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Mountain Lion
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11/12/18 02:52 AM
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shightower
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I saw my first ever mountain lion tonight! It was on the Fisher/Jones county line.
Has anyone else seen one in this area?
I heard what sounded like a cat around 5. My wife said it was a pig. Right at sunset around 50-60yards from the blind there was a mountain lion, just walking on the edge of a tree line.
Because of the way we were sitting in the blind, with the door open, there was no way I could have got a shot without muzzle blasting my wife, so we just watched it walk by.
I was really surprised by how light colored it was, I think it was a female.
Id say around 80 lbs, my wife say 100 plus.
Why would it it be making noise? That seems weird to me.
The walk to and from that deer blind will never be the same!,
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Re: Mountain Lion
[Re: shightower]
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11/12/18 02:55 AM
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gusick
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It may have been in heat.
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Re: Mountain Lion
[Re: shightower]
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11/12/18 03:04 AM
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LKForkGuide Marc Mitchell
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Cool deal. I just seen one in Colorado last week and it was full grown. They are cool to watch for sure. I have no passion to kill one. They are just trying to survive in a mans world. IMO
Last edited by LKForkGuide Marc Mitchell; 11/12/18 03:05 AM.
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Re: Mountain Lion
[Re: shightower]
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11/12/18 04:02 AM
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Espy
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Did you check your game cam. A pic would be kool
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Re: Mountain Lion
[Re: shightower]
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11/12/18 04:07 AM
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kmon11
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Cool, they are out there. Take a look at the mountain lions of Texas PDF file on this Link
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: Mountain Lion
[Re: shightower]
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11/12/18 04:44 AM
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JCO
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An awesome sight Im sure.
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Re: Mountain Lion
[Re: shightower]
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11/12/18 11:54 AM
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Flashprism
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Never saw one in Texas however my wife swears she saw one last year from her blind here in Dickens county we now carry our pistols during archery walking in to stands in dark am. I saw a mother and 2 cubs while elk hunting in Co.
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Re: Mountain Lion
[Re: LKForkGuide Marc Mitchell]
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11/12/18 12:12 PM
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Texas Dan
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I have no passion to kill one. They are just trying to survive in a mans world. IMO I feel the same way about all big cats. Coyotes and feral hogs are a different matter.
"Some people will never like you because your spirit irritates their demons."
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Re: Mountain Lion
[Re: shightower]
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11/12/18 12:27 PM
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Creekrunner
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People that try to make a living raising sheep and goats, and to some extent, trophy deer, feel otherwise. 'Just a matter of perspective.
...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: Mountain Lion
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11/12/18 12:35 PM
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snake oil
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I have no passion to kill one. They are just trying to survive in a mans world. IMO I feel the same way about all big cats. Coyotes and feral hogs are a different matter. Same here I would not shoot one but not gonna criticise somebody that does.
"You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas".
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Re: Mountain Lion
[Re: shightower]
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11/12/18 02:12 PM
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D Rogers
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right on man, they are a sight to behold
~Dustin
"Life's complicated, man, like a dang ol' Rubik's cube, man. Talkin' 'bout blue and red, man. Dang ol' get one side, dang ol' messed up th' other side, man."
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Re: Mountain Lion
[Re: shightower]
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11/12/18 02:35 PM
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That's awesome. Something that you will never forget. I've only seen one out in the wild and it's one of those memories that hasn't faded at all in over 20 years!!!!
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Re: Mountain Lion
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11/12/18 02:39 PM
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gary roberson
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I would rather hunt lion than deer any day or any time. There is a reason that bounties are paid on lions in many counties and by many ranchers. If someone doesn't want to shoot a lion that is your business and I will admit that I have walked off from a tree with a young lion in it. Adios, Gary
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Re: Mountain Lion
[Re: shightower]
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11/12/18 02:47 PM
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fmrmbmlm
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I have heard stories for over 65 years of sightings in Williamson county. Have a friend who use to hunt around Bastrop, he saw one every year for several years.
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Re: Mountain Lion
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11/12/18 03:08 PM
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BenBob
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It may have been in heat.
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Re: Mountain Lion
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11/12/18 06:32 PM
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Texas Dan
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I have heard stories for over 65 years of sightings in Williamson county. Have a friend who use to hunt around Bastrop, he saw one every year for several years. Not to dismiss your accounts, but Im sure there are legendary stories in every Texas county of some hunter who claimed to have seen a panther.
"Some people will never like you because your spirit irritates their demons."
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Re: Mountain Lion
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11/12/18 06:45 PM
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Erathkid
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Supposedly have been verified in all 254 counties. I've seen exactly one. Laying in a wheat field just north of Brady. Near the 'Geographic center of Texas'. He was about 50 yards from hwy 377. We pulled over and watched it rolling around on its back. It saw the truck and ran straight across that wheat. Coolest thing ever.
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Re: Mountain Lion
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11/12/18 06:48 PM
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J.P. Greeson
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I have no passion to kill one. They are just trying to survive in a mans world. IMO I feel the same way about all big cats. Coyotes and feral hogs are a different matter. Same here I would not shoot one but not gonna criticise somebody that does. I feel the same way about bears and cats, but also wouldn't criticize anyone who hunts them. Just a personal preference.
“Wildlife and its habitat cannot speak, so we must and we will.” – Theodore Roosevelt
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Re: Mountain Lion
[Re: shightower]
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11/12/18 06:52 PM
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Mr. T.
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70 years old, hunted in Texas all my life, never seen one or heard one, but wish I had. And I wouldn't care if anyone believed me or not!
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Re: Mountain Lion
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11/12/18 06:52 PM
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Stump_jumper
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I use to hunt a ranch on the San Saba McCullough border. Tracker called the ranch house once day stating that he tracked one to the fence and wanted permission to come on the property. Owners were real particular and refused to let him. Owners told me to shoot cats on sight and never report them. They did not want the attention. I found 2 deer that were killed or covered up by cats. One was a doe I lung shot late in the evening. It went down a steep creek bank and left it till morning since it was cold. When I found it the next morning a big cat had beaten me to it. As soon as I figured it out I backed out of there. A cat will always guard its kill. Brother and a friend of mine actually saw cats on the property.
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Re: Mountain Lion
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11/12/18 08:50 PM
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dogcatcher
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Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: Mountain Lion
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11/12/18 10:03 PM
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Whack n stack
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that's cool! i really haven't seen one in the wild yet but would really like to, and not sure if i would shoot one or not. if i did shoot one i would definitely mount it.
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Re: Mountain Lion
[Re: Whack n stack]
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11/12/18 11:07 PM
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Creekrunner
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i really i would definitely mount it. As I heard and African PH say once, "Be careful, they kick."
...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: Mountain Lion
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11/13/18 12:59 AM
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fmrmbmlm
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I have heard stories for over 65 years of sightings in Williamson county. Have a friend who use to hunt around Bastrop, he saw one every year for several years. Not to dismiss your accounts, but Im sure there are legendary stories in every Texas county of some hunter who claimed to have seen a panther. Never saw one, but the people who talked about it were cattlemen and hunters running dogs for fox and coons. the closest I have come is seeing tracks of a female and cub when hunting along Devil's Backbone near Wimberely many years ago. On opening weekend neighbor told me hunting would be bad that year because she moved back in, would show up every 3-4 years. The few deer we saw were so spooky. Couple weeks later saw tracks on a muddy trail the went about 10-15 ft. beside my blind.
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