First bobcat of the year!!

[trapperguy22]

I've had 21 cage traps out since last monday. This is the first one of the year. She's a female I didn't wiegh her.
Adam

[trapperguy22]

Here's the actual cat.

[billythekidrock]

Right on. I hope to get started this year.

[Gutpile]

Very cool. How do you dispatch them? A .22? What do you bait them with I've heard chickens, is that true?

[Kain]

Man those are pretty.  You guys gonna let us know when the next trapping class is coming?  I really want to learn more about it.

[trapperguy22]

Gutpile
I used a 22. I did not use any bait just a long distance call lure outside the trap, a food lure on a stick in the back of the trap, a bird wing hanging in the back of the trap and a few feathers on the floor of the trap. If you use feathers or a wing make sure the trap is covered up good so the feathers can not be seen from above(sight exposed bait).

Adam

[bucklucky]

That is something I have wanted to get into doing!

[Machias]

Awesome job, congrats on a really nice cat!!

[rasbo]

sweet thats my goal,to trap some bobs

[NW-Eric]

NICE, THATS PRETTY SWEET I WOULD LOVE TO GET A BOB CAT

[TeacherMan]

What are the dimensions of your trap? I feel like my traps are to small.

[saylean]

pretty cat man. very cool~!

[trapperguy22]

 The size of the trap is 12x18x36 from what I have read and learnered the width doesn't matter that much but you want it to be at least 18 inches high. But I hear of a lot of cats getting caught in smaller traps every year. I also really like to gillatine style door on these traps.
  Adam

[croix]

I have heard that bobcats can't resist urinating on coyote sh*t and therefore you can use coyote sh*t as bait. It sounds completely far fetched to me, but I was curious if anyone else had heard this.

[dbllunger]

Nice