Cougar Calling this year

johral said:
I think this is the last year for me to buy a cougar tag in Washington. When areas close before they have opened, you should be eligible for a refund. Seems like it’s more of a money laundering scheme.

117 and 124 are also closed
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Yeah, I don't blame you. Their old system wasn't great, but the current one is just nonsense. I thought about doing a PRR about the mortality numbers, just to make them open their books. I think, at the very least, if there were hunter advocacy groups, they could sue WDFW over WAC 220-415-100. The crappy part is that venue would probably have to be in Thurston County Superior Court, where hunters will get no love.
 
Got out for a few hours on Saturday. Location: lower Lochsa. I found only one set of old, washed-out wolf tracks. Given the complete dearth of accumulated snow, I think the critters are still up high. I hunted off the river. I'm not too bummed out because the mission was to get away from the in-laws; mission accomplished. Anyone else getting out in the woods?

Also, I bought one of Rainshadow's hand calls. Is there some trick to it or should I sound like my dog's squeaky toy? I realize this isn't lion breeding season, but I figured that I'd do some practicing. Any suggestions?
 
WMFerguson said:
Got out for a few hours on Saturday. Location: lower Lochsa. I found only one set of old, washed-out wolf tracks. Given the complete dearth of accumulated snow, I think the critters are still up high. I hunted off the river. I'm not too bummed out because the mission was to get away from the in-laws; mission accomplished. Anyone else getting out in the woods?

Also, I bought one of Rainshadow's hand calls. Is there some trick to it or should I sound like my dog's squeaky toy? I realize this isn't lion breeding season, but I figured that I'd do some practicing. Any suggestions?
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Technique...practice...technique...practice...repeat.
 
It's a sharp little puff, probably less than you're thinking. (Typical issue.) I walk through it in the 2009 tutorial. It sounds very similar to the northern flicker, but if you do it right it has an airier bigger background to it.
 
Oh, and they TEND to breed in Spring, but they breed year round. (Toms will kill cubs to bring the females back around... a lot like bears.) And the whistle isn't a breeding sound. It's a communicative sound. (It's all in the tutorials!) The whistle is the best sound overall though, because any cat will come it to it, and many will call back. All for different reasons.
 
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