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larry wrote:Ha, looks like old 365 is gonna try to step out gracefully before he gets a jackass made out of himself...too late

Well said

I WAS TOLD THAT IF BIG GAME WERE MANAGED BY HOUNDHUNTERS WE WOULD NEVER HAVE A MANAGEMENT PROBLEM. LYON HUNTERS ARE THE ONES THAT ARE OUT THERE POUNDING THE CANYONS DAY IN AND DAY OUT. THEY ARE THE ONES THAT ARE READING SIGN, AND LOOKING FOR TRACKS WHEN OTHERS ARE AT HOME ON THE COUCH OR SNUGLED UP TO MAMA.

ANY HUNTER THAT PUTS HIS TIME IN HAS A GOOD IDEA WHERE THE LYONS ARE, WHAT THE DEER AND ELK POPULATIONS ARE LIKE. AFTER FOLLOWING CAT TRACKS FOR MILES AND MILES EVEN A NOVICE HUNTER WILL HAVE A DEGREE ON LYONS AND THEIR HABBITS.

I LOOK AT A COLLEGE DEGREE AS A PRERECQUISIT FOR A GOOD PAYING JOB. BUT IF I WAS GOING TO HIRE SOMEBODY TO BUILD ME A HOUSE I WOULD HIRE SOMEONE THAT HAS BEEN DOING IT SUCCESSFULLY FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS INSTEAD OF SOMEBODY THAT HAS BEEN READING ABOUT IT FOR FOUR YEARS.

THEIR IS NO EXPERIENCE LIKE FIRST HAND.

BEARCLAW wrote:I WAS TOLD THAT IF BIG GAME WERE MANAGED BY HOUNDHUNTERS WE WOULD NEVER HAVE A MANAGEMENT PROBLEM. LYON HUNTERS ARE THE ONES THAT ARE OUT THERE POUNDING THE CANYONS DAY IN AND DAY OUT. THEY ARE THE ONES THAT ARE READING SIGN, AND LOOKING FOR TRACKS WHEN OTHERS ARE AT HOME ON THE COUCH OR SNUGLED UP TO MAMA.

ANY HUNTER THAT PUTS HIS TIME IN HAS A GOOD IDEA WHERE THE LYONS ARE, WHAT THE DEER AND ELK POPULATIONS ARE LIKE. AFTER FOLLOWING CAT TRACKS FOR MILES AND MILES EVEN A NOVICE HUNTER WILL HAVE A DEGREE ON LYONS AND THEIR HABBITS.

I LOOK AT A COLLEGE DEGREE AS A PRERECQUISIT FOR A GOOD PAYING JOB. BUT IF I WAS GOING TO HIRE SOMEBODY TO BUILD ME A HOUSE I WOULD HIRE SOMEONE THAT HAS BEEN DOING IT SUCCESSFULLY FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS INSTEAD OF SOMEBODY THAT HAS BEEN READING ABOUT IT FOR FOUR YEARS.

THEIR IS NO EXPERIENCE LIKE FIRST HAND.

Yea. What Bearclaw just said.

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the only thing i ever enjoyed from national geograpics was the booby pictures. just kidding. couldnt resist that. ha!ha! First hand experiance is always the best great response almost everyone.

So back to the topic at hand.......we have had several multi cougar days. Sometimes its a family unit sometimes its different cougars several miles apart. Going back to the day you originally mentioned we had 3 juvies walking around a ridgetop and it was not till our drive out of the canyon we found the lone tom track.

Right now with the snow soo deep the deer are yarding up earlier then normal and therefor our cougars are starting to concentrate to those areas. High number of wolves have also been keeping the cougars on the move and where we find cougars today they are gone tomorrow.

We have come across two different family units within the same deer yard. I believe from what I have seen is that females will share and over lap within reason but keeping there distance from one another. Toms will but only till they encounter one another.

As for home ranges, I do not put much stock in that. I believe a Tom will stay within his home range as long as the pressure is low and the prey numbers are high. Some Toms are cruisers and go from Valley to valley and never look back, this is what I believe.

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Lots of good stuff here, observed by guys on the ground with years of experience.

Don't bash the bios to much untill you understand the job they do and the rules they have to follow. I like most here am not a bio, but have worked on projects in the past and I'm presently working on a lion project now with them (using hounds).
They deal with best science, something that is very frustrating to someone like us that deals in what works ( common sense) and dosn't have to have it proven 2 or 3 times and thus carved in stone before we try it.

Once they get away from college, get knocked around by the real world a bit, they start making some ok choices in game management. The bad thing, making one good choice for one animal usally means another animal takes a hit.
The Bios that get good at it are artists in my book, they do a great job going by feel.
We just don't get to see all the things they have to weigh in coming up with the decision.

They are not perfect, but last time I looked in the mirror nether was that guy.

Now, the topic was about lions being territorial? Yup I think they are. Don't mean they won't change territory due to prey or what ever esle effects they way they have to make a livin. Just my 2 cent's.

Keep it coming guys, good stuff

As I said earlier: 20 different people = 20 different point of views. In this case I think both sides made good points and both sides are right in some way or another. Books and studies have their part and surely personal experiences in the field are most valuable.

Hey BuddyW,

Did I not call this one? C'mon give me my due. You know I called it, now bow in reverence and pay your homage!!

Who's the man Buddy? That's right... I'm the man!!!

I told ya dude, I know what they're going to say before they even say it!!

You need to start a Psychic Forum and make me Moderator.

Your a pretty funny guy.. I hope one day I can forsee things as you claim to do.

Give me Hawn's phone number and I'll buy you a round on me.. Just the Cheap stuff though.. Until I see that video which made you a "movie star" you know the one where you show how Hounddoggers can predator call.

After I see how the "movie star" did that, Then we'll talk about the Bottom Shelf liqour.

Oh yea.. By the way.... Thanks for thowing me under the bus here.. I was trying like hell to be like the french and keep a neutral stand on such issues regarding "your kind"

hmm.. I guess as long as you keep being so damn funny we can be friends.

HoundDawg wrote:Hey BuddyW,

You need to start a Psychic Forum and make me Moderator.

Where do you guys get this craPPPP

I can't believe a thread that is simple and...
may I add very INFORMATIVE
turns into this kind of absolute BBBBBSSSSSSSSS

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