It's simply amazing how this guy just keeps catching such awesome cats.
WEIGHT /
*That is a midget (little person) holding that cat. *Super Duper Chuck Adams Photography
OR
THAT IS ONE HUGE CAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Knowing Byron's track record it is the latter.
Any way you look at it that is one great cat.
I'm really happy for the hunter who killed him.
He sure does look happy. His smile has me smiling at his success. What an awesome animal.
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No weight or skull size was included. I seriously doubt that many cats actually get weighed because they get broken down in the bush and no one's gonna lug a scale on a chase.
But I do know what that cat weighs and so does anyone else who sees the photo....enough!
I notice you keep typing "catch" and "caught"...what do you mean by that? Wasn't this cat hunted and shot?
If you need one of these and you're serious about doing the hunt then you should definitely get in touch with Byron.
Graham Brigden
the photo, though does not do it justice as it looks like it is twice the size of the man and that cheapens the whole thing in my opinion. it is not a 400-500# cat but the photo comically makes it look like one.
The pose is your standard "hug the cougar" shot that everyone takes. Here is another huge cat Byron caught last year, Same pose, similar size tom and same awesome and impressive photo.
I'm 5'10" and weigh around 190. This cat was not weighed but I am pretty sure he was over 150-160 lbs cause I was the guy lifting/holding him and I was lifting my guide up at the same time for some comparison.
Like I said, I'm not sure what these two cats above weighed but I think they are similar in size and I've never seen any sort of photo of a Cougar that looked any bigger. 200 lbs gets tossed around a lot and I'm not sure if there is such an animal but if there is, I bet it would look a lot like these two giants.
Grant, at least you were able to find something "cheap" about Byron's hunt!
Don't get me wrong, the cats these guys take are huge, but the photo positions make them look gynormous. Again, I'm a Bryron believer, he takes the largest of cats more consistantly than ANYONE else in the business and if I was going to hunt cats again, it would be with Byron. His photos can make an average cat look like a BIG cat.
I don't think any of the above cats are average cats enhanced by a photo. I think the above cats are HUGE cats slightly enhanced by the photo.
Chris...I can't get enough of these huge cat pics you continue to post from Byron's hunts. Keep them coming.
my point is he does not need to play photo games anymore than chuck adams needs to wide angle lens at arms reach world record animals.
Look at the tail on this thing, just unreal.
If you want to see a pile more, just go on Byron's website: www.tntoutfitting.com
I've seen all Byrons photos. I've also seen two cats in person that he caught and killed that were no where near as big as the photos made them look.
I agree 100% with Grant...Byron does not need to "Chuck" any of the cats he takes when he's killing the biggest cats on the continent. I agree with you, the second to last photo is not "Chuck'd"...It is just a plain ol huge cat. You have to admit MOST of the typical poses Byron takes (ie - guy holding cat) are shot from the ground up. I don't have a problem with it, I wish every good outfitter knew how to take pictures to make my animals look gynormous.
The tails are these cats are one of the things that I simply just cannot get over. Absolutely huge.
Pretty soon we're gonna be expected to take pictures with the hunter standing next to a tape measure,so we can tell how tall he is, and have the cat on a scale. All while having the camera at eye-level. I'll remember that when I go up there next year.(sarcasm)
I am certain if this "photo houdini" guys clients agreed the cats arent "as big as they look," they would speak up. Fact they haven't speaks volumes about the quality of cats being taken.
As far as anybody "speaking up" to say "our animal is not as big as it looks in the picture"....good one.
My last words, just for BTS: The pictures are awesome and the cats are incredible. Byron is truely the man when it comes to hunting monster cats. The end.
