The Longwalkers Cougar Hunting Book-Mountain Lion-1st

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THE LONGWALKERS Twenty-five Years of Tracking the Northern Cougar by Jerry A. Lewis First Edition, 1995 **** Written by a man who truly understands the cougar's ways and who appreciates the land he hunts, this book is a MUST-HAVE for your Cougar hunting or hound dog (Bluetick, Redbone, Treeing Walker) library! Trek the snow-covered mountain forests of Idaho, Montana, British Columbia, and Alberta with the author as he follows cougars/mountain lions on foot, guided by his keen hounds. Cougars can travel forty miles without resting or eating, and few people possess the dedication or endurance Lewis has to locate these big cats---whether carrying a gun, a camera, or a notebook. EXCERPT: "The big cougar's eyes shone a bright emerald green in the weak flashlight beam. He was so close that I could see his entire body. I didn't wait for much more to happen; as soon as the sights of my short-barreled Smith & Wesson settled on his chest, I squeezed the trigger. The sight picture looked good in the beam of the flashlight, and I was certain the bullet passed through the lungs, or possibly the heart. At the roar of the gun there was a bright flash of light from the narrow gap between the cylinder and the chamber. The big cat rose straight off the limb from his prostrate position, seemingly without a push from his powerful legs, and launched himself into the night. A loud squall came from his throat through clenched fangs and mixed with the echoes of the gunshot coming back from the granite bluffs across the creek in the night. There was a great flurry of flying snow as the long-tailed cat came tumbling 40 feet off a steep rock wall into a jumble of smaller rocks and brush below." Table of Contents : INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 - TRAILING THE LONGWALKER In the northern Rocky Mountains, a variety of game can be run with hounds and will then climb a tree. Here are some obvious, and some subtle, ways to work out the trails of cougars, bobcats, Canada lynx, and wolverines. CHAPTER 2 - THE BEGINNING OF AN ERA This is the story of how the author got started successfully hunting cougars. He tells of some of the hard knocks he took getting started in this complex, demanding exercise and talks about Abe, an unsuspecting hound who finally turned the early frustrating years into a 20-year run of exciting hunts in the mountains. CHAPTER 3 - FOR HIS COURAGE, A FACELIFT Abe was a pup when a cougar scratched the vision from his left eye. His heart grew larger than his frame, and while still not much more than an old pup, he caught one of the toughest lions he would ever face. From before daylight until after dark, he worked in 33-degree-below-zero weather to bring the big cat to bay. CHAPTER 4 - THE CARTRIDGE FOR COUGAR From the .22 Long Rifle to the versatile .44 Magnum, a wide variety of cartridges have been successful on cougars. The author gives his opinions on some cartridges and shares some statistics from many years of taking notes. CHAPTER 5 - A COUGAR IN THE NIGHT Suffering a bad fall in the dark of the night while only a few yards behind a big male cougar, the author and his hounds trailed the big cat into some high bluffs. CHAPTER 6 - ON TO GRADUATE SCHOOL A tough weekend hunt teamed Ed Pines and his dog Crow with the author's bluetick pup Lynx, making their first successful cougar hunt together. The hunt ends with two male cougars hanging from a log on the author's cabin porch. CHAPTER 7 - COUGAR SCENTS AND HOUND SENSE The author discusses hounds, cougars, scenting conditions, successful hunts and lost tracks. CHAPTER 8 - SCENT OF A WOMAN Lonely hunters everywhere may be encouraged by this romantic story of how the author met the woman he had been searching for. This woman and his love for cougar hunting mixed intimately into his life. CHAPTER 9 - NO WARNING LABELS One day on the Selway R... read more

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