Entries Tagged Judd Cooney

Receiving top dollar for your fur begins in the field immediately after a successful hunt.

If you’re looking for a true bucket-list adventure, call a houndsman and give bowhunting mountain lions a go.

It's simple math: More wolves means less big game for Western hunters.

Good public relations are reason enough to hunt predators during the off-season, when they are more prone to domestic critter depredation. And it’s also a good reason to learn the art of trapping and snaring — which make these endeavors even more effective because these animal control tools work 24 hours a day and can be utilized where shooting isn’t possible.

The largest bobcat the author ever called up was taken in Colorado a few days after the big-game season was over when he spotted ravens and magpies flitting around a brushy section of creek-bottom a half-mile off a main road. Here's how to cash in on late-season predators.

Does a 150-grain load of muzzleloader powder really offer enough extra knockdown power to justify the shoulder beating?

Increase your odds for success — and prime pelts — by hunting these secretive felines during the winter months.

Your gun is only as good as the scope you put on it, and that goes double for muzzleloaders.

Next time you see or hear of a unique predator where it shouldn’t be, give some thought as to just where it might have come from. If it happens to be a jaguar, don’t call me, been there and done that!

Are factory loads good enough for you? Should you be hand-loading, tweaking and seeking one-hole results?

Don't overlook the batteries in your calls, lights and gear. When you need these things the most, you don't want them to fail.

Over the years, I have called in many coyotes, fox and bobcats from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. That’s proof positive that Mother Nature has a soft spot for midday predator callers!

Your chances of adding a trophy-sized mountain lion to your den have never been better, so don’t procrastinate.