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01 May 2003, 14:16
CaptJack
..here kitty kitty - oops.....
[Eek!] a buddy just emailed this to me:

This 256lbs. cat was shot on the Moncrief Ranch approximately 20 miles west of Ft.Worth
by a coyote hunter using a call.
The hunter is 6'2"


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[ 05-11-2003, 03:34: Message edited by: CaptJack ]
01 May 2003, 14:23
DigitalDan
Jesus H. Christ!, THAT looks like a butch cut African lion. Just what I want in N. America though. Now I can buy a double rifle [Big Grin] [Big Grin] [Wink]
01 May 2003, 14:27
Dalliwacker
The same guy who shot that kitty in Texass, shot this 12.6' bear too...

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01 May 2003, 15:23
T.Carr
CaptJack,

That mountain lion was shot in Washington state. The guy holding the lion is Jim Hackiewicz (who posts here as JJHack). He was the guide not the hunter.

Big Mountain Lion

Regards,

Terry
01 May 2003, 16:07
CaptJack
T.Carr,
thanx for the heads-up...
It figures- typical internet lore [Roll Eyes]
We get some big cats in Texas but I've never seen a Texas Tom near as big as that cat.
..wouldn't want to meet him behind a rock on a dark night...

BTW- how dare a Son of the Republic live out of our beloved country!! [Big Grin]
..from a 7th generation Texan...

[ 05-01-2003, 07:08: Message edited by: CaptJack ]
01 May 2003, 17:04
Gene
I think I see tire chains in the corner of the garage. Almost as rare as 250 lb cats near Ft Worth.

Nice cat!
01 May 2003, 17:14
T.Carr
CaptJack,

It is amazing what the internet can do. I had also recieved the same info you did about that cat being shot near Fort Worth.

Had to leave the Lone Star State so my wife could be closer to her ill mother. Except for 5 years in California and one year (so far) in Missouri, lived all my life in Texas (Canadian, Lubbock and Dallas).

Regards,

Terry
01 May 2003, 18:30
cas


[ 05-01-2003, 09:34: Message edited by: cas ]
01 May 2003, 18:32
cas
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[ 05-01-2003, 09:35: Message edited by: cas ]
02 May 2003, 03:01
buckmaster
Thats a big dang cat. Looks like something from Africa.
02 May 2003, 07:17
Kensco
Computer wizardry strikes again.
02 May 2003, 08:27
cas
How big would you like 'em? lol
02 May 2003, 13:27
Steiny
They said they knew the cat was in the Fort Worth area because they kept finding hairballs the size of basketballs that he'd coughed up.
02 May 2003, 13:39
T.Carr
I had to put both of the pictures together, someone seems to have added a little size to the second picture.

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Amazing what one can do on a computer.

Regards,

Terry
02 May 2003, 16:45
Wstrnhuntr
quote:
Originally posted by T.Carr:
I had to put both of the pictures together, someone seems to have added a little size to the second picture.


Terry

Either that or the guy was loosing weight rapidly from holding it.. [Big Grin]
07 May 2003, 10:13
<Gunnut45/454>
Also according to the Game department there are no Mountain kitties in Texas!!! Even though I took a Fish and Game person to a steer that was killed by one! Tracks /Teeth marks on bones/ claw marks on hide etc. -"Boy there are mountain lion in Texas!!" Now if you see one your supposed to report it- and it's against the law to shot one in Texas. [Roll Eyes]

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07 May 2003, 13:32
<David King>
Gunnut 45/454

I believe you're incorrect about it being illegal to shoot Mountain Lion in Texas. Check page 76 of the Texas Hunting/Fishing regs. They're considered non-game animals as I read it..shoot as many as you like.

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/licenses/non-html/outdoor_annual_03.pdf
08 May 2003, 13:31
475/480
Mountain Lions are still considered vermin in Texas.
08 May 2003, 15:08
AggieDog
Does anyone know what cartridge he was using to kill the cat? Also, other than 22 thru the lungs of a treed cat or something, any suggestions on what cartridge to use on cats in general? Is the 223 capable on kitty's? etc.
08 May 2003, 15:12
AggieDog
Never mind, found it, an 06 in WA state.
08 May 2003, 15:17
Bob in TX
Gunnut45/454,

You are confusing Texas with Oklahoma.....please don't do that again! [Wink]

We have cougars all over Texas. There is no season on them, just like bobcats and coyotes.

As a courtesy, Texas Parks & Wildlife asks that we call and tell them when and where one is taken.

Oklahma's Department of Wildlife won't officialy admit that there are mountain lions in the state. It is illegal to shoot them...non-existant as they are. I have personally called one in near Mangum, OK while coyote hunting.

Bob C.