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Other Hunting => Coyote, Small Game, Varmints => Topic started by: CastleRocker on February 07, 2010, 04:04:48 PM

Title: I have to go skin a cat!
Post by: CastleRocker on February 07, 2010, 04:04:48 PM: Sitting here watching the Super Bowl before I go to work, I get a call from a buddy asking me how to skin a bobcat! Story and pics when I get home from work.
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Post by: Axle on February 07, 2010, 06:37:20 PM: I'm jealous! All I got was a raccoon.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on February 07, 2010, 06:39:22 PM: just how i love to spend my sundays skinning cats :chuckle:
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Post by: Axle on February 07, 2010, 06:41:42 PM: I just noticed that there is nobody on here with the screen name of 'catskinner'.

It is only a matter of time.
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Post by: blindpig on February 08, 2010, 10:22:54 PM: oh man......come on
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Post by: CastleRocker on February 09, 2010, 04:49:34 AM: Well, I would've posted pics yesterday, but our computer died. Now, I can't seem to figure out how to transfer pictures from my phone to my daughter's laptop. Maybe it's time to go to bed.

I've got this friend of mine, who just got into predator hunting this winter. He has a 10 year old son, and as many of us know, it's a great way to get your kids out in the woods. He's been really frustrated because he can't seem to call in anything but crows. Well, I guess sometimes persistence pays off! He called in a really nice tom, and whacked it. He brought it by the shop for me to skin and all I had was my phone to take pics with. I guessed it's weight at about 40 pounds. It's one of the biggest cats I've seen in a long time. Now I just have to figure out how to get the picture on here. Maybe I'll leave a note for my daughter to do it before she goes to school.
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Post by: CastleRocker on February 09, 2010, 02:39:05 PM: Well, here is the only cell phone pick I have. Wish I would've had a scale!The boy in the picture is 10, but is fairly tall I believe for his age. His Dad had to hold it up for him until I was ready to take the picture and then jump back out of frame at the last second. The benches in the shop are all 34" and 36" tall. My friend and I picked him up and he felt about 35lbs when you first pick him up, and if you held it up for a few minutes, it felt closer to 45+ lbs. Any thoughts?
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Post by: CastleRocker on February 09, 2010, 02:41:16 PM: First I couldn't post a pic, now I've posted TWO! Can someone tell me how to delete one of them?

Thanks!
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Post by: Kain on February 09, 2010, 02:48:44 PM: Nice cat! I dont know have any ideas on what it weighs. My cat felt really heavy but the scale said it was only 19 lbs. I would have swore it was around 25-30.
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Post by: bucklucky on February 09, 2010, 03:16:39 PM: Thats about a 22-24 pound cat. Nice cat. They will feel heavier than they are. Should have put it on a bathroom scale to see. Ive seen a 36 pound bobcat on the scale, it was way longer than that one. Thats a nice Kitty!
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Post by: woodywsu on February 09, 2010, 03:16:56 PM: big cat...looks to be in the 25 lb range IMO. congrats kid, opportunity of a lifetime
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Post by: MtnMuley on February 09, 2010, 03:24:41 PM: Congrats to the hunter, as persistance pays off! Nearly impossible to accurately guess the weight from a pic on a bobcat, especially as rigimortis has set in. What he's been eating and how much, also plays a big factor on a bob's weight at the time. It looks to me to be a dandy mature cat, probably in the mid 20's.
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Post by: bear on February 09, 2010, 06:26:50 PM: I'd say mid to upper 20's, which is a pretty nice cat.
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Post by: washelkhntr on February 09, 2010, 06:39:08 PM: Nice Cat :tup: :tup:
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Post by: bowhunterforever on February 10, 2010, 01:10:58 AM: Nice looking kitty for sure,I would say 25lbs or so. Congrats to the kid :tup: What are they doing with it full body or rug?
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Post by: rasbo on February 10, 2010, 04:44:40 AM: here's a 52 lb bobby from Wisconsin,old record was 48 plus,bobs just seem heavy.this one on the tail gate is 21 or 19 cant remember which
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Post by: robb92 on February 10, 2010, 02:50:52 PM: Very nice cat for sure!!! Someday would love to have a rug. Conrgats to your buddy!!
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Post by: MtnMuley on February 10, 2010, 03:58:42 PM: Just goes to show how hard it is to judge from a rigamortis-stage photo. I would to have guessed that 52lber at 30-34 lbs.
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Post by: Rudy on February 10, 2010, 06:05:13 PM: i would LOVE to have either one of those cats! Ive got all sorts of plans for mounts and such....now i just have to actually get one....
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Post by: bucklucky on February 10, 2010, 07:33:58 PM: I would have guessed that 52 pounder at really BIG :chuckle:
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Post by: BrushChimp on February 10, 2010, 08:02:29 PM: Looks like a 30+ lb. cat to me. Please tell us you weighed it...
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Post by: CastleRocker on February 10, 2010, 08:22:56 PM: Nope I didn't have any type of scale in the shop. I'll just have to whack one about the same size and weigh it I guess!

Went out calling all day today with my son looking to fill his cougar boot tag. Saw some country that should've been very familiar to me, as I walked every foot of it when I logged it, but it no longer looks the same! No cats, but had fun. I do know now that calling in the rain/snow mix for cats can get really cold. I must be getting soft in my old age.
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Post by: Bigshooter on February 11, 2010, 04:58:59 AM: Nice red western washington cat.