My friend Randy and I went cougar calling Saturday. No snow! First 2 stands calling no luck. 45mins calling.
3rd stand we walked out this ridge approx 500yds and set up. We were approx 100yds from a 10yr old unit on the ridge. We were using a portable blind. Started calling at 11:10am with the Foxpro fawn bleat and approx 11:40 a caught movement real close. I noticed a ear then it's face. Holy **** that's a cougar. I started shaking violently, from my feet to my head. I am trying to get my **** together. I move my gun slightly as I feel the whole blind is moving. I look through the scope and I can barely see the cougar, the netting from the blind is blocking my objective lens. So I move the gun slowly again, and the cougar catches the slight movement, it takes 2 steps directly towards me. It is fixated on me now. Eyes are locked in at my direction, Randy says at this time the cougar uses sometype of cougar screaming lingo. I don't remember cause I am shaking so bad, adrelinen is pumping and I am just trying to make the shot. So I put the cross hairs on the chest of this cougar, take a really big breath, exhale somewhat and squeeze the trigger. Cougar downgun) The blind goes flying and the high fives start. And then I tell Randy I need a chew. As I just quit the day before. The cougar was 20 steps from where I shot from. I used a 270WSM 130grTTSX.
I had left my pack with camera at the truck . Well that won't happen again!. So we dragged the female cougar approx 400 yds down to the road. I think it will weigh between 70 and 80lbs. That's where we took pics. Going to do a full body mount. Have to take it to Oregon Fish and Wildlife Monday morning to get it checked in.
3rd stand we walked out this ridge approx 500yds and set up. We were approx 100yds from a 10yr old unit on the ridge. We were using a portable blind. Started calling at 11:10am with the Foxpro fawn bleat and approx 11:40 a caught movement real close. I noticed a ear then it's face. Holy **** that's a cougar. I started shaking violently, from my feet to my head. I am trying to get my **** together. I move my gun slightly as I feel the whole blind is moving. I look through the scope and I can barely see the cougar, the netting from the blind is blocking my objective lens. So I move the gun slowly again, and the cougar catches the slight movement, it takes 2 steps directly towards me. It is fixated on me now. Eyes are locked in at my direction, Randy says at this time the cougar uses sometype of cougar screaming lingo. I don't remember cause I am shaking so bad, adrelinen is pumping and I am just trying to make the shot. So I put the cross hairs on the chest of this cougar, take a really big breath, exhale somewhat and squeeze the trigger. Cougar downgun) The blind goes flying and the high fives start. And then I tell Randy I need a chew. As I just quit the day before. The cougar was 20 steps from where I shot from. I used a 270WSM 130grTTSX.
I had left my pack with camera at the truck . Well that won't happen again!. So we dragged the female cougar approx 400 yds down to the road. I think it will weigh between 70 and 80lbs. That's where we took pics. Going to do a full body mount. Have to take it to Oregon Fish and Wildlife Monday morning to get it checked in.