I called in a bobcat!

[disengaged]

I was out coyote hunting and called in a bobcat! It's the first time that I have ever witnessed a bobcat in the wild! I thought it was a real privilege. I snapped a quick pic of him with my phone, but the quality isn't very good...

 

[red_zr24x4]

Nice! I'd like to see that at least once.

 

[Mgderf]

I saw a badger this past deer season in Tippecanoe county.
This is the first badger I've ever seen in person in my 55+ years (on again/off again)in Indiana.

I'd like to see a bobcat.

 

[jblomenberg16]

Very cool. What call got his attention?

 

[Bfish]

Very cool! I am with Bloomberg, what brought him in??

 

[Leadeye]

Great that you called him in, they're shy, but becoming more common in Indiana.

 

[DocIndy]

Not sure what I would do if I ran across a badger in the woods. They sure are not the most pleasant critters!

 

[Porter]

There are getting to be a lot of bob cats in Indiana I found one road kill and have seen several while deer hunting.

 

[churchmouse]

Used to see badger years ago. Not seen one in forever.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Oblig...


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badgers | Weebl (make sure your speakers are up... its family friendly)

 

[churchmouse]

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badgers | Weebl (make sure your speakers are up... its family friendly)

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[oldpink]

Great work calling one in.
I didn't know that Bobcats were finally making a slow, but steady comeback in Indiana.
That's very good news, a sign that there's enough small game for them to hunt.

 

[disengaged]

He responded to cotton tail distress. Came in pretty quick, stopped about 10 yards from my decoy (the decoy didn't seem to interest him much). He sat by the tree a minute and then wandered off. He had his winter coat, but I'd guess he was around 40lbs.

 

[jblomenberg16]

He responded to cotton tail distress. Came in pretty quick, stopped about 10 yards from my decoy (the decoy didn't seem to interest him much). He sat by the tree a minute and then wandered off. He had his winter coat, but I'd guess he was around 40lbs.

Very cool. We got some response Friday night to Cotton Tail in distress in one location, but nothing moved in. We tried a mad housecat call and got some action in another spot, but again nothing would come into range.

 

[Bfish]

He responded to cotton tail distress. Came in pretty quick, stopped about 10 yards from my decoy (the decoy didn't seem to interest him much). He sat by the tree a minute and then wandered off. He had his winter coat, but I'd guess he was around 40lbs.

Very cool... Has the cotton tail distress been working well with yotes too?

 

[Mgderf]

Not sure what I would do if I ran across a badger in the woods. They sure are not the most pleasant critters!

I didn't do anything but sit there and watch.
I was 15 feet in the air, so I wasn't really too worried about his disposition.

 

[kolob10]

We have a couple around the farm here in Brown county. Very reclusive and normally nocturnal. Seem to be a bit easier to call in than coyotes. I guess they don't have the nose that the coyotes have!

 

[Dead Duck]

Stop eating bacon while you're hunting and you won't have this problem.

 

[M4Madness]

Great work calling one in.
I didn't know that Bobcats were finally making a slow, but steady comeback in Indiana.
That's very good news, a sign that there's enough small game for them to hunt.

We called in one while coyote hunting on the Crane base a few years ago, and I have seen five different ones while deer hunting various properties in multiple counties. I had one walk under me a couple of years ago and return about a half hour later with a fox squirrel in its mouth.

 

[throttletony]

We have a couple around the farm here in Brown county. Very reclusive and normally nocturnal. Seem to be a bit easier to call in than coyotes. I guess they don't have the nose that the coyotes have!

they definitely don't have the nose, but they have great eyes, and they'll take their time coming in (10-30 minutes stalking towards sound), whereas most yotes come in range and keep coming until they smell that it's a setup