Vancouver Island Mountain Lion Hunting 2023

In this video i get out with some friends in pursuit of Mountain Lions on beautiful Vancouver Island. Check it out!

[@thecordeiroadventures]

Epic hunt! Congratulations for the Tom… was looking forward to see the video, thanks for sharing!

[@billfoster213]

"Eat or Be Eaten " has been taken to the next level. 😎👍

[@deadpinecollective]

Awesome video. We’ve had a few on the trapline but luckily none in a trap since I’d just have to turn it in.

[@patrickgoldade9408]

Great hunt. Thanks for sharing

[@OutdoorsDadBC]

Have a great trip dude! Can't wait for more vids. Hopefully you get another shot at a Bruin! Buddy sure did Pooch that shot lol shit happens Loved the Coug vid too!

[@biena1554]

Another awesome vid! Thanks.

[@canadianhuntnfish]

Heck ya Bro! Nice hunt. Saved a lot of deer with that one down. Big freakin Tom!! Congratulations

[@bdog4u2]

That's their job. They have just as much right to the deer as asshole hunters who have to get their kill fix. I will be happy when hunting is a thing of the past.

[@apfelcake4528]

great video man! awesome!!

[@craigmcintosh2397]

Nice big cat that's for sure. Couger ham is great. Pepperoni sticks would be good too

[@MyName-bz4zn]

Fantastic video and what a hunt! Are you going to share your final dry score? 14-3/4"? 15"??. Thanks for sharing - felt like I was there (again)

[@skyedge6158]

Glad you enjoyed the video ! Dry measurement made by Ray Weins is 15 3/16

[@MM-ld6fj]

Assume brings back memories when I had my hounds 👍🍺

[@justindyck9705]

Nice work man! I’ll bet the drinks were flowin at camp that night!

[@skyedge6158]

Some bevvys for the boys for sure

[@danmorris7235]

Nice Tom , he’d been fighting by the look of his nose.

[@That._countrykid]

THANK U BUD! i’ve been wanting to see you on the island for a while!!!

[@AnecdoteofaHoundsman]

Good stuff!

[@kelseyferny9793]

Great hunt !. I saw lots of tracks this year near mid island when hunting this past fall, saw one in the morning but it was before shooting light so couldn't take a shot unfortunately.

[@esticolis]

Nice catch!

[@skyedge6158]

Thanks!

[@regmackenzie6170]

Fun hunt sky , good job on the video !

[@skyedge6158]

Good hunting with you guys!

[@AlexanderBourke-s7x]

I think this would be a really cool experience to see in person !

[@mrpeddlethesealion]

great shot

[@devin197601]

Very cool 👍

[@built4hunting]

That’s awesome man! Curious to see how the pepperoni turns out. For the rest of the meat I’ve heard curries can be a good way to have cat meat!

[@robsaywell4106]

Epic!

[@reapergrim76]

Awesome stuff! 👌

[@skullfalker]

Awesome hunt man, definitely on my bucket list to do at least once

[@colinboyd5760]

Hope you make a nice roast out of that, or you'll be missing out. One of the best roasts I have ever had was from a cougar

[@ryanflynn9920]

Nice kill!!! I heard cougar tastes awesome

[@scotthammond7983]

Beautiful pelt.

[@stevez3527]

It is been a long long long time not posting anything!!!!! It is time to upload your spring bear hunting video, or you would like to post spring & fall bear hunting together???? A man in Richmond watched every videos of yours, cannot waiting!

[@angeloiru9444]

Wowwww..big cat..

[@TheSkinking]

A bucket list hunt for me! Congrats on that big old Tom. Is that a draw tag or over the counter?

[@skyedge6158]

Over the counter. Thanks it was an awesome hunt !

[@tocodelray]

WOW what a beast. I've never seen one but I wonder how many times they've seen me...

[@skyedge6158]

Impressive animal isn’t it ?? Super cool to know they are out there. Lots of em too.

[@1950harleycharley]

Two bullets! That’s twice as many as Barney Fife has!

[@jamesl2697]

Great video congrats! What caliber was that BDL? That cat will make a exceptional rug to cherish for many years

[@skyedge6158]

6 mm

[@aneesharyan3910]

@@skyedge6158Hello, are you able to send mountain lion claw ? I am willing to pay for it. Do reply

[@itsbcook]

Great hunt! Who was the guide, I'd be keen to book?

[@skyedge6158]

Hey thanks. This was not a guided hunt. We were fortunate to be introduced through some friends. Definitely exciting to chase cats in the snow !

[@JesseJames-kw5hc]

What did it taste like ? I couldn’t imagine it being good .

[@skyedge6158]

The bwckstrap tasted like something halfway between chicken and pork. Surprisingly good but a little strange to be honest. I'm having pepperoni and sausage made as well

[@rostamr4096]

I don't know, man. I have a mixed feeling about this. I know that Vancouver Island has an overpopulation of mountain lions, but still...sad to see such a majestic beast downed ...

[@skyedge6158]

All big game animals be it deer, elk, moose, bear, cougar deserve respect and admiration.

[@harrylane2871]

Which outfitter did you go with? Interested in a cat hunt myself

[@skyedge6158]

Not an outfitter. Just some friends who love to get out and hunt cats each season. Not sure who guides on VI ? Maybe someone can comment and help you out.

[@djforecast]

What did you do with it?

[@skyedge6158]

Pepperoni, jalapeño smokies , steaks as well as had a sweet half mount made by ray weins taxidermy. Admire it everyday

[@BChoundsman]

Cool video Sky. Congrats. When are you getting hounds yourself? Lol

[@skyedge6158]

Hey thanks! If I had the space, I would love to have hounds..

[@stevengreen1173]

Did you say you are renting the roads?

[@skyedge6158]

No. Crown land.

[@colinboyd5760]

how do you avoid the mosaic gates that are everywhere

[@skyedge6158]

The guys seemed to know their way around

[@colinboyd5760]

I gotta a friend that hunt the same area for cat and bear, and mosaic is always chasing them around, so i was just curious if you had any run-in with them

[@Dougwituik]

why the back up shot? seems like your shot was good

[@welderse14]

With a wounded 120 lb mountain lion coming down the tree a second shot is good insurance... Ammo is cheap.. I saw a cat get shot twice and still come out of the tree and ran 50 yards..

[@skyedge6158]

For the safety of the dogs and hunters. And to ensure an ethical quick kill

[@joesimpson2788]

Do what happened to your spring bear hunt I seen you post it and now I can't find it. KZbin going soft again

[@skyedge6158]

Hahaha the first one had some issues uploading. Should be good to go now

[@torgerwarris5858]

What part of the island wear u hunting on

[@skyedge6158]

Mid to north island

[@keifer217]

Hello I’m from Victoria as well and me and my friend love to hunt but we are totally new to hunting. Just wondering do you know is there any organization or people could be our instructor and take us to hunt a cougar? Thanks a lot

[@skyedge6158]

Hey Kiefer. I actually live in North Van, so not from the Island.. congrats on getting into hunting, it's the best! I would recommend you get signed up at your local fish and game club. You will meet lots of good folks who can point you in the right direction as a new hunter. Good luck !

[@citrocar1028]

Hunt for eating..?

[@skyedge6158]

Not specifically, but yes I kept the meat

[@citrocar1028]

@@skyedge6158 is it legal in Canada?

[@skyedge6158]

@@citrocar1028 what kind of question is that? Of course it is

[@citrocar1028]

@Sky Edge I asked as I am not sure if such hunting is allowed in India.

[@skyedge6158]

@@citrocar1028 perhaps for leopards ?

[@williamrosswhite]

Not hating, I've enjoyed several other of your videos before coming across this one and am just genuinely curious. I get hunting for food (and do appreciate you ate it in any case), and I get sport hunting predators in a situation of too many of them out there for how many prey animals are out there, but was the point of this really just 'I've never killed this kind of animal before so I'm going to have people take me to where I can kill one'? Or is there something else/more going on here?

[@skyedge6158]

Hey thanks for the comment. I was very interested in participating in a mountain lion hunt for a few reasons: the predator management component was a big one, being able to observe well trained dogs do what they love to do, to have the oportunity to try mountain lion meat (i made a bunch of really delicious honey garlic and spicy pepperoni as well as jalapeno cheddar smokies ) + just the experience of what was a very different and exciting hunt. Its always with mixed emotions that we pull the trigger on an animal, but i believe we should view predator hunting no differently than deer hunting. An experience i will not soon forget! Thanks for watching

[@williamrosswhite]

@@skyedge6158 Thank you, I really appreciate your reply. I'm not aware of the predator management scheme on the island (I live on the coast), but I'm aware it's a thing. Would have been helpful to hear a bit about that in the video. It also came off a bit like that was all to facilitate you doing what you wanted instead of you tagging along with something that was happening anyways, so that's a good clarification too. Thanks! I'm very curious what the meat tasted like!

[@skyedge6158]

@@williamrosswhite no problem. I always like chatting with the viewers. Its sometimes tough telling the story through video as i struggle to find the balance of filming and actually being present in the hunt. Meat is great, the thin strips of backstrap taste like a blend of chicken and pork. Weird but tasty. Smokies are the best ive ever had. Other have said the same as well

[@benjamingunnink9561]

Bear hunts coming?

[@skyedge6158]

Yes sir. Hopefully getting out may long or just after

[@benjamingunnink9561]

@@skyedge6158 Did you get out?

[@skyedge6158]

@@benjamingunnink9561 hey Ben. My brother and I got out for a hunt , had a chance at a nice bear but unfortunately he missed the shot ! Don't know if I'll turn it into a video or not... How'd u do this spring ?

[@benjamingunnink9561]

@@skyedge6158 we headed out once, and saw 2 bears, one a tank ( he ran away quick) and another medium size one, but we missed the shot. That bear was at last light. We plan to go this week Saturday just for a afternoon hunt. I think you should make it into a video! I love the m.

[@philipnealy3441]

Evil

[@skyedge6158]

Not quite

[@AlexanderBourke-s7x]

How do I contact you sky edge

[@skyedge6158]

I do see and respond to most of the comments here on the channel but u can hit my email [e-mail]

[@georgehorner1578]

Are you going to eat it? Killing anything for shear lust is against the prime creator God, you will see.

[@guaporeturns9472]

Shut up jackass. Predators need managed just like everything else. Man has impacted everything on this earth , for better or worse so we need to manage resources. You ever take antibiotics? Ever use a mousetrap? Ever kill a spider or bug? Did you eat those? Now 🤫

[@Dougwituik]

did you watch the whole video? you generally dont quarter an animal up in game bags, fry it and then throw it away you silly goose.

[@guaporeturns9472]

@@Dougwituik Doesn’t matter anyway

[@georgehorner1578]

@@Dougwituik what's it taste like?

[@skyedge6158]

@@georgehorner1578 pork/chicken

[@dailylifethings9980]

What did you end up making out of it and how did it taste?

[@skyedge6158]

The pepperoni is great. I did honey garlic as well as a spicy blend. I also had the back straps cut into steaks. They taste like pork! Surprisingly good

[@jumpninthedarkalley]

You better have eaten it

[@guaporeturns9472]

Why would you say an ignorant thing like that?

[@skyedge6158]

Guess u didn't watch the whole video..

[@rodneymickey8997]

Are you stupid? Try getting out of the basement