allaroundhunter
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Flint, hit one of 'em with that .450 SOCOM of yours and and give us a picture 
bobcat hunting
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Bobson
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I can't help but think that every single bobcat pic supplied looks strikingly similar to a cat my parents freed and call a pet in rural PNW.
Mnhntr, where were those cats killed if you don't mind me asking ? The guide service we're thinking of using in near the Canadian border. Itd be nice to find somewhere closer tp home (Anoka).
So most people suggest using something that doesn't expand which makes sense now my other question is what would be the ideal shot placement ? Would it be like most big game, heart/lungs? I know to stay away from shoulder or bone with any mass if I want to keep the pelt intact. I'm assuming a through and through lung shot would be ideal?
So most people suggest using something that doesn't expand which makes sense now my other question is what would be the ideal shot placement ? Would it be like most big game, heart/lungs? I know to stay away from shoulder or bone with any mass if I want to keep the pelt intact. I'm assuming a through and through lung shot would be ideal?
Outstanding image capture.Everything you listed will work as will a .22lr. They are not monsters, most being smaller than some house cats I have seen. Make sure you don't hunt by my mothers house, they are the only thing that can keep the rabbits at bay enough for her to have flowers around the house.
bikerdoc
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I got one a few yrs ago with a 357 lever action at about 40 yrds with a 180 gr bullet. DRt but tore up the pelt.
If you can get the reloading up by then, Hodgdon has data for the 100gr Nosler partition with Trail Boss powder from 1454 to 1712 fps.
I don't know much about the 25-06, OR bob-cat hunting, but ... data below:
100 GR. NOS PART IMR Trail Boss .257" 3.200" 13.4 1454 25,500 PSI 19.2 1712 30,600 PSI
I don't know much about the 25-06, OR bob-cat hunting, but ... data below:
100 GR. NOS PART IMR Trail Boss .257" 3.200" 13.4 1454 25,500 PSI 19.2 1712 30,600 PSI
spclpatrolgroup
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These were taken post deer season, apparently my cousin had shot 2 deer at once wtihout knowing it, they didnt find the other carcas until much later and drug it out infront of a trail cam. As far as bullet, I assume a bobcat is like a fox, my 22-250 wtih 55gr Hornady SP, will punch through a fox without too much damage, a .223 does a much better job. Using a Nosler balistic tip does way too much damage to fox, there isnt enough fox avaliable to allow the damage to stay on the inside.
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langenc
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Small hole desirable. Some are saying taxidernist can fix so Iguess you are doing a mount.
Bobcat hides will be very profitable. I didnt read where you will be hunting. Some western cats sold recently for over 1000$$ and average at a fur sale was over $800..avg of well over 1000 hides.
Bobcat hides will be very profitable. I didnt read where you will be hunting. Some western cats sold recently for over 1000$$ and average at a fur sale was over $800..avg of well over 1000 hides.
HarcyPervin
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I have a hard time believing that our predator population is that high in MN (especially in Bobcats) I know I've never even seen a wild one. I don't disagree with hunting them for other reasons though...
oneounceload
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The only bobcats and mountain lions I have seen taken were with 38 spl after being treed by dogs - one shot, DRT. I would think a 25-06 would go be fairly devastating if you are trying to get good pelts for sale
^ I agree partially. I don't like killing animals for fun. If you tell yourself that you are actually helping the predator population by killing off predators I think you are lying to yourself. Bobcats aren't exactly swarming the country like English Sparrows.
Just my opinion.
Just my opinion.
Art Eatman
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A rancher north of Uvalde, Texas, stocked his 7,000 acres with 1,000 goats. The first year, the kid crop was around 600. He went on a serious varmint eradication program. The next year, some 800 in the kid crop. His east pasture was not quite 3,000 acres, where the trapper got over 30 bobcats, plus coyotes.
The deer herd grew, and we saw more turkeys and blue quail around his ranch.
The deer herd grew, and we saw more turkeys and blue quail around his ranch.
^ With a decrease in predation you are bound to see more prey animals, but outside of making it easier to hunt game for humans, what benefit does this have to the ecosystem? It seems we are constantly trying to upset the predator prey balance to make it easier for human predators to take game. Maybe we should work on a balanced ecosystem, and honing our skills.
FWIW I don't have any sympathy for ranchers, its a cost the doing business in the wild. If you think a percentage of your profit is worth disrupting nature you aren't a very good steward of the land.
FWIW I don't have any sympathy for ranchers, its a cost the doing business in the wild. If you think a percentage of your profit is worth disrupting nature you aren't a very good steward of the land.
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Or like the photos I posted above, homeowners. My folks not only didn't mind them but liked them around as they were the only thing that could keep the rabbit population in check. I guess the cats also liked peoples pets so the HOA had them taken care of.
There are only two things I have seen kill just for fun, humans and cats. Only humans also kill for convenience.
Hunting bobcats is regulated in Georgia by the DNR. I think they've got a pretty good handle on the population growth and hunting seasons, et al.
According to them, trappers typically harvest between 1500-1800 cats per year, and hunters take 3-5 times that amount.
You may not want to eat the meat, but you can certainly purchase beans after selling the pelts.
According to them, trappers typically harvest between 1500-1800 cats per year, and hunters take 3-5 times that amount.
You may not want to eat the meat, but you can certainly purchase beans after selling the pelts.
Can't speak to other areas of the country but we are covered up with bobcats. Anyone who has any type of livestock or pets and lives in a rural area around here will do what they can to control predators.
In a truly wild environment the predator population is controlled by the amount of available food. The fact that ranchers are doing their best to produce what predators consider food means that the natural method of controlling predators in moot. I have no idea how many predators I have killed in the past 30 years but it numbers in the hundreds and every season there are plenty more of them around so i don't think I have "disrupted nature" as much as a person that lives in a subdivision where trees once grew.
Sorry but that statement is pretty much hogwash. As a "rancher" it is absolutely necessary to remove animals that will kill my livestock. Coyotes, feral dogs and cats, bobcats, raccoons can cost a rancher/farmer $1000s of dollars during calfing and/or with fowl. I don't know how many of the above can bring down a full grown cow but a calf is almost helpless.
In a truly wild environment the predator population is controlled by the amount of available food. The fact that ranchers are doing their best to produce what predators consider food means that the natural method of controlling predators in moot. I have no idea how many predators I have killed in the past 30 years but it numbers in the hundreds and every season there are plenty more of them around so i don't think I have "disrupted nature" as much as a person that lives in a subdivision where trees once grew.
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I think most predators in the wild kill for reasons other than food. Have you ever watched National Geographic and seen male lions kill cubs so that the female will come back into heat? Most males will kill other males for breeding rights. It is perfectly "natural" to remove competition for resources and it happens in the wild every day. Apparently nature thinks it is more "convenient" to kill your competition than it is to just move to another area.
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I think most predators in the wild kill for reasons other than food. Have you ever watched National Geographic and seen male lions kill cubs so that the female will come back into heat? Most males will kill other males for breeding rights. It is perfectly "natural" to remove competition for resources and it happens in the wild every day. Apparently nature thinks it is more "convenient" to kill your competition than it is to just move to another area.
Had skunks decapitate 9 chickens one time, and about 15 young quail in a pen once. It ate part of one and left all the rest.
Uncle used to have trouble with a ranch that was close to a town, dogs would go out and kill calves, for no other reason than to kill them.
Rem.222
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I would use the 30-30 if scoped with 150gr cast lead flat nose. Will kill without bullet blow up.
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