Cougar Hunt

12/23/09

OTown and Dad were fortunate enough to go on a mountain lion aka cougar hunt today. Dad has a friend with dogs who invited him to go. Every time there is a fresh snow the hound hunters are itching to go, and since we received some fresh snow dad got a phone call. He has been hunting for a cougar for years now and just has not been able to get one. This year since OTown was old enough to go he brought him along. When they first spotted the tracks dad wasn't convinced it was a very big cat, but his friend said it was a pretty decent size, so the dogs were set loose. After tracking the dogs with a GPS they found the cat and were very surprised. It was bigger than they thought.

This is the cougar dad has been waiting for for years, but he made a decision.......let OTown take it. *smile* In Dad's words he said "I had an angel on one shoulder and the devil on the other and this time the angel won" So OTown was able to take this cougar.

This will give you a good idea at how big the cougar was.....

They were gone ALL day long, but came home with HUGE smiles on their faces. Dad was just as happy as if he got it himself. *smile* They had a great time and now all they talk about is how they are going to get it mounted.