Author Topic: Bobcat Down - How old do you think it is? (Read 6938 times)

engelwood · « **on:** October 13, 2009, 07:02:56 PM »

Hey Everyone,

I shot this Bobcat the other day with my Ruger 10/22 - 30 yard shot. I haven't seen many in the woods before, only one other one that I can remember. I know that it isn't small, but I'm wondering if anyone has any idea on how old it is or whether it is decent size or not. I'm getting a full body mount done on it, hopefully with it swiping at a rabbit or a grouse, should be pretty awesome. Let me know your thoughts! Thanks!

markts · « **Reply #1 on:** October 13, 2009, 07:09:10 PM »

Awesome. Any more pics?? Mark

engelwood · « **Reply #2 on:** October 13, 2009, 07:10:47 PM »

Yeah, I'll get them on my computer and posted in a little bit.

Kain · « **Reply #3 on:** October 13, 2009, 07:11:58 PM »

Thats a pretty cat. Congrats. Recently just got my first cat I thought it was a pretty big cat but ended up only weighing 19lbs.

Navyhunter · « **Reply #4 on:** October 13, 2009, 07:12:31 PM »

Hey, nice cat! I've never seen one in the woods. Cool stuff.

yelp · « **Reply #5 on:** October 13, 2009, 07:16:19 PM »

2-3 years old, young male?

Wea300mag · « **Reply #6 on:** October 13, 2009, 07:16:38 PM »

Nice cat, congrats, the full mount will look great.

ELKBURGER · « **Reply #7 on:** October 13, 2009, 07:19:32 PM »

Here kitty, kitty...... BANG!!!!!
Good job.

boneaddict · « **Reply #8 on:** October 13, 2009, 07:22:20 PM »

I agree with Yelp, though maybe more pics would give us more to go on.

yelp · « **Reply #9 on:** October 13, 2009, 07:22:30 PM »

Quote from: Kain on October 13, 2009, 07:11:58 PM

Thats a pretty cat. Congrats. Recently just got my first cat I thought it was a pretty big cat but ended up only weighing 19lbs.

Biggest one I ever seen dead was 38 lb female shot a few years back by a friend of mine..that thing was a hog.

engelwood · « **Reply #10 on:** October 13, 2009, 07:25:04 PM »

Yeah, it is a male. I will post more pics later, they are on another computer.... It's pretty sweet that I had the 10/22 in my hands, I shot it in the head and there wasn't an exit wound, so it is in great condition for the mount.

MuleySniper · « **Reply #11 on:** October 13, 2009, 07:31:15 PM »

Cool man! I got my first one this year too. Very cool animals. I'll hopefully be seeing my full mount done soon. I can't wait. Who you gonna have do the mount?
MS

engelwood · « **Reply #12 on:** October 13, 2009, 07:34:02 PM »

A guy out of Goldendale. How much did your mount run you? What position are you getting it done?

MuleySniper · « **Reply #13 on:** October 13, 2009, 07:39:57 PM »

Quote from: engelwood on October 13, 2009, 07:34:02 PM

A guy out of Goldendale. How much did your mount run you? What position are you getting it done?

Bucklucky, or Charlies Taxidermy is doing mine. I think he is around $750 for full body. Check back in the taxidermy section at a bobby he finished around a month ago. Its beautiful. Mine will be climbing on this unique juniper branch. When I get it back from him, I'll carve the foam to look like a snow drift. It will be a pedestal mount when its done. I shot it last January. It was a good sized tom around 22lbs with a perfect thick coat.

MuleySniper · « **Reply #14 on:** October 13, 2009, 07:44:42 PM »

Here is a link to that one Bucklucky did not that long ago.
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,30977.0.html
MS

stumprat · « **Reply #15 on:** October 13, 2009, 07:49:58 PM »

Congrats.
Pretty cat. Did you call it in or just run across it??

engelwood · « **Reply #16 on:** October 13, 2009, 07:52:02 PM »

I was actually out grouse hunting with my newly sighted in 10/22 and happened to run across it. It ran across the road and actually stopped about 30 yards on the other side. I just bought a 4-12X40 scope on it and sighted it in that day. It was pretty awesome. You might be able to see in the pic that I shot it right above its right eye.

stumprat · « **Reply #17 on:** October 13, 2009, 07:56:35 PM »

Good shot. Sounds like a good day.

Machias · « **Reply #18 on:** October 13, 2009, 07:57:17 PM »

What a beautiful cat. I've treed about 50 so far. That looks to me to be a pretty young fella. Did you weigh him? I would guess 2 year old cat and he "looks" like he weighs about 13-15 pounds. Great looking spots!! Congrats.

engelwood · « **Reply #19 on:** October 13, 2009, 08:06:25 PM »

Pics - This will give you a better idea on length, size, etc.

engelwood · « **Reply #20 on:** October 13, 2009, 08:12:22 PM »

Quote from: MuleySniper on October 13, 2009, 07:44:42 PM

Here is a link to that one Bucklucky did not that long ago.
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,30977.0.html
MS

Wow, that is a good looking cat. It looks way different than what I have. Mine is more brown, that one is more greyish... Thanks for showing me that!

Dirty Mike · « **Reply #21 on:** October 13, 2009, 08:54:08 PM »

nice cat

Gutpile · « **Reply #22 on:** October 14, 2009, 07:24:16 AM »

Very cool. Can't wait to see the mount. For realism are you going to keep that turd thats hanging out of him in your mount?

rasbo · « **Reply #23 on:** October 14, 2009, 07:39:43 AM »

last year cat looks to me...good job putting him down

MtnMuley · « **Reply #24 on:** October 14, 2009, 07:53:40 AM »

Congrats on the cat! Young cat around 15 lbs.

GoldTip · « **Reply #25 on:** October 14, 2009, 08:11:17 AM »

Great looking cat, good coloration. Congrats!

Blacklab · « **Reply #26 on:** October 14, 2009, 08:13:37 AM »

Great looking cat

engelwood · « **Reply #27 on:** October 14, 2009, 09:25:03 AM »

Quote from: Gutpile on October 14, 2009, 07:24:16 AM

Very cool. Can't wait to see the mount. For realism are you going to keep that turd thats hanging out of him in your mount?

Well yeah, wouldn't you? I think it is a must keep!

gottatree · « **Reply #28 on:** October 14, 2009, 09:36:42 AM »

Quote from: Machias on October 13, 2009, 07:57:17 PM

What a beautiful cat. I've treed about 50 so far. That looks to me to be a pretty young fella. Did you weigh him? I would guess 2 year old cat and he "looks" like he weighs about 13-15 pounds. Great looking spots!! Congrats.

Rember they watch this site. Might be a good idea to let people know Idaho, Oregon or elsewhere. I also travel to Oregon and Idaho to hunt my dogs. 12-15 pounds last years cat. Great job!!!!!

Ray · « **Reply #29 on:** October 14, 2009, 09:38:22 AM »

Looks like Dman's house cat. j/k

Machias · « **Reply #30 on:** October 14, 2009, 09:51:26 AM »

Quote from: gottatree on October 14, 2009, 09:36:42 AM

Quote from: Machias on October 13, 2009, 07:57:17 PM
What a beautiful cat. I've treed about 50 so far. That looks to me to be a pretty young fella. Did you weigh him? I would guess 2 year old cat and he "looks" like he weighs about 13-15 pounds. Great looking spots!! Congrats.

Rember they watch this site. Might be a good idea to let people know Idaho, Oregon or elsewhere. I also travel to Oregon and Idaho to hunt my dogs. 12-15 pounds last years cat. Great job!!!!!

I understand what your saying, but they can watch all they want. I've stated many times on here that I used to run bobcats in OR, ID and even way back growing up in MO. They are more then welcome to stop by my house anytime.

carpsniperg2 · « **Reply #31 on:** October 14, 2009, 11:36:22 AM »

just saw this today thought i would pipe in i talked to mikey on the phone after he got it and he was sure pumped up i figured it to be 2-3 years old and i showed the pictures to my buddy who is a old trapper from way back and he said 2 and probably 15 pounds he sure will make a nice mount for you buddy let me know when you comin up for deer huntin if you see this first or just shoot me a call later matt

Axle · « **Reply #32 on:** October 14, 2009, 10:03:31 PM »

Beautiful cat! I'd guess it at 1.5 years old. I've taken many since the '70s and it is small but has vibrant colors which will make a great mount. I saw one the other day on the east side and it was the darkest bobcat I've ever seen.

Axle

engelwood · « **Reply #33 on:** October 15, 2009, 07:12:26 AM »

Axel - Or anyone else for that matter... have you had any luck calling bobcats? Or are you just in an area where there are a lot of them?

halflife65 · « **Reply #34 on:** October 15, 2009, 07:27:30 AM »

Wow, that's awesome. Nice work!

Machias · « **Reply #35 on:** October 15, 2009, 09:01:46 AM »

Quote from: engelwood on October 15, 2009, 07:12:26 AM

Axel - Or anyone else for that matter... have you had any luck calling bobcats? Or are you just in an area where there are a lot of them?

They can be called in, but you have to have a little more Patience then when calling yotes. Plus in my experience they are much easier to call at night.

Kain · « **Reply #36 on:** October 15, 2009, 10:29:57 AM »

Quote from: engelwood on October 15, 2009, 07:12:26 AM

Axel - Or anyone else for that matter... have you had any luck calling bobcats? Or are you just in an area where there are a lot of them?

I had never seen a bobcat in my twenty + years of hunting until I started calling. I just started calling last year and have already called in 4 cats for sure and one that I am pretty sure was a cat but all I saw was flashes of fur. I got shots off on two of them and killed one. They just appear out of thin air in this heavy brush down here and they usually see me at the same time I see them.

NataSS · « **Reply #37 on:** October 15, 2009, 10:45:10 AM »

That is an awesome cat! It has great color, not like what I am used to seeing on most people mounts (thats the only place i have ever seen them. Never once have I seen one in the wild).

Axle · « **Reply #38 on:** October 16, 2009, 04:56:32 PM »

Englewood, I don't yet know how to put your question in the gray box yet. Still new to this site and have a few things to try out.

Do I call them? No but that is in the plans.
I have trapped them (in the '70s) and seen (and shot) many while hunting. They are more numerous than most imagine them to be. I spend a lot of time getting exercise all year long in the woods so I see them year-round. I walked up to 5 feet of one last year. Odd situation and funny too!

Many have eaten my chickens only to be 'gotten' after being fattened up.

A real good age indicator on bobcats is the skull. How big it is will give you an idea of how old it is (that is what I used in the picture to judge this cat's age). How big the body is can be relevant to how well it is eating. I also look at the coloring. Usually younger cats have more vibrant color characteristics which makes for better mounts. Older cats bleach-out a bit and the spots can tend to fade on the edges.

Axle

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