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Mountain Lion Calling???

Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 3:11 pm
by Dusty
Hello fellow predator hunters. I live in western north dakota and I am attempting to call in mountain lions. If anyone could give me some pointers as to how to do this, that would be great.

Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 4:24 am
by Coyotehunter
patience

Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 7:08 am
by Dusty
yeah i'm working on that. I've heard it can take up to 4 hours. Has anyone else tried calling in mountain lions??

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 8:00 am
by lyonch
sorry i can't say that i have ever attempted a mountain lion hunt!! I need to first get a few more coyotes under my belt t hen i might give it a try. Good luck on your hunt and let us know how it turns out for you.

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 8:35 am
by Dusty
Well I have tried a few different times now. So far i haven't seen anything, not even a coyote. I guess this is common if their alot of cats around. I called in the same area about three times for about 2 hours each. I need to work on staying longer. The call I have been using is a deer in distress, I figure this is my best call since the local ranchers have noticed the deer population decrease. I'm not sure if i'm calling to long or not enough. This is all trial and error. Let me know if anyone has some suggestions. I also tried for coyotes this morning had 2 come jogging in only to lose sight of them as they were closing in on me. They never showed up again....Sneaky buggers

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 4:36 pm
by LeviM
How many lions can be shot in North Dakota this Year??

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 5:45 am
by Fallguy
There is 2 zones. Zone 1 is in the southwest corner of the state (badlands mainly). There the limit is 5 total lions. The rest of the state is another zone and it is UNLIMITED until a certain date. The reason I heard is that the ones in the badlands zone are breeding populations and the ones shot out of that zone have been found to be ones just moving through, so there is no limit. You can find full details on the G and F site.

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:07 am
by LeviM
thanks for the info, I thought there was a quota on the entire state. Good to know in case I stumble on one sometime

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 7:15 am
by lyonch
Levi if you saw one it would make you nervous and you would run like a girl :wink: I hope im with when you come across one cause that would be one intense moment having a predator of that caliber sneeking up behind us.

Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:09 pm
by Dusty
A second Mountain Lion has been killed. You know this is really starting to tick me off. It was killed by someone driving down a gravel road who happend to see it, then shot it. Meanwhile i was out on sat calling for 4 and a half hours. Sry just felt like venting

Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:36 pm
by lyonch
Patience your time will come!!! good luck :)

Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 4:21 am
by LeviM
sounds like you got some of my luck!!

Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 7:03 am
by Fallguy
Dusty wrote:A second Mountain Lion has been killed. You know this is really starting to tick me off. It was killed by someone driving down a gravel road who happend to see it, then shot it. Meanwhile i was out on sat calling for 4 and a half hours. Sry just felt like venting
Right place at the right time I guess.

Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:14 am
by Dusty
3rd Mountain Lion has been killed. It was shot near dun county, by a deer hunter that was out bow hunting. Its not looking good for me.

Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:44 am
by Dusty
Their is talk about this 3rd mountain lion being illegaly shot by an out of state hunter. I have heard that charges are pending.