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Title: Beautiful Bobcat
Post by: Humptulips on December 07, 2012, 01:54:30 PM: Here's a picture of a beautiful bobcat a member of WSTA sent me. He caught it in ID last week, season for cats doesn't open 'till the 13th so he had to let it go. That would be a tough one to watch run off.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi4.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy137%2Fhumptulips%2FIMG9502461.png&hash=7f4fd14efe51034ec7a03dee1593a9a9fb815977)
Title: Re: Beautiful Bobcat
Post by: pianoman9701 on December 07, 2012, 01:55:23 PM: How the heck do you let them go? :yike: :yike: :yike:
Title: Re: Beautiful Bobcat
Post by: Humptulips on December 07, 2012, 01:57:14 PM: Quote from: pianoman9701 on December 07, 2012, 01:55:23 PM
How the heck do you let them go? :yike: :yike: :yike:

Catchpole, choke them down 'till they start to pass out. Take the trap off quick then the catch pole and stand back.
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Post by: gaddy on December 07, 2012, 02:00:40 PM: too bad that is a gorgeous cat
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Post by: Broken Arrow on December 07, 2012, 02:01:29 PM: Yeah same question? How the heck do you let them go.....jesus...house cats when pissed rip me up.....cant imagine taking kitty out of a leg hold.
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Post by: dontgetcrabs on December 07, 2012, 02:05:36 PM: Bag of cat food and a few gallons of milk and I bet it would survive til the 13th. :chuckle:
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Post by: jackmaster on December 07, 2012, 02:08:49 PM: that is one of the coolest coats i have ever seen, look how spotted he is, almost like the old army camo from when i was in, we use to use a "y" pole and get them by the chest and shove them into the ground and one guy would go up and get its foot out and then stand back, we had to turn a young cougar lose one time.....that was tough to turn that deer killer lose........it gets pretty sporty sometimes, i miss trappin damn it... :bash: :bash:
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Post by: bobcat on December 07, 2012, 02:11:17 PM: Wow that's an amazing cat!
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on December 07, 2012, 02:13:12 PM: That is one funky looking bobby!!! Looks more like a snow leopard to me :chuckle:
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Post by: Humptulips on December 07, 2012, 02:17:50 PM: That cat is easily worth over a thousand dollars.
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Post by: KFhunter on December 07, 2012, 02:18:17 PM: When we were kids......

My bro and his friend caught a nice bobber, tossed a blanket over it and wrestled it into a dog carrier kennel. Wrapped christmas paper around the kennel and put it under the christmas tree with a note:

"To Mom, From Santa"

mom: "ohh a puppy?"

She sticks her face down in front the cage to see her new "puppy" and this cat attacks the wire with a snort and claws the wire - mom falls backwards on her butt squeeling:
"YOU GET THAT THING OUTTA THIS HOUSE RIGHT NOW!!"

Oh she was pissed

We got some pictures of it somewhere, I'd like to find em :chuckle:
Title: Re: Beautiful Bobcat
Post by: MuleySniper on December 07, 2012, 02:44:18 PM: Quote from: dontgetcrabs on December 07, 2012, 02:05:36 PM
Bag of cat food and a few gallons of milk and I bet it would survive til the 13th. :chuckle:

OMG :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Wow that is a nice looking cat.
MS
Title: Re: Beautiful Bobcat
Post by: Da stump on December 07, 2012, 02:57:30 PM: years ago, yea i am an old f***, i helped a young man learn to trap. He managed to get a nice bob his first year out and promptly shot it with a cc cap right in the forehead. He was carrying it out and was crossing a stream when he thought that it would be a good idea to wash the blood off the head. He dunked the cats head down under water. I can only picture the look on his face as the cat came to and started thrashing in his hands as he was holding it by the back legs. A few cuts and a lot of adrenalin later he managed to subdue the beast. i am sure that a new understanding of the term wildcat comes to his mind everytime he hears that term.
Dale
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Post by: CAMPMEAT on December 07, 2012, 03:16:13 PM: I bet ya that cat is hanging around the same area.... fingers crossed for your pal.
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Post by: dontgetcrabs on December 07, 2012, 04:36:48 PM: Quote from: Da stump on December 07, 2012, 02:57:30 PM
years ago, yea i am an old f***, i helped a young man learn to trap. He managed to get a nice bob his first year out and promptly shot it with a cc cap right in the forehead. He was carrying it out and was crossing a stream when he thought that it would be a good idea to wash the blood off the head. He dunked the cats head down under water. I can only picture the look on his face as the cat came to and started thrashing in his hands as he was holding it by the back legs. A few cuts and a lot of adrenalin later he managed to subdue the beast. i am sure that a new understanding of the term wildcat comes to his mind everytime he hears that term.
Dale

Didn't you tell him cats have 9 lives? Must of been the cats 8th. :dunno:
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Post by: TeacherMan on December 08, 2012, 10:02:19 AM: That kittys worth some $$$
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Post by: Kowsrule30 on December 08, 2012, 12:21:17 PM: I bet that cat is one of a kind!!! Probably missed out on a grand or more!!!
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Post by: RifleRidge on December 08, 2012, 12:52:53 PM: :tup: Nice, Beautiful cat!
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Post by: Huntboy on December 08, 2012, 01:51:47 PM: Real sweet looking, bob. :tup:
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on December 08, 2012, 01:59:48 PM: WOW..He is a big in...never seen spotting like that !!! cool :tup:
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Post by: onetrapper on December 09, 2012, 09:21:23 AM: wow..Darryl
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Post by: saylean on December 09, 2012, 03:13:50 PM: Wow! What a bob!
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Post by: bob maier on December 11, 2012, 11:47:57 AM: I thought you caught him while on your deer hunt Darryl! once if a lifetime for sure.
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Post by: boneaddict on December 11, 2012, 12:10:25 PM: Thats an amazing bobcat. I have never seen one that colorful in all of my eastside trompings. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by: elkoholic1 on December 12, 2012, 01:50:51 PM: what awesome colors in that cat!!!! :tup:
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Post by: MtnMuley on December 12, 2012, 01:56:13 PM: I've seen three of those cats with markings like that. All trapped/killed by others. Seems like about every 5 years and couple hundred cats one of those turns up. A dream cat for sure. :tup: