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New Mexico Mountain Lion Hunt

Posted By: cbarnes

New Mexico Mountain Lion Hunt - 01/14/12 12:15 AM

Went to New Mexico for a Mountain Lion hunt that started on Monday. Didn't cut a track all day. Tuesday, we cut a really nice track and put dogs on it. They trailed it up and over the hill, we went around to get in front of them, but another outfitter beat us to it and turned their dogs out. Wednesday we cut another track, this one better than the one on Tuesday. Dogs trailed him for about 4 hours then treed him just 30 yards from the road. Here are a couple of pics.










Carl

Posted By: Eland Slayer

Re: New Mexico Mountain Lion Hunt - 01/14/12 12:16 AM

Beautiful cat!! I want to do this very badly....

Posted By: chital_shikari

Re: New Mexico Mountain Lion Hunt - 01/14/12 12:18 AM

cheers clap coolpics rock_on + what Eland Slayer said...

Posted By: blancobuster

Re: New Mexico Mountain Lion Hunt - 01/14/12 12:23 AM

biggun

Posted By: Novemberyet

Re: New Mexico Mountain Lion Hunt - 01/14/12 12:46 AM

Man that 3rd picture is a gooood one.

Posted By: erniejs

Re: New Mexico Mountain Lion Hunt - 01/14/12 12:47 AM

big kitty

Posted By: mbavo

Re: New Mexico Mountain Lion Hunt - 01/14/12 01:24 AM

congrats! i bet that was exciting.

Posted By: NDN98

Re: New Mexico Mountain Lion Hunt - 01/14/12 01:35 AM

Awesome. Congrats on a great trophy!

Posted By: one73maro

Re: New Mexico Mountain Lion Hunt - 01/14/12 01:35 PM

Very nice cat!

Posted By: dkershen

Re: New Mexico Mountain Lion Hunt - 01/14/12 02:58 PM

Nice cat!!

Posted By: bu2herndog

Re: New Mexico Mountain Lion Hunt - 01/14/12 03:40 PM

Awesome lion, congrats.

Posted By: jefeh

Re: New Mexico Mountain Lion Hunt - 01/14/12 07:17 PM

That is a sweet cat. Can you list who the outfitter was?

Posted By: TopGunOchez

Re: New Mexico Mountain Lion Hunt - 01/14/12 08:04 PM

up Nice cat!

Posted By: cbarnes

Re: New Mexico Mountain Lion Hunt - 01/15/12 01:59 AM

I was hunting with "Lil Joe's Big Game Hunting". He is based out of Socorro, NM. And has a Facebook page listed as above.


Carl

Posted By: dawaba

Re: New Mexico Mountain Lion Hunt - 01/15/12 02:17 AM

Nice cat!

I hope you left one more lion in NM for me. I'm going to Cimarron on the 25th to hunt the Philmont Scout Ranch with Happ Blacksten. Gonna take my pre-64 Win 94 .30-30. Hopefully, we'll be blessed with a good tracking snow, and I'll get a cat as nice as yours.

Congrats, Carl!

Posted By: hollidayHunter

Re: New Mexico Mountain Lion Hunt - 01/15/12 02:22 AM

Beautiful cat! Congrats!

Posted By: 7mag

Re: New Mexico Mountain Lion Hunt - 01/15/12 05:35 AM

I didn't know they had African lions in NM! Nice cat Carl congrats

Posted By: dogcatcher

Re: New Mexico Mountain Lion Hunt - 01/15/12 05:56 AM

Nice cat!

Posted By: Fyrfyter

Re: New Mexico Mountain Lion Hunt - 01/15/12 06:38 AM

VERY nice!!!!! THat is awesome! HUGE cat!

Posted By: BOONER

Re: New Mexico Mountain Lion Hunt - 01/15/12 08:05 AM

Damn!!! Nice Kitty. Can you pm me with the cost details if you have the time.

Posted By: fbchunter

Re: New Mexico Mountain Lion Hunt - 01/15/12 09:59 AM

Cool cat, I would love to get one but couldn't turn loose the taxi money to get it on the wallso it will probably always be a dream for me, congrats!

Posted By: AllTheAbove

Re: New Mexico Mountain Lion Hunt - 01/15/12 01:26 PM

cool photos

Posted By: Chief Joe

Re: New Mexico Mountain Lion Hunt - 01/15/12 01:38 PM

Very impressive. Sounds like an exciting hunt! flag

Posted By: Rugby55

Re: New Mexico Mountain Lion Hunt - 01/15/12 02:24 PM

Awesome!
If you don't mind me asking, where in NM and who was the guide. I have a good friend in the Gila that guides. Just curious. That is awesome man. Good job!

Posted By: cbarnes

Re: New Mexico Mountain Lion Hunt - 01/15/12 04:09 PM

Rugby,

We were hunting in the Lincoln National Forest. Killed this one east of Cloudcroft. Was hunting with Joe Troyer, Lil Joes Big Game Hunting. He is from Socorro.

Carl

Posted By: stxranchman

Re: New Mexico Mountain Lion Hunt - 01/15/12 08:37 PM

Nice cat. What did it weigh?

Posted By: cbarnes

Re: New Mexico Mountain Lion Hunt - 01/15/12 09:08 PM

He was just over 7 ft. long and weighed 150.

Carl

Posted By: Rugby55

Re: New Mexico Mountain Lion Hunt - 01/16/12 02:09 AM

I know where you are talking about but never hunted there. My friend lives out of Mimbres. I use to know the Gila and Pecos very well but it's been almost 20 years since I lived there. Again, congrats on a nice animal. Thanks for the response.

Posted By: Cougarfoot

Re: New Mexico Mountain Lion Hunt - 01/16/12 03:30 AM

nice cat

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