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 Big cat in S. TX
#7319612
10/19/18 02:07 PM
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Wallyfish
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Light Foot
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  This male was 142#. Called up from a deep canyon, not too far from the Rio Grand, with FoxPro. Shot at about 175 yds with 55 gr Sierra game king handloads in a 223/12 Valmet combo at about 5PM. He ran about 25 yds and collapsed. For a varmit hunter this was definitely a "once in a lifetime" hunt. Jeromy of Wild Side Outfitters did a great job of making this hunt possible.
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Re: Big cat in S. TX
[Re: Wallyfish]
#7319712
10/19/18 03:04 PM
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mikei
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Nice kitty kat! Congratulations!!
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Re: Big cat in S. TX
[Re: Wallyfish]
#7319794
10/19/18 04:23 PM
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Whack n stack
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great job! good looking cat! very cool firearm as well.
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Re: Big cat in S. TX
[Re: Wallyfish]
#7319821
10/19/18 05:00 PM
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Pope&Young
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Congrats  How in the hell can you only have 5 post when you registered on 09/20/08  JK 
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Re: Big cat in S. TX
[Re: Pope&Young]
#7319845
10/19/18 05:31 PM
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Wallyfish
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Hi P&Y,
Have been killing hogs from Jan to Sep & taking one or two guided varmint trips per year.
All, very enjoyable, but not necessarily very notable. Thus, I much enjoy following other posters. I guess I qualify as a "lurker", as I sign on 4 or 5 days a week.
The mountain lion is my most exciting hunt ever, thus the effort to share.
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Re: Big cat in S. TX
[Re: Wallyfish]
#7319856
10/19/18 05:37 PM
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Birdboy
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Re: Big cat in S. TX
[Re: Wallyfish]
#7319868
10/19/18 05:51 PM
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skinnerback
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Re: Big cat in S. TX
[Re: Whack n stack]
#7319942
10/19/18 07:16 PM
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SnakeWrangler
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great job! good looking cat! very cool firearm as well.
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: Big cat in S. TX
[Re: Wallyfish]
#7319959
10/19/18 07:26 PM
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AledoGYoung
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Congrats! Sounds like a great hunt!
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Re: Big cat in S. TX
[Re: Wallyfish]
#7320530
10/20/18 10:07 AM
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TrackQuack
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Not taking away from the hunter but I wish they were off limits..... cool critters and not enough of them around anymore
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Re: Big cat in S. TX
[Re: Wallyfish]
#7320562
10/20/18 12:17 PM
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Wallyfish
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Track Quack,
Suggest you google ScientificAmerican.com for cougar information regarding current populations and expansion of cougar territory.
A mature cat will make approximately one large kill per week, depending on weather, spoilage, etc.
This means 50 deer, 50 mature goats, or more, immature goats.
Ranching Agribusiness exists on a very thin margin, that depends on all sources of income to stay alive.
Deer, aoudad, javalina, quail, as well as domestic livestock are important parts of this business. This particular ranch suffers heavy predation from cougars on domestic and wildlife. The cougar is considered a game
animal in states with huntable populations. But, in TX are just a varmint, due to large populations and their damage to the wildlife.
Your post will be interpreted by the "antis" as a hunter has killed a scarce animal. The posting of the slightest inaccurate info, or negative opinion harms all hunters whether they hunt ducks or deer or other game.
It is great to post opinion, but basing opinion on inaccurate facts, in todays world harms all hunters. The animal was taken "fair chase", I am proud of the hunt, as it was a "once in a lifetime" hunt for an "old Fart"
like me.
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Re: Big cat in S. TX
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#7320565
10/20/18 12:22 PM
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Creekrunner
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Well said. On our deer lease, if you see a yote or lion, you best be shooting, otherwise, if the LO finds out about it, you will suffer his wrath, including getting kicked off. .
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: Big cat in S. TX
[Re: Pope&Young]
#7320585
10/20/18 01:01 PM
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colt45-90
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Congrats How in the hell can you only have 5 post when you registered on 09/20/08 JK some folks have a life
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: Big cat in S. TX
[Re: Wallyfish]
#7320704
10/20/18 02:59 PM
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JCO
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NRA Life Member (Master of Poor Decisions)
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Re: Big cat in S. TX
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#7320839
10/20/18 06:00 PM
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Brother in-law
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Excellent!
Were you targeting a lion? What fox pro was sound?
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Re: Big cat in S. TX
[Re: Brother in-law]
#7320842
10/20/18 06:04 PM
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Wallyfish
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Light Foot
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Lion was target, Lion in heat was sound.
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Re: Big cat in S. TX
[Re: Wallyfish]
#7320856
10/20/18 06:32 PM
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Posts: 8,234
Double Naught Spy
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Track Quack,
Suggest you google ScientificAmerican.com for cougar information regarding current populations and expansion of cougar territory.
A mature cat will make approximately one large kill per week, depending on weather, spoilage, etc.
This means 50 deer, 50 mature goats, or more, immature goats.
Of course, those kills are spread over 20-60 square miles for females and often over 100 square miles for males. We have a LOT of deer. Mountain lions also eat a lot of rodents, rabbits, beaver, porcupine, feral cats, feral dogs etc. They are game and readily considered a problem animal by ranchers. You won't get any argument from me on that, but I think we often blow out of proportion how detrimental we think they are to the deer. Deer and mountain lions lived without human intervention for many thousands of years and both survived just fine, LOL. Mountain lions are not doing much to limit our deer population, not compared to poachers and roadkills.
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Re: Big cat in S. TX
[Re: Wallyfish]
#7321324
10/21/18 03:22 AM
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Simple Searcher
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Very cool kill Wallyfish.
I do not know if you followed FJGs thread, but did you keep any meat?
![[Linked Image]](https://live.staticflickr.com/4340/36432483774_50a6be0c41_m.jpg) "Man is still a hunter, still a simple searcher after meat..." Robert C. Ruark
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Re: Big cat in S. TX
[Re: Wallyfish]
#7321334
10/21/18 03:32 AM
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Espy
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Congrats Wallyfish on the mountain lion. Keep posting
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Re: Big cat in S. TX
[Re: Wallyfish]
#7321353
10/21/18 03:51 AM
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skinnerback
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I’m suprised none of our caliber experts on here have chimed in with all of their brilliant knowledge.
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Re: Big cat in S. TX
[Re: Wallyfish]
#7321425
10/21/18 05:21 AM
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dogcatcher
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Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back.
_____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/usergals/2018/09/full-3152-162968-charge_air_assault.jpg)
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Re: Big cat in S. TX
[Re: TrackQuack]
#7321588
10/21/18 02:41 PM
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Erathkid
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Not taking away from the hunter but I wish they were off limits..... cool critters and not enough of them around anymore Plenty of them around. Every county in Texas has had reports of Lion sightings. I know 5 different folks that have seen or killed them in our area.
Life is too short, as is. Don't chance it.
Don't text and drive.
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Re: Big cat in S. TX
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#7321633
10/21/18 03:27 PM
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breadman
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Track Quack,
Suggest you google ScientificAmerican.com for cougar information regarding current populations and expansion of cougar territory.
A mature cat will make approximately one large kill per week, depending on weather, spoilage, etc.
This means 50 deer, 50 mature goats, or more, immature goats.
Ranching Agribusiness exists on a very thin margin, that depends on all sources of income to stay alive.
Deer, aoudad, javalina, quail, as well as domestic livestock are important parts of this business. This particular ranch suffers heavy predation from cougars on domestic and wildlife. The cougar is considered a game
animal in states with huntable populations. But, in TX are just a varmint, due to large populations and their damage to the wildlife.
Your post will be interpreted by the "antis" as a hunter has killed a scarce animal. The posting of the slightest inaccurate info, or negative opinion harms all hunters whether they hunt ducks or deer or other game.
It is great to post opinion, but basing opinion on inaccurate facts, in todays world harms all hunters. The animal was taken "fair chase", I am proud of the hunt, as it was a "once in a lifetime" hunt for an "old Fart"
like me.
WELL SAID AND CONGRAD`S TO YOU OLD FART SIR
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