Wyoming Mountain Lion Bowhunt: Take two

[Trial153]

As 2021 was heading to finish line I headed back to Wyoming to finish out a mountain lion hunt that started in January of 2021 with my best friend. Although we came home from that hunt without a lion it was a success in all respects.A great time, awesome hound work in some amazing places, treed cats and life long memories. Knowing that I was still had that unpunched tag in my pocket, my buddy had me back to finish what I started. A few more days hunting would hopefully would find us the right track that would lead us to a big Tom in tree with dogs below. Well we found our track and after a stellar performance by two exceptional hounds, we had a ring side seat to one of the best chases you could imagine, we finally meet Punch and POW POW at the base of big spruce with a mature tom treed way up high. Those two bitches really put on a show while running that cat. And what great cat he is. I am thankful for so many things, the hounds, for great friendships , wild places and the amazing animals that inhabit them. And for my wife who picks up the slack while I am lucky enough to travel to great places and bowhunt.
Here are few pictures

 

[Gerald Martin]

Congratulations! It sure is fun listening to the hounds isn’t it?

 

[Trial153]

Congratulations! It sure is fun listening to the hounds isn’t it?

Yea I been enthralled with running hounds for the past twenty plus years, nothing compares.

 

[Carl 9.3x62]

Awesome

 

[okie archer]

Awesome hunt and experience! Hoping to do that someday.

 

[520 Road Sow]

Very very cool! The hound sound is incredible, the experience itself is very special. Great cat congrats!

I'll take the straps.

 

[rtraverdavis]

I need to do that sometime. Like, really need to. Congratulations!

 

[Nick87]

Another bucket list hunt you can check off! Beautiful cat!

 

[Hammsolo]

Man, I dream of that!

 

[Carl 9.3x62]

Did you weigh him?

 

[Trial153]

Did you weigh him?

No, but i weighted the boned and trimmed meat/head and hide for luggage for the flight home… that was 72 pounds. Gave me a good guess for live weight I think

 

[Trial153]

The Biologist that took the tooth sample Ect said the cat was 6 years old. Having him checked was a neat experience, really cool talking to those guys and having them a set questions.
Great people in WY all the way around. Always enjoy my time spent in state

 

[Sytes]

Wow! I've yet to run hounds for cats! What an awesome experience!
Amazing cat! Grats.

 

[Pagosa]

That is awesome, great lion. Look like Plott hounds?

 

[MarvB]

Great cat, congrats!

 

[Trial153]

Wow! I've yet to run hounds for cats! What an awesome experience!
Amazing cat! Grats.

It was very awesome, I am very fortunate

 

[Trial153]

That is awesome, great lion. Look like Plott hounds?

Yes they are Plotts

 

[TheGrayRider]

Congratulations on the nice mountain lion. I can’t wait to hunt them again also, TheGrayRider.

 

[TomTeriffic]

The only time I'd be personally interested in shooting a cougar, a bear, a wolf, etc. is if it were menacing livestock, pets, people and children in populated areas or in self-defense. I have no interest in eating meat-eating animals. If a predator is lawfully taken for sport, I can't knock the lawful taker. I can only hope the game-law makers are allowing predator hunting through sound biological and conservation reasoning.

 

[Jason73]

The only time I'd be personally interested in shooting a cougar, a bear, a wolf, etc. is if it were menacing livestock, pets, people and children in populated areas or in self-defense. I have no interest in eating meat-eating animals. If a predator is lawfully taken for sport, I can't knock the lawful taker. I can only hope the game-law makers are allowing predator hunting through sound biological and conservation reasoning.

I came across guys hound hunting and they invited me to walk along to see the treed cat. I found nothing appealing about chasing cats up trees then shooting them. As stated and is true, if it's legal then so be it. Definitely wasn't for me.