bobcat question

[blackpowderhunter]

looked in regs and couldnt find anything regarding this.
we've had a bobcat roaming the neighborhood lately, and to my surprise it hadn't made its way into our backyard where our chicken coop is.
low and behold, this morning i heard the chickens losing their minds, ran out back to see it trying to get into the coop.
what are the actuals laws around trapping etc with animals caught in the act of depredation? note, i do live inside of 'city limits'

[Cougartail]

You can cage trap it.

[blackpowderhunter]

thats what i was figuring.
i'd be fine cage trapping and driving it off a bit.  im not asking here if i can shoot it in my backyard or anything.  the thing about these chickens is my wife loves them and i don't want to deal with one or all of them being killed....also her office window overlooks the yard so i don't want to deal with that trauma either 

[Cougartail]

thats what i was figuring.
i'd be fine cage trapping and driving it off a bit.  im not asking here if i can shoot it in my backyard or anything.  the thing about these chickens is my wife loves them and i don't want to deal with one or all of them being killed....also her office window overlooks the yard so i don't want to deal with that trauma either 

It can't leave your property without a trapping license. Choking it out is the only option.

[Boss .300 winmag]

thats what i was figuring.
i'd be fine cage trapping and driving it off a bit.  im not asking here if i can shoot it in my backyard or anything.  the thing about these chickens is my wife loves them and i don't want to deal with one or all of them being killed....also her office window overlooks the yard so i don't want to deal with that trauma either 

It can't leave your property without a trapping license. Choking it out is the only option.

Garbage can full of water is a little easier on the arm skin.😉

[Bango skank]

Dont listen to that wussy crap.  Chicks dig scars.  Choke that sucker out.

[Ridgeratt]

Perhaps she would like a new hat for the holidays 😉

[nwwanderer]

If you hauled it 100 miles it would be back by day three, I vote for the hat

[Cougartail]

Dont listen to that wussy crap.  Chicks dig scars.  Choke that sucker out.

I'll use a catch pull. lol Then comes the problem of sealing or destroying the pelt. Not sure what the law is there? Can't sell it or tan it without a license?

[Pegasus]

C'mon time to man up. Catch that sucker and release it in your garage. Just you and Bob, mano a gato. It ends with only one walking out of the garage.

[nwwanderer]

Tough to find the door with blood in your eyes

[highcountry_hunter]

Have you considered trapping it and letting it loose in Jay Inslee’s car? Maybe put a castrating band around his bobcat tid bits just to make sure he’s good and pissed off when you let him loose?

[builtfordtough]

take the test online and get a trappers license. $42. Problem solved.  We have serious beaver problems at our place on the wenatchee River. Been reading alot about trapping and got my first beaver yesterday!!! Had a huge 1 last week but he absolutely destroyed my cage and got out.

[Goshawk]

1. Live trap the bokitty in a cage trap.
2. transfer the cat to a square cage with a hinged top.
3. place the square cage with the top unsecured in a box marked Amazon.com.
4. leave it out at the edge of your fence gate in open view with a big flapping plastic bag half covering it.
5. watch as someone steals your package.
6. watch the story on your local news station.

[carlyoungs]

1. Live trap the bokitty in a cage trap.
2. transfer the cat to a square cage with a hinged top.
3. place the square cage with the top unsecured in a box marked Amazon.com.
4. leave it out at the edge of your fence gate in open view with a big flapping plastic bag half covering it.
5. watch as someone steals your package.
6. watch the story on your local news station.

I like this idea

[Tracker0721]

I tried the choking method with some tie wire on a stick last year. Got the noose around his neck no problem, but when I pulled he lunged forward and sent the trap into me! Luckily I kicked back but holy moly did he get some good scratches into my boot. The scene for anyone that would’ve walked up... me cursing and jumping around trying to get my boot somewhere he couldn’t reach, realized I had to much wire so I was winding it around my hand taking up slack until he pulled back and did the old reverse uno and was then choking out my finger tips, him jumping and kicking and reaching those razors through the bars for anything he could grab. Dang near lost my footing tripping on a stick and he lunged again. Tore my jeans. I finally got my boot against the upper bar and grabbed the wire two handed and did a power lift and that finally got him to stop. Think it was more neck breaker than choke. That was a fight and a half. 41” kitty had me whooped! Lasted maybe 30 seconds but felt like 10 minutes.

[blackpowderhunter]

take the test online and get a trappers license. $42. Problem solved.  We have serious beaver problems at our place on the wenatchee River. Been reading alot about trapping and got my first beaver yesterday!!! Had a huge 1 last week but he absolutely destroyed my cage and got out.

looks like due to covid it's all online...might have to go this route.
thanks 

[Norman89]

We have been working on getting the trapping course online before covid trying to get more people involved I would encourage you to join washington state trappers association and jump over to our side of the forum plenty of well experienced cat trappers and we don't have any issues sharing secrets or how to catch them

[konradcountry]

If you hauled it 100 miles it would be back by day three, I vote for the hat

So take it to Vashon.

[Alchase]

Dont listen to that wussy crap.  Chicks dig scars.  Choke that sucker out.

John Wick sa

1. Live trap the bokitty in a cage trap.
2. transfer the cat to a square cage with a hinged top.
3. place the square cage with the top unsecured in a box marked Amazon.com.
4. leave it out at the edge of your fence gate in open view with a big flapping plastic bag half covering it.
5. watch as someone steals your package.
6. watch the story on your local news station.

I like this idea

Do it forget to video tape it!