Cougar catches Mule Deer doe

It blows my mind it was caught on camera. Several years ago. I got to see a cat chase a doe around a box canyon in the west desert of Utah. I have never in my life seen a deer run the way this dow did. Even if I had a camera I dont think I could have caught it on film. It all happened so fast. Thanks for that Hawk, you brought back a cool memory :thumb

That cat sure looked like it could use a good meal. Thanks for posting!

nice vid. Except for the annoying woman who kept running her mouth and wanting to rescue the deer :))

+1 ABert, that cat looked pretty thin.

Pretty amazing video, not so pretty amazing commentary. :)

What an expreience that would be! I can't believe they were able to catch that on film for so long and so close, thanks for sharing Hawk! Man that makes me miss chasin em though.

sneekeepete; Would it ever be possible to have maybe like 2 hounds if I had a house on base later in my career?

hound_hunter, I can answer that for ya.

It's pretty simple really...if you live off-base in civilian housing then you can. However, if you are renting then it would something to look at when you sign the rental agreement. A lot of renters will not allow pets.

If you live on base, on post, in subsidised military housing, etc: Most bases I have been to allow pets. However, I have not been stationed "everywhere" so again, you'll have to find out once you get there.

Lastly, ya gotta remember that in the military you move A LOT so you may end up in a situation where you might have to get rid of your pets prior to transfer to a new command. Additionally, if you move overseas then you run into a whole new set of rules anywhere from "no pets" so some stations which require up to a 3 month quarintine prior to allowing the animal into the country. Japan was pretty stringent on quarintine times and Hawaii has certain laws regarding this also.
Plus, you gotta think about deployments away from home station. Who is going to watch your animals while they are gone?

It is CERTAINLY doable in most cases....but it can be a lot of work too!

Good luck man!

FYI: My nephew just graduated from Marine Corp bootcamp on DEC12. Glad to add one to the family!

Good post Hawk! I agree that it is a rare moment captured on camera. For those of you here in Utah did anyone happen to see the roughin it outdoors show last Sunday? There were scenes from another rare moment caught on camera. A pack of wolves in yellowstone chase a cow elk into a river. The wolves wait on either side of the river for her to come out. Each time she did there would be a chase sequence followed by a return to the river. On one trip she had to swim out to the middle to get two wolves off her back. The most amazing part of the scene is when the cow comes out of the river and gets chased right past the camera man. You could see the fear in her eyes. The wolf and cow run past the camera out about 10 feet. I don't know about any of you but that would have made me nervous, if I were filming.

Hope they keep the wolves out of Utah. I know it's too late for that, but I hope they don't become a prominent part of the wildlife picture here.

Hey thanks for the info Hawk. That's something i'll have to look into a little more, i'll probably just have to wait until i'm out (which may be a while cause so far i love it!). But congrats to your nephew, thats bringing back a lot of stories ill never forget, haha.

notenuftags: Is the video on youtube at all? I'd like to see that! Ill start looking for it right now, post a link if you already know it though.

I once saw a cat take down a doe in southern Utah while I was filming bucks. They were too far across the canyon to get on film and it took about an hour to get to the other side. I was hoping to get it feeding on film but when i snuck in the area I only found the doe buried with leaves. I sure did have the feeling I was being watched. Without any weapon, except a pocket knive. I decided to get away from the downed doe but I never did see the cat again. Only some more recent kills.

I know the feeling that ridgetop is talking aboout. While looking for sheds with my then six year old boy, we came across a freshly killed 2 point buck. It had been drug into a thick juniper tree and proped up on the main tree branch. It was wedged between braches and up off the ground. As I inspected the buck/antlers I got a sick feeling that we were being watched. I never did see the cougar but there sure were a lot of carcasses and scattered bone in the area.