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Re: Question for the Cat experts.
[Re: ALM TXhunter]
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10/17/14 10:47 AM
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8pointdrop
THF Trophy Hunter
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Last night a friend showed a game cam picture of a mountain lion chasing a hog in Matagorda County If its the pic I think it is, its a couple yrs old at least.
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Re: Question for the Cat experts.
[Re: ken starling]
#5364965
10/17/14 11:09 AM
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Poke81
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Tracker
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When I was a kid we used to camp a lot out on my dads place out near lake Daniel's (Breckenridge). We would walk around and just mess around camping and walking the place shooting rabbits etc. I remember several times over the years we came across large cat tracks in the mud. The hunters leasing the place around 02-03 got a photo of one.
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Re: Question for the Cat experts.
[Re: 8pointdrop]
#5365467
10/17/14 04:02 PM
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Double Naught Spy
THF Trophy Hunter
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Last night a friend showed a game cam picture of a mountain lion chasing a hog in Matagorda County If its the pic I think it is, its a couple yrs old at least. The pic is from 2009 and has been claimed to have occurred in about 20 states. It is a pic from Florida, however. http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_10_9/651414_.html
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Re: Question for the Cat experts.
[Re: ken starling]
#5365532
10/17/14 04:32 PM
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Joined: Oct 2013
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ALM TXhunter
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Woodsman
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Yes that is the pic. Wow. I am going to have to ask my buddy if he was bs'ing me or if he got it from a friend or whatever. Sorry for the misinformation.
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Re: Question for the Cat experts.
[Re: ALM TXhunter]
#5365730
10/17/14 06:20 PM
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dfwroadkill
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It's a photoshopped pic. The lion was inserted after the fact. 
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Re: Question for the Cat experts.
[Re: ken starling]
#5365940
10/17/14 08:30 PM
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Jimbo
THF Trophy Hunter
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Rest easy, but continue to look for evidence, but cats don't usually stick around long once they've been bumped into by humans. That pair is probably long gone from your property by now.
Thursday at 12:45 PM #33 Once i learned that i didn't "NEED" to kill something, and that if i did kill something all the fun stopped and work began, i was a much better hunter.
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Re: Question for the Cat experts.
[Re: ken starling]
#5365996
10/17/14 09:07 PM
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Navasot
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Hollywood
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Iv ran up on 3 big tom bobcats working a trail together following the dead deer I had just been tracking... these suckers were big and on a mission.. they got about 15yrds away before one spotted me. The lead one made a pretty crazy sound when he saw me too...
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Re: Question for the Cat experts.
[Re: ken starling]
#5367868
10/19/14 01:03 PM
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MACV
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Woodsman
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Well fellas, I spent 5 plus years doing Mt, lion research for TPW while completing my MS. I have spent the biggest part of my life in the Cross Timbers and Rolling Hills in Texas. There are cougars roaming around all parts of Texas. As mentioned before, there are several scenario's possible for what was observed. Most likely this time of the year what was seen was a mom and cub. A male cougar's territory can cover up to several hundred miles, and when you quarter the area it can have 4 or more females in his territory. I always though our large cats were some of the most interesting animals in the world. I work in the area the cats were observed and it is very possible that they are present from time to time.
My ducks fly backwards
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