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  1. jpcoll01

    Mountain Lion with hounds…a bucket list hunt

    I thought about it, I am loving the idea of a full body mount, it is at my local taxidermist as I type this. If I ever get another I think I'll just have it soft tanned and hang it by its nose. I have a couple bear done that way.
  2. jpcoll01

    Mountain Lion with hounds…a bucket list hunt

    To circle back around to Dad's old lever gun. A gunsmith in Victor, MT was nice enough to take a look at it and turns out the finger lever pin stop cap had rattled loose over the years and the finger lever pin had fallen out after the cap was gone. He didn't have the parts but we got it...
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    Mountain Lion with hounds…a bucket list hunt

    To be continued…
  4. jpcoll01

    Mountain Lion with hounds…a bucket list hunt

    I did the skinning myself, took the rear quarters and back straps. Haven’t eaten them yet but will report back when we give them a try. It is beautiful meat, I’m guessing it will be good.
  5. jpcoll01

    Mountain Lion with hounds…a bucket list hunt

    In the end I can honestly say that the shot and kill wasn’t anywhere near the high point of the hunt. Watching the hounds and my guide work together was nothing short of impressive. Seeing the cat directly above me and getting to take in just how strong they are was an experience I will never...
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    Mountain Lion with hounds…a bucket list hunt

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    Mountain Lion with hounds…a bucket list hunt

    My 6yo son made me a good luck charm before I left home and I guess you could say it worked. 40 yards from the bottom of the tree laid an amazing animal that I had only dreamed of being able to see, let alone harvest.
  8. jpcoll01

    Mountain Lion with hounds…a bucket list hunt

    When I was 10 I shot my first deer with a Winchester Cowboy commemorative 30-30 that my Dad got for his 18th birthday. I thought it would be cool to use that gun on my first lion hunt. I’m standing under the tree and work the lever to load a round and it takes some extra force, I had to actually...
  9. jpcoll01

    Mountain Lion with hounds…a bucket list hunt

    We drove about 100 yards and grabbed our stuff for the chase. About 400ish yards later I’m standing under a tree looking up at one of the coolest things I have ever seen.
  10. jpcoll01

    Mountain Lion with hounds…a bucket list hunt

    We were on an established trail headed in the same general direction we thought the cat was headed when the dogs struck out of the box. And when I say struck I mean they went ballistic. I thought they might turn the SxS over it was one of the coolest things I have ever experienced. I said “boy...
  11. jpcoll01

    Mountain Lion with hounds…a bucket list hunt

    The morning of day 4 started off with more of the same. We were at a ranch and some surrounding state ground that actually had some snow but it was old and crusty. A couple hours in we see a nice lion track and let the lead dog out to have a look. He followed it for a couple hundred yards and...
  12. jpcoll01

    Mountain Lion with hounds…a bucket list hunt

    Spent the next three days looking for and finding a few cold cold tracks. A ton of bobcat sign and too much wolf sign but very little lion sign. Dogs worked a few tracks but lost them pretty quickly in the open ground without much snow. Mud was the theme, a Honda Pioneer with tracks is a slick...
  13. jpcoll01

    Mountain Lion with hounds…a bucket list hunt

    Back in November an outfitter I had used previously posted that they had a couple lion hunt cancellations for a pretty decent deal. Talked to the wife and she said “hell yeah we need a lion full body mount” so I booked it. Didn’t really know what to expect but I was hoping I’d be able to get...
  14. jpcoll01

    2023/2024 Trapping Thread

    Seems like all my trap line needed was for me to leave. My wife got this smaller Tom while I was in Idaho hunting it’s bigger cousin! Coon carcass wired to tree, Duke 550 set about 18 inches back, double front paw catch.
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    My daughter needs warmer gloves!

    I used to spend some time helping a business incubator and we had a guy come through that developed synthetic underlayers with pockets for hand warmers at high blood flow areas and it absolutely worked. Good luck on getting her hands warm!
  16. jpcoll01

    Pretty Fly for a Nilgai

    Thread title of the year, perhaps??? At least top 5. Well done.
  17. jpcoll01

    My daughter needs warmer gloves!

    I haven't used this specific item but the approach is sound (I have done before with ace bandage). Put the hot hands on the bottom of her wrist to heat the blood on it's way into the hand. Less bulky on the hand itself and will warm up dramatically. Again, not sure about this product but...
  18. jpcoll01

    Worst Hotel you’ve ever stayed at ..

    Alex Hotel and Suites, Anchorage, AK My Dad got absolutely eaten alive by bedbugs...to be avoided if any other options.
  19. jpcoll01

    Montana NR Big game combo draw odds

    I assume they were put in place to deal with people like me, LOL. I'd find the cheapest outfitter and buy two points and then if that hunt didn't pan out I'd spend the rest of the spring out there hunting. But now I can't do that, so I am going in with 0 again.
  20. jpcoll01

    2023/2024 Trapping Thread

    Turning cold here in KY, stuff seemed to be moving last night. Might be a good couple days on the trapline, I haven't checked yet today. My Brother in law got a dandy bobcat last night.
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