Mtn lion track close to camp by buoy1sd, on Flickr
Saw more cat than mule deer tracks and a little too fresh for my taste. From back in October in the Mojave near the Cali-Nevada border.
Cat track size
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Cat track size
Maybe it's just me, growing up in Oklahoma but this seemed to be a little too large and too close to camp. The 30-30 round is in the pad part of the track and the shadow is smaller than the actual imprint.
Mtn lion track close to camp by buoy1sd, on Flickr
Saw more cat than mule deer tracks and a little too fresh for my taste. From back in October in the Mojave near the Cali-Nevada border.
Mtn lion track close to camp by buoy1sd, on Flickr
Saw more cat than mule deer tracks and a little too fresh for my taste. From back in October in the Mojave near the Cali-Nevada border.
Re: Cat track size
We have a jaguar that haunts the place in N.M.
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Re: Cat track size
I think that's velociraptor
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Re: Cat track size
Like a Mexican jaguar with spots? Cool!Mescalero wrote:We have a jaguar that haunts the place in N.M.
We just have regular tan mountain lions up here. I kind of like seeing them, as long as they keep clear of the house and animals (pets, even the cow is a pet
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No,
melonastic jaguar, all black.
Scare the carp out of you!
melonastic jaguar, all black.
Scare the carp out of you!
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Mescalero, is he still behaving himself???
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Re: Cat track size
Yes, as far as I can tell.
The calf predation on the ranch has all been bear and mountain lion.
The calf predation on the ranch has all been bear and mountain lion.
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Re: Cat track size
SoCal has some big cats. And the moratorium on hunting hasn't hurt the population... of the big cats.
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Re: Cat track size
yessir, that would do it alrightMescalero wrote:No,
melonastic jaguar, all black.
Scare the carp out of you!
Re: Cat track size
Ahh heck, that's probably just the little brother to a big one. As mentioned, no hunting has resulted in way too many cats. And, the cats don't fear people like they should, they see them as food.
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"Go low, go slow and preferably in the dark" The old Sarge (he was maybe 24.
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Re: Cat track size
I'm a houndsman that has hunted and guided lion hunters for 30 years. One method I use to determine how big the cat is to compare the track to the size of my fist knuckles extended. If I can easily cover the track with my fist, it is a smaller or female cat. Same size as my fist, it is an average mature tom. Bigger than my fist, it is a huge cat.
I can't really judge by your photo where the track begins and ends, so I can't help you much.
I can't really judge by your photo where the track begins and ends, so I can't help you much.
Re: Cat track size
Yes,
It is hard to see,
perhaps you could outline it.
It is hard to see,
perhaps you could outline it.
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Re: Cat track size
I'd say you have that Remington Cor-Loc polished up real nice! 
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Re: Cat track size
Saw a mountain lion for the first time in 30 years while quail hunting in Ventura County CA mountains a couple of weeks ago. He was about 100 yards away and in no hurry to leave; he could tell I had only a shotgun! But I switched the 7 1/2s for two deer slugs in quicktime, let me tell you!
I don't worry much about cats when I'm out in the mountains, and many of the places I work don't allow firearms. We always go in twos and watch carefully when we get into tight spots with overhangs. Nobody is allowed onto the preserves alone, except cops, who are of course armed. If we see somebody alone, we CALL the cops. Caught a new hire that way once, embarrassing all around. But not as "embarrassing" as dying alone up there....
I don't worry much about cats when I'm out in the mountains, and many of the places I work don't allow firearms. We always go in twos and watch carefully when we get into tight spots with overhangs. Nobody is allowed onto the preserves alone, except cops, who are of course armed. If we see somebody alone, we CALL the cops. Caught a new hire that way once, embarrassing all around. But not as "embarrassing" as dying alone up there....
Re: Cat track size
Good sized kitty, Walker
Here's a couple tracks from up my way. There were two here this time, mother and a young one.
To the right of the bush you can see the rock they walked over in this second pic, my house in the background there.
Here's a couple tracks from up my way. There were two here this time, mother and a young one.
To the right of the bush you can see the rock they walked over in this second pic, my house in the background there.
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Re: Cat track size
Yeah,
That's a little close.
That's a little close.