Lion hunting

[rondog]

Side note... are mtn lions not OK to eat? Never considered it.

Cat, the other white meat!

[trout_champ]

Butt hole pucker factor + 1,000,000,000 on that vid.

Randy

[sniper7]

I don't hunt lions but I do wrestle them to the death. Im still typing this so you know who won.

[ridgewalker]

I've called in coyote, gray fox, red fox, raccoon, bobcat, turkey, deer, elk, hawks, and owls. I have seen mtn lion tracks within 10 yards of where I was sitting alone calling coyotes near Kremmling. But I never called in a mtn lion on purpose. Never had a license to do it.

Sorry, no pictures. Sold most of the skins back before digital cameras to Jonas Bros in Denver when a coyote skin would go for $50-60. I made $300 the best weekend I hunted.

I plan to hunt behind dogs either this winter or next (if I can keep up!). I may try to call one in before then in area 20. I use to live a mile west of Boulder and have seen 3 or 4 including one up close and personal (10 yards) hunting a heard of deer in my yard. Pretty exciting! One walked within 5' of my wife while she was sitting on our patio. Needless to say she was excited.

P.S. I have eaten a young bobcat and it was delicious. Much like veal with fine grain.

[NASA]

Other than tracking with dogs, the only other way to hunt mountain lion in Colorado is to call them in with hand calls. This method works well, but it is extremely dangerous to do it this way. A much safer way would be to use an electronic caller, which can be placed a short distance away from the shooter. MUCH better than having the lion charge at your face! Unfortunately, CDOW does not currently allow E-callers for lion hunting.

[cornstalker]

I am new here and have only lurked a little to this point, but this caught my attention.

NASA is right. The only other way to get a mountain lion without dogs, walking them down, or sheer luck, is to call. Electronic calls would be much safer and allow the hunter more time to evaluate the age and sex of the cat.

On September 15, at the Commission meeting in Colorado Springs, the Wildlife Commissioners will be presented with a petition requesting that electronic calls be made legal for the purpose of hunting mountain lions.

If any on here wish to act in support of this, let me know and I'll tell you how you can help. (I won't ask you for any money...)

[ridgewalker]

Cornstalker, I would love to be able to use my Foxpro to call mtn lion, bear, deer, elk, etc. What can I do to help? Unfortunately I probably am not able to go to Colorado Springs for the meeting. I live in Longmont.

Thanks!

[DD977GM2]

I don't hunt lions but I do wrestle them to the death. Im still typing this so you know who won.

Great dexterity from the lion without opposable thumbs typing that out

[cornstalker]

Well, we made it out of the first round. It was close though...

The commissioners were split right down the middle, the chairman broke the tie in our favor.

I'll find out next week what we need to do to prepare for round two.

This was an eye opener, and I feel like we just squeaked by this round. We will have to hit it with renewed vigor to take the next round.

Thanks for all of the letters and support on the petition to all who pitched in....

[Paladin]

Well, we made it out of the first round. It was close though...

The commissioners were split right down the middle, the chairman broke the tie in our favor.

I'll find out next week what we need to do to prepare for round two.

This was an eye opener, and I feel like we just squeaked by this round. We will have to hit it with renewed vigor to take the next round.

Thanks for all of the letters and support on the petition to all who pitched in....

What is the opposition to electronic calls used for hunting lions? I would think the safety factor alone would out-weigh any opposing reason.