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Mountain Lion hunt
Posted By: Aaron-Ibex
Mountain Lion hunt - 12/21/14 01:17 AM
I know this isn't an exotic hunt but im super pumped so ....
my son shot this tom in colorado today. 145#.
Posted By: txshntr
Re: Mountain Lion hunt - 12/21/14 01:19 AM
Good looking cat!!! Definitely a hunt that is on my bucket list
Posted By: Matt1023
Re: Mountain Lion hunt - 12/21/14 01:46 AM
Alright! Congrats!
Posted By: sparrish8
Re: Mountain Lion hunt - 12/21/14 01:47 AM
Awesome!
Posted By: LuckyHunter
Re: Mountain Lion hunt - 12/21/14 01:59 AM
Congratulations
I love the Big Cats. Took this one in Nevada 1984.
to Mountain Lion hunting
Posted By: Mike Garcia
Re: Mountain Lion hunt - 12/21/14 02:21 AM
nice! who was your guide? lot of work for sure
Posted By: Elkhunter49
Re: Mountain Lion hunt - 12/21/14 02:24 AM
Man that's awesome, I love the photos with the big cats that are just about dragging the ground and the hunter is leaning back!. Thanks for sharing and congrats to your son! Baker
OBTW: Thats a hell of a mount you have there Sheephunter. Big cat as well.
Posted By: Aaron-Ibex
Re: Mountain Lion hunt - 12/21/14 02:32 AM
guide was fred Wallace. cat track outfitters. I was skeptical at his near 100% success rate...but not anymore. fred is an animal
Posted By: Cody Malone
Re: Mountain Lion hunt - 12/21/14 03:22 AM
Awesome
Posted By: bghunter3
Re: Mountain Lion hunt - 12/21/14 02:01 PM
congrats. That was one of my favorite and most memorable hunts I have ever done. give us more information on hunt story.
Also I remember you asking for information on how to get the hide back, how did that work out for you ? Also did you bring home the meat,
Once again congrats great cat
Posted By: breadman
Re: Mountain Lion hunt - 12/21/14 02:54 PM
great cat ! thanks for sharing .
Posted By: TonyinVA
Re: Mountain Lion hunt - 12/21/14 02:59 PM
Aaron, Great cat...congratulations to your son.
Posted By: B-Man
Re: Mountain Lion hunt - 12/21/14 05:25 PM
Awesome cat there. Dream hunt. Wearing diapers though. I'm sure ill mess myself if I get close enough to hunt one.
Congrats! He's a Dandy!!
Diane
Posted By: Aaron-Ibex
Re: Mountain Lion hunt - 12/21/14 05:45 PM
we cut tracks for 3 days. saw tracks but the guide said they were too small. we ended up finding this guys tracks on morning of day 3. he released the dogs and they went about 1.5 miles up a huge mountain of Rock. 3 of the dogs got stuck and a small sole dog got around the hole they were stuck in...that dog ran that cat another 3.5 miles up some of the most treacherous terrain you'll see...she treed him and had him up a small cedar tree. we hiked up around 600 yards almost straight up (approx 9000' elevation)...it was pretty brutal! My son and I got to the tree and the lion was a mere 10' above us hissing. being totally honest I was pretty nervous! I pulled out my pistol as my son got under the cat. one shot to the chest and the cat buckled and fel
out of the tree. it was so amazing!
Posted By: Ty Webb
Re: Mountain Lion hunt - 12/21/14 06:40 PM
That pic is unreal!!!
Posted By: Aaron-Ibex
Re: Mountain Lion hunt - 12/21/14 08:06 PM
Posted By: Drahthaar
Re: Mountain Lion hunt - 12/21/14 10:08 PM
AWESOME. Forrest
Posted By: JPHunting
Re: Mountain Lion hunt - 12/21/14 10:41 PM
that's quite a cat my friend well done.
Posted By: JRJ6
Re: Mountain Lion hunt - 12/21/14 11:02 PM
That is awesome! Congratulations!
Posted By: Erny
Re: Mountain Lion hunt - 12/21/14 11:07 PM
That is a incredible cat. Congrats!!
Posted By: SR025
Re: Mountain Lion hunt - 12/21/14 11:10 PM
Wow!! I wouldn't want to be on the business end of those teeth.
Posted By: 2010bigdog
Re: Mountain Lion hunt - 12/22/14 12:09 AM
congrats to Aaron and son.
Posted By: Weegs
Re: Mountain Lion hunt - 12/22/14 05:19 PM
Sweet Cat, well done and congrats
Posted By: Weegs
Re: Mountain Lion hunt - 12/22/14 05:19 PM
Sweet Cat, well done and congrats
Posted By: Mr. T.
Re: Mountain Lion hunt - 12/23/14 04:46 PM
Very nice. A cat hunt is on my bucket list.
Posted By: G ranch
Re: Mountain Lion hunt - 12/23/14 05:14 PM
Great cat congrats to yall
Posted By: Otto
Re: Mountain Lion hunt - 12/23/14 06:46 PM
Nice cat
Posted By: bghunter3
Re: Mountain Lion hunt - 12/24/14 12:43 AM
so Aaron, how did it go getting the lion back?did you bring the meat back to ?
Posted By: Aaron-Ibex
Re: Mountain Lion hunt - 12/24/14 02:04 PM
what we did was buy a cooler, freeze the cape and all the meat, and duct tape the cooler and check it. they didn't hardly ask a thing. was quite easy actually!
Posted By: bghunter3
Re: Mountain Lion hunt - 12/24/14 08:10 PM
Glad it was easy, it usually is unless you get a pain ticket counter check in. Half the time they never ask
Posted By: Jimmy Peppers
Re: Mountain Lion hunt - 12/24/14 08:18 PM
wow, that is amazing. I would love to hunt one some day. Congrats to your son.
Posted By: krmitchell
Re: Mountain Lion hunt - 12/26/14 06:12 AM
Wow, hell of a cat, congrats.
Posted By: GotMyTag
Re: Mountain Lion hunt - 12/26/14 03:19 PM
Not sure I know the meaning of exotic. But that looks super fun and exotic to me. Nice job.