DSDs Work on Panthers, Too

[Turkeytider]

Just....a once in a lifetime experience. Unforgettable to say the least! What a magnificent animal.

[CAPTJJ]

Glad you guys like them. Honestly, I never felt threatened, was more worried he would trash one of my decoys so I tired to scare him off but it didn' do much. I stood up and yelled waving my arms and he looked at me in my leafy suit like he had no idea what I was. Told him I didn't want to shoot him and he eventually walked off.

[KHNC]

OH, thats just an old barn yard cat!

[Rzrbac]

Amazing the one North American animal I have yet to encounter. Congrats, rare critters to spot for sure.

[Gobbler428]

Super cool encounter!

[NCbowjunkie]

Like said. Once in lifetime experience. Cool

[boomer]

Cool pictures

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[squidd]

Had to get the heart racing - are you sure you're turkey call didn't sound like 'Here-Kitty-Kitty'

[harleytom]

Had a similar experience with a bald eagle trying to carry my hen decoy away.

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[zsully]

Cool pictures. Really neat encounter

[randy6471]

  That's awesome!!

[zelmo1]

Very cool memory bro 

[MK M GOBL]

Awesome to see, we have coyotes, bobcat, and wolves in but very few cougars around. Have yet to see one...


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[albrubacker]

That is awesome! Thanks for sharing!

[Marc]

Had a similar experience with a bald eagle trying to carry my hen decoy away.

I have had plenty of animals come into my turkey decoys...  On two separate occasions I had coyotes coming in at the same time as a turkey, and tried to wave off the yotes...  They saw my hand motion and rushed me (to within yards if not feet of me) thinking my hand waving was prey... 

Had a bobcat actually jump a decoy...

Called in foxes, and even a racoon once...

But, to my knowledge I have never called in an animal that could eat me....  I hunt mountain lion country, and have seen plenty of tracks...  I have seen cougars while hunting, but have never had one come into the call  Still not sure if I want to?

I jumped one a couple years back in an abandoned isolated shack of sorts...  It skidded across the floor and when out a back door...  I was glad to be wearing brown pants that day.

As to the OP, that is a unique experience that would be worth the trip, and an experience that will be remembered far longer than harvesting a bird...  Awesome photo capture of the experience!