cougar hunting

[ex bc guide]

anyone been out hunting cats yet or heading out? I am leaving tomorrow morning for cats in the kamloops area,maybe even a 4 pt mulie on saturday;) It will be good to see the hounds work after all the training that has gone into them this past year.
Mike

[Steeleco]

Good luck Mike, remember PICTURES!!!!

[BCHunter]

good luck...and shoot something will ya...:-P

[Jagermeister]

A couple of hunters took 2 cats in this area. Not large from what I've heard. May have been mother and sub-adult. I think they were on to another as they were running 4 hounds and 2 returned after not so long after. The other 2 showed up much later, much the worse for wear and tear. A local vet collected a hefty chunk of change for the sewing job he performed on one of the dogs. The story is that these 2 did not have the penchant for baying and the cat decided to make a stand and pretty much clobbered this dog. I guess the adage here is, they stay if they don't bay!

[ex bc guide]

Well I am off to see what the weekend holds,I will take lots of pics
Mike

[Fred]

good luck...and shoot something will ya...:-P

The way things have been going for Mike at home he just might shoot one of the dogs!! ;-) Fred

[houndogger]

Good luck Mike! You will do well.

[Barracuda]

have a good and productive trip .
I will be out next week with the hounds,:)

[Sniper]

Anybody with hounds that would like to get together on a cougar hunt in the mid island area let me know my son would like to get as much training in with his Redbones as he can.:grin:

[ex bc guide]

Well I made it back tonight with both hounds!It was a great weekend chased 4 cats did not shoot one though.I was very happy to see my hounds work these tracks,they were able to run with 9 other dogs that are experienced.
Mike

[Freshtracks]

Sounds like a great trip ex ... so were any of the 4 cats treed? Any outstanding moments? Weather conditions ... please we need something to stimulate us throught winter months.:razz:

[houndogger]

Sounds like a great trip Mike! Glad to hear you left some fur in the tree for tomorrow. Training paid off huh!;-)

[ex bc guide]

We were able to put these cats up the tree! they were females,I would like to get a tom for my first cat.mmm outstanding moments that would be yesterday,we let 11 dogs go at 8 am on a real big track and ended up with a real big wreck!One of the younger dogs got on to a different track and somehow pulled all the other hounds off the big track! We had hounds running everywhere.As for the weather there was about 6 inches of old snow with tracks all over the place wich made it hard to tell what was the fresher tracks.While we were in a good chase on saturday I had a chance to take a last day buck but I passed on him as I wanted the cat we were chasing.Not to mention that it was a long way in the bush.
Mike

[Clint_S]

Way to go! Good on you for holding out for a tom. Lets see some pics :smile:

[ex bc guide]

I will need to wait to get the film developed,I not to sure as to what i will have for pics as my batteries did not hold up to the cold.
Mike

[BCHunter]

lets see some pics, can't wait

[CanAm500]

Where did you guys go cat hunting?

[Elkhound]

sure sounds like a good time

[ex bc guide]

We were up in kamloops and savona.
Mike

[CanAm500]

Oh alrighty.

[Freshtracks]

Thnx mike ... so where to next?