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[Bowhunt]

Dag nabbit!!!

Sorry guys. I didn't mean to dump on you all, but I am incredibly frustrated and had to let it out somewhere. LOL. I have called in 3 cats this year...........3! Which is 3 more than the amount of cat tags I drew this year! Knowing my luck..........that is probably 3 more than I would have called in, had I drawn a cat tag Oh well. I guess there is always next year

 

[hm1996]

Ya need to start carrying a camera. Almost as good as a mount and costs a heck of a lot less.

 

[alf]

I feel your pain....

I had a Wisconsin tag last year, and called it two.

Trouble was, both were at night, & night hunting is not legal here for cats.

 

[Bowhunt]

Ya need to start carrying a camera. Almost as good as a mount and costs a heck of a lot less.
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Great pics! The camera is a great idea, but all 3 of them were at night. I did record some thermal video of them.

 

[Bowhunt]

I feel your pain....

I had a Wisconsin tag last year, and called it two.

Trouble was, both were at night, & night hunting is not legal here for cats.

Thanks alf. I knew someone here could sympathize with me. Lol

 

[22magnum22]

You have my sympathy also, so here is what they look like on the ground.

 

[spotstalkshoot]

When cats don't live/run your hunting area, at least for me it would be cool to call in/see one.

 

[hm1996]

The camera is a great idea, but all 3 of them were at night. I did record some thermal video of them.

Well, so much for that idea.

 

[Lazer32]

Hopefully you draw a tag next year bowhunt. Patience is a virtue I struggle with as well.
Alf, have you tried calling those spots during the day? We are not allowed to night hunt bobcats in Michigan either. I'm gonna give it a try this season and hopefully I can call one in.

 

[Bowhunt]

You have my sympathy also, so here is what they look like on the ground.View attachment 13227

Thanks for rubbing it in Mag Beautiful cat. Congrats!

 

[Bowhunt]

Hopefully you draw a tag next year bowhunt. Patience is a virtue I struggle with as well.
Alf, have you tried calling those spots during the day? We are not allowed to night hunt bobcats in Michigan either. I'm gonna give it a try this season and hopefully I can call one in.

Thanks Lazer. I am generally an extremely patient man.......as proven by the fact that 3 cats have come to the call and all 3 got to leave. Definitely needed to suppress my inner Redneck

 

[22magnum22]

This is the biggest one I ever harvested, didn't weigh

him but probably around 30 lbs. Rifle is shown for size comparison.

 

[DoubleLungRage]

Come to South Carolina. We have tons of cats.

 

[bohunr]

Come to South Carolina. We have tons of cats.

and hogs and deer and Gators too

 

[DoubleLungRage]

and hogs and deer and Gators too

The hogs have taken a huge hit over the past few years due to trapping. Those pig brigs and drop traps will do a number on the hog population.

 

[Spurchaser]

Bobcats are like possums down South…they’ll clog up a coyote set in a heartbeat.

 

[jmeddy]

I kinda know the feeling, I get a tag here in PA but our season is 3 weeks long. I usually call in between 8-12 each winter but only 3 of them have been during the season.

 

[alf]

Alf, have you tried calling those spots during the day? We are not allowed to night hunt bobcats in Michigan either.

The last one I called in, it laid down in front of me & hung around for almost 1 1/2 hours. I got a kick out of watching him.

Finally had to start gathering up my stuff as I was getting cold, which finally got him on his way.

I didn't want to blow him out of there, because I was planning on calling during the day.

As it turned out, I'm getting soft, & didn't really feel like shooting one.

 

[DoubleLungRage]

They are fun to watch. I've had them rush the call like coyotes, belly crawl all the way up to the call, just sit on their butts like dogs and study the area, etc.

 

[Spurchaser]

When I first started turkey hunting I used a hen decoy. Thinking back, I believe a hen decoy and some yelps is probably one of the best daytime bobcat calling there is. I can’t tell you how many cats came in stalking the decoy.
I had one sneak in and jumped over it! I’m guessing he’d done it before and expected the hen to fly up.
I had another sneak in and got within feet of it and slap the fool out of the head/neck area. All the decoy did was spin on its stake. You’d think that would’ve clued that cat that something wasn’t right. Nope, ole boy tried another sneak from the rear and tried the grab the rear end this time and again it spun around on the stake. He wasn’t done though. He crouched down and laid there a good 5 minutes and snuck in until he was basically right underneath it. He didn’t attack this time, but just sat up and sniffed the beak and walked on off.