Awesome!!!  I really enjoyed the hunt, thanks for bringing us along.

Doug-excellent from start to finish!!          

What a great story!  Gives us a real idea of what lion hunting is all about and the thrills you experienced.  I sure can see how addicting that could be!
I also can sure see why that arrow is special to you!  There should be a special spot on your wall for that one  

Doug, that was as good as it gets.  Start to finish, top-shelf all the way!    

Wow, Doug.  You're not kidding. Life is wonderful in Montana.  Great story!

I wish I could have been there!  Thanks for taking us along!  Great photos and a great story!!!!!!

Wow that was a great story Doug.

Great story and pictures, Doug.  Folks who have never followed hounds don't realize how hard it is to set your own pace when you're chasing after critters with four legs and endless stamina.

As a side note, a lot of cats are jumped off of deer kills, and most think that must mean does and fawns.  A friend of mine and his son were on a late elk hunt a few weeks ago near here, and they jumped a cat off of a deer it had just killed.  He emailed the picture to me, and you will notice that the cat had clamped down on the bucks nose to kill it.  I would guess they also do that to elk.    They went back a few days later with some dogs and killed a 150# tom in the same area.

great read--thanks for sharing---cool pics too!  

Just a great story Doug! Couldn't wait to get home to read the next installment; sorry to see it was the end. Looking forward to the next one.

Great hunt and wonderfull telling of the tale Doug. Felt like I was right there.    

Got a phone call tonight telling me I'm gonna be hearing hound music for awhile myself.  :D

Darn Doug. That hunt could have gotten us almost ta Texas          

Man Doug you had my legs and lungs burning just reading it.Awsome story,hunt and cougar.

Thanks for taking us along on youre hunts in such a wonderful state,You are one lucky guy.    

Have a great Christmas

Tracy

Great hunt and great story. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks all and it was a pleasure.

I want to again thank John for providing the expertease and Jess, my good friend Tom for generously giving me first shot as a cat and all his hard work and of course Jodie for all his enthusiasm.      

Dougie,  I recall one really good way I cooked my cat was by cutting some meat into cubes and doing it marinatd in terryaki as a shish-ca-bob on the grill, makes me wanna kill another one just thinking about it!

Thanks for taking the time to bring us the story Doug.  I really enjoyed it......and congrats again Sir!

Doug,
That red really put the fire in me for next year!  I will be trying to do the same thing only I need to find a cat hunter willing to take me out.  I hope I find some friends as good as yours.  Thanks for the well written hunt.