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Post by hotshot on Nov 27, 2006 10:24:42 GMT -5
Wed before Thanksgiving, My son, his cousin and I hunted: I had my 5 yr old with me as well. After an uneventful hunt, we drove back down the lane to dump a deer carcass from earlier in the week(I take all bones back to the farm to respectfully dispose of the remains near were the deer was shot). When drivng back down the tractor path, I spotted movement in a CRP field. We traded a pair of binocs between us as we watched the bobcat move through the semi open hillside. We'd watched a flock of 12-15 pheasants land in the general area of the cat on our way to the truck, so I assume the cat was in mid stalk when we bumped it. It moved away at a brisk walk, so I watched it for quite some time at 100 yards via binoculars.
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Post by bill on Nov 27, 2006 10:28:40 GMT -5
Birds and a Bobcat , Cool
Did you report the sighting to the DNR?
Bill
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Post by hotshot on Nov 27, 2006 10:34:02 GMT -5
actually Yes I have, this makes the third time on the same farm I've had an encounter with a "short tailed Kitty".
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Post by bsutravis on Nov 27, 2006 11:00:47 GMT -5
Keep those digital cameras handy for encounters like that! I'd love to have seen the pics!
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Post by hoythunter02 on Nov 27, 2006 12:54:08 GMT -5
if you see one is it illegal to shoot it? didnt happen just for reference.
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Post by dec on Nov 27, 2006 13:03:07 GMT -5
Awesome sighting Scott. I haven't seen one around in a while.
Did have a mink under my stand Saturday morning. Not the coolness factor of a bob cat, but cool none the less.
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Post by hunter480 on Nov 27, 2006 13:55:34 GMT -5
if you see one is it illegal to shoot it? didnt happen just for reference. Bobcats are protected in Indiana-they may not be shot. |
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