Author Topic: First hunting related impulse buy of 2014.... (Read 8867 times)

RobertH · « **on:** January 01, 2014, 09:44:11 AM »

i'm not lyin' because i bought a Mt. Lion permit. it was only $15. now i gotta find a place to hunt.

FarmerRick · « **Reply #1 on:** January 01, 2014, 10:34:39 AM »

Hmmm.... not such a bad idea. A $15 donation to NE G&P that will infuriate the bed-wetters.

RobertH · « **Reply #2 on:** January 01, 2014, 10:57:21 AM »

well i also picked up my fur bearer's permit and habitat stamp for 2014.

i also bought it because the Cobra hates Mt. Lion hunting.

SemperFiGuy · « **Reply #3 on:** January 01, 2014, 01:02:45 PM »

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now i gotta find a place to hunt.

You might try 114th & Dodge in Omaha, where the creek crosses over. There was a Mountain Lion there, coupla years back. Caused a Big Hubbub at the time.

He's gone now, courtesy of NE Game & Parks, Nebraska Humane Society, LEOs, and whatever it took to shoot him and then pack him off to Henry Doorly Zoo.

But......that area appears to be good mountain lion habitat. At least, it appeared so to the mountain lion. It's a place to start. Plenty of parking at First National Bank.

Watch for right-turning traffic coming off Dodge. (Could be the Cobra.... Or the PETA van.......)

sfg

bkoenig · « **Reply #4 on:** January 01, 2014, 02:00:11 PM »

Darn, I was hoping you had bought a FoxPro so I could borrow it.

RobertH · « **Reply #5 on:** January 01, 2014, 02:30:52 PM »

Quote from: bkoenig on January 01, 2014, 02:00:11 PM

Darn, I was hoping you had bought a FoxPro so I could borrow it.

umm.. i own a FoxPro... its a Wildfire II w/ the fox jack or some other decoy. plus i have the Mojo decoy. i need to upgrade to a bigger caller. Im thinking the Fury 2.

my caller has roughly 80-ish calls on it. covers coyotes, rabbits, coons, crows, bobcats, Mt Lion, etc. i got a bunch free from a guy i met on arfcom. i'll post something there and see if i can get some tips or more calls.

NE Bull · « **Reply #6 on:** January 01, 2014, 05:47:44 PM »

Quote from: RobertH on January 01, 2014, 10:57:21 AM

well i also picked up my fur bearer's permit and habitat stamp for 2014.

i also bought it because the Cobra hates Mt. Lion hunting.

I can't think of a better reason than that.

UPCrawfish · « **Reply #7 on:** January 01, 2014, 06:02:52 PM »

RobertH, if you are at the Gretna coffee Saturday morning, I'll share 'secret information' regarding sightings by citizens and NGP employees....

RobertH · « **Reply #8 on:** January 01, 2014, 09:56:24 PM »

i work sat mornings... so PM inbound

sparky · « **Reply #9 on:** January 02, 2014, 10:33:06 AM »

Well I can tell you there is a mountain lion up around 8 miles south of Clearwater because I saw it. I believe it was a young one or a small female because it was only probably around 40 pounds.

bkoenig · « **Reply #10 on:** January 02, 2014, 10:58:56 AM »

Quote from: sparky on January 02, 2014, 10:33:06 AM

Well I can tell you there is a mountain lion up around 8 miles south of Clearwater because I saw it. I believe it was a young one or a small female because it was only probably around 40 pounds.

They're definitely in that area. My dad has seen tracks.

Husker_Fan · « **Reply #11 on:** January 02, 2014, 09:06:53 PM »

I've heard that some of the bars in west Omaha are good if you are into that. I mean, cougars are the same as mountain lions, right?

barmandr · « **Reply #12 on:** January 02, 2014, 09:41:40 PM »

Two shot already...
LINCOLN - Two mountain lions were harvested on Jan. 2 during Nebraska's first regulated hunting season. Both hunters harvested male mountain lions.

A male lion weighing 103 pounds was harvested in Sioux County and a male lion weighing 138 pounds was harvested in Dawes County.

The hunt took place in the Pine Ridge Unit of northwest Nebraska. Season 1 ended with the harvest of two lions. The state's inaugural season opened Jan. 1. Season 2 in the Pine Ridge Unit will open on Feb. 15.

For more information about mountain lions in Nebraska, visit the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission's mountain lion web page at www.OutdoorNebraska.org.

RobertH · « **Reply #13 on:** January 03, 2014, 05:55:32 AM »

Husker... those cougars will kill you slowly by taking all of your money. Mt Lions will just outright kill you.

and im glad the first two permits got their tags filled. hopefully i can get mine filled some time this year. i've heard of a lot of "sightings", but ill have to try to follow up on these and see if i can get permission or hunt on some public land near those sightings.

Hardwood83 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 03, 2014, 09:29:31 PM »

Why aren't these 'Cougars'?

'Mountain Lion' seems particularly silly in Nebraska.

ETA- just read RobertH post. If those types of Cougar permits were for sale there would be lines like a jumbo lottery.

RobertH · « **Reply #15 on:** January 04, 2014, 06:25:05 AM »

i contacted Sam @ the G&P, he told me they have sold 490 permits as of yesterday.

Waltherfan · « **Reply #16 on:** January 04, 2014, 10:12:12 AM »

I hunted the Ponderosa WMA for several years. I had heard there were Pumas in the area and the occasional bear. As I'd be walking in the dark toward where I was going to deer hunt I'd be whispering to myself "Lions and tigers and bears, oh my".
A little closer to Omaha, I was deer hunting east of Ashland a few years ago and came across a large cat foot print. I put a .30-06 cartridge next to it and took a picture of it. The print was bigger than my cartridge.

FarmerRick · « **Reply #17 on:** January 04, 2014, 12:10:58 PM »

RobertH · « **Reply #18 on:** January 04, 2014, 12:37:20 PM »

hehehehe.... lets team up!

Supersparky · « **Reply #19 on:** February 08, 2014, 08:56:57 PM »

Got an email last week that there was a possible mountain lion sighting pretty close to Lakeland Estates which is about half way between Blair and Omaha, just off Highway 133.