Best Way To Get A Mountain Lion?

[brokenscout]

I know dogs are great, but are there any other ideas?Just wondering?Thank you

[Ryan_Th3_K1d]

wear lady gaga's meat dress...

[patrick0685]

wear lady gaga's meat dress...

+1
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[nogaroheli]

"Here kitty, kitty" is supposed to work really well from what I hear.

[BigBear]

Are you trying to attract them to you or just wanting to go tracking?

[ghettodub]

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[rondog]

Good thing he didn't ask about cougars.....

[patrick0685]

haha, i feel partly responsible, and for that im sorry i have no useful information on mountain lions

[brokenscout]

Very funny.

[sniper7]

Best way is to hunt them with either a rifle or bow. Handgun maybe too if you like that. Tree them then shoot.

Also you can walk through the woods after spraying an attracrant on you. I would recommend bringing along someone you aren't fond of and have him carry a couple freshly killed rabbits. Make sure you walk in front of him at all times. Just continue walking until a mountain lion appears. More than likely from behind.
you will hear them coming from the screams of your acquaitance.

[StagLefty]

Be vewy vewy qwiet ! [ROFL1]

p.s. I was actually reading Sniper's post like it was going to be useful hahaha

[BigBear]

Are you trying to attract them to you or just wanting to go tracking?


There is a difference but since I didn't get an answer here is generic info:

Too attract, use calls or live bait. Excess noises and moving sights will deter them. I.E. you won't be successful trying to call in a cat to your backyard in suburbia on teh edge of the woods while cars are going up and down the street.

Captured (restrained) live bait is best, have an annoying neighborhood cat or anything sitting around? Take it out in the woods, chain it to a tree, do some calls, and be very still. You need to do a little scouting first though to make sure you even have cats in your area, they are somewhat of a roaming animals. Without dogs though, you can go a LONG time without seeing any sign of them. Also, be careful that you're actually tracking a cat and not a dog. Their prints are somewhat similiar to someone not familiar with tracking and woodslore.

To distinguish mountain lion from dog tracks: Dog prints have the toes all pointing straight ahead, mountain lions usually have similiar same pad structure, but the toes each point in a different direction. I.E. Put your hand flat on the desk with all fingers touching and pointing straight ahead. That's a dog. Now spread your fingers as far as you can while keeping your hand flat on the desk. That's a cat.

Again, without using dogs to corner or tree... good luck, it's very hard. Try to find a guide.

Here is some general info on cats if you need:

Mountain lions often take prey many times their own size. So if you're not using dogs, be careful and always check behind you! lol. Cats silently stalk prey, most often attacking from behind with a short sprint.

Cats feeding on a kill are dangerous and shouldn't be approached as they will (of course) become defensive and aggressive. Lions cover unconsumed portions of their kills with soil and litter, this can be a good way to look for their dens or see if there is a cat in the area. Also look for scat and tracks. These food caches should also be avoided by humans (unless you're actively trying to bair and kill).

Mountain lions are most active at dusk and dawn when their prey is active, but they do travel at any time of the day or night. Lions have special adaptation for seeing at night and are easily blinded when caught in a passing headlight or flashlight.

Mountain lions are semi-territorial. Adults stake out a home range by leaving scent in "scrapes" along the boundaries. A scrape is a four to six inch mound of dirt and forest litter pulled together where the cat deposits urine and dung. Another way to track...

Typical male territories can be over 100 square miles, while a female's territory is usually less than 50 square miles. So if you're not using dogs... good luck....

Again, you can google most of the info you need, but if you're not using dogs... goodluck....

No, I don't hunt but I like the know how and I have a whole tribe of Yazzies as my in-laws, lol. So I get all the Indian woods fun as well. Enjoy.

[ghettodub]

have an annoying neighborhood cat or anything sitting around? Take it out in the woods, chain it to a tree, do some calls, and be very still. .

Dude, that's terrible... [Shock]

[BigBear]

Dude, that's terrible... [Shock]


If it's a feral cat, I see no problem.

Granted, using Miss Whiskers from next door is probably not a smart move.... hehe

[Eldorado556]

Lions are all over where I live. Seems like once a week Mr. Snuggles the cat goes missing.

I would think the cat bait would work well.

[alan0269]

wear lady gaga's meat dress...

Or, do us all a favor and use Lady Gaga wearing her meat dress - just remember that even a mountain lion deserves a last meal before taking it.

As put by Bear, without dogs=good luck!

[Ryan_Th3_K1d]

Or, do us all a favor and use Lady Gaga wearing her meat dress

+1 [ROFL1]

[970TJ]

In 20+ years of calling predators with a hand call, I've called in 2 that I know of, and one while hunting turkey's with a scratch call. Dogs are your best bet unless you're lucky enough to just run on to one which doesn't happen very often.

[sniper7]

Be vewy vewy qwiet ! [ROFL1]

p.s. I was actually reading Sniper's post like it was going to be useful hahaha


what are you talking about! it is very useful![Coffee]

[Ah Pook]

Lady GaGa=[Puke]

Mountain lion= sit in my back yard a couple of nights. There are three in the area right now. Course the neighbors may not like the shootin;, so you will need to wrastle the cat. [Abused]

[sniper7]

Lady GaGa=[Puke]

Mountain lion= sit in my back yard a couple of nights. There are three in the area right now. Course the neighbors may not like the shootin;, so you will need to wrastle the cat. [Abused]

Would be a good challenge for a real ufc badass!

[Ah Pook]

Would be a good challenge for a real ufc badass!
I'll take the video......from inside the house. [Sofa]

[SSChameleon]

I found a mountain lion deer kill on my parents property south east of the metro area. When I told this to my DOW buddy he said that out of all the mountain lion pelts he check in at the DOW only two were taken without dogs.

The first was an elk hunter who stumbled upon a fresh deer kill. He went and got a tag then went back at first light and sat on it. An hour before sunset the lion came back and he shot it.

The second guy drove out after a snow and cut fresh tracks. Then he put on his snowshoes, daypack and 357 and went for a 7 hour hike following the tracks. He found the lion crouched on some rocks.

I'm too lazy to try either of these methods, I'm just going to save up my pennies and get a guide with some dogs.

[Mtn.man]

Have a customer with a Big mount in his office, he got it in the 80's while running a trap line, it got caught and he had to shoot it.
DOW kept it for over a year before deciding to let him have it.

Also a good place to maybe get a cat is a jogging trail,, just saying.

[rondog]

Is it actually legal to hunt them? I didn't think they'd be considered "game".

[BigBear]

Also a good place to maybe get a cat is a jogging trail,, just saying.


Those are cougars, not cats.... hehehehe

[Mtn.man]

Dates
Units
Nov. 22, 2010 – March 31, 2011
The season runs the day after the close of the last combined deer and elk rifle season through March 31.
Game Management Units listed in the Mountain Lion Brochure (http://www.flipseekpubs.com/publication/?i=49294)Nov. 22, 2010 – Jan. 31, 2011
The season runs the day after the close of the last combined deer and elk rifle season through Jan. 31.
GMU 61, 62 and 70 within research area

[Mtn.man]

Those are cougars, not cats.... hehehehe


Yeah but it's still dangerous[ROFL1]

[68Charger]

Is it actually legal to hunt them? I didn't think they'd be considered "game".


There's a special class you have to take, before you can even get a license to hunt them- but yes, they're hunted in Colorado

[Mtn.man]

No class to take. Read the brochure, even a 12 year old can hunt.

[brokenscout]

You have to take an online class.I did it last year
http://wildlife.state.co.us/NR/rdonlyres/60841375-CCC2-4C86-9DB5-7113A52670DF/0/MountainLionEducationAndIdentificationCourse.pdf

[Mtn.man]

WOW sorry didn't know haven't hunted them in bout 10 years.

[brokenscout]

It takes about ten minutes online

[funkfool]

Google...

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Yeah.. I'm not much help am I?

[Byte Stryke]

Google...

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Yeah.. I'm not much help am I?


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[ROFL1]

[spyder]

Alright funk, that was funny.

[Jeff350]

Well the closest I ever came to hunting a mountain lion is when I almost hit one driving up the Poudre Canyon outside of Fort Collins at night. I couldn't believe how big it was up close (literally feet from the front of my Pathfinder).

Sorry I'm no help either.

[buffalobo]

Use bait, cheaper than dogs and doesn't endanger the dogs. On the way to hunt stop in Boulder (or anywhere else they may hang out) and ask around if anybody wants to protest/protect lions from hunters. You throw that animal rights activist in a cage and the rukus will call in the lion.[Muaha]

[trlcavscout]

I have seen one near Red Feather while deer hunting, he was hunting us. I have seen one near Carr on the plains chasing Antelope in my uncles pasture, and we seen one last year turkey hunting in Nebraska on the plains. They say their is a few out in the cornfields. I have never hunted them but I have been considering it, I know where some are in a game unit my step dad and nephew hunt elk in.

[sniper7]

I just read a really good article in American Hunter magazine about mountain lion hunting.

The guy said basically the really only good way to do it is use dogs.

Hunts were usually booked for 6 days. they leave early in the morning, driving logging roads and going on trails. when they find tracks, if it looks like a good size, then they either walk or take horses, let loose the dogs and go. get the cat treed and then it is just a choice of if the cat is good to take or not.

So really dogs are the way to go unless you happen to spot one, keep track of it or know the location it stays, get a tag and hope to see it again.

[opie011]

I just read a really good article in American Hunter magazine about mountain lion hunting.

The guy said basically the really only good way to do it is use dogs.

Hunts were usually booked for 6 days. they leave early in the morning, driving logging roads and going on trails. when they find tracks, if it looks like a good size, then they either walk or take horses, let loose the dogs and go. get the cat treed and then it is just a choice of if the cat is good to take or not.

So really dogs are the way to go unless you happen to spot one, keep track of it or know the location it stays, get a tag and hope to see it again.
Yep that's the best way to do it...gotta use the dogs. Mt. Lion tastes like pork to me and the one my buddy got made for great fijitas[Tooth]

[TDYRanger]

You thow the sucker in a bear hug!!!

http://images.quickblogcast.com/0/9/1/7/2/237116-227190/WinterBihoncougar.jpg?a=25

[Hoopty]

Damn that's a big cat!!! [Help]

[MONTROSE1911]

We always seem to call a cat or two when were Turkey hunting. The cats must love Turkeys as well!

[970TJ]

Yep, turkey call brings them in for sure. Most lion/people encounters are when turkey hunting. That's when I had my extremely close call.

[blackford76]

Just drive 285 between Conifer and Pine Junction, I've got 2 with my truck over the last several years.

[Ah Pook]

How about the old fashion way?

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[TrapperJohn]

On the note of tracking Lions.

The tracks will not have claw marks unless they are in mud.

Dog tracks will have claw marks and are about the same size.