Easier to hit 'em, albeit with less range. Makes sense though. I sometimes use buckshot.

Raccoons: Non-residents Unlimited Statewide Oct. 29 – Feb. 15, 2023
Fox: Red and Gray Unlimited Statewide Oct. 15 – Feb. 15, 2023
Coyote Unlimited Statewide Year-round open hunting season
Bobcat 1 by permit
Northern Zone
(North of Hwy. 64) Period 1 Oct. 15 – Dec. 25
Southern Zone
(South of Hwy. 64 Period 2 Dec. 26 – Jan. 31, 2023
tachment device and passing it through
the animal’s mouth to eye opening, just
beneath the skin.
ƒ You must register your harvest with the
DNR by 5 p.m. the day after recovery by
visiting gamereg.wi.gov or by calling
844-GAME-REG (844-426-3734) AND you
must exhibit your bobcat to an autho-
rized DNR representative for certifica-
tion no later than seven days after the
month of harvest. The bobcat pelt must
be separated from the carcass and
both parts must be presented at the
time of certification.
ƒ The certification seal must remain
attached to the pelt until removed by
a fur dresser or taxidermist at time of
preparation.
ƒ It is illegal to transfer, give, trade, sell
or purchase any bobcat pelt unless it
bears a DNR carcass tag and certifi-
cation seal attached by an authorized
DNR representative.
ƒ The bobcat carcass will be retained by
the DNR for research purposes. Car-
casses are used to determine popula-
tion trends, which aid in establishing
harvest quotas. Hunters and trappers
may keep meat from bobcat carcasses
as long as the skull and body cavity,
including all internal organs, remain in-
tact. See the 2022 Trapping Regulations
for more information.
ƒ Hunters and trappers must submit a
portion of a harvested bobcat’s lower
jaw but may retain the top portion of
the bobcat skull. Full skulls sent to the
DNR will not be returned.
ƒ Night hunting for bobcats is prohibited.

FYI read last line of WI bobcat regulations. Found that out last year

If you fellers spent as much money/time on trapping as these fancy nightvision/thermal coyote educators we would be getting somewhere

FoxPro hammerjack and an open reed call for backup that my brother made me years ago.

Weatherby vanguard in .223 topped with a Bushnell elite scope. 55 grain v-max.
Also carry a cheap H&R 12 gauge loaded with 00 buck. Been considering switching to #4 buck but have a hard time switching when something is working.

Just getting into using a decoy dog so my setup may change a little.

I'm surprised no one sells a decoy cat for bobcat hunting

I don't think I like that law. I'm hopeful it can get changed. Several years ago didn't WI allow night hunting of bobcats?

interesting video they were testing lethality of 00 and about 80 yards they got pellet to hit the ballistic gel dummy and it was pass through at 80 yards
the issue isn't that they don't have the penetration it is that you don't have a tight enough pattern to get the hits

same issue with slugs Lethal to WAY further than you can keep them on target , so much for the idea that slugs are safer than rifles you can't control them much past 100 but they are lethal to >400

27 pellet's vs 9 you should get a few more hits

If you are shot gunning coyotes you need to be shooting tss. Effective range over 100 yards and patterns stay together to be very lethal

12-15" of penetration at 100 yards with tss BB shot. 65 pellets in a load of 3" 12ga, even more in 3.5". You can put 8 or 10 pellets in a paper plate at 100 yards, the density allows it to pattern much tighter and penetrate much further. It will completely pass through a coyote at 100 yards. Could probably go up to #1 or #2 to get pellet count up and still be lethal at 100

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW-ZIVYeoFw

Not a bad idea. With the amount of barn cats I've got around here I'm sitting on a gold mine and didn't even know it.

For the love of God.

You from Kentucky?

Exactly this…I’ve put coyotes down on the spot at 82 yards…I only use 3”…my gun doesn’t like 3 1/2”…not to mention they kick like a mule!

They sure do. Too much for my liking.

Easy fix for that....shoot a 1.5 oz load of 1's or 2's in a 20 gauge. Still have effective penetration to kill at 100 and better pattern density due to smaller shot. Win win win