Lion gets a monster

[ilovesprig]

I finally secured permission to a ranch that I've tried getting permission to hunt turkeys.....No luck on the turkeys, but the land owner told me I could hunt deer....I knew there was a monster D-16 buck (4x5) in the area, but never got him on camera or a clear look (owner had)…..Well, he shows up a few nights ago and the owner finds him half eaten by a lion.....Trail cam shows the culprit the next night with what appears to me as another heavy buck......Bummer


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[cadeerhunter]

yes and the stupid liberals won't let us control them. they will be coming into small neighborhoods next and wait until a young toddler is taken down

 

[Smokey58]

Damn looks like one Muy Malo Cat

 

[Bowman]

Wow, that deer was trophy for D16.
Darn cats. It's amazing it could take down.

 

[DanSanDiego]

That cat is so fat his stomach is nearly dragging. This all-you-can-eat policy has got to end soon.

 

[Ghosthunter]

Damn that is a thick horned buck, sorry to see it gone to a cat.

 

[The Deer Guy]

Bummer that’s sad. That’s a stud San Diego buck.

 

[Drewski2324]

Thats too bad. We need to be issued C1 tags.

 

[SurfNHuntSD]

Thats too bad. We need to be issued C1 tags.

Right.. if we did I'd have filled that tag last year and this year. Last year had a flat, hill to hill 125 yard shot on one.. this year could've had a chip shot 50 yarder. #meowkitty

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[ilovesprig]

WTF!.....Another buck down on the new prop.....Then I check the cams on my go to spot and this guy is there.....These lions are starting to annoy me.....lol

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[HortoTheSlayer]

What a bummer..and such a waste. It's almost like they do it for fun and move onto the next one.

 

[Bowman]

It could mean more than one lion.
Strange hitting the bucks instead of the does. Be cautious there Steve.

 

[SurfNHuntSD]

Strange hitting the bucks instead of the does

Don't they often hit bucks because the bucks are usually solo?



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[Bowman]

Usually I have seen left remains of doe kills. And not to many bucks.
Could be opposite of others experience. MHO it usually sick or singled out does or bucks.

 

[ilovesprig]

Don't they often hit bucks because the bucks are usually solo?



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Yep....Almost all the kills I've found have been bucks.....Maybe bucks are just easier to find or see under leaves.

 

[Bowman]

WTF!.....Another buck down on the new prop.....Then I check the cams on my go to spot and this guy is there.....These lions are starting to annoy me.....lol

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That's monster cat.
Lucky doggy wasn't in his dog house

 

[ilovesprig]

Lee,

No dogs live on this property (or there wouldn't be any turkeys).....The lady did have 22 outside cats.....The count is now 1......Coyotes took care of those.

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[Bowman]

That's a lot of turkey's.
May that's what it was after

 

[ilovesprig]

Lee,

I don't think so.....This area is deer rich.....Turkeys are too much effort for the reward.....Although, It's still a cat and you know how cats like to play with their kills.

Bobcats on the other hand, are the #1 killer of turkeys.

 

[The Deer Guy]

I hate them cats. How populated are they gonna get before California makes it legal to hunt em? Oh wait I just answered my own question... it’s California so never.

Nice group of gobs though. Should make for a decent season come March.