2021 Idaho Lion

[Spitz]

It’s been a minute since I’ve posted around here so I’m gonna try to do a little catching up. . .

I don’t own hounds but have always been fascinated by their abilities. I had a spot in mind this winter to chase a lion and a good friend said he’d supply the dogs to see what we’d turn up. Plenty of snow kept the come-a-long well used on our way in and I quickly realized I will never buy a used truck from a hound hunter.

His two dogs weigh a combined 60 pounds and it was amazing to hear and watch them work a track. Didn’t take but a little while and a couple mile hike and they had a cat 30 feet up a giant dead cottonwood.

It certainly won’t be my last lion hunt, but I suspect it’ll be a hard one to top.

 

[ashersdad]

Dang nice lion!

 

[D-Mac]

That’s great! Way to go!

 

[PablitoPescador]

That’s a great tom! I have a buddy in Idaho who has offered to take me as well. Might have to get on a bear/cat combo hunt this spring

 

[Grizzleey]

Congratulations! Real nice cat.

 

[Reeldawg]

Awesome!

 

[1_pointer]

Super!! Cat hunt with hounds is in the top 5 of my current wish list. I need better friends...

 

[elkrchr]

Sweet cat! Congrats!

 

[JCS]

Congratulations. Missed this when you posted

 

[Corn king 60]

very nice congrats
oddly enough my wife has been after me for a number of years to go
to many deer and elk mounts she says we need a cat IDK
anyway nice job

 

[jejack26]

Did you really get a cat on first track of the first day? Super fortunate. Congrats

 

[cwater]

A cat hunt is high on my list!

 

[Valley1320]

Congrats!! Thats awesome!!! And ya no joke on buying a houndsmens truck i havnt abused mine to much yet but the guy I hunt with, his Toyota has been thru it!!

 

[tdoubled]

Wow, nice looking cat. You going to try any of the meat? Curious to hear if you do and how it turns out.

 

[bonedogg]

I hope you are getting Phil Soucy to mount it, you won't be disappointed
!!

 

[Spitz]

Thanks guys! It was a blast and I was super lucky.

Have looked real close at mounting him but taxidermy comes out of my hunting budget. $4500 is a lion on the wall or a caribou hunt . . . .

 

[RobertD]

Thanks guys! It was a blast and I was super lucky.

Have looked real close at mounting him but taxidermy comes out of my hunting budget. $4500 is a lion on the wall or a caribou hunt . . . .

Just do a shoulder mount like a deer... or better just flat tan that bad boy and tack him to the wall

 

[Kiwi]

Awesome. Wish I had a friend with mountain lion dogs lol

 

[IdahoNick]

Excellent lion. Congrats.

 

[Insane1]

Great cat. And if y'all like someone else said put that up on day 1......you better count your blessings..... This one took us 9 hard days to find this year .. put up a few along the way but...