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Other Activities => Trapping => Topic started by: ouchfoss on March 22, 2013, 01:34:13 PM

Title: First cat
Post by: ouchfoss on March 22, 2013, 01:34:13 PM: Finally got a cat! I have been putting out traps in all the places I have seen cats in the last few years and finally coaxed one in the trap. Not the prettiest as far as spots but is definitely quite large. It weighed just a hair under 30 lbs and seemed pretty long from toe to toe. Kinda pissed I left the camera home this morning so I didn't get any pictures at the trap or with him in the trap. Oh well, still pretty happy.
I also tried a new tactic a few days ago with concealment of this trap. I have a lot of cedar boards so I completely covered the outside of my trap with nothing more than thin wide pieces and set it at the end of an old road all by itself. No bushes or anything next to it to conceal it. Looked like a long wooden box.
Title: Re: First cat
Post by: troyspinetar on March 22, 2013, 01:36:00 PM: Great looking cat! Thanks for sharing. :tup:
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Post by: h20hunter on March 22, 2013, 01:36:33 PM: Looks like a pretty big bobbie to me. Great colors...congrats.
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Post by: FSTaxidermy on March 22, 2013, 02:29:35 PM: Congrats! nice cat. nice concealment job. What bait did you use?
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Post by: elkoholic1 on March 22, 2013, 02:32:18 PM: :tup: :tup:
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Post by: ouchfoss on March 22, 2013, 02:37:12 PM: A few beaver scraps and some salmon oil. I know visual attractants really help with cats so I put a small yellow rubber ducky in the back of the cage as well. I would imagine ducklings are big part of bobcat diets this time of year so I figured it couldnt hurt to try. Not sure if that was the deciding factor for the cat or not but I am gonna use them from now on.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 22, 2013, 02:38:24 PM: Nice cat!
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Post by: h20hunter on March 22, 2013, 02:42:36 PM: Please....next time you visit the trap you have to post a pic of your set with the rubber duck.
Title: Re: First cat
Post by: ouchfoss on March 22, 2013, 02:43:30 PM: Quote from: h20hunter on March 22, 2013, 02:42:36 PM
Please....next time you visit the trap you have to post a pic of your set with the rubber duck.
sure thing :tup:
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Post by: NoImpactNoIdea on March 22, 2013, 02:50:42 PM: Good looking cat. I need to take the trappers course.
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Post by: Humptulips on March 22, 2013, 03:26:47 PM: So glad to hear you got one. Hooked for sure now!
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Post by: 3nails on March 22, 2013, 03:43:52 PM: Yeah that's a biggun! Congrats.
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Post by: SunnySlopes on March 22, 2013, 03:49:13 PM: Nice Tom! Those coast cats look pretty good once you get them dryed off.
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Post by: bearhunter99 on March 22, 2013, 07:46:40 PM: Nice bobbie! :tup: :tup:
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Post by: bobcat on March 22, 2013, 08:08:48 PM: Very cool! What are you going to do with it?
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Post by: ouchfoss on March 22, 2013, 08:18:25 PM: My first thought was to sell it with my other furs but considering its not going to be worth too much and because its my first cat, I plan to just have it tanned and put on the wall. Thankfully Bruce stopped by and helped me skin it properly for a possible future rug.
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Post by: hardkorrhunter on March 22, 2013, 09:54:48 PM: Thats a great cat, big boy, awesome first, couldnt hope for more. I bet you were stoked.
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Post by: sumbeech66 on March 22, 2013, 10:12:15 PM: Great job!
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Post by: ouchfoss on March 22, 2013, 10:21:44 PM: Quote from: hardkorrhunter on March 22, 2013, 09:54:48 PM
Thats a great cat, big boy, awesome first, couldnt hope for more. I bet you were stoked.

Super stoked!
I have been trapping for almost 2 months now and I have been getting used to seeing my trap doors always open. I was kinda shocked to see it closed this morning because it had only been sitting in that spot for 48 hours. Even more shocked to see a very large kitty in there staring back!
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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on March 22, 2013, 10:50:27 PM: Man that's awesome! ! !
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Post by: ouchfoss on March 23, 2013, 12:19:48 PM: Heres a few pics of my setup. He actually mangled the door a little bit but not too bad. My other side of the cage has 1/2" x 1" and wasnt messed up at all so I think I may build the next traps with the smaller mesh on the ends. Thankfully the ducky made it thru the ordeal without any abuse so he'll get used again. :chuckle:
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Post by: FSTaxidermy on March 23, 2013, 02:36:56 PM: Great setup, he hammered on that door! one tough cat. thanks for bait info. and for sharing, good luck rest of the season :tup:
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Post by: UrbanTrapper on March 24, 2013, 04:46:29 AM: Congratulations! I remember how elated I was when I got my first cat and I get almost that excited when I get one now.
Quote from: ouchfoss on March 22, 2013, 02:37:12 PM
A few beaver scraps and some salmon oil. I know visual attractants really help with cats so I put a small yellow rubber ducky in the back of the cage as well. I would imagine ducklings are big part of bobcat diets this time of year so I figured it couldnt hurt to try. Not sure if that was the deciding factor for the cat or not but I am gonna use them from now on.
That is great thinking. Domestic cats LOVE to get in boxes and LOVE toys that look/act like helpless little snacks. I've been told Eastern WA cats get caught more because they are hungry, so irresistible new box and toy combo along with food bait could still catch Western WA cats even if they AREN'T all that hungry. Hmmm.
Title: Re: First cat
Post by: seth30 on April 23, 2013, 09:53:35 AM: Great job :tup: