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k-hat:
Went back out on Sunday afternoon with my son, we were in the north woods and an older gentleman and his two high-school age sons were stand-hunting pigs in the south woods.  He sends me a text "Did you hear that!?!?!" evidently Kitty got him some dinner and let out a scream  (A).  He then sent me a msg a little later saying his sons bailed on him and ran home lol   I probably would have too but we didn't hear it.

High-Desert:
Just like JW said, the danger is highly over stated. Be more concerned with your drive out to your hunting location than a being mauled by a cougar. You should feel lucky that you got to see one, it's rare.  I live in cougar country, and I feel lucky whenever I get to see them.

k-hat:
Yeah, i kinda wonder how long he has been there and no one knew.  While we were walking in the north woods, we did come upon some relatively recent tracks..man those are big paws!!

That said, it DOES make the experience entirely different going into the woods at 5am during his hunting hours!  I went in yesterday morning entering in thru the south woods where i haven't been (scouted it in goolge), and the atv path I walked in on was clear but lined on both sides with 5-6ft tall reeds. AND it was moonlit and quite windy.  I can guarantee if I heard him scream in that mess I'd have definitely peed my pants.  I was a little on-edge to say the least with flashlight and buckknife in one hand,  bow in the other!  Kicking myself for misplacing my headlamp.

sleek:
Glad to hear im not the only one who gets very nervous out tjere in the dark alone like that. I always just thought I was a chicken. Maybe not now...

Hawkdancer:
Don't fear the night!  Fear what goes bump in the night!  Those moments definitely raise the hair on the back of your neck!
Hawkdancer

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