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Bobcat visual attractors
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12/09/19 01:35 AM
12/09/19 01:35 AM
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Venus PA
Flatiron
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How important is a visual attractor for a Bobcat set ?
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Re: Bobcat visual attractors
[Re: Flatiron]
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12/09/19 04:20 AM
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Burton, Michigan
Mousey Trapper
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You know what they say, "Curiosity killed the cat". Plus it helps too, line up the cat to go to your set and over your trap.
Last edited by Mousey Trapper; 12/09/19 04:22 AM.
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Re: Bobcat visual attractors
[Re: Flatiron]
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12/09/19 04:36 AM
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It helps alot, but not always can i use one . Theft keeps me from hanging a bunch of people attactors all over. People just cant leave stuff alone. But most definitely use them when you can.
Let me sugar coat this
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Re: Bobcat visual attractors
[Re: Flatiron]
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12/09/19 11:22 AM
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red mt
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How important is a visual attractor for a Bobcat set ? A bobcat has a way better nose than most think But it can 't hurt to have a visual attraction also if fell it helps. But I find they work better behind the trap i.m.e.
Kenneth schoening
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Re: Bobcat visual attractors
[Re: Flatiron]
#6688257
12/09/19 06:35 PM
12/09/19 06:35 PM
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100 Mile House, BC Can
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I use a visual attraction to bring the cat from a distance away to the vicinity of the set where the bait or lure takes over and draws it into the set.
The only constant in trapping is change so keep learning.
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Re: Bobcat visual attractors
[Re: Flatiron]
#6688502
12/09/19 10:00 PM
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montana
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If you get snow ,,,Set in travel way,,, nothing replaces that not even lure or bait imo.
Kenneth schoening
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Re: Bobcat visual attractors
[Re: Flatiron]
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12/09/19 10:28 PM
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Wyoming
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I find them very important. I’ve caught cats and followed their tracks in the snow to see where they’ve come from and watched them bee-line for my set from 50yds out once they could see my visual flagging. I buy feather boas and cut them into 8” long pieces that’s I hang near my set. I try and blend the boa color to my surroundings to keep other people from seeing them and stealing my trap. The feathers of the boa have enough motion that a cat will pick it up from a ways out even when the color blends in with the surroundings.
Last edited by Lurp; 12/09/19 10:29 PM.
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Re: Bobcat visual attractors
[Re: wrh1971]
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12/09/19 10:32 PM
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Wyoming
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Any tips on how close/far to hang from your set? I have a cat using river bank on camera, and plan to put out a few sets this weekend. thanks I hang my flagging as close to the set as I can but stay away from hanging it over blocking or guiding as I’ve had cats climb on top of guiding and blocking to try and get at the flagging. I also use visual attractors like colored craft feathers and fake fur directly at the set. The job of the flagging is to get them in the vicinity, then the local visual attractors and the scent takes over. I keep my flagging attractors within 10ft or so of my set and usually place them in the most visible location where they can be seen from the greatest distance.
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Re: Bobcat visual attractors
[Re: Lurp]
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12/09/19 10:40 PM
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I hang my flagging as close to the set as I can but stay away from hanging it over blocking or guiding as I’ve had cats climb on top of guiding and blocking to try and get at the flagging. I also use visual attractors like colored craft feathers and fake fur directly at the set. The job of the flagging is to get them in the vicinity, then the local visual attractors and the scent takes over. I keep my flagging attractors within 10ft or so of my set and usually place them in the most visible location where they can be seen from the greatest distance. Agree^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The only constant in trapping is change so keep learning.
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Re: Bobcat visual attractors
[Re: Flatiron]
#6688622
12/09/19 11:47 PM
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I find it interesting the different ways trappers approach putting a set in front of a bobcat or attracting a cat.
Verses how some put trap where cat is going to step walking thru,,, then what is used if anything at the set.
Last edited by red mt; 12/09/19 11:47 PM.
Kenneth schoening
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Re: Bobcat visual attractors
[Re: Flatiron]
#6688626
12/09/19 11:51 PM
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Idaho
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I use em on all my sets. Check these out...
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Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads.
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Re: Bobcat visual attractors
[Re: Flatiron]
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12/10/19 12:14 AM
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Anyone use a visual attractor on a walk through snare set? I know the travel ways are the first choice, just wondering if one can be guided through a snare to get a better look at an attractor.
Sometimes nothing can be a real cool hand
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Re: Bobcat visual attractors
[Re: sneaky]
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12/12/19 06:24 PM
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Anyone use a visual attractor on a walk through snare set? I know the travel ways are the first choice, just wondering if one can be guided through a snare to get a better look at an attractor. I plan on using some cable restraints this year for bobcat and was curious, as well, about the practicality or benefit of using a visual attractor with such a set. You raised a good question, hopefully someone will chime in. The other thing I'm wondering, in general, for bobcat trapping, is how high off the ground the bottom of a visual attractant should be.
Last edited by AJE; 12/12/19 06:25 PM.
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Re: Bobcat visual attractors
[Re: AJE]
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12/12/19 10:39 PM
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The other thing I'm wondering, in general, for bobcat trapping, is how high off the ground the bottom of a visual attractant should be. I usually go three or four feet off the ground depending on how thick the understory is. I might go five feet if the visibility is there. Someone mentioned flags being people attractors. I take that into consideration, too.
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Re: Bobcat visual attractors
[Re: Flatiron]
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12/13/19 01:13 AM
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The Hill Country of Texas
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How important is a visual attractor for a Bobcat set ? It might mean the difference between checking an empty trap or snagging a big tom
�What�s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.�
Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers
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Re: Bobcat visual attractors
[Re: Flatiron]
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12/13/19 05:48 AM
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As long as you put it in the right but spot. Behind the trap so the cat has to go over trap to get to it.
Wish I had more time to trap....
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Re: Bobcat visual attractors
[Re: strike2x]
#6735341
01/19/20 06:36 AM
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As long as you put it in the right but spot. Behind the trap so the cat has to go over trap to get to it. Makes sense, but sometimes then I'm thinking the cat may try approaching the set from behind
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Re: Bobcat visual attractors
[Re: Flatiron]
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01/19/20 07:55 PM
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I flag most cat sets. That being said I catch quite a few in dirt hole set, but I always have a few feathers in and around the dirt hole. Make sure that’s legal in your state!! I like mine 5-10 feet in front of the set about 5 feet off the ground. I put all of them on a big brass swivels to the move in even a slight wind. Tanned fur scraps, duck wings, and turkey tail feathers is what I usually use. Good luck
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Re: Bobcat visual attractors
[Re: Flatiron]
#6736708
01/19/20 10:09 PM
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That's interesting how you put your flagging on a swivel
Last edited by AJE; 01/19/20 10:09 PM.
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