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Got my Cat back
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08/25/16 02:11 PM
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hpb_rst
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I shot my first bobcat back in February. A good friend and I were hunting outside Corsicana with my buddy Justin. Justin is an excellent guide and really knows his stuff when it comes to calling predators. I'd been hunting with him for a few years and had shot several really nice yotes but hadn't gotten a cat until that night. I know he used to post here and may still but I can't remember his username. Maybe he'll see this and chime in. If not, I'm sure I can get it for anyone wants it. My friend had made a bad shot and missed a coyote at dusk. We broke for dinner and then drove out to a new property. I had given my friend first opportunity cause I'm a nice guy that way, but now it was my turn on the rack. We had been calling for about 20 minutes and were about to move to a different spot, but I got a weird feeling in my gut and asked Justin to call a couple more minutes. Not 30 seconds later a set of bright red eyes popped over a hill about 200 yards out. Justin brought him in on a string. He dropped down into a little creekbed and turned up about 50 yards in front of us. I set the reticle on what I could tell was a great cat, he paused for a second, and I let the 243 do it's thing. As soon as I walked up on him, I knew I had another taxidermy bill coming. He came in at 29 pounds. I have seen some pretty badly done cats, so I asked Justin for some recommendations. One of his recommendations was Harwell Taxidermy in Rowlett. I spoke to Mr Harwell and dropped the cat off with him. He did a great job in my opinion at a competitive price and had it done at least a month ahead of his estimate. I would definitely use him again and recommend him to anyone looking for a good taxi. I'll let the pics tell the rest of the story. Russell hpb_rst
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Re: Got my Cat back
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08/25/16 02:31 PM
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SnakeWrangler
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Nice cat....
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Re: Got my Cat back
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08/25/16 07:02 PM
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tdecker22
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Nice cat....
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Re: Got my Cat back
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08/25/16 07:17 PM
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BenBob
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Re: Got my Cat back
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08/25/16 08:14 PM
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sbushee
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Re: Got my Cat back
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08/25/16 10:06 PM
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Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: Got my Cat back
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08/25/16 10:16 PM
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colt45-90
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hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: Got my Cat back
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08/25/16 10:30 PM
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Re: Got my Cat back
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08/25/16 11:03 PM
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Slow Drifter
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I've seen more bad cat mounts than good ones. That one's pretty dang nice.
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08/26/16 12:48 AM
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Re: Got my Cat back
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08/26/16 01:33 AM
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Re: Got my Cat back
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08/26/16 12:50 PM
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Nice cat....
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Re: Got my Cat back
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08/26/16 01:55 PM
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jim1961
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Re: Got my Cat back
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#6427947
08/28/16 04:45 PM
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Normanpig
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Nice kitty Russell! Did you throw you gun across the creek before or after you shot it?
Last edited by Normanpig; 08/28/16 05:06 PM.
yep, sure, why not
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