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 Bobcat by accident
#6718945
03/29/17 09:37 PM
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mikei
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Went out to "run my raccoon trap line" this morning, and as I was sitting in the truck close to one of the traps I'd just checked, I see this dude creep out into a clearing about 100 yards away. He was busy hunting something in the tall grass, making occasional pounces, and not looking out for anything else. Cats are normally pretty good at the old "situational awareness" thing, but he had some fresh field mouse on his mind. I slowly opened the door, rested the .223 on the top of it and whacked him with 62 grains of Sierra's finest. He ran about 10 feet and piled up under a small mesquite. Notice that I was all decked out, head to toe, in my camo! 
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Re: Bobcat by accident
[Re: mikei]
#6718949
03/29/17 09:44 PM
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SapperTitan
Taking Requests
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Re: Bobcat by accident
[Re: mikei]
#6718973
03/29/17 10:22 PM
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RockinU
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Pretty cat. Hide looks to be pretty fair for the weather we've had.
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Re: Bobcat by accident
[Re: mikei]
#6718977
03/29/17 10:23 PM
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Double Naught Spy
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Beautiful cat. Most of the ones I have shot are very tawny...not nearly so pretty.
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Re: Bobcat by accident
[Re: mikei]
#6718979
03/29/17 10:35 PM
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SapperTitan
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I was out in west TX last weekend and was on my way back to camp and a small bobcat jumped out in front of my truck around midnight and ran down the road in front of me for about 40 yds. Pretty cool to see.
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Re: Bobcat by accident
[Re: mikei]
#6719037
03/29/17 11:22 PM
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Espy
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that is a nice looking cat
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Re: Bobcat by accident
[Re: mikei]
#6719109
03/29/17 11:57 PM
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Michael W.
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Good looking markings on that cat.
A clear conscience is often the sign of a fuzzy memory.
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Re: Bobcat by accident
[Re: mikei]
#6719123
03/30/17 12:09 AM
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Simple Searcher
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![[Linked Image]](https://live.staticflickr.com/4340/36432483774_50a6be0c41_m.jpg) "Man is still a hunter, still a simple searcher after meat..." Robert C. Ruark
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Re: Bobcat by accident
[Re: Michael W.]
#6719274
03/30/17 02:14 AM
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SnakeWrangler
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Good looking markings on that cat.
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: Bobcat by accident
[Re: Michael W.]
#6719394
03/30/17 04:00 AM
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el_cazador713
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Good looking markings on that cat. Congrats, he's a good one
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Re: Bobcat by accident
[Re: mikei]
#6719546
03/30/17 12:25 PM
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redhaze
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A keeper 
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Re: Bobcat by accident
[Re: redhaze]
#6719561
03/30/17 12:45 PM
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mikei
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A keeper Yep, fray, I agree! He's in my freezer waiting for an appointment with the taxidermist!
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Re: Bobcat by accident
[Re: mikei]
#6721011
03/31/17 07:13 PM
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bassfishinglawyer
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You must have blended in well with your "truck seat camo" - maybe you should market that?  Nice cat!
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Re: Bobcat by accident
[Re: mikei]
#6735067
04/14/17 05:40 PM
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RMG
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Green Horn
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