Fresh Cat Kill

[Ourea]

https://i.postimg.cc/bsDKfRrV/20210615-105513.jpg (https://postimg.cc/bsDKfRrV)

The things you stumble into. We were out doing some scouting and walked into this kill that was scarcely 2 mins old. We obviously bounced the cat.
We did get a glimpse of it. Very cool.

[Planer99]

Looks like its a lot warmer where you are scouting then me right now!

[Ourea]

Summer outing for Mule Deer.

[hunterdon]

Green grass? Nice. I'll take a guess. Lynx? Were you able to identify it?

[Ourea]

Green grass? Nice. I'll take a guess. Lynx? Were you able to identify it?

Cougar for sure, get lots on cam in this area.....Never a lynx or bobcat.
The kill had the Hallmarks, claw marks on the back and shoulders and a crushed esophagus.

[ACB]

Cougars kill deer at a rate of one every 6-12 days, that could be over 50 a year. A nursing female could kill a deer sized animal every 4 days.

[hawk-i]

Wow, that Russian looks healthy!

[Treed]

Cool shot and story. Thanks for posting it!