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Offline Falcon

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My first Bobcat
« on: Yesterday at 06:09:12 PM »
Got lucky on Wednesday.   Was hunting solo late after noon atop a slash pile over looking a timber line next to a clear cut.   
I saw a spotted cat walk under some dead fall.   I took a quick 75 yard shot, but missed.   The cat then jumped on top of a deadfall, and stood there while I worked my bolt for a second shot.   I shot and he simply disappeared.  It was so thick, I was worried I wouldn’t find him.   I found blood, and followed it to underneath a giant root ball.   Luckily I had my headlamp :chuckle:     Going to make a pelt and hang it in my den.    Sometimes it’s better to lucky than good  :tup:
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Re: My first Bobcat
« Reply #1 on: Yesterday at 06:12:46 PM »
Got lucky on Wednesday.   Was hunting solo late after noon atop a slash pile over looking a timber line next to a clear cut.   
I saw a spotted cat walk under some dead fall.   I took a quick 75 yard shot, but missed.   The cat then jumped on top of a deadfall, and stood there while I worked my bolt for a second shot.   I shot and he simply disappeared.  It was so thick, I was worried I wouldn’t find him.   He found blood, and followed it to underneath a giant root ball.   Luckily I had my headlamp :chuckle:     Going to make a pelt and hang it in my den.    Sometimes it’s better to lucky than good  :tup:
awesome...way back in the day when I ran hounds caught my first bobcat in the snow out of a slashpile...found a lot of them in those piles
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Re: My first Bobcat
« Reply #2 on: Yesterday at 06:23:28 PM »
Very nice
Good looking cat
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Re: My first Bobcat
« Reply #3 on: Yesterday at 06:32:20 PM »
That's awesome.

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Re: My first Bobcat
« Reply #4 on: Yesterday at 06:42:45 PM »
Very happy for you Bryan, love it!!! 
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Re: My first Bobcat
« Reply #5 on: Yesterday at 06:48:48 PM »
Nice one

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Re: My first Bobcat
« Reply #6 on: Yesterday at 06:51:22 PM »
Nice congrats

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Re: My first Bobcat
« Reply #7 on: Yesterday at 09:00:29 PM »
 :tup:

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Re: My first Bobcat
« Reply #8 on: Yesterday at 09:31:22 PM »
Darn nice work mister, congrats.
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Re: My first Bobcat
« Reply #9 on: Yesterday at 10:06:04 PM »
Very cool!


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