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Re: Bobcat Question [Re: setsomesteel] #6953836 08/04/20 12:46 PM 08/04/20 12:46 PM
Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 58 WI S setsomesteel OP trapper
setsomesteel OP trapper S Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 58 WI	awesome pictures much appreciated. what is the typical rub set consisted of and how would one set it?

Re: Bobcat Question [Re: setsomesteel] #6953936 08/04/20 03:45 PM 08/04/20 03:45 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,331 The Hill Country of Texas Leftlane "HOSS"
Leftlane "HOSS" Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,331 The Hill Country of Texas	Every one is different and when they find something that works they seldom change much but here are the things I do: 1) I prefer exposed traps with bigger pans (DLS work best) 2) On a trail I find a post or tree. If not I plant one. 3) Up the post 18 to 24 inches (I am not trapping kittens on purpose) I smear castor based rub lure (Bob's Nub Rub, Sierra Mist, lots of good choices) facing my trap side only. 4) I finish it off with some visual up top, something loud dribbled onto the top of the post (There are Tmen who are adament I am doing that wrong) to get them close to the set. Once at the set instinct takes over. The cat wants to rub his face and the side of his neck on the lure and gets caught. I do all kinds of goofy looking things- cats dont care. I use a dab of urine between the trap and the post. Sometime deer stomp it. If they do I add basically jump sticks to move them away to the other side of the trail as they pass. I go completely nuts blocking in my exposed pan so there is no other place to step. This is another place a DLS works best. I put shorter sticks between the springs- nothing ever goes on top of a spring. If I have feathers or duff I scatter it. I used to use egg shells but it attracts the trash. If I use a food lure near by same thing- way more skunks and possum. The basics are a post with lure high enough for the face and a trap below the lure. The rest of this is stuff I experiment with from time to time but my thought is that I have never once found where I spooked a cat away. They are brazen and have no fear of the trap, my scent, or goofy stuff like CDs or Christmas tinsel blowing around. If you have a bunch of smurf or JI Joe figurines put them all over- I do not believe the cat will shy away and if anything he may stay there long enough to notice the castor odor that he apparently cant resist. Go have fun this fall- find a catty looking trail and put out a bunch of sets. You want a few spread out on the same trail IMO to hang up the trash so there is an open set when the big tom rolls by “What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers

Re: Bobcat Question [Re: setsomesteel] #6953957 08/04/20 04:02 PM 08/04/20 04:02 PM
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 28,978 potter co. p.a. P pcr2 "Twerker"
pcr2 "Twerker" P Joined: May 2010 Posts: 28,978 potter co. p.a.	cats are about as unpredictable a critter there is i think.

Re: Bobcat Question [Re: setsomesteel] #6953958 08/04/20 04:05 PM 08/04/20 04:05 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,331 The Hill Country of Texas Leftlane "HOSS"
Leftlane "HOSS" Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,331 The Hill Country of Texas	You must not be a married man LOL “What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers

Re: Bobcat Question [Re: setsomesteel] #6953960 08/04/20 04:06 PM 08/04/20 04:06 PM
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 28,978 potter co. p.a. P pcr2 "Twerker"
pcr2 "Twerker" P Joined: May 2010 Posts: 28,978 potter co. p.a.	oh yeah but she's blond and i quit tryin to figure her out 30 plus years ago.

Re: Bobcat Question [Re: setsomesteel] #6953964 08/04/20 04:08 PM 08/04/20 04:08 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,331 The Hill Country of Texas Leftlane "HOSS"
Leftlane "HOSS" Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,331 The Hill Country of Texas	You might be smarter than you look. Who'd a thunk it? “What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers

Re: Bobcat Question [Re: setsomesteel] #6953968 08/04/20 04:12 PM 08/04/20 04:12 PM
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 28,978 potter co. p.a. P pcr2 "Twerker"
pcr2 "Twerker" P Joined: May 2010 Posts: 28,978 potter co. p.a.	easy now,no need gettin carried away.

Re: Bobcat Question [Re: setsomesteel] #6953978 08/04/20 04:17 PM 08/04/20 04:17 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,331 The Hill Country of Texas Leftlane "HOSS"
Leftlane "HOSS" Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,331 The Hill Country of Texas	Well surely you didn't expect me to say anything nice did ya? Scub and Cotton trained me better than that. “What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers

Re: Bobcat Question [Re: Leftlane] #6954012 08/04/20 04:38 PM 08/04/20 04:38 PM
M Mark June Unregistered
Mark June Unregistered M	Originally Posted by Leftlane Where the heck is my neighbor Mark June "Mister 7 cats in a day" when you need him Vaca brother. Vaca.

Re: Bobcat Question [Re: setsomesteel] #6954015 08/04/20 04:43 PM 08/04/20 04:43 PM
M Mark June Unregistered
Mark June Unregistered M	#1. Look long and hard to find 'em. #2. Throw the kithchen sink at 'em. Bait/lure/visual/turds/urine #. Repeart 1& 2

Re: Bobcat Question [Re: setsomesteel] #6954634 08/05/20 12:57 AM 08/05/20 12:57 AM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,331 The Hill Country of Texas Leftlane "HOSS"
Leftlane "HOSS" Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,331 The Hill Country of Texas	Enjoy the vacation and be careful with that picture. If someone isn't convinced that you grow bobcats to enormous proportions they might accuse you of being Jtrap sized LOL. Great advice too I think. I am far from subtle when the cats get prime. “What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers

Re: Bobcat Question [Re: OKforester] #6954678 08/05/20 05:12 AM 08/05/20 05:12 AM
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 14,861 Greene County,Virginia R run trapper
run trapper R Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 14,861 Greene County,Virginia	Originally Posted by OKforester I like to find a trail and narrow it down with a couple of clumps of broom sedge. Add some duck feathers and put some skunky/castor lure on the grass about 12”-14” high. Sometimes you get this Nice. wanna be goat farmer.

Re: Bobcat Question [Re: Leftlane] #6959507 08/09/20 09:18 PM 08/09/20 09:18 PM
M Mark June Unregistered
Mark June Unregistered M	Originally Posted by Leftlane Enjoy the vacation and be careful with that picture. If someone isn't convinced that you grow bobcats to enormous proportions they might accuse you of being Jtrap sized LOL. Great advice too I think. I am far from subtle when the cats get prime. I'm innocent in the pic taking department. Promise! Jim Spencer, TPC editor did the honors as he rode along with me that day. He was indeed a good luck charm!

Re: Bobcat Question [Re: setsomesteel] #6959517 08/09/20 09:28 PM 08/09/20 09:28 PM
Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 1,651 Oscoda, Michigan J John-Chagnon trapper
John-Chagnon trapper J Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 1,651 Oscoda, Michigan	In Michigan you become an expert at letting cats go. Your best coyote sets will catch lots of bobcats. Wnen I was younger trapping in UP I could keep several during reg coyote season. Now we get a approx 10 day window in December. That particular nice female was caught day before season. www.lenonlures.com www.facebook.com/lenonlures

Re: Bobcat Question [Re: setsomesteel] #6959703 08/10/20 12:10 AM 08/10/20 12:10 AM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,331 The Hill Country of Texas Leftlane "HOSS"
Leftlane "HOSS" Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,331 The Hill Country of Texas	She's a looker for sure. I always figured letting some females go was good for next year and how ever many years a female continues to have kittens but then I have never trapped in a state that told me I couldnt keep them either. “What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers

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