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Offline iCe

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Re: Big Bend Wildlife Sightings Report
« Reply #120 on: September 01, 2009, 11:18:29 AM »
A friend of mine posted some shots on TPF of a Big... Yellow... Cat... that he saw and photographed a few days ago. He got a few shots off before it disappeared into the brush. He was so close to the basin parking lot that he ran to his car, grabbed his camera, and ran back to take the shots. He heard it first. I'm not sure if he yelled "here kitty kitty" to attract it or not... probably not.

Here's a little piece of his story. I won't post his images... it's not cool to do that...

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I got back to the basin and went for a stroll on the Basin loop trail to more or less "relax". I was leaning against a tree almost dozing off when I heard the cougar "scream". I ran about 50 yards to car, grabbed the 300 & 1d2n. I was very excited & never thought about anything but getting the cat before he was gone. I heard him in the brush (we were only about 100-120 yds from the casa Grande lodges) and then saw him head up the hill across the ravine
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Re: Big Bend Wildlife Sightings Report
« Reply #121 on: September 01, 2009, 02:31:16 PM »
Quote from: iCe on September 01, 2009, 11:18:29 AM
I won't post his images... it's not cool to do that...
Maybe you can convince him to share them with us....
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Re: Big Bend Wildlife Sightings Report
« Reply #122 on: September 01, 2009, 03:42:33 PM »
Quote from: iCe on September 01, 2009, 11:18:29 AM
A friend of mine posted some shots on TPF of a Big... Yellow... Cat... that he saw and photographed a few days ago. He got a few shots off before it disappeared into the brush. He was so close to the basin parking lot that he ran to his car, grabbed his camera, and ran back to take the shots. He heard it first. I'm not sure if he yelled "here kitty kitty" to attract it or not... probably not.

Here's a little piece of his story. I won't post his images... it's not cool to do that...

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I got back to the basin and went for a stroll on the Basin loop trail to more or less "relax". I was leaning against a tree almost dozing off when I heard the cougar "scream". I ran about 50 yards to car, grabbed the 300 & 1d2n. I was very excited & never thought about anything but getting the cat before he was gone. I heard him in the brush (we were only about 100-120 yds from the casa Grande lodges) and then saw him head up the hill across the ravine

I sent him a PM to see if he would either come here and post or let me post them for him. He should be a member here. I he loves BiBe is as much as anyone that I know...
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Re: Big Bend Wildlife Sightings Report
« Reply #123 on: September 01, 2009, 04:49:53 PM »
Leon said it was ok to post. He may drop in here later...

Here's his kitty cat shots

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Re: Big Bend Wildlife Sightings Report
« Reply #124 on: September 01, 2009, 04:52:02 PM »
one more. click for larger size

« Last Edit: May 25, 2010, 08:58:24 AM by RichardM »
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Re: Big Bend Wildlife Sightings Report
« Reply #125 on: September 01, 2009, 04:58:08 PM »
now that is cool!
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Re: Big Bend Wildlife Sightings Report
« Reply #126 on: September 01, 2009, 05:02:18 PM »
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Re: Big Bend Wildlife Sightings Report
« Reply #127 on: September 01, 2009, 06:23:43 PM »
Quote from: trtlrock on September 01, 2009, 04:58:08 PM
now that is cool!

Yeah it sure is... I wish Leon would get on here and retell the story... even in print you can "hear" the excitement. He's got grandbaby duty today... can't blame him for not posting  :icon_smile:
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Re: Big Bend Wildlife Sightings Report
« Reply #128 on: September 01, 2009, 10:07:35 PM »
Thks to my friend Michael for posting the pix (such as they were).
this is tghe best I could do to tell the story-I was a very excited old coot. :icon_eek:

IDid Idid Idid Taw A Putty Kat!!

I've tracked & searched for Mtn Lions & Bears in the BiBe for a long time . While I've had several sightings of both, I have never had the opportunity to get a shot before they disappeared into the bush.
I need to set up the reason for these horrible pix so this is my story & I'm sticking to it!!!
I had spent the day in the Black Gap WMA & wilderness area in the hot & very bright sunlight! Cam settings AV7.1 ISO100 ETC. I got back to the basin and went for a stroll on the Basin loop trail to more or less "relax".
I was leaning against a tree almost dozing off when I heard the cougar "scream". I ran about 50 yards to car,grabbed the 300 & 1d2n. I was very excited & never thought about anything but getting the cat before he was gone. I heard him in the brush (we were only about 100-120 yds from the casa Grande lodges) and then saw him head up the hill across the ravine- Long story short-I got a couple of shots I thought would be OK, then realized the cam was still set on 100 ISO. This was after 8 PM & it was getting dark in the ravine with some sunlight streaming through parts of the "window".
I was handholding a 300mm2.8 attached to the 1d2n and the shutter went off at 1/13 of a second.(me stumbling up & down the ravine didn't help) I was disappointed, but still I finally got my pix of the cat who had eluded me for a long time!

Glad you enjoyed the shots!!
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Re: Big Bend Wildlife Sightings Report
« Reply #129 on: September 01, 2009, 10:59:52 PM »
Thanks for sharing ?.... :eusa_shifty:
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Re: Big Bend Wildlife Sightings Report
« Reply #130 on: September 22, 2009, 11:44:50 AM »
Quote from: homerboy2u on September 01, 2009, 10:59:52 PM
Thanks for sharing ?.... :eusa_shifty:

Can't see the images?
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Re: Big Bend Wildlife Sightings Report
« Reply #131 on: October 21, 2009, 11:01:24 AM »
I did not repost the pix since they were already posted by ICE in his previous post.
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