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Bootpathguy
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Track & tree a mountain lion.
Attempt #1
 fresh lion tracks. Hours old  fresh lion tracks. Hours old  Fresh wolf tracks. Hours old  Fresh wolf prints. Hours old  Fresh lion tracks. Hours old  Wings
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Bootpathguy
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Attempt #2
 Lion tracks. Days old
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 KascadeFlat
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NightOwl
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Yeah I love trying to read the stories of tracks in the snow. Where were these taken?
My winter goal is less ambitious: to survive until spring.
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Chief Joseph
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Winter Goals...
1. Don't die shoveling snow
2. Don't run out of firewood
3. X-country ski (virgin)
4. Don't go broke at the bar.
5. Improve my dart game.
6. To not stalk a cougar and hope none does the same, wolves, same.
Go placidly amid the noise and waste, and remember what comfort there may be in owning a piece thereof.
jaysway, Roly Poly, rossb, RichP
Go placidly amid the noise and waste, and remember what comfort there may be in owning a piece thereof.
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EF
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Wed Dec 28, 2022 12:18 pm |
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I love following your exploits, Bootpathguy, and the wildlife photos you've posted are spectacular. I'm curious with the current project: How do you find the initial track? I've heard of hunters driving on roads with fresh snow to find a starting point. I would imagine that you identify areas with significant lion tracks, probably using the same techniques that you use to place your cameras, and then start hiking around there hoping to find something fresh. Is there anything more sophisticated than this?
Thanks for all the great posts. They are quite fascinating to me.
Eric
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Anne Elk
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Some lovely mood photos in those posts, BPG. But wow ... looking for those kitties when they're especially hungry ... ooh, no thanks! 
"There are yahoos out there. It’s why we can’t have nice things." - Tom Mahood
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Bootpathguy
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| NightOwl wrote: | | Where were these taken? |
Near North, Middle & West Fork Teanaway area
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Bootpathguy
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| EF wrote: | | uote Options
Wed Dec 28, 2022 11:18 am EF wrote:
I love following your exploits, Bootpathguy, and the wildlife photos you've posted are spectacular. I'm curious with the current project: How do you find the initial track? I've heard of hunters driving on roads with fresh snow to find a starting point. I would imagine that you identify areas with significant lion tracks, probably using the same techniques that you use to place your cameras, and then start hiking around there hoping to find something fresh. Is there anything more sophisticated than this? |
I almost always hike a loop or a lollipop loop. I find this the best way to intersect tracks. Last time out, I cut that lion's & wolf's tracks 3 times. Why that lion & wolf were in the same area right around the same time is a mystery to me. My best guess is one was scavenging another's kill. I could hear some noisy Jay's in the distance and I think those wing prints in the snow belong to Ravens. Those were on a cliffy perch overlooking a basin
Yes, I'm searching areas where I have discovered lion territory. Nothing sophisticated
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EF
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Sat Dec 31, 2022 11:27 am |
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| Bootpathguy wrote: | | I almost always hike a loop or a lollipop loop. I find this the best way to intersect tracks. Last time out, I cut that lion's & wolf's tracks 3 times. Why that lion & wolf were in the same area right around the same time is a mystery to me. My best guess is one was scavenging another's kill. I could hear some noisy Jay's in the distance and I think those wing prints in the snow belong to Ravens. Those were on a cliffy perch overlooking a basin
Yes, I'm searching areas where I have discovered lion territory. Nothing sophisticated |
Thanks!
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Bootpathguy
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Attempt #3
Lots of old tracks & prints. Nothing fresh.
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awilsondc
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Bootpathguy
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Attempt #4
 old wolf print  old wolf tracks on river Bank  wolf, coyote & deer tracks  old wolf tracks
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Anne Elk, Hiker Mama, geyer
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Bootpathguy
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Attempt #5 No large predator tracks. Lots of coyote, bobcat, rabbit & tree dwelling critters. Beautiful day!
 ??? Rodent?? Lizard maybe?  coyotes dug up a brumating snake. Killed it but didn't consume it
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RichP
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mosey
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Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:24 pm |
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That is quite the bluebird day! A new word to add to your vocabulary is brumation, the reptile version of hibernation 
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Bootpathguy
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| mosey wrote: | | That is quite the bluebird day! A new word to add to your vocabulary is brumation, the reptile version of hibernation |
Cool! Thank you!
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Bootpathguy
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Have had a few more attempts since my last report. Nothing much, so I didn't bother to post.
Got close today though. I'm sure I was being watched. Found a fresh lion cache.
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