Day time trick for bobcat (help)

[REM223PA]

comeing the 21st , never hunted or called cat up in the day time. call alot of coyote in but never a day time cat
is there any tricks you can give me on setup and calls

thank,, big george

i have mr. byron south dvd on it way hope there something in there about cat that will help

[Bobcat]

Hey Big George,

The first thing I would do is look in this forum past page 1. I am saying this to everyone, especially our newer members. This forum has 9 pages with a wealth of information. Here is a link to a thread here to get you started:
txpredatorposse.proboards19.com/index.cgi?board=coyote&action=display&thread=1072301221

With that said, I have called all of my cats during the day. First light and last light, as with most predators, is best. I have also called many in during the middle of the day. The most important thing is to be in an area where the cats are close. They like to den up in rocky areas and in thick cover. They also like brush piles and old abandoned buildings. Calling near a tank and/or windmill is good also. Cats are curious and will come in. You might want to use a decoy-the Predator Enticer is a good one or you can use feathers hanging from a piece of fishing line and use the wind for motion. Given a choice, a cat would rather come down to you instead of up to you. You can use any prey sound, but "busy" bird sounds like a woodpecker distress seem to work very well with cats. On your stand, you should call for at least 30 minutes. Some cats will come bounding in, but most will stalk their way in stopping and watching as they come. This leads to the next thing you need to be careful of, don't "overlook" your cat. Too many callers tend to just focus 75 yards and farther out watching for the cat to come in. You may have one 15 yards in front of you just sitting there watching you or your caller. Be sure to look far and near. Look in every shadow, nook, and cranny. They are very stealthy and well camouflaged. Sometimes you can just pick out that white spot on their chest that shows up when they sit down to survery the situation. I also recommend using a small fold-up stool to get you off the ground and give you a better chance to see them. I am sure some of our other members will chime in with some more tips.

I hope you get one!

Good Hunting,

Bob

FYI-You will really like Byron's video. I can't wait for the next one!

[Byron South]

What Bob said, and lots of patience. Bobcats like bob said will sometimes come in a hurry, but most of the time they take their time. They will use their cover to aproach the call. I've seen them sneak from tree to tree to an electronic caller. If I was at the caller I wouldn't have seen them as they will try and keep something between them and the sound as the approach.

there is some footage of some bobcats on my video, and you can see how they use their cover.

Good luck on the cats.

Byron ;D

[Bearmanric]

What Bob and Byron South said. here in washington Very brushy. Were I'm going calling today I'm going to call on logging Road's. I call at intersection's were there's little opening's. I called all mine in with hand call's. today I will use my Loudmouth. I will Play the flicker sound for about a 1/2 hour then I'm going to go to deer distress for an hour. with Cougar inheat every 5 to 10 minute's but I'm also after cougar's.It's very exciting calling Bobcat's. All of a sudden there just there. the scariest one was two year's ago I was calling bear's in some timber. there was a Bobcat 10 feet from me on it's stomach. it made me jump. just call were they live. if you wait they will come. Good Luck. Rick

[slammy]

Hey REM223PA,

Everything they said. I've watched them come to the call. Sometimes in a hurry like Bob said, sometimes real slow and deliberate. I watched em just walking along, before I started calling.

One thing is true about cats..."They sneak even when they don't have to. They always look for shade, shadows, and cover. They sneak when they don't have to."

Byron also gives real good advice, Stand up slow and be ready to shoot as you look around. We call cats a lot, you just don't always know it. It's hurtful to see one run off after you've invested two hours of sneak and call time.

[NechesBobcat]

Here's the one that didn't get away in Silsbee, TX. You just go to be a little bit sneakier!

[slammy]

Hey NechesBobcat,

Nice looking cat! Nice colors and size. Was that a male or female? Did you weigh it?

[Bobcat]

Hey NB,

Nice looking cat? Tell us the story.....

Bob

[NechesBobcat]

That is one of three bobcats that my dad and I killed within' a few hundred yards.
The first one, my father and I were set up on an old logging/drilling rig road that not vehicles have driven down in years. At the end of the road is a very small clearing with a deer blind in the middle. There are 3 lanes (senderos if that's what you want to call them) going away from the blind. So with the road and the lanes there are 5 places that we could see about fifty yards. 50 yards in frontof us was an oak flat with mostly white oak trees. To the right was a small marsh with about knee deep water (lots of wood ducks) and to the left and behind us was the thickest brush on the whole lease (yaupon and small pines). We had seen bobcat tracks coyote tracks and fox tracks in the road. The bobcat came from the right and behind us on one of the lanes (between the marsh and the thick brush). My dad was the first person to see it but he let me shoot it since I had never had a chance to shoot one.

The second one my dad shot 2 days later about 80 yards up the road on the intersection of a 4-wheeler trail and the road. I was not with him.

And the third one that is pictured I shot when I was by myself on the other side of the oak flat that I mentioned. I was set up on an intersection of a road and pipline.

At the time the only calls we had were a mini-blaster from burnham bros. (mine) and an old predator call from sure shot game calls (my dads).

The taxidermist told me that the biggest was 48 pounds but I can't remember which one that was. They were all pretty close to the same size. The one in the picture was a female and the other two that were closer together were both toms. I got the first two mounted and was going to get to one in the picture made into a rug for my grandparents but the taxidermist dissapeared.