Author Topic: Bobcat Instead (Read 17894 times)

RAZORBILL · « **on:** October 28, 2014, 06:29:42 AM »

Heading back to the truck after a morning of deer hunting I round a corner on my bike a catch a glimpse of a bobcat running up the road. I stop the bike, grab my rifle and walk around the corner. Sure enough there sits a beautiful bobcat up a 30 ft bluff behind a little scrub alder. She was just checking me out without a fear in the world. After moving around I finally found a clean shot through the branches and dropped her. Unfortunately my 30-30 provided a pretty good size exit wound in the middle of her back but hopefully the taxi can fix it up. Assuming he can I think I'm going to get a full mount. She weighed in a 18lbs.

pianoman9701 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 28, 2014, 06:32:22 AM »

Nice Bob!

Big10gauge · « **Reply #2 on:** October 28, 2014, 06:52:58 AM »

Very nice

CAMPMEAT · « **Reply #3 on:** October 28, 2014, 06:55:22 AM »

Make sure your taxidermist can make it look like a Bobcat if you get amount done. Also, good job..

Blacklab · « **Reply #4 on:** October 28, 2014, 09:18:47 AM »

Sweet

Great colors to

elkoholic1 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 28, 2014, 09:21:05 AM »

pretty colors congrats!!

go4steelhd · « **Reply #6 on:** October 28, 2014, 09:26:10 AM »

Way cool

Thanks for sharing

bowhunterforever · « **Reply #7 on:** October 28, 2014, 09:41:22 PM »

Nice cat

Buckslaya · « **Reply #8 on:** October 28, 2014, 09:44:43 PM »

Never know why someone would shoot one of these pretty kitties.

HUNTaHOLIC5 · « **Reply #9 on:** October 28, 2014, 09:58:48 PM »

Sweet cat!

Stinkyrat · « **Reply #10 on:** October 29, 2014, 07:35:50 AM »

Quote from: Buckslaya on October 28, 2014, 09:44:43 PM

Never know why someone would shoot one of these pretty kitties.

They are pretty looking cats! Pretty good at knocking down the bird/rabbit populations too, even go after deer especially the fawns. Unless there is adequate competition (mainly coyotes but fox too..) in the food chain of the area their population has to be kept in check too

Stinkyrat

RAZORBILL · « **Reply #11 on:** October 29, 2014, 04:38:04 PM »

Quote from: Buckslaya on October 28, 2014, 09:44:43 PM

Never know why someone would shoot one of these pretty kitties.

I look at this as a once in lifetime type deal, if I see one tomorrow it'll walk. I have caught glimpses of them but never had a shot. This time I did and this animal will be forever immortalized hanging on my wall.

They are pretty animals but they do their fair share of damage to the grouse population and certainly are capable of taking down a fawn. Heck there isn't even a bag limit on bobcats so they clearly aren't endangered animals, just because we don't see many doesn't mean there aren't more then enough out there.

Got the hide sealed by the wildlife biologist and dropped it off at the taxi. He says the exit wound won't be a problem so hopefully I'll have a bobcat full mount next Summer. Once I get it back I'll post up an update.

Blacklab · « **Reply #12 on:** October 30, 2014, 05:13:26 AM »

Looking forward to seeing the finished product

May I ask who's doing the work?.

huntingbaldguy · « **Reply #13 on:** October 30, 2014, 05:20:52 AM »

Quote from: Buckslaya on October 28, 2014, 09:44:43 PM

Never know why someone would shoot one of these pretty kitties.

Some hold the same opinion of coyotes. I've met them, especially native American people.

That's a pretty kitty. Nice work. Wouldn't mind bagging one just to say i did. They are not rare, they are just fast and sneaky.

kim204 · « **Reply #14 on:** October 30, 2014, 06:19:52 PM »

Way to go Coastie. Chief

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