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Other Hunting => Coyote, Small Game, Varmints => Topic started by: Turner89 on November 03, 2012, 11:57:20 PM

Title: Calling Bobcat...Using a tree stand
Post by: Turner89 on November 03, 2012, 11:57:20 PM: I accidently called in a bobcat last august while bear hunting out of my tree stand with a bow. I dont know anything about predator calls, but remembered I had my buddies rabbit squeal call in my back pack. So I blew on that for a little bit till I lost interest in it.
About 20min later I heard a stick break, and sneaking hrough the ferns was a bocat. He jumped up on a log about 30yds away and just stared at the bottom of my tree.
A couple days later and I would have been able to take a shot :bash: Now that deer is over I'm going to try some predator hunting. Ayone hunt with a tree stand for coyote/bobcat?
Title: Re: Calling Bobcat...Using a tree stand
Post by: RadSav on November 03, 2012, 11:59:03 PM: Works great if they are there. But, the tree stand definitely narrows the territory you can cover. We normally cover A LOT of ground when predator calling. Probably more than we do elk hunting.

Although, back in the day we would use treestands next to ripened choke cherry trees for bobcat. Every one of my truly BIG bobbies have been taken that way. We'd use a pigeon call and a chicken wing as bandtails tend to loose their balance when they get drunk on the over ripe fruit. I've seen cats climb a tree and walk right up to a drunk pigeon on a limb.
Title: Re: Calling Bobcat...Using a tree stand
Post by: Turner89 on November 04, 2012, 10:33:07 AM: Bump!