Wannabe Mountain Lion Hunter from SC now in New Mexico. Any tips or offers to join much appreciated. I have two tags so if anyone wants to join please

[GratefulHorticulturist]

Had the area you saw the cat in been open, and if watching the carcass was a legal hunting method, I would have been sitting there watching it from a couple hundred yards away until there was no meat left on it. Other than that, calling is probably your best bet.

BTW - In the past, I did a lot of calling in areas with mountain lions, and I have only actually seen one that came in. I was calling for moose when that happened.

Wow. Those are some elusive animals. That’s incredible.

 

[Chingon]

No shit Sherlock. This ain’t a helpful post at all. I have tags, not even talking about bobcats and don’t plan to just go shoot animals you idiot.

Let me get this straight, you come into this forum talking about nearly poaching an animal and I refer you to the appropriate game laws yet I'm the idiot?

 

[mrcowboy]

Make sure you check on the area closures on the game and fish page, areas you listed have been closed since November

G and F sends emails about bear and lion zone closures also.

 

[Lostinthewoods]

I'll keep making these comments until some of you all get it. If you think you have to personally attack someone on this page, then leave.

 

[Gr8bawana]

In my opinion sitting and glassing during daylight hours would be very unproductive.
I've been out in the woods and mountains of NV for over 50 years and during all that time I've only seen 3 mtn lions.
They are so elusive because they're mostly nocturnal.
Since the last time I saw a lion in the daylight about 15 years ago, I buy a tag to have in my wallet on the off-chance that I see one again. Here in NV they can be hunted all year round. There are quotas for certain areas but they yearly quota has never been met.
Good luck in your mtn lion endeavor.

 

[Houndsmen4571]

Low odds but it can be done without dogs but does take some luck. Good luck!
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That’s awsomd

 

[Houndsmen4571]

Hunting New Mexico as mentioned. Old deer, duck, squirrel, and dove hunter from South Carolina living out here now as the wife got a job at the hospital.

Been glassing for a few weeks now and found one off of a doe, but it was a few hundred yards so not getting it.

Heard it’s pretty much impossible to get one without dogs, but that isn’t an option at the moment.

I’ve been in the Jemez Mountains and 5A.

I still don’t quite understand public land hunting so trying to figure that out so I don’t mess up and where I should go.

I was going to head down to the Sangre de Cristo mountains, but not so sure where to start glassing/tracking with others out there or if I’d even have a shot at finding one spending a few days?

Keep grinding. You’ll find one

 

[Rack Daniels]

What are you hunting with (300-400 yards doesn’t seem like much of a poke for a lot of rifles), how long ago did you see the cat on the doe carcass, and was that sighting in an area that is still open?

Small target man. I’m usually a pretty good shot but I just missed a yote yesterday at 396. I’d wanna be closer as well. Still, curious also what OP is planning to take it with.

 

[wyoboypt]

Also try to get out on fresh snows. Find tracks and walk them down.

 

[Gr8bawana]

The OP hasn't been back since March.