I filled my last bobcat tag and pulled my traps yesterday. So I decided to share a few moments of the season with my T-man friends. I had 6 tags (Utah limit), My wife had two tags and my son had a couple.
Most of my sets are walkthru sets with several scents and visual attractors. This one is along a road where I was worried about theft so I didn't use the visuals. I caught a cougar here a few years ago.

A more typical walkthru with polyfill visuals. The last tree on a rock point with cattle trails. A big wash and sagebrush flat behind me.

The first cat of the season. My wife was on her lunch break from work - at least she changed out of her high heels. I doubt any other women harvested a cat wearing a dress this year (and it wasn't her first time) LOL. Notice the remade walkthru to her right.

This trap is attached to one of my "rock"s. It's concrete I poured in a hole and buried half of a short length of chain in. I have them placed in rocky locations where stakes don't work and a conventional drag wouldn't hang up on anything for a long long ways.

Very Nice!! Great looking cats. Eric

Noice!

Walkthru in a wash.

My son Nathan and his daughter June came with me on this day. Like many days, the traps were all empty. But we thoroughly enjoyed the beautiful weather and all of God's creation. There are many unusual and breathtaking rock formations in this area.

This is Kim's second cat. Her dad Ed (age 87) got to enjoy this one with us.

Spectators.

Pop looks German….or Croatian
Noice pics…

Checking traps while wearing a dress, and being a woman to boot… why I never….

Great pics Dan! You sure get some some color variety in the cats in that area.

Osky

Great pictures and beautiful country
Those rock formations are amazing, I would have a hard time trapping if I had rocks like that too explore

Outstanding!!!!

Another nice tom.

I broke out some 3 and 4 longsprings to use in exposed trap sets for a change (thanks for the reminder how effective and fun they are Boone Lain).
This shot shows the raspy patch on their tongue they use to lick the hair off prey (feel it sometime).

The remake.

I use a little flea spray and bag them. Then 20-30 minutes later I like to skin them and harvest the glands. It's nicer to skin them warm before rigormortis stiffens them up.

Sets in dry culverts can be productive. Cats and grey fox will go thru them and will check them for rabbits.

I've had very good luck on cats in this culvert.

I said before my traps are empty many days. But I live in a beautiful place and none of my days are empty. So blessed!




Sometimes you have to just pause and reflect on the love of God and all His creations - and give thanks. Many, many heaven hugs!

Stunning country and beautiful cats. Looks like a great season.

This is a location I have caught many cats in the past. I caught a big tom cougar here two years ago (no cougars this year).

Great statement about Gods Glory,,,,, Noice!…..

Beautiful country.Great pictures.Love the bobcats.Congrats.

The third check with Nate and June along produced a nice tom (finally!). This set has also produced well thru the years.

Nate wanted a ringtail cat to mount. He was there when we set the traps but unfortunately wasn't there for the catch. They are such cool little critters!

Nice work !! I will buy that badger if you still have it, if interested you can PM me

I have went after ringtails in Vernal before but they were always stolen, love to have one mounted someday !

My last cat of the season. A nice tom. It's bitter sweet to fill the last tag and pull the line. But now I'll have time to do a little ice fishing.

I hope you all enjoyed this and wish you all good health and luck on the line. Dan

Beautiful country and beautiful cats. Thanks for sharing!

Beautiful pictures, thanks

Wow what incredible pics. Thank you for sharing. Gives me some ideas

Thank you for sharing your experience with us, Dan. That was fantastic; great photos too. 

Never seen one.Very neat

Shoot me a PM.

Nice mule deer.

Fantastic pictures! Seeing a cat wearing an old Newhouse just never gets old. Thank you for sharing.

Neat pictures and great catches. That is beautiful country out there. I haven’t been west of Des Moines Iowa since I Was stationed in California in the army 40 years ago.

Wonderful write-up and pictures, Dan. Thank you for taking the time to post.

Wonderful to read and follow, thank you

I'm gonna move to Vernal!!
Well, maybe I'll just visit. That desert country is enticing.

When you come get in touch. I'll point you to some wonderful spots both on and off the beaten path.

Nice !! Nice !!! Nice !!

It is.I lived there in Arizonia for 3 years as a kid.

Dan, Thanks for posting these great pictures. I was nearly as impressed with the fine animal and landscape pictures as I was with your beautiful family. Your grand daughter's a sweetheart. How many grandkids you got?

My son Nate has three daughters. June is the oldest. My daughter has no children yet - we're hoping still. Grandkids are awesome. Thanks for the complement.

Nice Pictures. Thanks for sharing.

I had a couple questions about my concrete "rock" drag. So here's what the bottoms look like. I quick-link my trap to them. They can be pre-baited by digging a hole and putting grain and bedding material (cotton, polyfill or wool) in the hole then putting the "rock" over the hole. Mice will soon find and occupy them. Or you can just smear bait or lure in the pocket and set the trap in front of the tunnel.

I had left this one beside a trail where I had last caught a coyote with it in a blind set.

To make the set that caught this cat,I attached my trap and turned the "rock"on edge and propped it against another rock (so it was more of a side blocker and not a comfortable place to step). I then made a heavily guided walkthru right on the trail with scent and polyfill on either side on little dead brush I moved in.

A couple more picks showing one of the red fox that didn't know the walkthru was a bobcat set:)

Dan, these are awesome pictures, thanks for sharing your season with us!

Good to see you out there doing your thing, Dan. First pic of the badger, I noticed a little “ring around the collar” on him! Nice job with a bunch of cats for a nice payday, and great pics of a trapping family! Take care my friend.

Pretty fox

Awesome stuff!!

To do a 2-3 week bcat line out in West River some winter is on my bucket list. Maybe the Jan of 2027

Do you all in Utah have to surrender your carcasses to the state guys? We have to here but I think a person can get them back if you request it.

No the carcass is yours, just have to come in and submit a tooth pull, same on lions, lions changed this year to just getting a permit and bring them in for an aging pull, depending on where you are at, no limits yet !

Bobcat tags seem to change every year in this state though, crazy as every one around us has no limits I'm aware of !

Great pics and beautiful cat country!! Thanks for sharing!

Yes sir. I love my Death Rays. Thankyou and be well my friend.

Way to go, good looking country you're in.
Thanks for sharing

I shot a mountain Lion a couple years back around Vernal and the scenery is beautiful. Dan you live in an awesome area

That would be awesome. Seems a little difficult to become a non res trapper.
What happens if you catch over your limit? You're using mostly legholds so you can release what you can't keep? Ever get cold enough to freeze a foot?

Furharvester education is required, then you just buy a nonresident license, and bobcat tags when they are open for sale in October. A frozen foot is possible depending on conditions. If we fill our last tag and catch another it must be released, regardless. So it's a mad scramble to pull traps at the end.