A friend and I went out Saturday and ran down a nice tom lion for him. That tom was one of those 7 1/2 feet adult lions that will most likely be aged at 4 to 5 years. Tough day, as we didn't make it home until around 12:30 A.M. Gee, I really hate walking out of those holes with a flash light.
Then back in the saddle on Sunday hunting a tom lion for Wild Mountain Outfitters. We rigged a bitch lion off a deer that it killed around 2:00 PM on Monday. The track was all melted out but it was obviously a she cat. However, hearing those dogs of mine blow up on the box 200 yards below the
deer (downwind), and then driving into the kill, sure was neat.
Today was our fourth day of cutting frozen dirt, ice and old snow for lion tracks. Nothing! About 9:00 AM I took Choco and Ryan for a walk where I figured this tom we were after was held up or would probably scratch past. Bingo, those two dogs struck right away so I got my Ike dog and Shawn's
Digger pup after the first two.
The track didn't move very well but did turn into a tree around 3:00 PM. Man it's fun to get back to the truck before dark.
The hunter was from Minnosta. And I'd promised to run down this tom for Wild Mountain to settle old scores. You see, I've treed him several times but never had a hunter there to take him. This hunter did take the tom, and what a tom he was. He taped 7'11" and had over a quarter inch gap on the tooth, probably go 8 to 10 years old. What a cat! What a hunt! My outfitter figured he was a top end tom and will most likely go at or near the 15 inch Boone & Crockett score needed to make book.
What a week of lion hunting. Yall keep'em treed!
ike (I'll try and get a photo or two posted)
Then back in the saddle on Sunday hunting a tom lion for Wild Mountain Outfitters. We rigged a bitch lion off a deer that it killed around 2:00 PM on Monday. The track was all melted out but it was obviously a she cat. However, hearing those dogs of mine blow up on the box 200 yards below the
deer (downwind), and then driving into the kill, sure was neat.
Today was our fourth day of cutting frozen dirt, ice and old snow for lion tracks. Nothing! About 9:00 AM I took Choco and Ryan for a walk where I figured this tom we were after was held up or would probably scratch past. Bingo, those two dogs struck right away so I got my Ike dog and Shawn's
Digger pup after the first two.
The track didn't move very well but did turn into a tree around 3:00 PM. Man it's fun to get back to the truck before dark.
The hunter was from Minnosta. And I'd promised to run down this tom for Wild Mountain to settle old scores. You see, I've treed him several times but never had a hunter there to take him. This hunter did take the tom, and what a tom he was. He taped 7'11" and had over a quarter inch gap on the tooth, probably go 8 to 10 years old. What a cat! What a hunt! My outfitter figured he was a top end tom and will most likely go at or near the 15 inch Boone & Crockett score needed to make book.
What a week of lion hunting. Yall keep'em treed!
ike (I'll try and get a photo or two posted)
