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Serious Hunter
Joined: 01 Jun 2004
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Location: Idaho
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2004 6:29 pm Post subject: Lions and Bighorns |
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| Came across a mountain lion stalking Bighorn Sheep. One of the rams filled my tag; in all the excitement dunno whether the lion got the other one. Is it common for mountain lion to take Bighorn Sheep? My hunting partner didn't know, but did suggest the fact the cat was onto these rams indicated he'd probably done it with success in the past. |
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jeffalaska
Joined: 05 Jul 2004
Posts: 155
Location: Aleknagik Alaska / Everglades City Florida
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| Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 7:26 am Post subject: |
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Really neat addtion to an already great hunt. I have never had the opportunity to view the event but I have cut cat tracks in big horn country around Sun Rriver Canyon in Montana. Got any photos to share of the ram you took?
~Jeff~ |
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bitmasher
Joined: 27 Feb 2002
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Location: Colorado
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| Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2004 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Mountain lions will regularly go after domesticated sheep. In fact get a bad one in a flock and it can be a real mess. I suspect mountain lions will go after whatever they cross paths with and it thinks has meal potential. So whether it is common (or not) would probably depend on how much their habitats mingle. A biologist in the area may be able to give you a better idea about the predation of sheep population in the area. |
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Serious Hunter
Joined: 01 Jun 2004
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Location: Idaho
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| Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2004 12:01 am Post subject: |
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| I'll pass my observations on to the area biologist. |
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Serious Hunter
Joined: 01 Jun 2004
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Location: Idaho
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| Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 11:30 am Post subject: |
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| Talked to a hunter who got a ram in the drainage next to where my dad got his. His (the other hunter's) story is similar to mine ... big cat after his ram also. Predator zoo. |
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NONYA
Joined: 13 Feb 2005
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Location: Montana
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| Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Sheep are high on thier menu around here,very easy for them to get close to,they completly removed the herd of goats that ran the range on our place,the F&G keeps dropping in more sheep every year,the think some disease is killing them off....yhe right! |
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