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Title: Am lousy Bobcat caller...
Post by: Hern on February 02, 2017, 02:58:49 PM
 I'm done. Ka-put. Finished for the season. Calling & Trapping. (maybe Beaver trapping in March)
I have 6 Cable Restraints out, but am pulling tomorrow.

I don't post many pictures or stories, but would like to share.
Bobcat calling & trapping was a flop for me, but added some Fox calling the past two days.

I called for Bobcats five times. No luck. The past two days I worked on Fox, too.
I used a shotgun since I was in good cover.
Yesterday I killed a Red Fox and double on Greys.
Todays kill, 2 Red Fox at different locations.

I was heading home with one Red. I decided to stop above our house to call a brushy ravine where I had some Cable Restraints hanging.
I purposely called at this spot to see if I could get a Fox or Coyote to respond and run into my cable restraints.
In the past, I have called 2 Fox into cables as I watched. Neat chit. I've tried and tried to cable call a Coyote, but that's hasn't happened yet.
I have 4 trails setup with cable restraints, at this spot. It happened. I was playing a bird distress with decoy twitching around.
I saw movement and the Red was already cabled and flying around and caught by the neck.
Did I call the Red or trap the Red?...I don't care, it's in the shed.  That was as exciting as pulling the trigger.
I love this stuff.
Am done for the season.

I'll post picture when they are finished & put up.

Cable called Red, second on left...
(http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac139/266Lorraine266/IMG_0001_zpspfgi5ms8.jpg)

Title: Re: Am lousy Bobcat caller...
Post by: dreamcatcher on February 02, 2017, 03:09:19 PM
You're finishimg up strong, Hern
Title: Re: Am lousy Bobcat caller...
Post by: foxhound on February 02, 2017, 03:15:44 PM
Awesome story, Hern. Thanks for sharing!
Title: Re: Am lousy Bobcat caller...
Post by: Hern on February 02, 2017, 03:27:55 PM
dreamcatcher, our Fox population is down. I surprised myself.
I skun those Fox today and boarded 4 of them, then I tired out. Will board last one tomorrow. Maybe tomorrow have another in cable where I called today.
Thanks, foxhound
Title: Re: Am lousy Bobcat caller...
Post by: Lookn4Fur on February 02, 2017, 03:47:02 PM
If you want to cry over some beers (yours) let me know. :'( :'( :'(  I still have some tears to shed over Fishers. ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Am lousy Bobcat caller...
Post by: Hern on February 02, 2017, 05:04:48 PM
Lookn4freebeer2cryin, Stop in. We'll have a good cry. :'(
Title: Re: Am lousy Bobcat caller...
Post by: Pa Goosehntr on February 02, 2017, 09:36:17 PM
 ;) ;) ;) Nice Hern, and buy some Red,White and Blue for Sonny's taste buds  ??? ??? ??? ??? He can't handle a good brew.. ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: Am lousy Bobcat caller...
Post by: Lookn4Fur on February 03, 2017, 07:56:06 AM
Hern, Jake and I passed your house this past weekend.  I thought of stopping in but it would have been unannounced and did not want to surprise you and the little misses in the hot tub. 8) 8) 8)
Title: Re: Am lousy Bobcat caller...
Post by: Hern on February 03, 2017, 08:08:09 AM
Lookn2stopinbutjakedidn'twanta, Buckwheat does that all the time. Usually a 10-15 minute phone call before hand.
Dang, you guys could've invited me along. Did you kill anything? or Drink yourself stupid? What kind of weekend was it?
Title: Re: Am lousy Bobcat caller...
Post by: Pa Goosehntr on February 03, 2017, 08:19:22 AM
 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D "Dang, you guys could've invited me along."...Hern, Lookn4critters didn't want to disclose his "Hot Spots", :o :o :o :o :o :o :o so a ride along isn't possible  ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: Am lousy Bobcat caller...
Post by: Lookn4Fur on February 03, 2017, 09:07:37 AM
PM sent.
Title: Re: Am lousy Bobcat caller...
Post by: jaspr1 on February 04, 2017, 07:09:30 AM
 :) Hey Goose! Having worked for NSA in the past, I had the PM intercepted and decoded  ;) I have a friend who is an analyst working on it  :-\ :-\ It seems it's some kind of mathematical equation  ??? ??? where ...
JAKE (0)+(0) X LOOKn4aColdSpot (0) + (0)=0................He said we are going to have to buy him Brekie and lunch as this is the hardest encrypted message ever  :P :P he keeps just getting Zero's..... :-[ :-[ He did say one time the image of an icicle came up  ::) and another time someone holding what looks like a photo shopped cat  ::) that on further review was about the size of a rabbit  :o :o :o...I will keep you posted.... 8)
Title: Re: Am lousy Bobcat caller...
Post by: Pa Goosehntr on February 04, 2017, 08:44:19 AM
 :o :o :o :o :o Sounds interesting!! ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: Am lousy Bobcat caller...
Post by: Lookn4Fur on February 04, 2017, 09:36:32 AM
Thats a lot of thinking for a man your age.  I hope you took a good nap after that.
Title: Re: Am lousy Bobcat caller...
Post by: jaspr1 on February 04, 2017, 01:36:20 PM
 .......................................................................... :).............................................................. 8)
Title: Re: Am lousy Bobcat caller...
Post by: Hern on February 08, 2017, 07:14:16 PM
Here's the five from first picture.
Finished and looking better than laying on the floor...
(http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac139/266Lorraine266/IMG_0002_zpszalvagqx.jpg) (http://s893.photobucket.com/user/266Lorraine266/media/IMG_0002_zpszalvagqx.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Am lousy Bobcat caller...
Post by: Brushwolf on February 08, 2017, 07:29:27 PM
Looks very good Hern.
Title: Re: Am lousy Bobcat caller...
Post by: Bowman66 on February 08, 2017, 09:39:37 PM
Nice work Hern, they look great.