Cougar sighting at Walker Valley

Started by Russhole , Jun 18 2012 10:29 PM


68 replies to this topic

  • vsekvsek

Posted 19 June 2012 - 08:45 PM

#21

oldgrunt, on 19 June 2012 - 08:21 PM, said:

There was  a couger hanging around my property in Tahuya for several days last week.  My neighbor saw it and we all have heard it.  Our dogs have all been nervous and alert at night and the neighbors horse was totally spooked.  One of my practice logs is shredded on top where the cat has sharpened its claws.  The animals have since returned to normal so it has probably moved on. They have about a 50 mile wide territory that they roam in.
Keep an eye on skeeter Dutch. Chances are the cougars hanging out the because they have been watching skeeter. I know cougers well. They are extremely smart and sneaky. They hate load noises though. We keep fire extinguishers all over at our large cat rescue. They hate the hissing noise it makes. Might not be a bad idea to keep a couple out.
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  • rolliew

Posted 20 June 2012 - 06:44 AM

#22

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  • Wonderspoon

Posted 20 June 2012 - 07:31 AM

#23

vsekvsek, on 19 June 2012 - 04:54 PM, said:

my mom runs an exotic animal rescue clinic. We always had cougars. The real question is...which story. lmao

Doesn't happen to be cat tails does it?  I'd love to see one in the wild.  I've seen tons of deer, a few elk, a moose and a bear riding, but never a cougar.  

.......I even run a WSU decal on the back of my helmet and they never stop to say hello.

  • vsekvsek

Posted 20 June 2012 - 08:04 AM

#24

Wonderspoon, on 20 June 2012 - 07:31 AM, said:



Doesn't happen to be cat tails does it?  I'd love to see one in the wild.  I've seen tons of deer, a few elk, a moose and a bear riding, but never a cougar.  

.......I even run a WSU decal on the back of my helmet and they never stop to say hello.
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  • Wonderspoon

Posted 20 June 2012 - 08:24 AM

#25

I'll have to check that out.  Fun activity for the wifey and I.

  • vsekvsek

Posted 20 June 2012 - 01:36 PM

#26

You'll need to send me a pm on phone and address as we don't officially show the cats to the public. Just locals and people by request. Currently going through non profit applications(boy talk about mind numbing) even though we have been around for 20 years and work with fish and wildlife all the time. Finally wising up to get non profit status.

  • tod701

Posted 24 June 2012 - 04:18 AM

#27

I saw one a couple of years ago near the rockhound gravelpit at Walker.
It was on the road about 50-75 yards ahead of me and just calmly walked away into the woods.

  • MrBlahh

Posted 24 June 2012 - 04:54 AM

#28

bowhunter007, on 19 June 2012 - 02:03 PM, said:

Keep in mind, for those packing heat. If the cat is closer than 100 ft, and moves on you...you will not draw in time!

they are fast but not that fast

  • oldgrunt

Posted 24 June 2012 - 09:53 AM

#29

MrBlahh, on 24 June 2012 - 04:54 AM, said:

they are fast but not that fast

I would'nt count on that theory.  Anone packing who plans on defending themselves from a couger attack had better have eyes in the back their head.  Cougers attack from the back and go for the neck. They move silently and move very quickly.  Even if you do see it coming you need to be a fast draw, high master pistol shooter to hit it with a kill shot, if you manage to hit it at all.  If you only wound it you won't just be a potential meal.  The couger will then be fighting for its life. It is always best to travel in pairs in the woods.  Only a sick and starving couger would attack in that case.

  • motomike111

Posted 24 June 2012 - 10:13 AM

#30

MrBlahh, on 24 June 2012 - 04:54 AM, said:

they are fast but not that fast

The cougar story I mentioned earlier in this thread, I ran into him on a ridge top that was wide open and all grassy, I was standing at the edge of the tree line when I saw the cougar about 75 yards away in the middle of the grass. He wanted cover, so naturally he ran to the trees I was standing at. He was kind of quartering towards me and ran by me probably about 25 yards away. That thing moved so F'ing fast I don't know if I could have hit it with a shotgun. The creepy thing was for as fast as he was running he didn't make a sound.

I was hunting specifically for mountain lions then and I missed my chance, never even fired a shot :devil:

Fun Times Though.

  • Wonderspoon

Posted 25 June 2012 - 09:17 AM

#31

I doubt most guys would be able to hit a running cougar with a hand gun regardless of distance.  Ever seen one jump out of a tree?  The athleticism of these cats is beyond what the uninitiated would expect.  P.S.  I love this video

  • Slackkinhard

Posted 25 June 2012 - 09:46 AM

#32

I'd have liked to watch that confrontation when the Grizzly was hungry :devil:

  • Fade

Posted 25 June 2012 - 09:54 AM

#33

One day when I was about 9 (ish) I was wandering around in our woods (we had about 7 acres) and I wandered along looking for animal prints, didn't see anything. Went back to my house on a gravel road, then decided to walk the same trail again. I saw fresh prints of some sort of big cat, directly in my backyard, like you should have been able to see the cat from the back deck, and they we're following my trail. I immediately turned around and ran. I don't know what type of cat it was, I was young back then, it's hard to judge the size of the paw now.

But, I do know that there are bobcat's in VA, I don't really know if there are mountain lions. I was scared, possibly lucky to be alive?? I really don't know...

  • tod701

Posted 25 June 2012 - 10:22 AM

#34

I've returned downhill hiking in the winter on Rainier to find mid sized cat tracks folling mine for 1/4 mile or so.

Also learned that some cats crap right on the snow and don't digs holes like domestic cats.

It was a big as a regular sized dog pile, so I'm guessing that it was a similar sized cat - but that is totally guessing.

Edited by tod701, 25 June 2012 - 10:24 AM.

  • guns_equal_freedom

Posted 25 June 2012 - 10:45 AM

#35

Did the couger stay on the approved trails?

  • tod701

Posted 25 June 2012 - 10:56 AM

#36

guns_equal_freedom, on 25 June 2012 - 10:45 AM, said:

Did the couger stay on the approved trails?

Nope, they should ban those thoughtless, anti-environment animals.

It turned off following my tracks to go cross country to follow some bunny tracks.
Must have looked/smelled like an easier meal.

  • bowhunter007

Posted 25 June 2012 - 02:46 PM

#37

MrBlahh, on 24 June 2012 - 04:54 AM, said:

they are fast but not that fast
They are EVERY bit, that fast. if you haven't experienced it, you'll never really know. I've spent my whole life in cougar country. I happened upon a female standing on top of a dead elk, near the base of White Pass.  At 100 yards, I thought I was safe. She made 2 quick bounces, to cover more than half that distance, before I unslung my Rem. 870 (18.5 in barrel). She simply wanted me to go away, which I did. Cougars don't like to risk injury while hunting, hence The "from above & behind attack". Good luck to any man who believes he can match that "blink of an eye speed".

  • bowhunter007

Posted 25 June 2012 - 02:54 PM

#38

Wonderspoon, on 25 June 2012 - 09:17 AM, said:

I doubt most guys would be able to hit a running cougar with a hand gun regardless of distance.  Ever seen one jump out of a tree?  The athleticism of these cats is beyond what the uninitiated would expect.  P.S.  I love this video

That's a great video. Note, the bear tucking that ultra sensitive nose clear down underneath itself, simply letting the cat chew & claw that thick skull plate :devil:

  • Ride

Posted 25 June 2012 - 03:09 PM

#39

If a big cat wants to eat you he will.

  • MrBlahh

Posted 25 June 2012 - 03:23 PM

#40

bowhunter007, on 25 June 2012 - 02:46 PM, said:

They are EVERY bit, that fast. if you haven't experienced it, you'll never really know. I've spent my whole life in cougar country. I happened upon a female standing on top of a dead elk, near the base of White Pass.  At 100 yards, I thought I was safe. She made 2 quick bounces, to cover more than half that distance, before I unslung my Rem. 870 (18.5 in barrel). She simply wanted me to go away, which I did. Cougars don't like to risk injury while hunting, hence The "from above & behind attack". Good luck to any man who believes he can match that "blink of an eye speed".

I carried when I hiked in washington and in minnesota, I've seen them in the wild in minnesota, and being able to draw in time is simply not something I worry about,  no matter how fast you think they are, I'm really not worried.    Besides if it happens you'll probably be ambushed if it wants to eat you anyway, your going to be drawing while your getting attacked
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