Mountain Lion

[Mike Yancey]

Just got back from my third try to take a New Mexico Mountain Lion and got a dandy this time.




Took this huge tom with a Southern Mountain rifle that I built with a 45 caliber A weight Gain Twist Colerain barrel shooting a conical bullet. Great hunt and we had some steaks out of the meat tonight and it was out of this world good.

[WhistlingBadger]

Nice score!  Did you hunt it with dogs?  Spot and stalk is pretty tough with lions!   

[Hawkdancer]

How big is that cat?  My guess is over 8 feet, tip to tip!  Nice hunt!
Hawkdancer

[Gimlis Ghost]

Never thought about any kind of cat being edible till I read of a service in New York State that supplies meat from euthanized zoo lions to certain ethnic groups who require lion meat for their coming of age ceremonies.
I suspect mountain lion meat would raise a man's testosterone level.

Of course during the closing days of WW2 starving German civilians prized domestic cat meat, which they called "Roof Rabbit".

[PaulN/KS]

Congratulations Mike. That is one big mountain lion Sir. 
I'd heard that the meat of those is supposed to be very good, glad to hear it's true.

[Mike Yancey]

How big is that cat?  My guess is over 8 feet, tip to tip!  Nice hunt!
Hawkdancer

We didn't have a chance to measure it but here's one of me holding him. Around 140-150 lbs.

 

[BrianS]

Congratulations on your hunt.

[Eric Krewson]

Glad you get to have such great adventures!

[Stoker]

Nice cat.

[Trapper Rob]

 Congratulations nice cat

[Digital Caveman]

Nice!
I see a PA article coming.

[Mike Yancey]

Nice!
I see a PA article coming.

I don't know, I have taken some real trophies this year with a flintlock rifle both here in the US as well as South Africa. Seems a few get mad when I write about using a flintlock in The Primitive Archer Magazine. I love both hunting with a sinew backed or selfbow as much as a flintlock and really don't care which one I use. But in some cases its better for me as well as the animal that I am after to use the flintlock. And truth be told the ones that are voicing all the disapproval don't kill anything with any weapon and if they do its some of what I call barn yard critters, I hunt WILD animals and WILD places all over the world! If enough people want stories on  my flintlock adventures I will be glad to write them. I am in the Primitive Archery business and not Flintlocks, they are fun to me, in fact as I get older and my shoulders are giving out I will use them more in the future. Not to mention I get as much reward out of building the rifles as I do the bows!
 

[Hawkdancer]

Well said, Mike!
Hawkdancer

[WhistlingBadger]

I've never really understood the point of having flintlock stuff in PA magazine, but I still kind of enjoy reading about it now and then, and I'd love to hear more about Mike's lion.  Might even take up smokepoles myself someday.  The whole point is to have fun, challenge ourselves, and hopefully put some meat on the table, whatever the weapon of choice.

[Deerhunter21]

I used to be against flintlocks in the magazine but now i honestly really enjoy them! i know they are not bows, but they are pretty cool! good job on the hunt!