Here kitty kitty kitty!!!

[11hunter11]

Saw my first cat in 23 on saturday. Glassing for a coues i saw a small white spot almost a mile away so i staired at it for about 5 min. and then it shook its head and stood up. HOOOOOLLLLLY S%#@* its a cat. I ran back to the truck and called my buddy that was fishing a turny at roosy (he has a tag) and it took him 45 mins to get where i was but by then it was too far away. When watching the cat i then found out what hunting experts they really are, he would walk 10 steps, stop behind a bush and sit for 3-4 min. and then do it all over agian.AMAZING animals. While we were glassing a sheriff pulled up and we started talking to him and come to find out he is going on a lion hunt on Wednessday, the cat should still be around that area being that it seemed he new exactly where he was going. The lion had about a 6 foot tail and had the body size of a big mule deer. Dont know if thats big but its big to me....This was just an awsome thing to see so i thought i would share.

[tjhunt2]

Stalker, I know just how you felt. It has been a few years since my last cat sighting and it is a rare moment that most never get the opportunity to witness. I have been very lucky with 11 sightings and the wife has seen 4. I swear I could feel your excitement in the thread. Thanks for pumping me up and sharing that with us.

 

TJ

[mikep35]

Thats awesome. I've been hunting az my entire life and have yet to see a cat.

[HEADACHE]

Thats waesome. I've been hunting az my entire life and have yet to see a cat.

 

Ditto . . . but what gets me going is how many cats have seen me!

[az4life]

Cool thing for you to see one, and from a safe distance.

Your size estimate sounds somewhat larger than likely though. If it is anywhere near that large it would be a HUGE cat.

[CouesWhitetail]

Neat sighting, thanks for sharing it.

 

Amanda

[Eagle Eye]

I have yet to see a cat either... spent a lot of time out in the wild and have yet to see one! I've seen their tracks though so i'm sure they have seen me.

[cmc]

I glassed up two lions a few Sundays ago, a huge tom and a female. Observed the same hunting styles you noted.

 

I have a tag a storm came in before I could get them called in. That is way to freaky to be blowing on a call with only a bow in your hand and two lions on the way in.... I questioned my sanity quite a few times. The Strom rolled in and fogged us in that I could only see 15yds. I opted to not make my wife a widow and backed out as it was turning dark anyways. It was an awesome rush though. Glassed them up twice while moving closer to them probably for about a combined 45mins I got to watch them.

 

That makes #8 and #9 lions I've seen in my lifetime. They are majestic and I can not wait to tag one some day.

 

cmc

[AZLance]

 

I called this lion into 5' with a predator call. My good hunting buddy who was 20 yds to my right shot him at 15 yds. I actuall saw the arrow exit the cat, amazing sight at 5' (i forgot to mention the part about having to wipe, after that one)

 

This was the 12th lion I saw that year.

[mikep35]

Wow thats amazing to have a cat so close. And 12 this year? Awesome. Congrats on a nice cat and a very memorable hunt.

[loco4coues]

congrats, I would love to see a lion in the wild. I hope I have a tag and a weapon when I do.

[COOSEFAN]

Congrats on seeing a Lion! It's always a rush when you first realize there's a Lion in your feild of veiw! I've been very fortunate in finding Lions, but alot of it has to do with how I hunt and where I hunt. If you spend alot of time on the SC Rez you will eventually see one and between Bear hunts and Duck hunts I've seen 9 lions in one year on the Rez. Last Nov. on the late Elk hunt I watched a female Lion as she carried one of her kittens down a rocky slope while the other kitten was trying his best to follow her! That was incredilbe to see! Matter of fact, there's a few lions right near my house that keep scaring off hikers...........one of em' might get an arrow in it this Friday ! I'll keep ya posted......JIM>

[Hunterdan]

Congrats on seeing the lion. Jim is right on with the SC rez. I have seen many over the years but seen 6 in two season on the rez. We seen two this year in Mexico.

[mattys281]

I got a coule trail cam pics of one last year & we (the GF & I) glassed up our first one in the first week of Jan in 24B. It was about 800 yards out, but was still awesome to see one in the wild. I know exactly what you mean!

[Huntn coues]

Congrats on seeing a Lion! It's always a rush when you first realize there's a Lion in your feild of veiw! I've been very fortunate in finding Lions, but alot of it has to do with how I hunt and where I hunt. If you spend alot of time on the SC Rez you will eventually see one and between Bear hunts and Duck hunts I've seen 9 lions in one year on the Rez. Last Nov. on the late Elk hunt I watched a female Lion as she carried one of her kittens down a rocky slope while the other kitten was trying his best to follow her! That was incredilbe to see! Matter of fact, there's a few lions right near my house that keep scaring off hikers...........one of em' might get an arrow in it this Friday ! I'll keep ya posted......JIM>

 

Jim I think I know where you are talking about . I know a guy who glassed 2 of them up a couple of weeks ago.

 

Good luck!