dogman68 Report post Posted May 5, 2010 Here is a nice tom we caught after 9 days of some pretty hard hunting. We let him go to run free another day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted May 5, 2010 Nice cat, but why did you let him go? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BRYCE CANYON Report post Posted May 6, 2010 Thanks for the picture. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TAM Report post Posted May 6, 2010 Nice cat Randy! And thanks for letting him live to see another day... perhaps he'll live aonther year or two so my son Kade can chase him when he's old enough to keep up with the dogs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jwhunter Report post Posted May 6, 2010 Looks like that cat is collared, cool pic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dogman68 Report post Posted May 10, 2010 Nice cat, but why did you let him go? Why not let him go. No reason to kill him. Also if I use my tag I am done until the new year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted May 10, 2010 I imagine you learned a ton about that lion during those 9 days of hunting him. It does look like he has a collar on him. Was he collared Randy or am I seeing things in that pic? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunter4life Report post Posted May 10, 2010 Nice cat! I don't think most deer hunters will understand why you let him go. They need to hunt lions a few times and understand that the thrill is in the chase, and that they aren't out there under every bush eating up all the deer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted May 10, 2010 Nice cat, but why did you let him go? Why not let him go. No reason to kill him. Also if I use my tag I am done until the new year. Thats a good reason, I was just curious. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dogman68 Report post Posted May 18, 2010 The lion had a collar. There are quite a few collared lions left over from the urban lion study. While they are legal to take I felt it is good to show some co-operation with the folks that do that sort of thing. And also the fact there was no reason to kill him. If you spend some time hunting them you quickly learn that most of the "lions kill a deer a week etc etc etc" is just old wives tales. I doubt there are enough deer in arizona for a lion to even kill a deer a week. If you think about it, they estimate 2500 lions in arizona------a deer a week would be upwards of 130,000 deer a year that lions take in arizona---------its probably mathematically impossible. My experience has been they supplement their diet with mostly small animals--------skunks, coyotes, etc etc. Most studies have shown that a lion kills on average, 12-14 big game animals a year. I know there are exceptions of course. Here is a large male lion that has a badger killed. It is under the pile of dirt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZantlerhead Report post Posted May 18, 2010 Good info and pics!! Sounds like allot of trailing and the reward of seeing him close, but had it ben me I woulda taken my first lion... That's a nice Tom! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted May 18, 2010 Thanks for the info Dogman!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
out2hunt Report post Posted July 19, 2010 very very cool pics. love the info! thanks for sharing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
