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Other Hunting => Coyote, Small Game, Varmints => Topic started by: Duckslayer89 on March 27, 2016, 09:11:46 PM

Title: Bobcat calling
Post by: Duckslayer89 on March 27, 2016, 09:11:46 PM: Saw a huge bobcat today. Originally thought it was a cougar but it didn't have a long tail as I came up closer on it. Any suggestions on calling these things from first hand experience?
Title: Re: Bobcat calling
Post by: rainshadow1 on March 27, 2016, 09:49:15 PM: Approach and set up are the most critical. Sneaky, quiet, and hidden. Use busy constant loud sounds in my experience. Change them a lot if you're using an ecall, keep them focused.
Title: Re: Bobcat calling
Post by: IBspoiled on March 27, 2016, 09:53:45 PM: You need to wait until next year when the season opens. He will be bigger then anyway :hunter:
Title: Re: Bobcat calling
Post by: Duckslayer89 on March 27, 2016, 10:20:26 PM: Quote from: IBspoiled on March 27, 2016, 09:53:45 PM
You need to wait until next year when the season opens. He will be bigger then anyway :hunter:

Ya I might have some fun and see if I could get a few pictures of him while coyote/cougar hunting. Couldn't imagine him getting much bigger haha
Title: Re: Bobcat calling
Post by: IBspoiled on March 28, 2016, 03:40:02 AM: I have had bobcats come to my calling setups using bird and mouse or vole sounds, good luck and be patient :tup:
Title: Re: Bobcat calling
Post by: Bofire on March 28, 2016, 07:17:57 PM: I like bird rodent sounds, not too loud,constant, wet area, I prefer a shotgun. take your best eyes with you.
Carl
Title: Re: Bobcat calling
Post by: Duckslayer89 on March 28, 2016, 08:01:06 PM: Quote from: Bofire on March 28, 2016, 07:17:57 PM
I like bird rodent sounds, not too loud,constant, wet area, I prefer a shotgun. take your best eyes with you.
Carl

The bird sound makes sense. The distressed rabbit can be almost overwhelming sometimes.

I also have a bobcat in heat on my foxpro. Have you guys tried this?
Title: Re: Bobcat calling
Post by: Bofire on March 29, 2016, 06:28:56 PM: Have not used Bob in heat have used cougar in heat, did not work ..yet. I was sitting by a creek one night and heard birds chirping, all of a sudden one went into distress squwaks and I could hear it being carried away.
I remembered that, it works. Bird sounds work for lots of stuff.
Carl