Mount lion hunting

[Tom0728]

Getting a tag to chase lions around the black hills. Anybody have any tips to get after one without a dog or electronic calls? Any stories or info would be greatly appreciated.

[mnbwhtr]

I had one stalk me in Idaho one year while cow calling elk, without a call I don't know. Sorry!

[A tag]

I live in a area that has a over population of lions. Just to see a lion in my area is extremely rare. The only thing I would suggest is a mouth call and even that would be a extremely low percentage hunt. The only guys I know that have taken a cat with a bow have used dogs or lucked out and called one in early in September elk hunting. in both cases they where very young cats.  I have personally called in several bears elk hunting but never a lion. The Black Hills has a little more open country than where I hunt so I could be wrong on this. I feel like it will be extremely difficult and take an overwhelming amount of luck to put an arrow in a lion let alone see one without the use of dogs. That’s said you will never get one sitting on the couch and will be fun just getting out with your bow.

[Tom0728]

Thanks fellas. I've ran into a couple deer hunting. My plans was to just go out after fresh snow and cut a set of tracks. Then hope to get lucky. Who knows at least I'd get some exercise

[A tag]

Another thought would be and it will be very difficult to do is find a lion kill and sit on it. Remember that lion is close and may become territorial so be careful if he sees you move in on his kill. Worst case scenario I bet you find some nice sheds and get to shoot some stumps.

[Elsecaller]

Never hunted one, but from everything I've ever heard and read dogs are about the only way to have a reasonable chance of getting one.

[beemann]

A few years ago there was a guy from SD that was trying to track cats in the snow on his own.  I wish I could remember his name or where I saw the thread.  But I cant not much help I know.

[Tom0728]

Thanks again. I'll go collect sheds and shoot stumps. If I find a kill or fresh track ill just hope to get extremely lucky

[Larry Dean]

We get the odd roamer around here. I can report that they respond to a fawn bleat. Two years ago everyone saw him, he liked having his picture taken by trail cams.  Thankfully, no reports this past year.  Tom Schulz has killed a number of them, I believe it was he that told me that they are very good eating. If one uses dogs, how many and how well trained do those dogs need to be?

[mnbwhtr]

They are good eating, white meat not much flavor. I hunted them 1983 and we treed 3 cats that week with 3 dogs, one older strike dog started them and then 2 younger, faster dogs  treed the animal. They were well trained.