EddieWalker
Epic Contributor
I forgot about this until deserteagle's pictures. I drew a special deer tag to hunt in the South Warner Wilderness in Northern California. I was hunting by myself, and I wanted to get far enough into the Wilderness to not have to deal with any other hunters. Most would just hike in for the day from the parking area.
I set up my tent along a creek close to the top of the ridge. It was shaded and very private. In the morning, the ground was frozen solid. In the evening, it was muddy.
I woke up on the second or third day, and saw a frozen mountain lion track right in the middle of my boot print. Since I always stay out hunting until last light, and walk back to camp in the dark, it was either following me, or it just happened to walk down the same trail that I did after I was in the tent.
On a side note, I spent five days there and never saw another human. I did not realize how strange that would be. When I had my buck, and I was back to my Bronco, the first thing that I did was turn on talk radio just to hear human voices.
I set up my tent along a creek close to the top of the ridge. It was shaded and very private. In the morning, the ground was frozen solid. In the evening, it was muddy.
I woke up on the second or third day, and saw a frozen mountain lion track right in the middle of my boot print. Since I always stay out hunting until last light, and walk back to camp in the dark, it was either following me, or it just happened to walk down the same trail that I did after I was in the tent.
On a side note, I spent five days there and never saw another human. I did not realize how strange that would be. When I had my buck, and I was back to my Bronco, the first thing that I did was turn on talk radio just to hear human voices.