No desire, but would be neat to see. I’ve killed 2 bobcats with a bow, and I won’t kill them anymore either
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Originally posted by GoneSouth View PostI feel like I smell a bunch of bs here. I really doubt so many of y’all wouldn’t shoot one if given the chance
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I don't get the trophy or bragging rights aspect of opportunistically killing a ML or anything really. Might as well pick up roadkill and get it mounted. You were not trying to hunt or even see the animal you just randomly saw it and pulled the trigger. If you go hunt with dogs or are trying to call it in with purpose that's a different story.
I personally would not shoot one here; someday hunt with dogs out west maybe. The population in most of TX (excluding parts of west TX) is just not that high. You are not really doing anything for the "game management", and who gives a sh-t if they eat a few, most managers are trying to keep deer numbers below carrying capacity anyways.
The safety question is a joke IMO, the last person that was killed in TX by a ML was over 100+ years ago.
I like the idea of them being on the landscape. Feels more wild. They get a heard enough time in TX as is, and by the majority of responses here and everyone else I talk to is that anytime one shows their face during the day they get blasted.
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Originally posted by GoneSouth View PostI feel like I smell a bunch of bs here. I really doubt so many of y’all wouldn’t shoot one if given the chance
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Originally posted by GoneSouth View PostI feel like I smell a bunch of bs here. I really doubt so many of y’all wouldn’t shoot one if given the chance
But like I posted earlier, if it here on my land where I live and my kids play, I would shoot a ML.
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Originally posted by sbushee View PostThe TC pic of the mountain lion chasing the deer got me to thinking about shooting one. Would you guys shoot a mountain lion if you were deer hunting here in Texas?
I would as our landowner wants all varmints shot on site as he has lots of livestock. But part of me thinks it would be super cool to just see one in person. I’ve only seen one my whole life (50 years).
In a heart beat.
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i have never had an interest in killing or hunting predators, and yes, i have seen the video of the deer eating the baby bird.
i guess its because they are meant to hunt, like we are, and prey are meant to be hunted. for some reason i think it would be weird to hunt something that isn't scared of me....some kind of deep spiritual thing.
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Originally posted by jshouse View Posti have never had an interest in killing or hunting predators, and yes, i have seen the video of the deer eating the baby bird.
i guess its because they are meant to hunt, like we are, and prey are meant to be hunted. for some reason i think it would be weird to hunt something that isn't scared of me....some kind of deep spiritual thing.
Disclaimers:
1) Yes, I might feel different if I lost livestock to them
2) Yes, I understand they kill deer - I don't mind the competition
3) Yes, I understand coyote populations need to be controlled in many areas
3) Yes, I know it's legal and I don't throw shade at anyone who kills them
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Originally posted by pilar View PostNot a rant truth
I have folks come packing major heat scared witless about hogs
Mountain lion bulls, mad cows, you name it, nothing like walking in the kitchen and
Finding some fool pulling out a glock showing it off talking about
Why they pack , and me telling them to take it and lock it in their truck , they are far more dangerous than any thing else on the ranch
Now my rant is over
To much TV and YouTube I guess...
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Originally posted by sbushee View PostThe TC pic of the mountain lion chasing the deer got me to thinking about shooting one. Would you guys shoot a mountain lion if you were deer hunting here in Texas?
I would as our landowner wants all varmints shot on site as he has lots of livestock. But part of me thinks it would be super cool to just see one in person. I’ve only seen one my whole life (50 years).
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Originally posted by Dave_ View PostI don't get the trophy or bragging rights aspect of opportunistically killing a ML or anything really. Might as well pick up roadkill and get it mounted. You were not trying to hunt or even see the animal you just randomly saw it and pulled the trigger. If you go hunt with dogs or are trying to call it in with purpose that's a different story.
I personally would not shoot one here; someday hunt with dogs out west maybe. The population in most of TX (excluding parts of west TX) is just not that high. You are not really doing anything for the "game management", and who gives a sh-t if they eat a few, most managers are trying to keep deer numbers below carrying capacity anyways.
The safety question is a joke IMO, the last person that was killed in TX by a ML was over 100+ years ago.
I like the idea of them being on the landscape. Feels more wild. They get a heard enough time in TX as is, and by the majority of responses here and everyone else I talk to is that anytime one shows their face during the day they get blasted.
These are different families or trust that have been in Texas since the 1800’s not tree hunger liberals
When I read post like this and see some one insisting ML and bobcats are a bucket list and they carry a .40 because they are scared or management minded
So please don’t send me pm’s looking for a deer lease
You guys stay on your 25 gun 100 acre leases , sit in your box , put some pea gravel in your feeders and fill up them buckets
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Absolutely. As long as it was not a female with a cub or cubs. Otherwise, shame on it.
I would probably be so excited I would miss though...............
Took 7 attempts at bobcats due to wanting one so bad (and being younger and more inexperienced at the time - I am now 49) before getting one. And that is from ranges of 17 yards out to over 300 and shots with bows (missed 3 from 17-42 yards) and guns (all from over 100 to 1 over 300).
I haven't missed anything since leaving the Marines in '96 (other than 4 of the bobcats mentioned above) including a black buck doe at 843 yards. Most rifle shots were 150-275.
That is the reason I have been bow only since '07. The challenge is what I love now.
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