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Old 01-22-2017, 10:06 AM
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From Red Deer to the forest and back to Red Deer in 18 hours. Silver Willow Taxidermy will be life sizing him.























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Old 01-22-2017, 10:11 AM
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Nice cat James!
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Old 01-22-2017, 10:12 AM
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Old 01-22-2017, 10:21 AM
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Beauty cat congrats
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Old 01-22-2017, 10:46 AM
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congrats, did you use any dogs???
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Old 01-22-2017, 10:59 AM
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look at those quills! tough sob. Congratulations. Beauty.
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Old 01-22-2017, 11:41 AM
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Nice cat and pics! Congrats
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Old 01-22-2017, 11:44 AM
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Nice cat! Congrats

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Old 01-22-2017, 02:09 PM
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Awesome cat. Top of my bucket list
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Old 01-22-2017, 02:19 PM
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Nice, what did ya get him with?
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Old 01-22-2017, 02:24 PM
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Great pictures, great animal.
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Old 01-22-2017, 02:33 PM
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look at those quills! tough sob. Congratulations. Beauty.
I noticed the same thing!
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Old 01-22-2017, 02:34 PM
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On my bucket list for sure.
Congratulations on a nice cat!
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Old 01-22-2017, 02:40 PM
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Very nice, congrats.
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Old 01-22-2017, 02:45 PM
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Nice cat!
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Old 01-22-2017, 03:07 PM
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Nice Cat. You almost smiled even in this Pic James..way to go man.
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Old 01-22-2017, 04:28 PM
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Awesome!! Congrats!!
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Old 01-22-2017, 04:41 PM
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Beauty. Well done.


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Old 01-22-2017, 05:08 PM
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Nice Cat. You almost smiled even in this Pic James..way to go man.
It's cute you still remember me since this is my first post in 4 years.
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Old 01-22-2017, 07:03 PM
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Congrats on a very nice cat! See you this week
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Old 01-22-2017, 07:31 PM
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Nice cat,weight?
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Old 01-22-2017, 07:34 PM
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Great job man and what a beautiful cat with character. What rifle and cal did you use? How did the hunt go?
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Old 01-22-2017, 07:44 PM
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Nice Cat thanks for sharing the pics. Congrats!
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Old 01-22-2017, 07:51 PM
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good looking Tom.... I spent the majority of my years in BC chasing cats..and there is hardly a more satisfying hunt to be had in the Rockies. You will enjoy the memories of your hunt each and every time you look at your lifesize mount.

Congrats on a fine looking cat
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Old 01-22-2017, 08:46 PM
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Congrats on the Cat!
I wonder how many deer/moose/elk it took to get that Big.
Thanks for thinning the Cat population so that there are more ungulates for me to hunt.
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Old 01-22-2017, 09:15 PM
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Great job man and what a beautiful cat with character. What rifle and cal did you use? How did the hunt go?
Tikka T3 lite 6.5x55. 140 grain Nosler Partition. Ive used this combo on moose, elk, deer, bears, antelope and now cougar. Cougar was an instant kill behind the shoulder.
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Old 01-22-2017, 09:17 PM
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A congratulations to here you here on AO for this Cougar!

What a find for a first cat! Very fortunate for you. I imagine he had a hard life and was in some pain before you eased his transition out of this harsh and cruel world.

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Old 01-22-2017, 09:30 PM
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That's a good sized kitty!! Huge congrats man!!

Weight on him??
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Old 01-23-2017, 06:37 AM
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Tikka T3 lite 6.5x55. 140 grain Nosler Partition. Ive used this combo on moose, elk, deer, bears, antelope and now cougar. Cougar was an instant kill behind the shoulder.
Awesome rig man, I really enjoy shooting my 6.5x55 Mauser. Congrats again.
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Old 01-23-2017, 06:49 AM
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Will,look very nice full mount for sure!
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