MISSED MY FIIRST BOBCAT LAST NIGHT

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HICAP40

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Decided to go out last night and try to get a few stands in, and was cruisung down a gas line road than all of a sudden bobcat runs across the road, I jump out with the ar-15 and starting searching but no luck. I then decided to put out the foxpro and woodpecker decoy, backed the truck up 100yds in a ravine, got setup 20-25 yds from the decoy. turned the foxpro on a rabbit in distress decoy. then decided to put camo gloves on, then all of a sudden the cat crosses the road back towards the decoy in the bushes. by now i figure the cat was gone again then i noticed him stalking the woodpecker i stood up and my heart was racing like i just saw a 360 bull elk, I put the crosshairs on him and let one off, the cat jumped 2 feet in the air, i missed. i saw him again 2-3 yards to the right and ripped another one off. missed again. shi**., after that my heart was really racing decided to walk up the wash and look for blood and believe it or not i ended up seing him 4 more times in and out of the bush and MISSED all 4 times. now just to tell you me and the wife just went to the range and sighted in 7 different rifles and they were all on the money, just cant beleive i missed that close CAT FEVER INSTEAD OF BUCK FEVER

shoulda had my shotgun



johnny hiller
 
What distance was the cat from you.

If you have your rifle sighted in at 100+ yards, then by holding on the vitals, you would have shot under at 50 yards or so..

I have my AR15 sighted in at 200 yards, and knowing that most shots will come 100yds or less. I aim for the top of the back. Has never let me down yet. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

One other thing, you didn't mention your AR config. It is a flat top or a Hbar? That extra 3+ inches on the top of the hbar can be a pain if you try and use the scope at close quarters.
 
You may have actually hit him. In a lot of the videos I've seen, bobcats when hit will jump in the air and then take off. Way to go by calling him back in though.
 
I thought that at first to CJG, All that I have seen did the same when they were hit. They are tough little critters.

You said you went and looked for blood, I assume you didn't find any?



Being a cat, you need at least 10 rounds in one to guarantee a kill. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif Those 9 lives can really be a pain. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 
He was at the most 25 yds, i lokked pretty hard for blood and peices of fur and the last spot i saw him he did`nt look wounded at all. out here in arizona we tend to shoot long distance so that`s what i usually practice, i think it`s time when i got to the range to practice the 20-30-40-50 yrd shots.

johnny
 
yesterday i was using bushmaster carbon ar-15 14 inch barrel 60 gr vamx an inch high @ 100 yards. scope is probably 2.5 -3 inches high above the barrel. i aimed right at the chest ( cat was looking at me dead on, and figured i must have pulled it right or left. wish i woulda had my tall shooting stix


johnny
 
I am also in AZ. I shot my 3rd bobcat last week at about 30 feet with my shotgun. The week before my hunting partner missed a 200' hail-mary shot at one running away from us after it came in and left a heavily brushed stand with us never seeing much of it. I have found that bobcats will come close into a stand that's correctly set up. HICAP40, your situation was far from typical and out of your control as it was a chance sighting. As you said, shooting sticks and you sitting will facilitate a steady shot. Ideally I would much rather shoot one with my shotgun at 25' than a rifle shot from any distance. The chances of tearing up the pelt increase 40 fold when using my rifle.

Bobcats always make my heart pound.
 
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yesterday i was using bushmaster carbon ar-15 14 inch barrel 60 gr vamx an inch high @ 100 yards. scope is probably 2.5 -3 inches high above the barrel. i aimed right at the chest ( cat was looking at me dead on, and figured i must have pulled it right or left. wish i woulda had my tall shooting stix


johnny



I would be willing to bet that you shot under him. That 2.5 to 3 inches plus an inch at 100 yards would be low at 25 yards, 3 to 5 inches low.

Corey
 
I shot a Bobcat with my bow. When the arrow hit him in the sweet spot he jumped like 4 ft in the air and then took of on a hard run before tipping over.
 
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It is a flat top or a Hbar? That extra 3+ inches on the top of the hbar can be a pain if you try and use the scope at close quarters.




Hbar is a barrel contour and has nothing to do with how high the scope is mounted. Im guessng you meant carry handle.
 
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It is a flat top or a Hbar? That extra 3+ inches on the top of the hbar can be a pain if you try and use the scope at close quarters.




Hbar is a barrel contour and has nothing to do with how high the scope is mounted. Im guessng you meant carry handle.



I did, I've always heard them referred to as h-bars though. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif

Learn something new every day. I checked a little more and hbar means heavy barrel. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif

I guess it was the context that I have read the posts in. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif
 
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