Lucky coyote
 

Taking to a trapper in rosebud, looks like the season about over, Rubs on some last week. Then he told me something that i have not heard to often. They came upon a yote in a trap, fur had some bad rubs, the rubber lined bridger did not do much damage, so they pinned it down, and released it. He said it was a female and more fur for next year.Seems like good thinking to me, dont think i would want to try it alone, they dont go down without a fight.

A coyote is one thing...but how about a cougar? I met an old trapper at one of the Rendezvous' who told a story about releasing a full grown cougar!

release
 

Oh boy that sounds risky, pound for pound i have found a cat more ferocious than dog. To bad he didnt have a video to show how he did that.

cougar
 

Cougar Long and Eric Kjost roped one of their cougars out of a tree and chained it in barn. F & W did not think that it was legal hunting. Kjost had to release it by himself as his buddies left. F & W superintendent from Red Deer did not appreciate it when they came to charge them next day. They said wanted to see cougar and Kjost said "What Cougar".

cougar
 

Good one, to bad no pictures, dont ever see one.The word around the cougar population is increaseing, spoke to some people in cypress hills, and they told me the turkey population seriously reduced by the cougar.

There is a YouTube video of a guy releasing a wolf . He cut a 6 inch hole in a 4 x4 piece of ply. ,located on one edge centered. Place notch on chain and worked his way up to the wolf using the ply as a shield . When he got to the trap the wolf could get to him . Push tabs and away he went.

That previous post should read "couldn't get him "