cougar

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.
 
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
 
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!
 
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..............
 
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.
 
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