Cool Cat #3 - The Wowcat

Cool cat número tres was quite a wow when we saw the pic on the 'puter.

Kinda photo that really jumps out at ya, and tickles our fear-of-the-monster-in-the-night genes.

And, one that also screams for a caption contest.

To me, this lion's posture is saying the same thing as that darling spotted skunk's:

"Don't make me use this..!"



The photo also really shows the power of white-flashing, auto-focusing and auto-adjusting homebrews. Checkity-check this tight crop - you can count kitty's whiskers:



And those ear notches and nose scars - badass.

Btw - don't you go thinking that cougars are indifferent to cam traps - this puma stopped for several shoulder shots as it sniffed and rubbed the camera. Here's one:



Maybe memorizing my scent for a future hunt? Hmmm... :)

8 critter photos and 176 false triggers. And those 8 gave us bobcat, polecat and wowcat.

Lucky set, and 3 very cool cats.

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References:

• The Nature of a Man (this blog) - Cool Cat #2 - The Polecat
• The Nature of a Man (this blog) - 3 Cool Cats
• The Nature of a Man (this blog) - posts on cam trapping in the Tehachapis

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