cougar

vostracker · January 21, 2012, 04:46 AM

Best way to hunt cougar without the use of dogs??

tahunua001 · January 21, 2012, 10:08 AM

lots of cover scent, a rag covered in bacon grease and a blind far enough away to make a LOOOOOONG shot.

**Art Eatman** · January 21, 2012, 02:19 PM

Sitting over bait. A buddy of mine and I set out a bunch of leftover meat scraps, a jackrabbit, and a handful of catnip. This was about 3PM. Toward sundown, with a nearly-full moon rising, we went to our lookout spot above the bait.

Big putty-tat showed up. Sorta Siamese-cat markings.

My buddy had an AR with some sort of 3X scope on the carry-handle. He missed, three shots. (Later, back in Austin, in telling the story he got so excited he missed three more shots.) I had screwed up, trying out a new-to-me rifle with a stiffer trigger than "Ol Pet". I pulled low, missing the chest by maybe an inch. Aggravating.

I guarantee you that a cougar is highly competent at instantly being elsewhere.

So look for tracks in an area. In general, predators go to work on chow a bit earlier and hunt a bit later when there's a lot of moon. Prey animals can see better, then, and are a bit harder to catch.

And, yeah, I have found that bacon grease on a piece of rag is an attractant. I've done this at my south fence, and it's common to see cat tracks the next morning.

3kgt2nv · January 21, 2012, 02:27 PM

i sit at one end of the bar and order her drinks from the bar tender till she wanders over.

just kidding. never been cougar hunting but i would love to

Irish B · January 21, 2012, 04:15 PM

Ride a bike alone down a mountain trail. Seems a lot of cougar attacks happen that way. If you're using scents and lures use the old Tiger/Leopard eyes in the back of your head trick to keep from a behind attack. Put a pair of sunglasses on the back of your head!

bswiv · January 21, 2012, 05:30 PM

I wish I had something useful to offer but Louann says if I want "mature" women I have to stay home where she can take advantage of..............

vostracker · January 22, 2012, 11:25 PM

OK guys. Quit it. Your killing me. Besides, at my age, all the cougars are probably in Florida playing Bridge and drinking Mohito's!!!

I guess I should of said Mountain Lion instead.

January 21, 2012, 04:46 AM	#1
vostracker Senior Member Join Date: February 4, 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 345	cougar Best way to hunt cougar without the use of dogs??

January 21, 2012, 10:08 AM	#2
tahunua001 Senior Member Join Date: July 21, 2011 Location: Idaho Posts: 3,770	lots of cover scent, a rag covered in bacon grease and a blind far enough away to make a LOOOOOONG shot. __________________ all guns lost in a tragic smelting accident. I never said half the crap people said I did-Albert Einstein You can't believe everything you read on the internet-Benjamin Franklin Bean counters told me I couldn't fire a man for being in a wheelchair, did it anyway. Ramps are expensive.-Cave Johnson.

January 21, 2012, 02:19 PM	#3
Art Eatman Staff Lead Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX, USA Posts: 21,046	Sitting over bait. A buddy of mine and I set out a bunch of leftover meat scraps, a jackrabbit, and a handful of catnip. This was about 3PM. Toward sundown, with a nearly-full moon rising, we went to our lookout spot above the bait. Big putty-tat showed up. Sorta Siamese-cat markings. My buddy had an AR with some sort of 3X scope on the carry-handle. He missed, three shots. (Later, back in Austin, in telling the story he got so excited he missed three more shots.) I had screwed up, trying out a new-to-me rifle with a stiffer trigger than "Ol Pet". I pulled low, missing the chest by maybe an inch. Aggravating. I guarantee you that a cougar is highly competent at instantly being elsewhere. So look for tracks in an area. In general, predators go to work on chow a bit earlier and hunt a bit later when there's a lot of moon. Prey animals can see better, then, and are a bit harder to catch. And, yeah, I have found that bacon grease on a piece of rag is an attractant. I've done this at my south fence, and it's common to see cat tracks the next morning. __________________ You're from BATFE? Come right in! I use all your fine products!

January 21, 2012, 04:15 PM	#5
Irish B Senior Member Join Date: October 10, 2010 Location: Colorado Posts: 359	Ride a bike alone down a mountain trail. Seems a lot of cougar attacks happen that way. If you're using scents and lures use the old Tiger/Leopard eyes in the back of your head trick to keep from a behind attack. Put a pair of sunglasses on the back of your head! __________________ If a man hasn't found something worth dying for, he isn't fit to live

January 22, 2012, 11:25 PM	#7
vostracker Senior Member Join Date: February 4, 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 345	Mountain lion OK guys. Quit it. Your killing me. Besides, at my age, all the cougars are probably in Florida playing Bridge and drinking Mohito's!!! I guess I should of said Mountain Lion instead.

January 21, 2012, 02:27 PM	#4
3kgt2nv Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: hudson valley NY Posts: 465	i sit at one end of the bar and order her drinks from the bar tender till she wanders over. just kidding. never been cougar hunting but i would love to

January 21, 2012, 05:30 PM	#6
bswiv Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 2006 Posts: 1,037	I wish I had something useful to offer but Louann says if I want "mature" women I have to stay home where she can take advantage of..............