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Re: Best bobcat states?
[Re: Furvor]
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04/24/18 07:50 PM
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Mountain View, AR
ShaneT
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My definition would be above average quality, good quantity, and plenty of available ground via public land and/or road right of way trapping. The available ground in good cat territory is probably the most important aspect for out of state trapping, at least for me. Might have to go to the moon for that. Yea but there has to be a happy medium somewhere. Good access to decent cats in decent quantities. Access and quality being the most important factors.
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Re: Best bobcat states?
[Re: beaver trapper]
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04/25/18 04:28 PM
04/25/18 04:28 PM
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Wisconsin
The Beav
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How much public land Is available In those states? And what are the odds of getting on private land If your a Non resident?
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Re: Best bobcat states?
[Re: danny clifton]
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04/25/18 05:23 PM
04/25/18 05:23 PM
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Wyoming
cmcf
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ive trapped cats in wy. jan and feb in cat country is most definitely winter. big remote country also. don't leave to set or check without the stuff you need to stay out for several days in bad weather. you don't often see other people in good weather. bring stuff for beakdowns or getting stuck. help is not real likely. people are very friendly you just may not see any
cell phones work in town. leave town and they are expensive time keepers Spot on Danny; I've lived in Wy for eighteen years and believe me when I say the Rocky Mountains will kill you if you don't know what you are doing. Dec an Jan can be flannel long sleeve and long johns one day and thirty below with thirty mph gusting to fifty winds and fifty below wind chill the next. If your equipment is schetchy or lacking best stay in town. I had to walk out seven miles on the GPS in eight below cause my wheeler wouldn't start. My fault. Lucky the wind was calm about 9-10 lol and the pickup did start. If you do decide to visit be careful and bring plenty of gas money to get home. As was posted before Wy. Is reciprocal If your state won't let me trap cat's as a nr Wy. won't let you trap them here.
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Re: Best bobcat states?
[Re: The Beav]
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04/26/18 01:22 AM
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South Mississippi
9wire
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Mississippi and South Carolina. You can't hardly keep cats out of your sets.
Non resident friendly and no limits and shirt sleeve trapping.
Hides aren't of much value but If you want numbers those are the places to go.
I never caught a cat In my life and went to MS and caught 44 In month. I trapped In SC for 15 years and I lost count of the cats I caught.
Probably most of the south Is like that. That ain’t no lie... I’ve gotten to where I hate bobcats almost as much as possums... They constantly plug up good coyote sets, even out in wide open pastures where there is no apparent reason for a cat to even be there...
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Re: Best bobcat states?
[Re: beaver trapper]
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04/27/18 11:59 AM
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The Beav
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and I don't think you can trap public land.
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Re: Best bobcat states?
[Re: beaver trapper]
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05/12/18 07:12 PM
05/12/18 07:12 PM
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The Beav
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So the question Is. Does he want numbers or quality?
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Re: Best bobcat states?
[Re: beaver trapper]
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05/13/18 02:56 PM
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The Beav
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If you live In the area maybe. But If your coming from out of state no way can you do both. You don't have the time and don't know the lay out.
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Re: Best bobcat states?
[Re: danvee]
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05/23/18 01:23 PM
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Northern New Mexico
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I have trapped Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona and West Texas over my life. As far as the amount of cats, price for the pelts availability of trapping land and getting permission New Mexico is my pick more specifically Northern New Mexico. Texas is private and permission can be so, so and same for fur quality lots of cats. Montana and Wyoming have some great cats a lot of public land that is trapped hard. Montana and Wyoming can be real hard to access to on private and Montana has a quota on cats. Wyoming public lands get hit real hard and Montana is closed to non resident for cat. Arizona is closed to trapping on public lands and has a fair number of cats of varied quality. Colorado is a cage state with pretty good numbers and overall decent cats. Never trapped Nevada and it is closed to non residents from what I have seen they have the best cats over all percentage wise. Nevada save Alaska has the most public land but travailing across it your going to cover a lot of land to catch a good number of cats. I didn't think anyone knew NEW Mexico was a state, I actually read a reply to this thread that mentioned AZ, and TX. you'd think they bordered eachother
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