From a person who also got one this year, I now your feelings. Congratulations of a fine cat and I'm sure it's a memory you will have forever. Mount ideas?
Sorry guys I have been a way for a while. I got the cat with an Outfitter there in Alpine and it was a blast. I got the cat in the Apache National Forest and we used Walker Hounds and good fresh snow to find the kitty tracks. I used a Sako 75 Finnlight in 300 WSM with a Swarovski Z3 4-12X50. It was probably one of the tougher hunts I have been on and the first since my below the knee amputation on my right leg. Where I killed the cat I had to go almost a mile in 2.5 foot snow. Worth every step taken for sure.