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Ok, so I had a cool experience when I walked out a lion track this year. Got within ten yards of her before she busted out of an uprooted tree. She then treed a stones through away. I was wondering if anyone has just walked one out and shot it in place without using the dogs or other interesting stories. Thanks.
Sean

Shoot one without dogs bawlin at it ??? Thats funny chit right there !!!! Seriously a good story and must have been a suprise on the cat to !

I gotta ask.. did you open on the track at all or just slip in silent cur style ???

A friend of mine tracked down a 145# tom this winter in about2 feet of snow. I was away at a funeral when he got on the track. The second day he jumped it out from under a blowdown a got a shot as it stopped on a ridge. He made a poor shot and two more days of tracking with only one sighting the cat was still on his feet. I came back that night to hear the tale, and him asking for my dogs. I was reluctant to use the dogs as I figured the lion would be in a bad mood and possibly not able to tree. A couple hours of hide and seek and a few shots later he finally killed it from about 5 feet. I have to say it was exciting to say the least.

I had two little puppies on a leash just walking it out for training. They didn't open until the ten yard mark. Maybe they saw the lion I don't know. It was all a big surprise to me cause I wasn't paying good attention cause I had my head down on the track. The lion jumped in a tree and that was it so I guess you can say I used dogs, sort of. But I didn't need them however I doubt it would took the tree without puppy noise. I didn't shoot the lion. It was a female. Anyway, it was kinda cool. I'm sure all you guys have some stories of getting close and I wanted to hear them.
Sean

@ chilcotin hillbilly, I was thinking you might need a shotgun to bust them like rabits when the shoot out of their cover when hunting that way. I'll probably just stick with dogs instead of trying it the hard way.
Sean