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elkdiebymybow
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# Posted: 28 Jan 2011 11:09 - Edited by: elkdiebymybow
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My friend and I were hunting elk when we called in a mountain lion. The cat stalked my friend, making 4 advances on him and held up at about 18 feet, ears pinned back, crouched and ready to leap. that is when my buddy drew back on his bow and let an arrow fly.
We normally don't hunt mountain lions as our main goal is to put elk in the freezer for a years supply of meat. We both always carry a cat tag though and contrary to what most people might think, mountain lion is delicious!
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elkdiebymybow
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# Posted: 28 Jan 2011 11:11
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Here are some pics:
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Xplorer
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# Posted: 28 Jan 2011 13:58
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Pretty kitty....taste like chicken?
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MikeOnBike
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# Posted: 28 Jan 2011 14:35
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Nice cat! Lion is our only predator. We see one a couple of times a year at the cabin. I won't be surprised if the wolves move south of the Snake River in the next 5 years or so.
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elkdiebymybow
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# Posted: 28 Jan 2011 20:30
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Quoting: MikeOnBike wolves move south of the Snake River in the next 5 years or so.
Where is your place located at Mike?
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elkdiebymybow
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# Posted: 28 Jan 2011 20:32
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Quoting: Xplorer Pretty kitty....taste like chicken?
Tasted like lion. Very similar to pork. We did kitty curry, feline frahitas and lion lazagna....all dishes were outstanding.
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Gary O
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# Posted: 28 Jan 2011 21:10
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Quoting: elkdiebymybow Tasted like lion. Very similar to pork
Up to this moment I never considered mountain lion as a delicacy.
Had some dog in China...little spicy bits...good though.
However, I developed the urge to lick myself for awhile..........
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MikeOnBike
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# Posted: 28 Jan 2011 23:32 - Edited by: MikeOnBike
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Quoting: elkdiebymybow Where is your place located at Mike?
Owyhee County. We have 80 acres of sage, juniper and a whole lotta basalt. Oh, and a nice spring for water. And a few lion.
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elkdiebymybow
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# Posted: 29 Jan 2011 17:06
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Sweet spring! I'd be making a rock house with a few select boulders. That is some cool country out that way. I remember a few years ago when a guy from California came up to scout for hunting. They found his rig out there and if i recall correctly found his bones the following spring. Evidence showed a cat got him. I can't recall if that was up Reynolds Creek or farther south. Keep your eyes open out there!
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MikeOnBike
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# Posted: 29 Jan 2011 19:53
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Yeah, it's a small town thing. Outsiders aren't looked too kindly on by the locals or the wildlife. Fortunately I'm a native.
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TomChum
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# Posted: 1 Apr 2011 02:07
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We have mountain lions at our cabin too. I have 2 little girls. I'm torn between appreciating them, and heaven forbid, nourishing them.
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smitty
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# Posted: 1 Apr 2011 04:04
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Thats one of two things I worry about most..
Big kitties (bobcats) and bears..
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bugs
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# Posted: 1 Apr 2011 09:51
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Speaking for myself.... Dumb way to start a post... Need some coffee!
I think one of the things I like about our property and other people's properties on the forum is that there IS an opportunity to encounter cats, bears (even polar if you are in the right locality), wolves, coyotes, snakes etc etc. Yes they occasionally are dangerous but without them our wild areas would feel sanitized to the point where, for example, in England all the "wild" animals are, "estated", for a better term. And, "hiking" is a series of treks across the moors with sheep everywhere and a pub every 5 hours or so (Not that I am against this sort of thing.LOL) There is not that "wild" feeling I get when I see a track of a predator. My senses come alive and I take notice of my surroundings a lot more. A good unexpected nearby howl of a wolf/coyote always raises a couple of neck hairs.
I remember back in the '60's when cougars (can't call them mountain lions cause we have no mountains) were essentially extinct in SK. Fortunately, there were a few kicking around or moved in from other places and now we regularly have sightings of them throughout the province. There are people that want them eliminated as well as wolves, bears, coyotes and all other predators for that matter. They are also the people that likely put 3 acre houses on 5 acre lots and spend their time watering and mowing the lawns. (Maybe stereotyping too much.)
These animals are part of the fauna that puts the "wild" into wilderness/semiwilderness in my humble opinion and it is nice that we, in many areas of NA, don't have to go to a traditional manicured "stay on the paths" park or zoo to see them.
Maybe this is another part of what IS the cabin psyche of getting "away" from urban everyday life and spending time "dodging" animals rather than dodging automobiles.
I likely did not explain myself as well as I could... (Need another coffee) but I think/hope I got the gist of what I wanted across.
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bobrok
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# Posted: 1 Apr 2011 12:17
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+1 from me on this, bugs. I'm with you.
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smitty
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# Posted: 1 Apr 2011 14:49
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What kind of things do you do.. To avoid situations of critters that can get ya. If you're not hunting them?.. Do you take you gun with ya when you go for a walk. Take the dog with ya. How do you handle it, if you're not hunting them, just appreciating and sharing space with them?
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Just
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# Posted: 1 Apr 2011 17:02
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bear wolf wolverien cat .,, if you are not hunting them they are hunting you !!! be careful they will hunt you back!!
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Just
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# Posted: 1 Apr 2011 17:09
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gess i should have added the worst predator ,,, man ,,
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bushbunkie
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# Posted: 2 Apr 2011 19:57
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These animals are part of the fauna that puts the "wild" into wilderness/semiwilderness in my humble opinion and it is nice that we, in many areas of NA, don't have to go to a traditional manicured "stay on the paths" park or zoo to see them.
Maybe this is another part of what IS the cabin psyche of getting "away" from urban everyday life and spending time "dodging" animals rather than dodging automobiles.
I'm with Bobrok, Bugs...well said and couldn't agree more.
When else would my two young sons get to see wildlife, then my cabin? My youngest this winter spent hours trying to get a chickadee to eat from his hand....beats spending time on gameboys any day!
Even if it's a couple of deers...it makes there day.
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TomChum
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# Posted: 2 Apr 2011 20:37 - Edited by: TomChum
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Quoting: smitty What kind of things do you do.. To avoid situations of critters that can get ya. If you're not hunting them?.. Do you take you gun with ya when you go for a walk.
You have described my dilemma exactly! Once you start to carry that gun then you hafta carry it. But then, if a cougar was after my girls, and I didn't have a gun, what the heck? And there's no time to go back to the cabin to get it.
Currently, I have been leaning a big stick against a tree at the beginning of my 'trails', and just carry it, whack trees, just making noise. Some times, the girls are playing in the creek, there's plenty of time for a cougar to stalk them before I could get there. When there are lots of deer around, I don't worry, but when I don't see deer for a few days, I start to worry.
I have been trying to comfort myself that the chances of a problem is so so miniscule that it's not worth worrying about.
But the differences between me and the average joe (with kids) are:
1) I find cougar tracks on my driveway, often
2) There aren't any other little girls playing in the creek, for miles.
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bushbunkie
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# Posted: 3 Apr 2011 11:43
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TomChum,
Yup...as a Dad you gotta protect your little girls...your location is much more dangerous then mine...though coyotes, now mating with wolves in our area are becoming more aggressive...but still not the calibre of a cougar for sure. We get the occasional black bear, etc.
If you do end up carrying a revolver, rifle....still doesn't mean you'll use it but you'll have piece of mind.
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