Lion Kill

bigonedown · Nov 8, 2011

Just thought I would share this lion kill I found this year in a CA D zone while hunting deer. I saw a fresh buck track that looked like it was running. I followed it and to my surprise saw what I believed to be a lion track. I waited for two of my hunting partners to walk to where I was and after I showed them what I found and asked for their opinion they both had the same opinion as me. We tracked the them a short distance and saw where it looked like the buck had spun, got in a fight and saw a spot where it appeared the buck had been knocked down. A short distance away we found drag marks. We followed the drag into some thick brush. A little ways into the brush I found this nice buck on the back side of a log and covered with sticks. It appeared to be about four hours old. I had scouted this area before season and hunted it hard for about a week. I wasn't seeing very many deer and the area is a couple miles away from any roads so I knew the pressure wasn't real bad. After finding this I knew why I wasn't seeing many deer. Just thought you guys might like to see it. The buck is 21 1/2" 3X3.

Bigonedown
Brandon

bigonedown · Nov 8, 2011

This photo shows a little more what the lion of what the lion ate and didn't eat.

chap_dog48 · Nov 8, 2011

What an amazing find. I have never found something like that and I hope I never do but that is cool. So did you tag it? Thanks for sharing.

Kurt-www.shootitimages.com

rraney · Nov 8, 2011

He was a nice buck with the amount of lions it is amazing that they even have a chance

eldorado · Nov 8, 2011

Beautiful buck. Shame that CA still has no lion season.

Eldorado

Murphy · Nov 9, 2011

Surprising he didn't eat the liver.

elkmtngear · Nov 9, 2011

LAST EDITED ON Nov-09-11 AT 09:01AM (MST)[p]Darn, when I saw the thread title, I was hoping for a pic of a dead lion!

Very cool, thanks for sharing!

Best of Luck,
Jeff
http://www.elkmtngear.com

dingo · Nov 9, 2011

Classic kill. All of the lion kills I have ever come across were bucks also.

There is a really interesting book about lions and hunting in California. It is called "Brave...and other stories" by Steve Matthes. The book is named after one of Steves favorite dogs, Brave. Steve was a state trapper and spent a lifetime running cougar and bear as well as jaguar in South America.

blackmax · Nov 10, 2011

LAST EDITED ON Nov-10-11 AT 09:58AM (MST)[p]Nice find Brandon.Good luck to you and your father in AZ.Were off to Mt tomarrow for 9 days

sageadvice · Nov 10, 2011

Cool thread with pic's to boot! Well done!!

Joey

"It's all about knowing what your firearms practical limitations are and combining that with your own personal limitations!"

bigonedown · Nov 10, 2011

Rich, good luck on your hunt also and don't freeze to much I am sure it will be cold. I will get back with you and Matt when our hunt is over.

Brandon

blackmax · Nov 11, 2011

That it will.Calling for snow 8 of the 9 days.Hope you guys kill a couple good ones and look forward to seeing some pics.

Ridn9high · Nov 15, 2011

LAST EDITED ON Nov-15-11 AT 04:09PM (MST)[p]Cool pics! It's a strange feeling when finding a lion kill. When i was 16 I found one in an X zone back in 99'. The one we found was also a buck, and a really big one. It was in some brush and mostly covered up with grass. We saw a piece of antler 30 yards away while eating lunch and I went to pick it up. I thought it was a shed. When I got closer, I was like "holy crap"