Bobcat Down - How old do you think it is?

[Machias]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Wow, that's awesome.  Nice work!

[Machias]

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]

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]

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]

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