Unit 34a Mr Cat?

quest

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Me and my wife was scouting in unit 34a. I was driving and we came around a turn. I happen to look over to my left and there next to the road the tail end of a animal with a long tail and was light brown. I stop to get the camera out but it was to late it was gone. I believe it was a MT Lion. What do you think?
 
You bet. I've glassed up more than 1 cat in 34A. in fact I had a mtn lion, chase 2 bucks through some thick brush. Not sure if the buck ever made it out alive.

Sept 01 starts mtn. lion season again down there! Go get em!

Arizona Coues
 
ArizonaCoues thats what I thought it was. Can you buy those tags over the counter? Will that hunt line up with my Nov Coues hunt?
 
LAST EDITED ON Sep-10-08 AT 10:39AM (MST)[p]Download the regulations at the link below. They answer most of your questions.

http://www.azgfd.gov/pdfs/h_f/regulations/08-09/08-09.pdf

This on the general lion season. Tags available over the counter for $14.50 Res. and $225 NRes.

Sep 1, 2008 - May 31,
2009

Statewide (except National Wildlife Refuges, Mohave County Park Lands and Units 11M, 25M, 26M, 38M, and 47M, and any hunt listed below in Commission Order 10 with a multiple bag limit)

Any lion except spotted kittens or females accompanied by spotted kittens.

-TONY
 
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They are there for sure! Just keep glassing and you'll see them. patience and good glass makes for a good lion hunter *unless you have dogs of course! Good Luck!

I'll be in unit 33 in a month or so glassin for them and nice coues buck!

Arizona Coues
 
ArizonaCoues Nice picture. I'm debating on whether to buy a lion permit. Ive been told they have gotten allot of rain this year in unit 34a.
 
Quest,
If you are a resident then I would 14.00 and change is no big deal. 225.00 for a non-resident, that's a bit of a different story. Don't get me wrong, this unit has cats and some HUGH ones!, but it's a bit of luck to find them. LIke I've said in my posts, they are there and I enjoy looking for them while I'm glassing for coues and pigs. This unit also has Coatimundi which are need to see in the desert areas. Depending on how many days you will be hunting cats, it may be good to first try to find them , then in 2009 buy a tag and go hardcore? Because they are a calendar year and October is almost here, that is what I would do. But of course if you are out hunting this year and find one, you would wish you had a tag (always happens that way).
34A is a great unit, with reduced illegal crossing activity which is why I prefer it to the 36 units..
Best of luck and glad that you like the pictures. Hopefully next month in Unit 33 , I'll be showing a coues buck!
Arizona Coues
 
ArizonaCoues. Thanks for the info. Yes I'm a resident. What the heck is a Coatimundi? Is that animal that looks like ringtail cat? If it is I seen some along time ago by Wilcox.
 
Yes, here is a picture and a bit of a description. They are all in and through 34a. Usually in packs of 10 or more. You can try Hog canyon, I've seen them there.

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Range

The Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts of southwestern Arizona, southwestern New Mexico and the Big Bend to Brownsville areas of Texas.

Description
The Coati is a raccoon-like carnivore but is more slender and possesses a longer snout. It is a nosy, busy little creature with an insatiable appetite. The Coati is gregarious and noisy as it travel about in groups of from 6 to 24, holding its tail almost erect and chattering with others.

This grizzled gray-brown mammal grows 30 to 55 inches long and stands 8 to 12 inches high at the shoulder. It can weigh from 10 to 25 pounds. Males are almost twice as large as females.

The Coati has a long snout that is white near the tip and around the eyes, which often have dark patches above. The Coati has small ears, dark feet and a long, thin tail (as much as 2 feet long) with 6 or 7 dark bands.

Coatis are diurnal, spending most of the day foraging for food, which includes insects, lizards, roots, fruits, nuts and eggs. They are very fond of fruit, especially the manzanita berry.

Coatis apparently mate in early spring and deliver a litter of 4 to 6 young after a gestation period of about 11 weeks. The female educates and feeds the young from the den site, usually a rocky niche in a wooded canyon.

Just another incredible creature we have in our desert eco-system!

ArizonaCoues
 
Coati

SEASON: Sep 1, 2008 - Mar 31, 2009 (5,8,9)

Open areas Statewide (including Walnut Canyon enclosure in Unit 22;excluding National Wildlife Refuges, Mohave County Park Lands, and Units 11M, 25M, 26M, 38M, and 47M)

Bag Limit Unlimited, except for coati which is one (1) per calendar year.

You should really download this PDF files to your computer. They have answers to most of your questions.

http://www.azgfd.gov/pdfs/h_f/regulations/07-08/2008SpringHuntReg.pdf

http://www.azgfd.gov/pdfs/h_f/regulations/08-09/08-09.pdf

http://www.azgfd.gov/pdfs/h_f/regulations/08-09/08-09.pdf


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