broadhead Report post Posted July 30, 2018 Wasn't quite sure which section to put this so since I was scouting for deer in Arizona I put it here. Finally got a chance to do a turn and burn on Friday to head up to the mountain and hang a different trail cam and check out a new vantage point to glass an area I spotted a few bucks last year. Finally got there with only about an hour of light remaining and started looking up travel routes as the shadows started to get longer. It was also the first time I've got my new Swaro 12s out for a good test in the area I hunt (as opposed to random mountains and valleys closer to home). Before long I caught the telltale rusty brown fur and horizontal back moving against the brush. I started to look for horns but instead saw a long thick curved tail. I know guys have seen plenty of cats before but it was the first time spotting a mountain lion and I was really excited to see it. I wasn't happy to see it in the canyon I'm hunting but at I had to remember it's HIS canyon, not mine. I got to watch him from about 500 yards broadside as he casually made his way along, stopping to survey his surroundings. Eventually he slinked up onto a boulder on the edge of some cover and sat his butt down for a minute just like a house cat on a window sill. Then he was gone. It was a really cool experience and I hope to see him again while I'm out there although I'll have a lion tag and rifle with me next time! Good luck out there, everyone. Archery season is just around the corner! 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZAV8ER Report post Posted July 30, 2018 Yikes, I have seen pug marks before. One evening my brother came into camp right behind me and had a cat run across the trail right it front of him. Very special, time to get your lion tag? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattys281 Report post Posted July 30, 2018 Always exciting to see cats. I’ve only glassed one up once and bumped into a couple hiking and driving. Makes for a very cool day 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big or Bust Report post Posted July 30, 2018 Seem to be more and more.. I glassed up four last year and last week got some really cool trail cam lion photos.... They are all over... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
broadhead Report post Posted July 30, 2018 AZAV8ER - yes. That will be $15 well spent hahaha. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHALE Report post Posted July 30, 2018 Seem to be more and more.. I glassed up four last year and last week got some really cool trail cam lion photos.... They are all over... might be on to something took my family 12 years to see our first now we have seen 5 in the last 3 years Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roninflag Report post Posted July 30, 2018 I am envious. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke-BE Report post Posted July 31, 2018 only see one while hunting quail. jump out of that mexican hey grass. Now when i walk through it trigger finger is ready, im just not the same 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
broadhead Report post Posted July 31, 2018 The more I think about it the luckier I feel to be have been able to watch one undisturbed for almost 15 minutes. Even though I know the odds of turning him up again in that spot are slim it's going to be hard to glass that area well for deer from now on. I'm going to have to fight the urge to turn my glass back to where I first saw him! It got too dark to hang my trail cam that night (and hanging out a few hundred yards from him in the dark didn't seem like a good idea) so now I really want to get out and put a couple up and see if he shows up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
recurveman Report post Posted September 5, 2018 always bring a rifle.......always have a lion tag.....ALWAYS 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sneaker Report post Posted September 6, 2018 Its a good thing you didn't have a rifle and a lion tag in July, because the season for lions did not open back up until Aug 24th. Its is no longer open all year. And has zone limits/quotas like bears now, so you are required to call or know before you pull the trigger if the quota has been met already. Really stinks. Probably will stop buying a lion tag personally. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildwoody Report post Posted September 6, 2018 Shoot him in the face Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke-BE Report post Posted September 6, 2018 1 hour ago, wildwoody said: Shoot him in the face Careful Woody!! Dave will come on here attacking you for saying such a comment! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildwoody Report post Posted September 6, 2018 Dave's disappeared, I miss his ignorance , but that's what my brother in law says, got it off some movie, but your right don't want him picking on my IQ again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
105Coues Report post Posted September 19, 2018 On 7/30/2018 at 6:38 AM, AZAV8ER said: Yikes, I have seen pug marks before. One evening my brother came into camp right behind me and had a cat run across the trail right it front of him. Very special, time to get your lion tag? Wtf is a pug mark? I didn't even know we had wild pugs in az...lol Always cool to see a lion and even more awesome to watch them when they don't know you are there. I have been fortunate to have seen quite a few but rarely see them first. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
