The best advise is find a fresh kill. I got one on Vancouver island like that, I wasn't hunting it intentionally. You gotta be opportunistic like they are. I have found deer kills up in northern BC and seen the cougar briefly. It's not easy without dogs and you need to be sure it's a fully grown cat with no kittens. That's not impossible but very hard to do without having them treed. I think most zones in alberta are changing their bag limits as the season is ongoing. In certain zones, if someone shoots a female, then the cougar season for that zone will close, it's all compulsory inspection. The biologists ask you to try to shoot only toms, then the season will stay open till they meet the allowable quota to keep the cat numbers stable. Best to check the regs in your zone, make sure someone hasn't shot a female and already ruined your hunt before you start, and try not to ruin the season for others. They make good table fair and Good luck.
Cougar Hunting Alberta
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Another who is allergic to game, finally some company... I'm the only one in my hunting group and it's a significant PITA.
No idea on the cat hunting, dogs are the only way I've seen people do it.
Can't speak for OP, but I use allergy meds for big game and it blunts the response enough I can field dress without keeling over.
I'm apparently the opposite. Dogs and cats are no issue for me, but horses and deer lay me out. I can't gut a deer without meds or I'm wheezing and sneezing out of control before I'm done.
For skinning I need to dose myself ahead of time, wear a filter mask to not breathe any dander or hair and safety glasses to keep me from accidentally touching around my eyes while I'm at it.
Mark
I am in the same boat.
It got worse over time. Now I get hives / rash from being in contact with the blood. I'm wearing a mask and eye pro when skinning as well. Once its been skinned, I don't have issues. It's frustrating, but it won't stop me from hunting.
That's terrible! Do you get the same allergic reaction from moose as well?
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I was wondering as they are both cervids.
Maybe one day you will get the chance to find out, but if you do, well, that is going to expose you to an extended period of time because of the size of those critters!
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Me too. I hunted deer for 4-5 seasons with no issues, then I started sensitizing to them a bit at a time. The blood bothers me a bit, so I wear nitrile gloves and carry water or baby wipes to clean any off when I'm done gutting. The meat doesn't bother me at all, same as you. I can butcher it, cook it and eat it just fine.
Now we better get back to OP's cougar problem...
Mark
I laughed my ass off when you said that I was stuck in Kelowna for three weeks when my transport broke down I think the woman outnumber the men there 10-1. I had some sins to ask forgiveness for after that breakdown lmaoI think you would have a better chance at the Corral in Kelowna, BC.
It's a country bar that's full of Cougars.......
Thunderhog
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- East Kootneys
It’s funny you should come up with that ratio.
Apparently it’s a fact, the women do out number the men in Kelowna by 10-1 numbers.
A single man would become prey of the Cougars! Lol.
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- Planet Earth Wearing My Tinfoil Hat
One of the locals here had one hanging around his acreage two days in a row coming right up to the house. He didn't want to kill it but wanted to deter it from hanging around so he shot it with a low velocity rubber 12ga slug. It hasn't been back since.
A week and a bit ago, had a cat kill 13 of my pregnant ewes, had to destroy another, she was badly mangled...
My cousin had the name of a dogs guy in Kamloops, called him at around ten in the morning. He loaded up, drove over (an hour hour and half trip) and hit our yard at 3:45 PM. Walked the are of our barnyard, they had four dogs on trail by 4:00 PM. Had the cat before dark!
Was about a five years old Tom, 200-ish pounds. Big cat. Treed up, about 650 feet or so down a gully between flat ground, and the river. The guys did the recovery in the dark, in some ROUGH conditions, but they got him out. Dog guy knew a local that had a tag, and wanted a cat, so that fella went on the run, and shot and tagged the cat. Pretty happy that they got the SOB. I spent the whole day sitting on the tractor, cleaning up the mess in -15 temps... Made the sucky day a little suckier! LOL!
Previous dog runners that took out another cougar here, were in a similar time frame, from cutting the dogs loose, to dead cat, was under 45 minutes.
My cousin had the name of a dogs guy in Kamloops, called him at around ten in the morning. He loaded up, drove over (an hour hour and half trip) and hit our yard at 3:45 PM. Walked the are of our barnyard, they had four dogs on trail by 4:00 PM. Had the cat before dark!
Was about a five years old Tom, 200-ish pounds. Big cat. Treed up, about 650 feet or so down a gully between flat ground, and the river. The guys did the recovery in the dark, in some ROUGH conditions, but they got him out. Dog guy knew a local that had a tag, and wanted a cat, so that fella went on the run, and shot and tagged the cat. Pretty happy that they got the SOB. I spent the whole day sitting on the tractor, cleaning up the mess in -15 temps... Made the sucky day a little suckier! LOL!
Previous dog runners that took out another cougar here, were in a similar time frame, from cutting the dogs loose, to dead cat, was under 45 minutes.
Norwegian elkhounds are silent until on game. They were bred to a solo dog on a hunt, often on leash depending what’s being hunted. I’ve seen them successfully used to tree cougars on the Facebook groups, but can’t recall if it was ever a solo dog, I think generally were mixed with other hounds.
Interesting.
I had a Norwegian Elkhound as a kid. We didn't use her for hunting, but she definitely hunted for herself on the farm - luckily only wild birds and hares.
I knew they were a hunting dog, but didn't know about their running silent until on game. I know our dog would only bark at bears if they crossed the property line into her territory, and she would only chase coyotes until off the property. Never heard her bark at the coyotes, but would definitely bark at the bears. Hadn't heard of anyone using them on cougars before; very cool!
I just scrolled back 5yrs on the Facebook group and couldn’t find a single video or picture of a elkhound on a bayed or treed live cougar. There was a few pictures of elkhound on a dead cougar, with no captain or explanation.
Tons of videos/pics of elkhound on treed bears, may have been mistaken.
Is it causing you problems? If so, see below.
SS&S...
Allowed, isn't the same as right.
Cdnhunter117
CGN Regular
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- Northern Ontario
Surprised she didn't go to the police after that.
Dealt with a few bears with rubber slugs, and other than the flinch when initially hit, it does not seems that they care or learn from the experience.
As a result, they are far more like to experience a butt-load of steel Goose shot. It seems to have the desired effect.
As a result, they are far more like to experience a butt-load of steel Goose shot. It seems to have the desired effect.
