son's NM lion (need help)

zia · Jan 14, 2009

I also posted this on predatormasters.com because I need help. My son shot this lion with the same .204 that later in the day I used to miss a bobcat (4 times) and a coyote. So far all I can come up with is the standard (lame) "you must have knocked the scope out of adjustment" excuse. Any more original excuses you guys can think of, he is getting hard to live with.

antlerrick · Jan 14, 2009

What about length of the shot. If the cat was in a tree, it would have been just feet, whereas your bobcat and coyote were probably quite a few hundred yards? maybe?

zia · Jan 14, 2009

I appreciate the thought, just between us the bobcat was about 80 yards on shooting sticks and the coyote about 60 yards. Other than I suck I am thinking about blaming global warming perhaps greenhouse gases or the Obama administration.

rugarm77 · Jan 14, 2009

You may want to have your boy give you some pointers.

LESGO54 · Jan 14, 2009

nice kitty, congrats

D13er · Jan 14, 2009

You're lucky that gun was as far off as it was or you'd have missed too.....son.

great post/pic, thanks for sharing

JB

Cookie2 · Jan 14, 2009

I'm with D13r on this one. If he's getting cocky knock him down a notch or two and inform him that he flinched lucky and pulled off target in the right direction to hit it! NEVER let 'em show you up. They'll never let you live it down!

lve2143 · Jan 14, 2009

Zia,

What was your overall thoughts about the
hunt and the outfitter (if there was one) ??

Larry

thebuckstopshere · Jan 14, 2009

you could always just tell him that if he doesn't knock it off with the trash talking that'll be the only KITTY he will be holding for the next ten years.

sageadvice · Jan 14, 2009

Nice cat!! .204? Seems small for the job at hand. How'd that cat react to the hit? Congrat's are due!!!

Joey

zia · Jan 15, 2009

Joey, the .204 did great, he jumped out of the tree, went 10 yards and fell dead.

HunterHarry · Jan 15, 2009

>Nice cat!! .204? Seems small
>for the job at hand.
>How'd that cat react to
>the hit? Congrat's are due!!!
>
>
>Joey

A buddy of mine from Bozeman poleaxed a huge tom last year with a well placed shot from a .22 mag.
Cats are thin skinned and light boned.
A .204 is fine if you are patient.
HH

Hunt_Rez · Jan 15, 2009

Zia,
What breed is the dog on the left? Very nice lookin dog.

Width isnt everything, its the ONLY thing.

zia · Jan 15, 2009

That is a rare breed called an "american skillet hound"

Hunt_Rez · Jan 15, 2009

never heard of that....

Width isnt everything, its the ONLY thing.

schmalts · Jan 15, 2009

Damn Mike, does that kid get to kill everything cool?? Will you be my dad for a while?

sageadvice · Jan 15, 2009

Zia ans Hunter harry responded to my concern;
"Joey, the .204 did great, he jumped out of the tree, went 10 yards and fell dead."

Thanks guys for the info. I guess i'm thinking on the safe side here. If i shot one, i'd want to know he wouldn't have the ability or body function to take his revenge. Hunting them with dogs and the cat is tree'd, i can see where you'd be close and and could get a very well placed shot.

That's one big cat! Joey