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Fawn or doe in distress sounds are good for calling lions. And like Okanagan mentioned, you must be able sit very still for a good number of minutes. Cats walk in and stop frequently. Some will stare motionless at a sound for 10 minutes before deciding. This can seem like an eternity for you.

I lay an electronic caller in with deerskins then back off 100 to 150 yards. Sets always are laid out such that the predator must stay upwind during approach. Give the cat an opportunity to approach with some cover. They love that, though it does come at a compromise for you.

I'd sure like to see some video and hear a re-cap! I'm curious about the "Corbett" techniques for Cougar.

If you're going to interject some calling, get in touch with me, I can probably help you out there.

We sat in a small dry river bed for about 7 hrs straight waiting, taking turns watching from a distance of about 200 yards from decoy. I use the 300 weatherby mag mark v deluxe for the cougar because I rarely take it as my hunting rifle (don't want to scratch it and rounds are expensive) and since I can't go hunting a real african lion on safari anytime in near forseeable future, this will have to suffice for now. I have a win model 70 300wsm that I Elk hunt with and got rem 700 3006, 8mm mauser, 30-30, ak, ar15 for whitetail, hogs and varmints. I saw the lion tracks in that area about a month back. I will report back on outcome Sunday. Leaving out Friday after lunch.

The sitting still is tough, legs get cramped and mind gets bored.

Tree lounge... 2 ft off the ground!