First Lion on My Own

[idahohunter]

On Saturday I headed out to a canyon a few miles from the house to walk. I drive a '93 Maxima, so I unless I go with buddies, I have to walk to cut tracks. I got about 500 yards in and my younger bluetick winded something and started to go up the hill to my left. She didn't open up but just started going after waving her nose in the air a few seconds. I called her back because although I haven't had a trash race yet, I know she would run a deer given the chance. Then my older walker dog did the same thing so I just let them go. I walked a ways up the trail while they hunted and saw where a lion had jumped off a steep side hill right into the road. As I was inspecting the track, my dogs bailed off the side hill into the good snow where the track was and opened up hard. I was watching them work their way through the river bottom when I out of my peripheral I caught movement and then saw the lion climb up a tree. I started hooting and hollering like a drunkard I was so excited. My two dogs didn't see her climb but I got to watch them locate which was cool. My older dog went past the tree about 40-50 yards to a huge cedar and started treeing hard. I looked for bit trying to find something light brown but never saw another lion. Eventually he started going back and forth between trees and i encouraged him to stay with the lion I could see, a big female. I built a fire and called a few friends to come and see the cat because it was a short hike from the road.

After everyone left I went home for lunch and a rest and then came back a couple hours later to run her again. When I turned out some of the mystery began to unfold. She had two young (probably 50 pounds or so) with her. I think they were in that big cedar but I couldn't see them. My dogs took the track through the river bottom and then treed about 2 miles from where I turned them out. It was an enormous pine tree and I found the mom, but couldn't see the kittens even though their tracks went right up to the tree.The first catch was sort of a weird deal, but I was still pretty excited. The second time I felt even better because they trailed a while before catching it. They had both been on bears and caught lions with help, but this was my first one on my own. I'm trying to get the pics up, but I don't know if I can figure it out or not. (Why can't we just attach a picture file and have it show up?)

[Dewatto]

Very cool Idahohunter, Congrats on the first solo tree.

[TomJr]

Congrats on the first catch.

There are two ways to post pictures that I know of. Both are not to hard to figure out the first one you need to have another site hosting them link for that: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3

2nd you can have them hosted on this site, draw back is they have to be resized so that they don't take up too much space. Link for that: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=6800

Once its resized there is window on the post page just scroll down and attach the file where it reads Upload attachment. Draw back is only 3 pictures per post but you can reply to your post and put more up so not a big deal.

[idahohunter]

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/28 ... es006.jpg/

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I wish posting pictures on here wasn't such a pain in the butt. Thanks for the help. Would it be so hard to set up the site to where you can just press "browse" and attach the file?

[huntfairchase]

Good cat! ....you need to get some longer necks on those dogs!! Good job

[matt123huntinglion]

great job nice pic keep treeing them

[GANADERO]

nice history friend

good job

[tmalone]

NICE!!!

[Lydia]

I wish it would be easier to post a picture for you but it is all good now. This is amazing idahohunter! It is you caught really nice captions. Good job! Its beautifull

[nywalkers]

nice job w2g

[bowtech36]

Nice looking cat.

[blackpaws]

Here you go. nice pictures.

[bowtech36]

That dark dog sure is good looking.

[Lydia]

Well try but its so high to reach. Nice pics. Thanks for sharing the clicks.

[Geohunts]

very nice pics congrat