Anyone ever been cougar hunting in Nevada? I see that the tags are just OTC, so I have been thinking about doing a hunt this summer with a buddy of mine. We're both experienced hunters, both have been deer, elk, dove, pheasant, turkey, etc. hunting since we could shake a stick. However this would be a new epxerience and I'd love any advice that you could send my way.

Note:we're talking about the actual cougar feline, not some older ladies who would want some arm candy lol, we probably wouldn't qualify.

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Hummmmm, I was going to suggest wine bars but then I got to the end of your post. Never mind.

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That gets my vote...

Oh... Never mind.

lol i was about to say you dont need no stinkin tags to hunt that type of cougar ...well not that i know of

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Aim small miss small

Cousins husband used to run cats in SW UT and SE NV. He had good dogs and a great horse to follow with.
I have spent some time in the hills and have seen four or five cougars. None have been where I could have had a shot if legal. 2 were at night. If I were to buy a tag I would get an outfitter and be in the best shape of my life, at least able to run 2-3 miles in the mountains.
It reminds me of the boyhood joke in Idaho told about Utah: " Do you sell Elephant tags here? No are you nuts, there are no Elephant around here. reply You sell Elk tags though".

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This string has the potential to draw unwise comments about acts, the nature of which would cause wifely anger. I am glad to see that in spite of the general rules, those comments showed up right away, and in a manner that shouldn't draw moderator hate mail.

At my age, most cougars are on the young side.

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Do something more useful with your ammo like cull some coyotes. Those buggers are wiping out almost everything else be it mammal, bird or reptile in SoNV. I'd leave SnagglePuss alone as they will kill coyotes too.

In this city we have no shortage of that kind of cougar. Were I in my 20s again I'd have to take mongo vitamins to stay alive.

Most of the gals I know hang around whine bars. But then again most of them are either Hitler's sister or the anti-Christ.
Cougar hunting? Not legal when I was in Nevada. The ranchers used to scream for it. Two of my deer hunting associates saw ons walk out of the scrub, yawn, then walk back in. I saw the tracks. That is the closest I ever came to one that I know of.
Get a guide with dogs.

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If you want to REALLY have a good shot at hunting a cat, you need well trained cat dogs, plain and simple.
If you like to go for a hike with a rifle; you might wind up seeing one someday. But LVSteve is onto something; you will take an awful lot more dogs, fox and bobcats than you will the big cat. They are VERY smart.

If I were going to try and find one without a set of dogs, I would look near canyons which have buzzards marking a kill. Go see if you can find cat tracks anywhere around the perimeter of the kill.
The cat will not be back for a day to 3 days, so be prepared to sit for a while. If you get up on a kill, it's pretty easy to tell if a cat or a dog is the culprit. Cats will drag their catch off the path and half bury it or kind of stash it. Dogs just tear into it right where they kill it.
If you stink up a cat kill, get ready to kill dogs; the cat WILL wind you, and will never return.
A friend tracks them in Texas a lot; they run a cycle of about 30 days in a given area. They cover tremendous ground; they move as far as elk, not like deer.

Every sense on the cat is superior to the senses of all their wild counterparts. Better eyes than dogs. A nose that beats deer, equals hogs. Their 'spider-sense' tingles all day long; they sense things being out of place like a marine DI raiding a barracks at 3am. Their hearing is nothing short of spectacular.

If you want to know where I have seen 3 of the 4 big cats I have seen in the wild??? In BACK of me, and every one was about 20 yards away. Each time, I turned to look back for something, and there was mister Kittums, stalking me, or just happening to be walking behind me. I do think one of them was as surprised as I was; he had the look of 'WHAT in the world are YOU doing here??!!' And then he rocketed off. One decided to walk toward me; I kicked up dust and started yelling. He just backed away and left. The last one glared at me, then his look went to that of- of all things, a CAT. It looked all harmless, and 'nice kitty' and walked away.
That one creeped me out the most.
Of the 3 cats who stalked me, 2 of the 3 were where I was hiking going fishing; no gun on me at all. The 3rd one was where we hunt quail, I was scouting the area looking at the hatch and broods of chicks. Again; no gun.
Have only seen 1 while out hunting. About 1,300 yards thru my spotting scope. Have no idea if he realized I was there. Watched it for about a minute, and it disappeared.


Wishing you good luck.

Depending where you chose to hunt cougars, they are often located under their alternate classification ...

Bar flies.

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I'm with the banned ...

better be in good shape and able to walk a lot. cougars aren't called the long walkers for nothing. they can cover over 30 miles a day easily. dogs are the only real chance at one.

Well, this thread is disappointing. I was trying to find out which laundromats and grocery stores were the hottest...

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Why duck?? It's a 9mm!

What? You thought I was about to give up my happiest hunting grounds?

I've met a lot of em through the years.Nasty little creatures,but if you claim poverty,they'll move along.

I don't know about hunting those big kittys and sure wouldn't to *date* a woman that's looking for someone 25 years younger than she is

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well at my age that would mean she is using a walker.

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Cheer up, at my age she'd have been dead for twenty years.

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Oh well, what the hell.

One of the "Mountain Men" shows would have you believe that cougars are practically stalking canine prey into your back yard every night. That one feller takes his dogs out on the Jeep to find and chase 'em, but I haven't seen him get a shot at one yet.

I'm with LV Steve. Live and let live with the big cats; snuff the yotes and the other varmints instead. No offense intended, though, if you feel the need to go there with the appropriate tags, etc.

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