Re: Flags for Bobcats, Yes or No?
[Re: illinideer]
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12/31/19 04:52 AM
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At our IL trappin demo Jeff Dunlap was using a snare support with a fishing swivel and a small piece of a cd about the size of a silver doller or just a little bigger. J That would probably work good if there isn't a branch nearby
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Re: Flags for Bobcats, Yes or No?
[Re: Motley Row]
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12/31/19 09:18 AM
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1/3 of a CD with a #1 ball bearing fishing swivel in a corner hung on 22 or 26 gage florist wire the wire stiffness prevents it from blowing up and around a limb should a gust occur
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Re: Flags for Bobcats, Yes or No?
[Re: Motley Row]
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12/31/19 09:20 AM
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You're a beast Danny Clifton!
I use flags, bobcats can be bipolar so I want every advantage
“What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers
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Re: Flags for Bobcats, Yes or No?
[Re: AJE]
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01/05/20 11:22 PM
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Just curious if anyone ever uses bobcat flagging that makes a noise? I'm not talking about wind chimes that people put on their decks, but maybe something more subtle. Could be something subtle like VHS tape hitting branches as it blows in the wind... It might sound crazy but I had the same thing in mind, kinda. I use Christmas tinsel but the snow and rain can render it pretty flat. I took those really flimsy bottles water comes in and inserted the tinsel inside and drilled holes in the caps to insert string to suspend the bottles. The flimsy bottles themselves reflect a good deal of light as they dent easily and act like a prism. The tinsel still reflects as well even though it's inside a bottle. I thought the bottles themselves might make a bit of noise and act as an attraction on those windier nights that tend to tangle my flags. I didn't get a chance to try them out as my season ended. I'll try them next season, Lord willing.
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Re: Flags for Bobcats, Yes or No?
[Re: Motley Row]
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I use CD's and old fishing lures
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
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Re: Flags for Bobcats, Yes or No?
[Re: Motley Row]
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01/06/20 12:21 AM
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Remember "Forbidden Fruit makes many Jams"
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Re: Flags for Bobcats, Yes or No?
[Re: Motley Row]
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01/06/20 12:58 AM
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Not bad at all,,, great idea ,,,trappers are some kind of thinker given the proper motivation lol.
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Re: Flags for Bobcats, Yes or No?
[Re: danny clifton]
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01/06/20 01:37 PM
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I don't believe they can see a flag fifty yards away. I believe you can move one about ten yards with a flag. I use them when im not sure exactly where that cat will be. I've wondered how far off its intended path you can pull a cat. I've seen evidence in the snow where a cat beelined straight to one of my flags from quite a distance only to satisfy its curiosity away from my set. Someone mentioned putting the flag directly behind your set. I missed a big cat late this season because I had my set three feet off to the side of my flag. I thought the flag and the scent post would do their jobs independent of each other. The cat went straight to the flag and walked right past my set without giving it any attention. Painful when I waited over forty days for that cat to come through the area.
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Re: Flags for Bobcats, Yes or No?
[Re: Motley Row]
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01/06/20 03:23 PM
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Did it see the flag at a distance or were you on location? Cat saw the flag a lot closer to it than you think?
Dont feel bad about your flag causing you to miss a cat. thats more common than most flaggers think.
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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Re: Flags for Bobcats, Yes or No?
[Re: NebrCatMan]
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01/06/20 09:06 PM
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I did try to use an attractor from a LED and battery pack. Maybe try 1 of those little yard/sidewalk solar lights.
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Re: Flags for Bobcats, Yes or No?
[Re: danny clifton]
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Did it see the flag at a distance or were you on location? Cat saw the flag a lot closer to it than you think?
I was on location, I knew a cat hunted there but I'm pretty sure I pulled it off its path. Tracks in the snow. An abandoned apple orchard on a sloping hill. Grouse and hare use it hard.
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Re: Flags for Bobcats, Yes or No?
[Re: Motley Row]
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I did reflector tape my first year until I read about the CD's on here, I cut them in half and drill a hole in them
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
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Re: Flags for Bobcats, Yes or No?
[Re: Motley Row]
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01/18/20 01:22 AM
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I put out a popcan yesterday, NebrCatMan.
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