Advice for bowhunting bobcats?
 

Hey guys, I have come to really admire and appreciate the bobcat, as I have seen just a couple while bowhunting. On my last hunt, I had a bobcat working around me while some does were moving in. I made up my mind then I'd take the bobcat over the deer.

My question is: Has anyone ever purposely set up to bowhunt bobcats, maybe by using a dying rabbit mouth call?

Any thoughts or suggestions are appreciated.

RE: Advice for bowhunting bobcats?
 

hmmm good luck...ive never did it...but ive heard yotes are hard with a bow...and betting a bobcat will be hard...sum1 will have advice i bet...good luck to ya..wish i could do it...im sure its a blast bein that close to a bobcat

mauser06

RE: Advice for bowhunting bobcats?
 

i have never bow hunted bob cats either but its no different then bow hunting any other predator,you more in likely will not get away with calling from up in a tree.this is where an electronic caller comes in handy,have the speaker at the base of the tree or on the next tree over.if an electronic caller is not an option then a huntin buddy may have to call for you.but just remember if you are targeting bobcats you will have to let the fox and coyote spook for they will come in long before the bobcat.a bobcat is a stalker and may take 30 to 45 minutes or longer sometimes to get with in range.good luck.

RE: Advice for bowhunting bobcats?
 

If your really serious about taking a bobcat with a bow I would suggest you find someone that has some hounds. Check your local game laws first. If it's legal in your state it's about the surest way to take a cat. Following the dogs is exciting and once the cat is treed you have time to catch your breath and make a good clean kill. Good luck, have fun.

RE: Advice for bowhunting bobcats?
 

does lynx count....one thing I learned, stay longer, and be patient. Unlike the yotes and fox that come barreling in and very few times coming in very cautions, the few lynx I have seen respond to a call....you're gonna be there awhile! I am not sure about your cats but the lynx I have seen up here usually let you get away with more movement then a fox or yote will....granted thats coming from limited experience so take it for what its worth. It is however a lot of fun, just not as heart pounding as when a yote comes in at mach 5

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I had the good fortune of seeing a bobcat at 15 yards last bowseason in WV. I drew my bow back and let fly. Believe it or not...that darn cat jumped the string at 15 yards. All I got was a little back hair. The cat went about 3 feet in the air and then down over the hill.

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happend to me on 2 fox last year and one a couple years back....all 3 times my arrow was going where it should have, by the time it was there the fox had swapped ends and was full bore already.....man go figure!

RE: Advice for bowhunting bobcats?
 

It can be done! Someone above stated that they will let you get away with more movement than a yote will, and this is very true, bobcats are very curious and aren't so apt of getting down wind trying to smell ya.If ya get a chance,rent the video called Verminator, with Randy Anderson and Rick Paillet, and you will see several cats called in, very close, and will be amazed at how, dumb they are.I took one several years ago at 13 yrds., after having 12 miss fires.The cat simply sat down while I kept slowly bolting my action and feeding single shells in, until BOOM, I got him, and on the vidoe I'm talking about, there are two bobcats that are sitting down and they shoot at them once, with 22 mag. and the cats do flinch, but don't run away, and they pay.And, from what I've seen, even when they decide that something isn't right, they will sneak away slowly, never running.I'd suggest setting up with a buddy doing the calling near by, and sit and call for 45 minutes, use a higher pitched distress, they seem to like them better, and wait them out, and I'd bet you will get one sooner or later.LOL!