Is a Cat a Cat?
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07/05/23 09:22 AM
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J Staton
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Given a bobcat's range from east to west and north to south do bobcat's react differently to stimuli such as urine and glands in different area? For instance, in the pine plantations of the south where a bobcat might smell a different cat every half mile or so compared to out west with it's vast expanses and greater bobcat territories.
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Re: Is a Cat a Cat?
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07/05/23 10:13 PM
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Cats gotta be the dumbest animals in the bush. Same as snaring rabbits basically.Creatures of habit.
Last edited by Boco; 07/05/23 10:14 PM.
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07/05/23 10:45 PM
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Cats gotta be the dumbest animals in the bush. Same as snaring rabbits basically.Creatures of habit. They definitely don't have any caution about them but seem to have the attention span of a two year old when working sets. I think they are creatures of habit cause they are such good hunters that they don't have to go traipsing all over the country looking for food. God gave them stealth not caution to survive.
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07/08/23 06:31 AM
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I have trapped cats in New York, TX, NM and also caged a little in AZ. All 3 of the south west states have way more cats than what I do in the area of the adirondacks that I live in. I will also agree with most on here that their behavior is the same. Finding one here in NY is more of the struggle. The means and methods to take that cat are the same. I wouldn’t say a bobcat is dumb either. I believe alot of people compare them to coyotes and there’s no comparing a cat and a dog. I wouldn’t say a coyote is a smart animal either. I would call a coyote one of the most cautious animals to trap, some will definetely frustrate you and some of the things a coyote will do will surprise you but they don’t drive and live in heated houses or even have thumbs. So smart? I don’t think I just don’t think that’s a good way to describe them in general. Nervous? absoloutely! A Cat is bold and curious and that’s the difference. So efficient at what they do they need to be in the right mood to commit to working a set sometimes. Where other times they just walk right into a cage and hardly break stride. That’s the mood and the scents and the location all coming together for that specific cat at that moment.
Location for cats is always the biggest factor IMO. Scent, set type all that stuff is really a minor detail once you find a good travel way. They are such creatures of habit a good blind set in a trail or necked down spot in a dry wash. An exposed walk through I think is the way to go. You’ll get the same reaction from a cat anywhere you go = inconsistent. That’s why place that trap where they’re already walking and that’s how you get a constant variable with a bobcat.
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07/08/23 08:54 AM
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Some good info. Now should the types of sets made be considered with population densities? In other words if a cat doesn't smell another cat but every 10 miles would a urine post type set be more attractive to that cat compared to a cat who smells a different cats every half mile?
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07/08/23 10:44 AM
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I tend to run trail sets and dirt holes with good results in the areas you mentioned Bob, but am wanting to add post/rub sets to my arsenal. That's why I was wondering about population densities an attractants such as urine/gland and whether it influenced it's effectiveness.
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Re: Is a Cat a Cat?
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07/08/23 03:49 PM
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I stopped using feathers and flagging years ago. Too many birds of prey and others that can't pass up the opportunity to investigate. That’s interesting, as many as we have down here you’d think that would be an issue. Only feathered issue I have is buzzards. If you dispatch and leave blood, you have to get it up and away from the set, otherwise you have one in your set.
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