First Canadian big game

[interceptor]

G' Day Lads,

Well I am just on my way home after my first hunt in Canada.

I spent 7 days chasing Mountian Lions with Doug Mc Mann (Chilcotin Hillbilly) from Skinner Creek Guest Ranch out by Tatlayoko Lake, west of Williams Lake.

What a great hunt, we hunted hard and on the sixth day we managed to tree this guy.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v487/interceptor429/hunting%20pics/BC%20Cougar%202009/Number1.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v487/interceptor429/hunting%20pics/BC%20Cougar%202009/Number2.jpg

Doug figured him to be a big 3 year old and around 150# to 160#, so I decided to take him.

My first shot was quartering away and looked to be right on the money, the Tom did not seem to bothered and turned and faced me so I sent an insurance shot through the middle of his chest. This sent him out of the tree and he was down in around 70 yards or so.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v487/interceptor429/hunting%20pics/BC%20Cougar%202009/Number4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v487/interceptor429/hunting%20pics/BC%20Cougar%202009/Number6.jpg

Doug runs a great hunt and his dogs (Rudy & Burger) were incredible to watch as they worked the tracks for scent. The scenery in this part of BC is really something else and all in all I could not have asked for a better experience.

Cheers Noel

[lip_ripper00]

Noel,
Great cat! good to see you have yourself setteled and enjoying hunting Canada style:mrgreen:

[Barracuda]

awsome noel good to see it was a great hunt.

Your in Aus still arnt you? Just looked at your profile and i notice you are in leduc thats awsome that you made it over.

[Will]

Congrats Noel !
Great looking archery Tom, an experience for sure!
Thanks for the look :cool:

[Big7]

That's a good looking cat...congrats...welcome to BC hunting!

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Congrats Noel!!

When you were asking about steep incline bow shots, I thought you might have been having 'coon issues:wink:.


SSS

[Mik]

Great looking photos. Congrats and welcome to hunting in B.C.

[Blainer]

That is great.
Beautiful cat.
Thanks for sharing the pictures and good on ya mate!

[Hank Hunter]

Congrats on the nice cat and welcome to Canada

[interceptor]

G' Day Lads,

Thanks for the comments.

Barracuda, yeah we made it over in August, how is the Ozzie thing going with you guys?

Cheers Noel

[ElkMasterC]

Welcome to Canadian hunting! ;-)
Thx for the story and pics.
I'm sure there's some grateful deer out there as well.
EMC

[Barracuda]

We are good to go in so much as our immigration papers, now our house has gotta sell and we have to figure out a shipper (container).

Haveing our final Christmas with family here and We havnt sorted exactly where to move to yet .

Looking at leaving after the Olympics of course .

Awesome that you got to go on a hound hunt as your first big game nice looking cat. are you gonna Rug It ?.

[d6dan]

Nice cat!:-D. Thats the way to start hunting in Canada..
Congrats and thanks for sharing:-D.

[M@B]

Nice cat bud!

[Lee]

Great looking coug!

[Kody94]

WTG Interceptor! Looks like you had a great time with the Chilcotin Hillbilly! Great pictures and a very nice cat. http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif

[Fisher-Dude]

Congrats! You started off your Canadian hunting with a bang - not many people here ever get the chance to hunt cats!

[interceptor]

Thanks Lads,

Barracuda, let me know when you are ready to go, depending on where you end up I may be able to arrange some contacts for you.

As for the cat, I am looking into a full mount, just need to decide on a taxidermist and what form to use?

Cheers Noel

[Wild Images]

Interseptor, If you want the best taxidermist and you don't mind spending some money look up Ken Walker in Alberta Beach. He is the world champ a few times over and does amazing work. Also he is close to where you live.

Here are a couple pics of Kens mount at the worlds last year

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/wildimages/100_0885.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/wildimages/P7070032.jpg

[chilcotin hillbilly]

Thanks for the nice comments Noel, Your a great guy to have guided and the hunt was hard but full of great memories. I'm looking forward to the edited dvd.
Later Doug

[bionicflite]

Pure jealousy Noel
I just spent a bomb around Cresent with Clamity Creek Outfiter and saw loads of tracks,kill...you name it.

Even more elk than I have ever seen.

Great pics of your tom