Gm54-120

The 40-250 PR QT and my cast .401-260 stabilize in a 1-28 45 at roughly 1950fps but they can be a PITA in a 50cal with the 40x50 sabots.

Ive blown a few sabots trying.

mountaineer magic

You can't use dogs or bait here, so my game plan is basically spot and stalk. I have a map of where all the cats were harvested last year.I plan on going to an area that had cats harvested near there and look for sign. If and when i find sign i will spend my time spotting and glassing and hoping to see something.I will probably take the Elite because I feel comfortable with it at long range with the scope and shooting sticks. Still the harvest success rate last year was .013, not very high

ronlaughlin

Chet, if you should need a place to stay during either of your 'camping' trips, we have room at our house. Upstairs, with a bathroom, tub, and shower. Wife acts like she thinks i make a great breakfast, but perhaps she just like it, because she isn't the cook.

Also, one local sporting goods store seems to be quite knowledgeable about lion hunting. I have the impression that some success involves the use of calling. I also got the impression that an employee there has tagged a lion every year, but i may be wrong.

Also, i thought the quota was increased this season by 10, to 50 total. Seems to me, you are facing quite a challenge. However, there evidently quite a lot of lion in the hills, if hunters can meet the quota every year. Also it seems lion tagged here, are found quite a few places East.

Perhaps you have seen lion track on your place?

sabotloader

Chet

Here is a read for you... but you might already have this information....

http://www.huntinghunters.com/mountain-lion-hunting/

mountaineer magic

Thanks for the offer ron. if you have the name of the person and store i wouldn't mind talking to someone who has been hunting lions before. I plan on taking a predator call, a fawn distress and a rabbit but calling i think is still not the solution unless there is a cat around and he feels like responding at the time. I've seen some predators simply ignore calls, but i figure it is worth a try.
Successful or not, it will be fun i guess.
Thanks sabotloader for the link. I will read it. I'm open to all the info i can find between now and january

zZ50CalZz

Good Luck on your hunt cant really give you no pointers on mountain lions.But I have taken Bobcats in my area.

ronlaughlin

The Rooster is located on West Main in the Gap.

lemoyne

Good luck Chet.