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What I was thinking after the fact, was, if you are gonna play around with a primos can making doe sounds, you might get more than what you bargained for. We got a few inches of snow finally, so I headed to the woods to look for a bull. All I found was a new whitetail hotspot(I hope). A buck sniffing after a doe(I know its early), and a huge area of torn up snow and ground where two bucks had beat the crap out of each other. Wasn't play time either, blood was drawn. Figured it wouldn't hurt to break out "the can" and see what happens. Well, this happened. ![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/drahthaar/hunting/downsized951023121116.jpg) I was trying to dry stuff off as I was sweating my ass off hiking up to this big flat on the side of the mountain. I turned that can about 15 to 20 times. waited til I cooled off and put everything back in my pack. Got up, put my pack on, walked about two steps where I could see over the side of this little knoll and she was slinking off. At about 30 yards, she stopped and looked back, it was all the time I needed. After it was all said and done, I went back to see her tracks. They came to inside 15 yards of me, and I never knew! Putting my pack on must have sent her the other way. Glad I bought a general season tag. The hike out with her strapped on my pack was not fun, slipping down that hill for a mile.
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Bet that was a surprise, must have decided you were not good eating. Makes a nice trophy.
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That is awesome. I have tried calling them with no luck. Congrats.
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Whoa! S-U-R-P-R-I-S-E!!!  That is so cool. Congrats.
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Nice work....lifesize mount time!
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Very cool!! Great pic and story!
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That is awesome. Congrats!
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Many men go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. - Henry David Thoreau
The best part of hunting and fishing was the thinking about going and the talking about it after you got back. - Robert Ruark
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Geez, that story turned out well. Congrats.
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Congrats man! Very exciting.
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I'd rather have a bad day hunting than a good day working!
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I heard they were good to eat. Anyone confirm or deny?
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That is way cool...on my bucket list. I'd love to call one in, but know it's damn near impossible without dogs.
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That must have made the hair on the back of your neck stand on end when you discovered how close the kitty got to you.....
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There is that thread going on about shooting a world record trophy. Well, my most sought after trophy would be a mountain lion that I killed without dogs. Congratulations, I think you've really done something.
long before Rodriguez stole that goat.
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I just had to make the shot. If she didn't stop and stare, I would not have had a prayer with all the brush and trees. I think she just had "deer" in her head and even with me moving around a little, it just didn't want to register in her head.
Very surreal for sure, seeing those big cats in the woods. That was the 6th one I have seen just doing its thing.
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Being in the right place at the right time and making the shot, I think you've really done something.
long before Rodriguez stole that goat.
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I heard they were good to eat. Anyone confirm or deny? They are good to eat. Bit on the dry side but surprisingly neutral in taste. Not the least bit offensive.
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