Cougars on the Prairies..How to Hunt them

[7 num num]

Where I am we have seen and heard of the occational cougar sighting over the past 30 years. I remember Dad showing us one when we were kids sitting on top the gas tanks at the farm. They are few and far between. Not your regular spot to see one in the bald arsh prairies.

Now as of this year there have been multiple sightings in the parks near here and NOW quite a few close to the City. A city of over 60,000. That being said there has been a general tag issued for them. I talked to a few people around about it and low and behold someone phoned me with a so callled problem.

I now have the place, sign and hardware....but how to do it. I can shoot at extreme distances quite well and there are not trees around so dogs may just be killed. You can't hunt with hounds until December but anyways.

Hoping someone may tell me a little secret on how to find, what to look for, and where they might be seen at certian parts of the day.

 

[pharaoh2]

Unless there's an open season or your shooting them for predation control I don't think you can shoot cougar out of the appropriate zone. I could be wrong.

 

[7 num num]

Here it is for the month of November. I have purchased the tag. It is for almost all the zones in southern Alberta. Like I say this is really weird?

 

[Kelly Timoffee]

Let them hunt you.

 

[7 num num]

Oh and from December to the first of January it is with dogs and you have to phone in to see it the hunt is still on.

 

[pharaoh2]

I just checked the regs and sure as #### there is a season all through the south. I've heard of lions around here but never saw one or even any sign of one anywhere near here. Huh.

 

[7 num num]

Maybe that is another reason we are seeing less and less deer???? at least in this area???

 

[lastviking]

Most spottings around here have been later towards evening. I've been thinking that the smaller creeks and the smrid would be good places to start looking for sign.best of luck this season.

 

[7 num num]

Most spottings around here have been later towards evening. I've been thinking that the smaller creeks and the smrid would be good places to start looking for sign.best of luck this season.

Never even thought of that the only thing on my mind was RIVER. Good call.

 

[mattyboy72]

dont u find cougar's in a bar lol?

 

[bobfre1]

Getting harder to find these days....

Where I am we have seen and heard of the occational cougar sighting over the past 30 years. I remember Dad showing us one when we were kids sitting on top the gas tanks at the farm. They are few and far between. Not your regular spot to see one in the bald arsh prairies.

Now as of this year there have been multiple sightings in the parks near here and NOW quite a few close to the City. A city of over 60,000. That being said there has been a general tag issued for them. I talked to a few people around about it and low and behold someone phoned me with a so callled problem.

I now have the place, sign and hardware....but how to do it. I can shoot at extreme distances quite well and there are not trees around so dogs may just be killed. You can't hunt with hounds until December but anyways.

Hoping someone may tell me a little secret on how to find, what to look for, and where they might be seen at certian parts of the day.

People really started to notice them in the late 60's, but they've been becoming more rare since about 2002. Here's a classic vid from their heyday...


http:/ /www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofaCGy-wVV0

 

[thebaron]

I find its easy to bait them with cocktails and lies.

 

[DVXDUDE]

buy one of them "Miss November" doe decoys, set it out in an open field in the bedded position with an electronic caller blaring "deer distress" and sit and wait.

I plan on using her for coyotes this winter, I can't see why it wouldn't work.

 

[7 num num]

I find its easy to bait them with cocktails and lies.

Been there done that it sure works

 

[7 num num]

buy one of them "Miss November" doe decoys, set it out in an open field in the bedded position with an electronic caller blaring "deer distress" and sit and wait.

I plan on using her for coyotes this winter, I can't see why it wouldn't work.

The decoy is a great idea but no electronic calls. Only the manual kind. I will give that a try though, thanks.

 

[mbogo3]

My neighbours barking ####zus?

 

[Freyr_255]

I know there was a guy who hunts cougars around my parent's ranch and he goes out with a few dogs and I believe he just uses the dogs to track and tree them. Not sure how successful he is every year, but he's out there doing it. I'm thinking it's a loooonnngggg hunt.

 

[Turkeyslayer 1300]

Find someone who keeps sheep ?

 

[DVXDUDE]

The decoy is a great idea but no electronic calls. Only the manual kind. I will give that a try though, thanks.

what? I thought Alberta changed their laws and electronic calls are legal now? or is that JUST for coyotes?


hand call with deer distress would work fine, I can do some pretty decent fawn distress with my rabbit call.

 

[7 num num]

what? I thought Alberta changed their laws and electronic calls are legal now? or is that JUST for coyotes?


hand call with deer distress would work fine, I can do some pretty decent fawn distress with my rabbit call.

I think this was for the Cougar hunt only. Being that it is a tag, not a predator hunt. This seems to me to be a hunt so that the Fish and Game can have another resource to see how many there are. You have to call them if one is shot so they can get a tooth from it. It is all right with me. I have never hunted them before and to hunt them is this contry is going to be an callange.

As for the sheep part there are some across the river from this spot..