Post by: Kain on September 13, 2009, 12:23:58 PM
Tuckered out
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Escaping the rain
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We had went for a walk up an old road by camp in hopes of seeing some grouse. We made it about a mile and had to make the kiddo turn around. She just kept wanting to see what was around the next corner. She convinced me to take her up around "just one more corner". Mom stayed behind with the dogs and waited for us to come back. Well around the next corner there was a really nice opening in the brush off the side of the road. I instantly knew it would be a nice spot to call from. We headed back to camp and as we knew would happen the kiddo got tired of walking and wanted to be carried. It might be kind of harsh but we made her walk anyways. We explained that that is happens when you hike to far and forget that you have to get back. She made it just fine with only a little complaining. Tough little three year old.
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Next morning I woke up at first light letting the wife and kid to sleep in. It had rained all night and was still going strong. I headed back to the opening we had discovered yesterday with my calls and my shotgun loaded with 00 buck (never know if a bear might come in). I could see about 40 yards into the surrounding brush so sat down just below the edge of the road. Set up the e-caller down in the bottom in with all the ferns only about ten yards from me. I had a good comfortable seat and was feeling pretty good about the whole setup. I put on my usual sequence because its starts out with mouse squeaks and builds from there. I let it run for about 18 minutes but restarted the sequence before the bobcat in distress starts. In the 2 minutes of silence I took out my hand call (custom Oregon myrtle by Bearmanric) and gave about twenty seconds of some really high pitched distress. The mouse squeaks from the e-caller start up right after and I continue scanning the area as far as I can see into the brush. About ten minutes later I see movement about 20 yards in front of me. Reddish fur is snaking its way through the ferns. Its a bobcat!!! Somehow the cat had moved into twenty yards without me noticing. It is moving fast towards the speaker but luckily the ferns are thick and it is focused on the caller. It doesn't notice me bring up the shotgun and take aim. Five yards from the speaker...BANG! The cat is hit hard and jumps about 6 feet in the air and lets out a viscous snarl sound. Hits the ground and thrashes for about 5 seconds then lets out a second yowl and dies. Now the flood of adrenaline hits and I cant figure out how to shut off the caller, stand up, put the gun on safety, run towards the cat and breath all at the same time. I sort it all out and walk up to the cat and it is a tom with hardly any spots but it is beautiful. My first bobcat and I couldn't be happier. It is a long walk back to camp, I am soaking wet and this cat is heavy but nothing could have been cooler than showing off my trophy to my wife and kid.
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If you want to try out the sequence I used.
http://www.mscustomcalls.com/mp3/Mixes_from_hunters/Naithan_Kain/Vantuckykains_bobcat_medicine.mp3
Post by: alecvg on September 13, 2009, 12:27:23 PM
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Post by: Kain on September 13, 2009, 01:09:15 PM
NICE! Not too many people get those! Great job, are you gonna mount him?
Probably not. Things are a little tight right now. I am selling the shotgun if anyone is interested. It is in the classifieds.
Post by: Maligator on September 13, 2009, 01:14:45 PM
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Post by: Kain on September 13, 2009, 10:07:06 PM
Awesome! Can you say just in general where you were? Eastside or westside even :dunno:
Siouxon unit north of Carson.
Post by: bobcat on September 13, 2009, 10:38:39 PM
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Post by: westsideoutdoorsman on September 15, 2009, 07:22:48 AM
Thanks guys.NICE! Not too many people get those! Great job, are you gonna mount him?
Probably not. Things are a little tight right now. I am selling the shotgun if anyone is interested. It is in the classifieds.
Way to advertise :tup:
Post by: Kain on September 16, 2009, 09:15:12 PM
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Post by: timberghost72 on September 17, 2009, 08:57:34 PM
Good job ! nice shot gun too 8):yeah:
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Post by: BLKBEARKLR on September 29, 2009, 06:17:59 AM
Joe
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Post by: bighorns2bushytails on October 23, 2009, 02:30:04 PM
--BH2BT
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