We are having a bobcat problem around the ranch. They are getting chickens, guineas, turkeys, and the quail population is also dwindling. We have taken three off the land in the past couple of months, but they still keep getting game and farm animals.

Our ranch is in Jack county Texas (North Texas, lots of Mesquites). Any ideas for legally baiting the cats, or a better way to track them or drive them off.

Any good ideas?

Find someone with good dogs. Hire someone (or do it yourself) to set alot of snares....everywhere. Try some cubby sets with visual attractants. Invite the locals to come and predator call (at night if legal).

We have the same problem with yotes up here in maine. We just hunt them like crazy whare we dont them and they usually relocate.

If you need some help hunting them just let me know. I'm only about 50 miles away.

if you can live trap a female,put her in a pen with a wire bottom and a metal tray under that. collect her pee and use that to put on you traps. if you can use leghold traps.dig a hole , set the trap in the hole and pour a few drops under the trap and cover with leaves and lite dirt.in the morning you got a big male,females will also dig into it.

Bethor,
Contact me. My dad and I have cat hounds and may be able to help.

Ryan Campbell

i'd pull out the 7mm and have fun

Looks like my grandfather and uncle have broken out the traps. I never really have liked traps, but they have gotten two in the last week, and we haven't lost any more birds around the ranch.

I've been noticing a lot more bobcats in our part of the world, lately. For a while, I was only seeing one or two maybe once every few years. Now I'm seeing them on a pretty regular basis.

you can bait them with donuts. seriously. quite often, cats will visit our bear baits and eat the donuts. you gan get em by the drumfull for free at dunkin donuts when they throw them out at night.