I was all bowhunting yesterday and I heard squirrels going bonkers at about 9:30 in the morning worse than they normally do when they see a predator. Nonstop for about 10 minutes and then the birds were going nuts by me. Literally sounded like Alfred Hitchcock’s the birds! After about 15 minutes or so they started quieting down I knew there had to been a coyote or bobcat in the area but I couldn’t see anything. When I walked out there was a fresh pile of bobcat scat exactly where I placed one of my traps last year! I had fresh snow coming down nonstop so the tracks were gone but there still was a big burn horn in the snow from the scat. He had to have snuck right by me that’s where I had the trap was probably 75 or 100 yards in back of my tree stand. We get drawn every other year for bobcat so I’m sure he’ll be around next year. I had one on each one of my trail cameras in September so if they’re still around. I haven’t had a bobcat in my area that I’ve known of up until about three or four years ago. I believe the DNR planted them. Can’t wait till next year! I’ll have to get some buddies to put in for the bobcat draw and let them trap with me. I want all those rotten things out of there so they don’t eat my turkeys and deer fawn.
It crapped right on top of where I had my foot trap buried last year! I would assume it still visits the spot since I had a lot of bait, scent, bobcat pipe and scat left on the ground when I pulled my trap last year. Looks like he’s been catching and eating squirrels. Got my tanned hide back a few weeks ago. Turned out great! I just need a few more to go with it.
