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<blockquote data-quote="257WTBY" data-source="post: 2360688" data-attributes="member: 56428"><p>started calling cougar in 1991. I find a set of tracks generally driving snow covered logging roads once I find a fresh set of tracks i walk them down a bit till I find a place where I think would be decent cover with some semi open areas to shoot in. I hunt cougar about 20-25 days a year. I got lucky in 1995 and called in a 110lb female. I say lucky because I have learned a lot of cougar behavior since then. In 2004 I called in a 168lb Tom to 33 yards. I have called in two others one without a shot opportunity one I just missed and still have no idea how. Ive changed up some of what I do calling now. I use a decoy ALWAYS. I have a small deer silhouette decoy and use my Mojo critter a lot. I try to elevate myself high and be able to see down onto my set. Plus I set up further away then I would set up for coyotes and never turn the call off I let it run. I will adjust volume sporadically but thats it.</p><p></p><p>2 yrs ago coyote hunting we (17yr old daughter and myself) went to a place that always produces coyotes. We go early in the morning well before sunrise since we walk in with the sun at our back. We sit with a rock wall to our back and this canyon where we are watching has 4 draws that meet right there in front of us. We are literally less than 100 yards from huge cut wheat fields. Anyway we set out the caller and decoy and as the sun rose I did my first call set. After the third set I was puzzled, we always get coyotes here. It was weird not even birds chirping. Then I see a shadow out in front of us from on top of the rocks behind/above our heads. Its a cougar literally 10 ft above our heads. I immediately shut the caller off but that dang Mojo kept whirling away. I looked up and behind me and I could see the mist as the cat was breathing. I look at my daughter and she was white as a sheet. I was worried the cat would jump down and be right in our laps. The other problem was between my daughter and I we only had less that 60 grains of bullets between both our AR's (17 Rem and 204 Ruger). Plus we are both below the min caliber requirement for cougar. About 20 min has passed with that cat sitting there watching that decoy. We could literally smell the cougar. I decided I had to do something before we had a big cat in our laps. I thought if I lean out and turn I might be able to see the cat thru my fast fire mounted at 45 deg. That way if he did start to jump I would have to shoot it. As I turned my gortex coat rubbed the rock just barely and I mean instantly that cat was gone. I walked around and up on top of the rock wall. That cat had a pretty good track but was gone. I was literally looking at 100 or so yards of Sage brush and then cut snow covered wheat stubble. I didnt follow the track but it amazed me how that cat just vanished. That is the closest Ive ever been to a cougar. That is also the reason I dont go hunting for anything unless my 10mm is in my chest holster.</p><p></p><p>Ive shot one other cougar and that was a chance encounter while elk hunting that cougar didnt fair to well when the 340 WTBY hit him he was about 145lbs.</p><p></p><p>Good luck and be patient the other thing is when I do a cougar set I dont move for a while I usually try to give it at least 90min per set.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="257WTBY, post: 2360688, member: 56428"] started calling cougar in 1991. I find a set of tracks generally driving snow covered logging roads once I find a fresh set of tracks i walk them down a bit till I find a place where I think would be decent cover with some semi open areas to shoot in. I hunt cougar about 20-25 days a year. I got lucky in 1995 and called in a 110lb female. I say lucky because I have learned a lot of cougar behavior since then. In 2004 I called in a 168lb Tom to 33 yards. I have called in two others one without a shot opportunity one I just missed and still have no idea how. Ive changed up some of what I do calling now. I use a decoy ALWAYS. I have a small deer silhouette decoy and use my Mojo critter a lot. I try to elevate myself high and be able to see down onto my set. Plus I set up further away then I would set up for coyotes and never turn the call off I let it run. I will adjust volume sporadically but thats it. 2 yrs ago coyote hunting we (17yr old daughter and myself) went to a place that always produces coyotes. We go early in the morning well before sunrise since we walk in with the sun at our back. We sit with a rock wall to our back and this canyon where we are watching has 4 draws that meet right there in front of us. We are literally less than 100 yards from huge cut wheat fields. Anyway we set out the caller and decoy and as the sun rose I did my first call set. After the third set I was puzzled, we always get coyotes here. It was weird not even birds chirping. Then I see a shadow out in front of us from on top of the rocks behind/above our heads. Its a cougar literally 10 ft above our heads. I immediately shut the caller off but that dang Mojo kept whirling away. I looked up and behind me and I could see the mist as the cat was breathing. I look at my daughter and she was white as a sheet. I was worried the cat would jump down and be right in our laps. The other problem was between my daughter and I we only had less that 60 grains of bullets between both our AR's (17 Rem and 204 Ruger). Plus we are both below the min caliber requirement for cougar. About 20 min has passed with that cat sitting there watching that decoy. We could literally smell the cougar. I decided I had to do something before we had a big cat in our laps. I thought if I lean out and turn I might be able to see the cat thru my fast fire mounted at 45 deg. That way if he did start to jump I would have to shoot it. As I turned my gortex coat rubbed the rock just barely and I mean instantly that cat was gone. I walked around and up on top of the rock wall. That cat had a pretty good track but was gone. I was literally looking at 100 or so yards of Sage brush and then cut snow covered wheat stubble. I didnt follow the track but it amazed me how that cat just vanished. That is the closest Ive ever been to a cougar. That is also the reason I dont go hunting for anything unless my 10mm is in my chest holster. Ive shot one other cougar and that was a chance encounter while elk hunting that cougar didnt fair to well when the 340 WTBY hit him he was about 145lbs. Good luck and be patient the other thing is when I do a cougar set I dont move for a while I usually try to give it at least 90min per set. [/QUOTE]
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