oh o! something else discovered my hole in the fence!! pic!
 

my secret ambush spot for wild hogs. (see the bent wire?)

last picture on the game cam...amazing animal.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1290027251.jpg

Mariposa?

Kitty wants some pork too.

lake sonoma.

Cool, pic!

Do California game regs allow bow hunter to carry a sidearm for Cougar protection?

Oregon does now...

no side arm allowed. lake sonoma is a state park too...so double "no firearms"..state park with a pig problem.

if that cat attacks me..i will scream, pee, and stab it with arrows..

and once residing in his/her tummy..
you will hear..
you right..'they taste like chicken'

Rika

3 "S"s...Shoot, Shovel, Shut up. Too bad...would make a beauty full body mount.

Hopefully not in that order ..............

the "competition" has just moved in. enjoy!


and yes i am staring at my calender hourly for when i can pick up my very gently used smith and wesson performance center .44mag V-COMP 4" barrel stainless.


gonna let the kids lug around the 6" 629 and stretch their leg a couple of inches.

That's a beautiful animal but I'm not sure I would want to share hunting space with him.

I guess knowing he's around would keep your senses sharp. :D

Is the area incorporated? If no, then loaded open carry is allowed. If I had neighbors like that I would be armed all the time...

It is more likely you are struck by lightning than being attacked by a Cougar. There is only a handful of people who are attacked with only one dead / year on average:

Mountain Lion Attacks On People in the U.S. and Canada

Lightning Fatalities, Injuries, and Damage Reports in the United States - National Lightning Safety Institute

It also is more likely you will hurt yourself with that handgun you carry "for protection".

Hunt on! ;)

George

Unless you live in a lighting strike area or an area with a known Mountain lion population...then the stats are a little different...

well since az and florida have the highest numbers of lightning strikes...........i guess when i see a storm i will seek cover. about the biggest NO BRAINER aside from......................NOT POINTING MY OWN SPOON AT MYSELF OR ANYONE ELSE!


AD's(actually they are not accidents-its pure STOO-PIDITY!) happen to PURE IDIOTS! not those of us that have grown up with them, been professionally trained with them, shoot competition and those of us WHO CARRY EVERYWHERE/ANYWHERE WE PLEASE, CONCEALED!



when yer hunting by yerself ......................3 things will change the entire enchilada.................1) bear poo/tracks/bear kill piles 2) kitty poo/kitty track/kitty kills buried..............and TERADACTYLS!



and for all of the above.....................ALWAYS BRING ENOUGH SPOON!



i wouldnt think twice about blasting the hell out of that kat or any kat i came across. especially if i had a bunch of kids back at camp.



wanna see 'em up close...........................GO TO A FREEKING ZOO!



and the wonderful thing about living here............................its year round open season on kats. for the measly azzd sum of $14 U.S.D. any weapon,any method.



you obviously have never been on or around a ranch in yer life. if i nailed a kat anywhere near a ranch..............they damn near would give me the key to the town, have a parade for me, and LET ME ROLL IN THE HAY WITH ALL THE RANCHERS DAUGHTERS!

Vash, as the Cougar has you by the throat, & you feel the blood leaving your carotid arteries...keep in mind: I was more likely to die by lightning! :rolleyes:

I wouldn't worry 'bout it too much. It's probably just one of 'em crazy ground squirrels dressed up in a leftover Halloween costume. Hunt on, I say.


Cat's probably thinking: My secret ambush spot for Chinese food!

LOL - you guys are paranoid. I bow hunt during general season and don't bother with a hand gun. Only reason for me to take fire power are two legged predators (i.e. areas dense with questionable desert occupants or cannabis gardens ...)

I do think that you should be able to carry a handgun with open sights during bow season. Not for the 4 legged predators though ...

And as a final note, pick any freak accident in place of the lightning. It was just to illustrate that I wouldn't worry about it due to statistics ... I realize that FEAR can't be taken away by statistics. You guys are just a little too afraid. ;)

George

VERY COOL PIC!!! I wouldn't worry too much about him however, I'd be more concerned about a wounded pig..

I personally have been chased by a po-ed half dead pig with one of my arrows stuck in it. I wish I had a handgun then. (depredation permit in a residential area, so no gun ...). Just always stay close to a tree and pull yourself up when it comes running. :D

G

This is the only cat I ever got on game cam. :rolleyes:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1290055689.jpg

You are getting pretty sophisticated now at the lake trying to profile those hogs. Did you ever pop the cherry and kill one?

Cheers,

G

Would having dogs with you help?

I'm guessing the big cat would GO AWAY if he smelt canine. :confused:

when you are hunting putty tats or bears, dogs will get on the scent and run for miles until treeing one.


out just camping, dogs are great, you will not be accosted by anything. dogs put the fear of hay-zeus into bears and lions.



now if yer hunting mule deer/elk/pigs(java-leaners aka peccarry)antelopezzz'z,turkey,big horn sheep,coues deer, etc........................THE LAST THING YA WANT IS A DAWG! too damn much noise and the aforementioned kritters are in the next county and yer left pulling yer pud,bored to tears, feeding yer sandwich to the chipmunks and counting flies or crows.



so when hunting by myself,which i love dearly for a plethora of reasons as listed:


1) the only one making noise is YOU! and the KEY is being SNEAKY!

2) you can have rounds in the pipe(no one around to shoot aka yer friend,yer kids etc.)

3) you dont have to worry about someone getting lost aka yer friend yer kids etc.

4) you dont have some clown farting,belching,burping making noise disturbing possible game. the one i always love is your partner/friend/kids stepping on some dry tree branch and scattering game.

5) its YOU against nature. and ya better bring enough spoons and be prepared.



paro-NOID????????? not in the least. just prepared for all possible scenario's.



seeing/finding fresh evidence of cat/bear poo/kills buried will pucker yer sphincter faster than you can spit. and when doing this for a few days your level of yer senses will be so acute you will be able to see/hear/smell a fly fart.


the number one killer of varmint callers is large predators coming from behind while a varmint caller is calling. so always keep a large object at yer 6 oclock so they cant dry gulch you and make you into lil bear/putty tat POO POO's!

Mountain Lion in Bedroom Kills Family Dog - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News - FOXNews.com

As I recall in this story...the cat jumped a barbed wire fence WITH the lab in it's jaws. Awesome power AND beauty.

You need the right type of dog. Then you are all set. Still, you wouldn't want a single dog if at all possible. Big game hounds are the preferred method to track down a lion.

George

http://www.californiahoundsmen.com/GatheringStorm.jpg

BEAGLES man...................BEAGLES! garbage jumping nasty azzd BEAGLES! with radio collars for when they get lost(not if).



damn beagles are the BIGGEST PRICKS a kat or bear could EVER DREAM OFF!



10 damn beagles and any bear or kat for miles around will be found and tree'd!




just dont leave any food beer pops around..............they will eat that too and the cans!

Boy, I can vouch for this one. I used to spend a lot of time calling coyotes. I had the absolute bejeebers scared out of me on a number of occasions by not only such "large" predators as cougar and bear, but by the "small" ones as well, including the very coyotes I was calling. We finally took to sitting pretty much almost back to back, with maybe a small patch of brush separating us.

Once one begins squealing on that call, one has become the hunted - that's the whole idea behind it. One can setup in locales more likely to provide coyotes than other critters, but the odd one or two of the bigger fellers may well still be in earshot. They will all come to a "dying rabbit". It makes it real fun when it's you...

All I know is that I almost became breakfast from what I believe was one of those critters... I know that I never want to be in that position again... even if I had a side arm at the time, I think that I would have been at a disadvantage due to the low light conditions... that, and not being able to see it due to the thick brush... good luck man, be safe and don't underestimate them...