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on my way back from picking up some new meds, was stopped by firemen! thats when i spotted the fire on the hill side! in a heavily forrested area just outside of the town of ashford, washington  a wild fire! when i was there it had burned apox. 35 to 50 acres! there was 2 helicopter flying in water buckets to near by alder lake!! a neighbor says it has burn double the size i saw! now there are command centers just 2 miles from my home!! this is looking very interesting!!

 

Not sure I'd use the term "interesting" in your situation Patrick! Good luck and keep us informed.

the fire has been put out now, but there is still a command trailor with 2 cars still down the road! we have had like 77 days with .03 or less rainfall! and i live in a forest everything is very dry, the news here said it was 10 acres! from the smoke i saw i was guessing 35 to 50!! there is still no explaination on what started it! living with tree`s for miles a fire is the 1 thing that gets to everyone! terrified my granddaugter(4yo) who was with me!

well i don't know how much ,but they say it is supose to rain tommorow .Lits pray it dose .

yeah i think it`s friday for us, and as of 2 pm today it was still smoking and 5 guy`s in green suits with bino`s sitting in a field just watching it!!

Hopefully, they got it extinguished for you and it stays put out. Good luck, CH!

thanks slaymaker!! rain on the way for tommorrow! been way to long! things are just so dry!! hopefully that will change tommorrow!!

Crippledhunter,
How ya doing?
You getting along any better now? Has your Hunting plans improved any? Last time here I saw where you might get some help with your hunt.
Any fire damage to you or your "STUFF-STUFF"? OOPS I meant property!!!!!

etaylor, we got rain today! thats a good thing, i live at the convergence of 3 forests!! and am surounded by 1,000`s of acres of tree`s!

as far as my hunting goes, i am up to either 2 shorts walks a day or 1 larger walk! the short walk is maybe .2 of a mile the larger walk is maybe .4! i do have help now, my niece`s hubby and a neighbor`s son says he will help also! so if mother nature coperates i will be out there throwing sticks at deer at least!!

and no no damage to my stuff-stuff!! and no stress from that site either!!

crippledhunter,
Great news!!
Good to hear parts of my Prayers were answered. Now let's work on the other parts!!!! I'm sure everyone is in your corner fighting with you, each in our own way.

thanks again etaylor! yes the good wishes and prayers did help!!

this last weekend I was on a muzzeloader elk hunt, the wifes, in the colockum and the smoke from the wenatchee and table mountain fires was really thick. Those poor folks in town have been breathing that stench since the 15th of sept. The blackend forest around cle-elum was just sad. The wind farm is still churning and the towers didn't even look discolored. This weekend I am going to try and find her a deer, and the snow level is going to be 3000 ft. At least the fires are out now..

it is sad that the fires are still going on! i feel for those folks who are living with this!! i am just glad we are getting rain now!!!

best of luck to you spike!!!

Hey crippledhunter,
I noticed on ctrees string that you are going to be able to get out and do some hunting. THAT is GOOD NEWS. Regardless of what size, or if it is a slick-head or a B&C trophy, I wish you Luck. I know some people say Luck has nothing to do with it, but whatever it is, I hope you get one>

thanks etaylor8! i almost got me a cougar this morning! i was doing some light scouting in a swamp not far from my home, it was snow/raining and i was watching 4 spikes about 150 yards away when i spotted him(a huge tom) , he was working his way to them so i started to work mt way to him!! but the spikes got wind of me and spooked thats when he spotted me too! oh well i know he is in the area i hope to get another chance at him!!

Forgive my ignorance Patrick, are they any good or are they taken out as a nuisance?

Steve, are you asking about good as in eating? If so, I've seen several articles that mention the tenderloins and backstraps, and I've seen recipes for cougar and bobcat. I plan to try some bobcat backstraps the next time I kill one.

i make jerky out of kitty!!

cripplehunter,
I've heard all my life that people have eaten big cats and the meat is awesome. I think I would try it if given the chance. Here in Missouri, the penalty for killing a Puma, Mt. Lion, Panther, Catamount, whatever name you want to use, is extreme. One report here was of a guy who found a "road Kill", took it home, skined it out, then got nervous and threw the skin away. Conservation agency tracked him down and threw the "book" at him.
Anyway, what I was wondering, before I started rambling, is have you seen your cat again? They travel so far, and thier range is so extensive, you might not see him again for awhile. Still getting outdoors I hope!!!
Take care and good luck
Erv.

Posted By rthomas4 on 20 Oct 2012 07:49 PM
Steve, are you asking about good as in eating? If so, I've seen several articles that mention the tenderloins and backstraps, and I've seen recipes for cougar and bobcat. I plan to try some bobcat backstraps the next time I kill one.

Yeah, just never thought of eating cat. Dunno why, probably 'cause they aren't prevalent in the NE. They are here, just not many.