Help with Coyote and Bobcat populations!

[jcwa]

Bobcat are not one of the easiest predators to call in, but keep at it and you will score on a great trophy. When calling for bobcats you have to have your mind set that your only hunting bobcats, some times it my take up to 30 to 45 minutes to call one in. If you call in a coyote or a fox let them go, if you shoot the coyote or fox, the cat that may have been coming to the call will leave the area. Bobcats like to sit at the edge of a tree or brush line and look the area over before committing to the call. keep a sharp eye out for any movement, they are very hard to spot. You want to use distress sounds of the bobcats prey like rabbit distress and bird distress sounds.

You want to hunt an area that will give you a good view. Open fields with wood lines would be a great place to start. And always keep the wind in your favor.

As for calls, There are all kinds of brands and styles on the market. But there are really only to types of mouth blown calls, an open reed and a closed reed. A closed reed call would be the easiest to use, just change how much air is blown through the call while you open and close your hand over the end of the call. An open reed will give you the most variety of sounds you can make from one call, from raspy to low and high pitch sounds.

An electronic caller would allow you to use a wide variety of tapes which will give you a variety of different animal distress sounds to use.

You can hunt coyotes all day and take one, but the best time to hunt coyotes are the first 3 to 4 hours after sunrise and the last 3 hours before sundown.

[sureshot]

jcwa question for ya!! When callign cats shoudl i leave the howler alone? I never rreally just go for cats but would love one to coem in , just wonderign if I shoudl stop howling in areas i think cats are in! thanks!!

[jcwa]

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jcwa question for ya!! When callign cats shoudl i leave the howler alone? I never rreally just go for cats but would love one to coem in , just wonderign if I shoudl stop howling in areas i think cats are in! thanks!!

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Yes. If your calling bobcats or foxes you don't want to use the howler.

[sureshot]

Thanks man!! I just cannot pass up a coyote on the whim a cat is 20 minutes away, just a bad problem i have lol!! I figured so but thought you would know for sure, I sit in the hills south and dream of a cat appearign at the ridge but has not happened yet, Had one 2 years ago that bolted from 30 yards beside me after i shot a dog on the ridge 200 ayrds away, i was not impressed!

[ronin]

I don't know the lay of your land but in my area the cats really frequent the brambles and blackberry bushes. The bobcats always seem to be very close to these places because of the quail and cottentails. When I'm looking for bobcat cover, the blackberries and brambles are where I start. I set up on a treeline across from the bushes. I try to be real careful with my entry into the area noise and movement are more of an issue than scent.

[wtnhunt]

In the future I think I would shoot the cat or coyote and keep on hunting. I killed a bobcat about 3 years ago coming across my field and not 15 minutes later had a buck come in and I shot him too.

After seeing what happened with the doe I let sit overnight I will bust every yote and cat I see.

[redbeard]

Me, I'm going trapping for the critters, this year, in conjunction with my newfound hobbie of mountain man rendevous.