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First Bobcat with a twist (Also posted in photos)
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10/02/16 01:15 AM
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SapperTitan
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So last night I'm hunting for hogs sitting in a stand about 140 yds from the feeder. Wasn't seeing anything and then I heard a high pitch scream. I had my NV out scanning when a bobcat walks out of the cedar. so at this point I'm trying to figure out if I want to shoot him but it's hard to judge size with the NV. After a few seconds I decided WTH and shot. He turned and ran into the cedar thicket and I gave him a few minutes before getting out and looking for him. Once I get down to where he was at I find a big pile of blood and a great blood trail. Here is where it gets interesting, I go in this thick cedar and easily find the cat but he isn't dead he is barely hanging on and all I had was my 6.8 SPC and didn't want to shoot him again from that close and destroy the hide so I figured I had 3 options. One, stand there and wait for him to die but didn't want to watch him suffer. Two, grab a stick and bash his head but didn't want to destroy his skull so I can do a euro mount. Three, choke him to death quick easy and no damage to hide or skull. So I decided I'm gonna choke him to death. Now realize this cat is in bad shape he isn't wounded he is dying if it had just been wounded I never would have tried this. I watched the cat for about 10 min before I made this decision and it attempted to get up 3-4 times and just fell over. My first attempt I walk up it just lays there trying to crawl away, I placed my boot on the shoulder and reached down to grab the cats neck as soon as I applied pressure he leached forward and growled I about sheet myself. So at this point I'm trying to figure out whet to do and then I spot a cedar limb on the ground. I grabbed the limb and put it over the cats neck and then stepped on the limb applying pressure this worked great until the branch snapped so I used my boot to finish him off and ended the cats life after about 30 seconds. I have all this on video and will upload later. The cat isn't very big but it's my first, if I knew he was a smaller cat I would have let him walk but it is what it is. Lessons learned are, never track a bobcat without a pistol to finish him off and don't try to choke a bobcat with your hands. How not to choke a bobcat Warning there is some cursing
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Re: First Bobcat with a twist (Also posted in photos)
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10/02/16 01:16 AM
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Like title says this is cross posted but I know some people only visit this sub forum so thought I'd post here too.
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Re: First Bobcat with a twist (Also posted in photos)
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10/02/16 02:15 AM
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taterpop
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Re: First Bobcat with a twist (Also posted in photos)
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10/02/16 02:47 AM
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SnakeWrangler
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Like title says this is cross posted but I know some people only visit this sub forum so thought I'd post here too. Just as funny here as over there.....
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Re: First Bobcat with a twist (Also posted in photos)
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10/02/16 02:49 AM
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Like title says this is cross posted but I know some people only visit this sub forum so thought I'd post here too. Just as funny here as over there..... I'm hoping a real varmint slayer will give me some tips for next time haha
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Re: First Bobcat with a twist (Also posted in photos)
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10/02/16 11:49 AM
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TXHunterKLewis
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Nice Bobcat!! Subscribed to your channel as well.
V/R,
Kevin
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Re: First Bobcat with a twist (Also posted in photos)
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10/03/16 11:59 AM
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redhaze
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Re: First Bobcat with a twist (Also posted in photos)
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10/03/16 11:50 PM
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TMc
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One does not slowly and gently reach for the throat of a bobcat. lol
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Re: First Bobcat with a twist (Also posted in photos)
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10/04/16 03:28 PM
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Not sure how I'd do it if you wanted to keep the skull. Probably wpuld have had similar results as you, not sure if I woulda gone for a full nelson on him barehanded.
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