Looks like it's raining there too.

Yep, it rained a lot last night. Rivers on the rise.

Good work BP.

Congratulations on a 5 cat run. I’ve had a couple 4 cat days in Kansas, 24 hour checks, but never 5+; that’s awesome, again congratulations.

Only kept four. But thanks.

man, that is a good day for sure, thanks for sharing

Great work! Are these the good colored cats?

Nice catches. Looks like you have some pretty thick cover where your trapping. Have you ever caught one of those cougars in a bobcat set ? I don't think throwing a shirt over it's head will help much on a release.

Your cats are sure ugly,,,,, Noice job anyway…..

Great job, you have some nice cat there and a 5 cat day wow.

Not quite as bad as western Washington cats but yeah, not great ones. Still, last year I averaged $314 on the six I sent off to FHA for the June sale from this area.

Plenty of cougars around. Never had to release one so far....got a toe two years ago. It yanked out when it saw me approach.

You haven't scouted further east for better cat country? You have to be on private land to use footholds?

In western Oregon we have no limit for cats, but east of the Cascade summit where the better cats are, the limit is 5.

Footholds can be used on private or public land in Oregon.

I forgot you were in Or. How far are you from the "line"? Would it be profitable to try to get 5 eastern cats? I assume the quality doesn't magically improve when you cross the line.

I can trap the Cascades but there can be snow to deal with. The Cascade cats tend to be heavier, but often as not the bellies are C's or casty. Down in southern Oregon in the Siskyous there are some better cats right on the California border. Long ways to go for me and the last time I did all I got was a scad of gray fox hits on my carcasses.

As far as trapping the better cats of eastern Oregon I've never been successful at it. I've got western Oregon figured out, but them sagebrush kitties are fewer for one, and the carcass scatterings get yummed up by 'yotes and iggles.

You have to choose when you buy your license, you can't trap/hunt cats in both when you get your Oregon bobcat record card you have to choose either a 5 cat eastern one or an unlimited western one.

Actually that isn't technically true, they changed it a year or two ago so that you can either get an unlimited western or a five cat "statewide" card. Everyone still calls it an eastern card, but now you can technically go catch cats west of the cascades on it, but you are limited to five if you get the "statewide" card.

And explained very well by bearcat.

.. that’s a good run … I’ve never hit a five cat day .. but don’t bait them out like that

… seems like an effective way to maximize your trap / catch percentage

… like stated … probably peein in the wind here due to coyote

… thanks for the post peeler