kansas bobcat help

deadhorse

deadhorse

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I posted this on the trapping forum also, but thougt it might fit as well here. In kansas i want to call bobcat and shoot them, no trapping. what do i need for licensing? do i need fur bearer, and some one told me i had to tag a cat, is this true and where do i get a tag? thanks
 
I have read and re-read the rule book. And all I got was confused. Try this number...(620) 672-5911 and ask them. It is the number for the Pratt office of the fish and game. They should know.
What part of Central Kansas are you from?
 
Im from marion county.
ill call pratt office in the morning. im so confused, i dont want to spend the night in jail over a bobcat.
 
Bobcats are considered a furharvester, that said you do need a Furharvester license to take one(method don't matter). As far as the tag goes, I just took my finished hides to the Wildlife and Parks office at Clinton lake........they asked when it was shot and in what county. Fox and coon are also furbearer's......need the license. Hope I helped.
 
Deadhorse,
Bobcats, like foxes, coons, beavers, muskrats, etc., are considered "furbearers" under Kansas law. To harvest a furbearer, you must have a furharvesting license. If you were born after June 1, 1966, you'll need to take the furharvester education correspondence course by contacting the {Pratt office or via the website).

Therefore, pursuing bobcats, whether by calling, shooting or trapping, requires a furharvester's license. Coyotes require a hunting license to hunt and a FH license to trap. Therefore, to "call predators" in KS, you need both a FH and hunting license if you wanna take both coyotes and furbearers like 'cats or foxes. (Coyotes cannot be hunted under a furharvesting license.)

Tagging your 'cats must be done before the end of the season whether you plan to sell, mount or tan the hide. It's free and as easy as contacting your local Conservation Officer or transporting the cat to a nearby KDW&P Office. You'll need your FH license and they'll record the means of harvest and location. BTW, if you kill 'cats before the end of the year, be sure to keep your 2004 FH license even after you buy your 2005 because they'll need the number from the '04 license for their records.
 
Thanks for all the help guys. may you all have many great hunts and many trips to the local tag office!!
merry christmas and remember
Christ is the reason for the season
deadhorse
 


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