Cougar Hunting Update From Alberta!

[stoneguide]

Well been lucky enough to get out on a few cat hunts this year agian. I just go to help with dogs and just enjoy the adventure.
Ive been hunting 5 days and we have ran dogs on 4 treeing 4 cats and harvesting 3 mature toms and letting one nice female go.

Dec.1st (opening day)
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/DSCN4061.JPG

Dec. 2nd (Female we didnt harvest)
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/DSCN4104.JPG

Dec. 13th
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/DSCN4175.JPG

Dec. 15th
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/DSCN4218.JPG

[stoneguide]

Just for a reference, Im 5'11 208lbs.

[Philcott]

Wow. So would those cats weigh almost as much as you do? Very, very cool.

[ydouask]

Good work! You guys sure have put some fine cats on the ground in short order. That treed cat, hell of a picture !!!

[WesHarm]

That ther's some real big kitties!

[popsy]

great pics. looks like fun

[hntcrazy]

All I can say is "WOW" Nice pussy.......cat
Awesome job ..

[Big Lew]

Fantastic! Those are some big Toms! The one in the tree really looks pissed off....probably not a good idea to climb up and pet it, lol....great picture!

[snareman1234]

Awesome Toms D!!

[Elkaholic]

Great pics and awesome cats. I am heading out this weekend for the first time with my two pups cant wait to see how they hang with the old dogs. I love that female pic, she looks pissed!

[srupp]

simply amazing toms...looks to be 180'ish ???

no kidding a great start..great season in anyones book..

well done

Steven

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Looks like you've got a healthy population around your parts.
Congrats on some dandy mature toms!

SSS

[gbear]

Wow, those are some nice cats! Congrats

[Rainsford]

those are some good sized cats, thanks for sharing!

[Call of the Wild]

thanks for sharing, a hunt like that is on my to do list to be done soon I hope. It must be very fun hunt them with the dogs.

[Duk Dog]

Congrats Darcy, you guys have been doing well on the cats. The one on the 15th is a buddy of mine, it was fun getting daily updates from him on his adventure. It certainly is becoming a hunt that is more and more appealing to me.

[bruin]

Awesome, keep knockin' down those deer killers! That last Tom looks like a stud. Any vids?

[stoneguide]

Congrats Darcy, you guys have been doing well on the cats. The one on the 15th is a buddy of mine, it was fun getting daily updates from him on his adventure. It certainly is becoming a hunt that is more and more appealing to me.

Had a good hunt with Him. He deffinatly got the full adventure the day we got his cat. 4hrs to box the cat in, 5kms to run the dogs in behind the sled. Then a good run through two valleys to end up with a great cat. Then try and get the cat, 7 hounds, 5 guys out 6km with just 3 skidoos and no sleighs. Hope he enjoyed it as much as we did helping him out. Good to see it worked out after the were screwed over by a ignorant houndsman the days before.
SG

[fearnodeer]

Wow you sure got a big pussy there, Congrats.

[Brez]

Great looking cats! if you run out near home, try south of Medicine Hat. I had a muley draw there this year but the ranchers told me not to waste my time and money because of the tough winters and cats. One guy said he found three fresh kills near his house a day or two before I called.

[scottwh]

Nice cats! Its an adventure everyone should try! The pissed off pic is great :) Congrats to all involved!

[cat]

Had a good hunt with Him. He deffinatly got the full adventure the day we got his cat. 4hrs to box the cat in, 5kms to run the dogs in behind the sled. Then a good run through two valleys to end up with a great cat. Then try and get the cat, 7 hounds, 5 guys out 6km with just 3 skidoos and no sleighs. Hope he enjoyed it as much as we did helping him out. Good to see it worked out after the were screwed over by a ignorant houndsman the days before.
SG
Amazing adventure!! Great looking cats I'm just curious I thought it was illegal to use snowmobiles while cougar hunting in Alberta. Is that correct or just a misconception?? Sweet pics though. I don't really care just wondering what the law has to say I tried to find something that says no snowmobiles but couldn't find anything. Just lookin for help from the experts thanks guys!!

[stoneguide]

Amazing adventure!! Great looking cats I'm just curious I thought it was illegal to use snowmobiles while cougar hunting in Alberta. Is that correct or just a misconception?? Sweet pics though. I don't really care just wondering what the law has to say I tried to find something that says no snowmobiles but couldn't find anything. Just lookin for help from the experts thanks guys!!
Its totally legal to use ski doos to hunt cats as long as the areas are open to motorized vehicles. A few zones have Forest Land Use Areas that are closed to motorized vehicles, and a few that have only seasonal designated trail systems. But in the foothills where we hunt there are no restrictions.

[Fella]

Man look at the muscle on the cat in the third picture!

[Schutzen]

Dayum them Cats are the Charles Barkleys of Cougardom! LOL

[Nathaniel Poe]

Nice kittys! LOL!

[BULLNUTTS]

Awesome cats!! Reminds me of earlier years,and some of the bruin sized toms eating my mulies, down in the porkupine hills.wow! nice job! thx for sharing .

[BCHunterTV]

Great pictures! Makes me with i had some white stuff in my areas I run....

[Barracuda]

great pictures of some nice kitty's weve had a pretty sad showing of snow so far

[CanuckShooter]

Now that you've killed them what are you going to do with 'em? I must admit they are a pretty good size and I sure wouldn't want one of them hanging off my back!!!

[Islandeer]

Now that you've killed them what are you going to do with 'em? I must admit they are a pretty good size and I sure wouldn't want one of them hanging off my back!!!
Back pedler ...

[BCRiverBoater]

Now that you've killed them what are you going to do with 'em? I must admit they are a pretty good size and I sure wouldn't want one of them hanging off my back!!!

For starters they are good eating and secondly they make one of the nicest mounts available in North America.

[yugo111]

wow thats awesome nice cats boys and deadly pictures

[The Hermit]

Wow they are huge! Great job many deer thank you!