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Bobcat's first yote of 2009
« on: January 02, 2009, 06:35:31 PM »
Bobcat and I went out coyote calling and started 2009 off right.
We went to an area that Bobcat had scouted, but never hunted. When we got there we quickly noticed that it had recently been logged nearby. I wanted to take a look “over the hill” and found a downhill slope that was logged with reprod along the right side.

The wind was light from our left to our right and Bobcat set up downhill about 50 yards from me. He had the Foxpro about 25 yards away on his right side. I couldn’t see Bobcat, but wanted him closer to the call since he was shooting his shotgun. I hunkered down behind a fallen log and didn’t really have a great field of view.

I ran a hi-pitched cottontail sound for almost a minute, but didn’t like it and I switched to DSG. After about another minute I tried to reposition a bit so I could see Bobcat. What I saw was the shotgun come up and go BOOM! I quickly looked to the left and saw the coyote just as the shotgun went off again. BOOM! Spinning yote, right in the mud puddle. The dog came to 25 yards when Bobcat raised to shoot and it died only a few yards away.





It was a small male with a kind of ratty hide. I drug it out of the puddle and Bobcat went for the camera. It was the only dog of the day though we did end up on a couple fresh sets of tracks. Some guy and his dogs walked in right behind us and blew that set. But it was a great day other than that.




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Re: Bobcat's first yote of 2009
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2009, 06:36:59 PM »
Nice!

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Re: Bobcat's first yote of 2009
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2009, 06:41:41 PM »
boy he does look ratty. just in poor shape or cause hes wet..Good job

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Re: Bobcat's first yote of 2009
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2009, 06:51:11 PM »
boy he does look ratty. just in poor shape or cause hes wet..Good job

Not all from poor shape. He was healthy looking. He had short thick fur along his sides and rear with some long guard hair across his back. Most of it was water/mud, but he still wasn't worth skinning.




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Re: Bobcat's first yote of 2009
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2009, 06:53:45 PM »
you guys are driving me nuts..Im gonna have to give it a try..just a bitch getting around

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Re: Bobcat's first yote of 2009
« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2009, 06:56:15 PM »
I luv seein dead dawgs, congrats

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Re: Bobcat's first yote of 2009
« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2009, 07:00:43 PM »
Nice job! Looks like a lot of fun.

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Re: Bobcat's first yote of 2009
« Reply #7 on: January 02, 2009, 07:10:58 PM »
Sounds like you guys had fun.

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Re: Bobcat's first yote of 2009
« Reply #8 on: January 02, 2009, 07:28:31 PM »
boy he does look ratty. just in poor shape or cause hes wet..Good job

Definitely in much poorer shape after he met up with us.   :chuckle:

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Re: Bobcat's first yote of 2009
« Reply #9 on: January 02, 2009, 08:05:43 PM »
That first photo is kind of funny. You could almost make a caption for it.  :chuckle:

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Re: Bobcat's first yote of 2009
« Reply #10 on: January 02, 2009, 08:23:24 PM »
That first photo is kind of funny. You could almost make a caption for it.  :chuckle:


LOL
Yea, ya could.
Actually he was talking to me but I cropped myself out of that one.




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Re: Bobcat's first yote of 2009
« Reply #11 on: January 02, 2009, 09:01:37 PM »
nice going guy's. Rick
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Re: Bobcat's first yote of 2009
« Reply #12 on: January 02, 2009, 09:02:41 PM »
Good work boys! :tup:

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Re: Bobcat's first yote of 2009
« Reply #13 on: January 02, 2009, 09:23:00 PM »
I love to see dead yote's that is awesome

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Re: Bobcat's first yote of 2009
« Reply #14 on: January 02, 2009, 09:52:00 PM »
i am going out in the morning .hope i get some picks.good job fellas.
you cant eat the horns, but backstraps look like crap on my wall!!!!

 


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