thing...and in I went. Thought it weird that a fox by headlamp let me get close. Turned out he was watching a "bobcat" that I got real, real close to, then I figured it out. The cat did that vibrating sound, then screamed. No way to describe that sound, believe me. Off and on the cat came in, screaming, with me yelling back. I left my gun and knife in the house; this hike was spur of the moment. I had a lighter in my hiking shorts, and struck a fire and waited till sunup.. When I went back the tracks showed the cat not below a small cliff like I though, but in brush... Asked a lion-guide about it later, he said replay that scenario 9 more times and I would be dead. I now like to bring a revolver while hunting.
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--- Quote from: PEARL DRUMS/PEARLY/PD/DRUMS on December 01, 2017, 02:31:44 pm ---You wish you had a cougar stalking you, Steve-O :)
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Jdub, your sense of humor is on point sir. When I grow up, I wanna be like you.
Dude, at my age the cougars are saber-tooths!
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--- Quote from: StickMark on December 01, 2017, 08:43:23 pm ---Went out with espresso and an urge to see sunrise in a canyon I hunt. Spur of moment thing...and in I went. Thought it weird that a fox by headlamp let me get close. Turned out he was watching a "bobcat" that I got real, real close to, then I figured it out. The cat did that vibrating sound, then screamed. No way to describe that sound, believe me. Off and on the cat came in, screaming, with me yelling back. I left my gun and knife in the house; this hike was spur of the moment. I had a lighter in my hiking shorts, and struck a fire and waited till sunup.. When I went back the tracks showed the cat not below a small cliff like I though, but in brush... Asked a lion-guide about it later, he said replay that scenario 9 more times and I would be dead. I now like to bring a revolver while hunting.
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Rule #9 dude.
Hawkdancer:
I saw one years ago on a scout outing, bounding away. like JW, I like a .41 mag with HP loads by Bill(Ruger). Real nice to have along. Got one that matches for the little lady, and she is good with it, too! Don't know of a proven cat attack here, but we have several suspected cases, based on behavior of dogs and knowledge of trackers. Snakes and other AH's are a different story.
Hawkdancer
DC:
It's funny, I walk up back quite a bit. I will just be walking along thinking about nothing, then I think, Cougar, and the hair on my neck all stands up.
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