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No IL bobcat tag this year #8479599
10/02/25 09:10 AM
10/02/25 09:10 AM
Joined: Jun 2007
Illinois
foxkidd44 Offline OP
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Joined: Jun 2007
Illinois
I don’t know how other states have their bobcat set up,,but we here in il have a limited bobcat quota and in order to get a permit, you have to apply and get into a lottery type of thing.

I struck out again,, I’ve only been drawn one time and was blessed to have been able to fill it.

The unfortunate thing about this lottery is that we have antis who enter into the lottery, and they steal someone else’s chance of harvesting a cat.
Which I’m sure impacts how the state can really know a better idea of our cat population.

Most trappers here in Illinois, would rather have a “ call in” quota system instead of a lottery.. but we suspect that the Illinois department of natural resources is making more money off of the lottery system.

It’d also be nice if the applicants who enter the lottery, have a valid hunting or trapping license.

How do you guys in other states have your cats set up?


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Re: No IL bobcat tag this year [Re: foxkidd44] #8479602
10/02/25 09:13 AM
10/02/25 09:13 AM
Joined: Apr 2009
South Ga - Almost Florida
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Joined: Apr 2009
South Ga - Almost Florida
Here in Georgia it's catch as many as you can from December 1st to last day of February.

No tags, no quota, no limit.


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Re: No IL bobcat tag this year [Re: foxkidd44] #8479603
10/02/25 09:13 AM
10/02/25 09:13 AM
Joined: Jan 2023
Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania
That doesn’t seem right for someone without a license to draw a tag…
You can buy one bobcat, one fisher and one otter tag in PA when you get your Furtaker license. But can only harvest them in certain WMU’s.

Re: No IL bobcat tag this year [Re: foxkidd44] #8479609
10/02/25 09:25 AM
10/02/25 09:25 AM
Joined: Dec 2006
Williamsport, Pa.
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Williamsport, Pa.
And across the border to the north is New York with unlimited. we are just feeding them cats......jk


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Re: No IL bobcat tag this year [Re: foxkidd44] #8479610
10/02/25 09:26 AM
10/02/25 09:26 AM
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williamsburg ks
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williamsburg ks
Here in KS cat harvest is limited by season length. No limit during season. Non resident license was 250. Have not looked in a couple years. Best population is east half of the state. Promise to kill coons and coyotes too you can easy find permission in Feb when deer and bird season are closed and cats are prime


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Re: No IL bobcat tag this year [Re: foxkidd44] #8479655
10/02/25 11:27 AM
10/02/25 11:27 AM
Joined: Oct 2018
Northern Illinois
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Northern Illinois
been applying for 4 years havent gotten one yet

Re: No IL bobcat tag this year [Re: MuddyMike] #8479663
10/02/25 11:45 AM
10/02/25 11:45 AM
Joined: Mar 2013
IL
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IL
Originally Posted by MuddyMike
been applying for 4 years havent gotten one yet

Same thing happened to me I called down state and said if you draw a tag you should go to the bottom of the pool.the following year they did change it to where if you got a permit the previous year you couldn't get one that year.i still think it should go by a point system.i know last year when I applied there were over 9,000 applications at 5.00 for each one that's 45,000 which is non refundable and I agree you should have a valid hunting or trapping license before applying but I think all that would do is give the state more money because the antis would still buy those licenses to be able to apply for the permit.

Re: No IL bobcat tag this year [Re: foxkidd44] #8479701
10/02/25 02:08 PM
10/02/25 02:08 PM
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NC
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NC
Yall dont have a shortage of cats. I hunt there every year and see a few. Shame you cant take them

Re: No IL bobcat tag this year [Re: foxkidd44] #8479702
10/02/25 02:12 PM
10/02/25 02:12 PM
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AR
Season opens in November thru February. I don't start after them until January.

Re: No IL bobcat tag this year [Re: foxkidd44] #8479705
10/02/25 02:24 PM
10/02/25 02:24 PM
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Coldspring Texas
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Coldspring Texas
Classified as predators here… no closed season


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Re: No IL bobcat tag this year [Re: foxkidd44] #8479713
10/02/25 02:41 PM
10/02/25 02:41 PM
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Minnesota
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Minnesota
Season runs Dec.13th-Jan.18th in northern zone. Limit 5 bobcats.

Re: No IL bobcat tag this year [Re: foxkidd44] #8479716
10/02/25 02:45 PM
10/02/25 02:45 PM
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Arkansas
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Arkansas
No season, no limit - trap or hunt them year round, 24 hrs a day on private. There is a regular season on public land, but dont know what it is.

Re: No IL bobcat tag this year [Re: foxkidd44] #8479728
10/02/25 03:10 PM
10/02/25 03:10 PM
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missouri
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missouri
You boys need to just slip on down to missouri catch as many as you like during season.

Re: No IL bobcat tag this year [Re: foxkidd44] #8479762
10/02/25 04:36 PM
10/02/25 04:36 PM
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It’s a farce just them stealing money

Re: No IL bobcat tag this year [Re: foxkidd44] #8479809
10/02/25 06:30 PM
10/02/25 06:30 PM
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SEPA
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We used to have lottery type permitting in PA when they first opened the season on them.

My daughter and I applied 5-6 years in a row and never got one.

Then they changed to one per applicant guaranteed.


Eh...wot?

Re: No IL bobcat tag this year [Re: foxkidd44] #8479815
10/02/25 06:39 PM
10/02/25 06:39 PM
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Moved to Fbks, Ak.
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Maybe the problem is, you live in Illinois!

Re: No IL bobcat tag this year [Re: foxkidd44] #8479894
10/02/25 08:27 PM
10/02/25 08:27 PM
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Tug Hill, NY
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In NY’s northern zone WMU’s where I trap and live in, there are no limits on cats, otter , fisher, or any other fur bearer except for marten with an annual limit of 6.

Re: No IL bobcat tag this year [Re: Swamp Wolf] #8480411
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LA
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LA
Originally Posted by Swamp Wolf
Here in Georgia it's catch as many as you can from December 1st to last day of February.

No tags, no quota, no limit.


Same thing in a couple states I hunt and trap. Are they just not there to start with, or Big Brother has his thumb on you, like he did in PA and said you couldn’t hunt on Sunday?

Re: No IL bobcat tag this year [Re: Savell] #8480502
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Originally Posted by Savell
Classified as predators here… no closed season


Was about to post same

Re: No IL bobcat tag this year [Re: foxkidd44] #8480505
11 hours ago
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IL
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IL
foxkidd44 I'd wait awhile and check again. Their main website in the regs said two to three weeks on the permits. Retired warden that lives near me said he was told 3000 permits were issued this year. I can't find that number anywhere.

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