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Post by bill9068 on Mar 9, 2018 16:03:47 GMT -5
I saw 3 different bobcats hunting on my property this past season. One climbed a tree 20 yards away, one stalked my doe decoy and the last checked out my rubbing post. I was about 20 feet up and watched all three.
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Post by firstwd on Mar 9, 2018 19:48:45 GMT -5
I saw 3 different bobcats hunting on my property this past season. One climbed a tree 20 yards away, one stalked my doe decoy and the last checked out my rubbing post. I was about 20 feet up and watched all three. 3 different cats at the same time or 1 cat 3 different times? |
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Post by bill9068 on Mar 9, 2018 19:56:55 GMT -5
Different days .
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Post by jman46151 on Apr 3, 2018 15:31:09 GMT -5
Anybody know roughly when they will set quotas/counties?
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 3, 2018 17:27:11 GMT -5
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Post by bowman0717 on Feb 6, 2019 16:55:28 GMT -5
Hi there, this is Sarah Bowman with the IndyStar. I'm working on a story about the bill in the legislature that has been proposed that would establish a bobcat hunting season (after last year's attempt at creating a rule through DNR was unsuccessful). I know there have been some comments on this thread about my coverage not favoring hunters -- I would like to say that I really try not to favor anyone but to present the facts and to represent the various opinions. I hope that my recent coverage of CWD and the decline in hunting represent that.
I would like the opportunity to speak with some hunters to get their thoughts on this proposed legislation -- Is this season something they think is good? Or do they think it it's wrong of the legislature to take this authority away from DNR? If someone could get back to me by the end of the day Thursday, that would be much appreciated. You can reply or message me on this forum. Also feel free to call 317-294-7221 or email me at sarah.bowman@indystar.com.
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Post by esshup on Feb 6, 2019 17:28:02 GMT -5
Sarah:
You say you present the facts. I was curious if you checked the statement that you quoted "In a July 2017 article published in Springer's Biodiversity and Conservation journal, researchers estimated the non-consumptive value of a single bobcat in Yellowstone National Park to be more than $300,000." to determine if the $300,000.00 figure was an actual fact (i.e. determine that good data was used to come up with that number) or if you just pulled that from the article without checking the facts behind the quote?
How did they come up with that $300,000.00 figure per bobcat?
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Post by greghopper on Feb 6, 2019 19:45:43 GMT -5
Hi there, this is Sarah Bowman with the IndyStar. I'm working on a story about the bill in the legislature that has been proposed that would establish a bobcat hunting season (after last year's attempt at creating a rule through DNR was unsuccessful). I know there have been some comments on this thread about my coverage not favoring hunters -- I would like to say that I really try not to favor anyone but to present the facts and to represent the various opinions. I hope that my recent coverage of CWD and the decline in hunting represent that. I would like the opportunity to speak with some hunters to get their thoughts on this proposed legislation -- Is this season something they think is good? Or do they think it it's wrong of the legislature to take this authority away from DNR? If someone could get back to me by the end of the day Thursday, that would be much appreciated. You can reply or message me on this forum. Also feel free to call 317-294-7221 or email me at sarah.bowman@indystar.com. It is absolutely wrong of the legislature to take this authority away from DNR. If the legislature is going to make Wildlife rules then why is the DNR needed! BTW.....I have no problem saying my beliefs on this subject out in the OPEN....Being against this is no way making a person a anti hunter/sportsman many outdoorsman are not in favor of this process. |
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Feb 6, 2019 20:57:47 GMT -5
We saw what a mess the rifles turned out to be in the beginning when the legislature messed with that rule. I’m all for a bobcat season in specified areas, but am not in favor of the legislature taking action on it. We should trust our dnr and biologists to do what is correct when it comes to the states wildlife.
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Post by esshup on Feb 6, 2019 22:37:08 GMT -5
Ditto, the DNR should be the ones making the regulations, not the legislature.
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Post by moose1am on Feb 7, 2019 10:51:27 GMT -5
Wow, only quoted/referenced 3 anti-hunting groups, with a leaning 4th (Sierra club). I remember one member who hunted coyotes and ran contests who no longer post in public forums. The press did a number on him and his coyote or fox hunting contest. Now it's all done underground due to adverse press coverage. I hope that does not happen in here. |
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Post by moose1am on Feb 7, 2019 10:57:50 GMT -5
Hi there, this is Sarah Bowman with the IndyStar. I'm working on a story about the bill in the legislature that has been proposed that would establish a bobcat hunting season (after last year's attempt at creating a rule through DNR was unsuccessful). I know there have been some comments on this thread about my coverage not favoring hunters -- I would like to say that I really try not to favor anyone but to present the facts and to represent the various opinions. I hope that my recent coverage of CWD and the decline in hunting represent that. I would like the opportunity to speak with some hunters to get their thoughts on this proposed legislation -- Is this season something they think is good? Or do they think it it's wrong of the legislature to take this authority away from DNR? If someone could get back to me by the end of the day Thursday, that would be much appreciated. You can reply or message me on this forum. Also feel free to call 317-294-7221 or email me at sarah.bowman@indystar.com. I would let the Xperts at IDNR Fish and Wildlife manage the wildlife and keep the politicians out of these decisions. Just like we need to keep the politicians out of the EPA decision making process. Let the experts do their work. That is what they are trained to do. That's my two cents. Game management decisions are based on scientific principles of game management as taught by the Universities in this county. Sarah. You should call the Purdue Wildlife Biology Department and speak to some of the professors there to get their perspective on the hunting seasons and quotas. When I was in the Wildlife Biology Class at Purdue we studied predator/prey relationships among many other things. Edit: 2/9/19 added this comment. My saying that the IDNR F&W Division biologist should be the ones that determine if a hunting season for bobcats in no way means that I oppose a hunting season for bobcats. If there are enough bobcats in the state then culling a few would be a good thing. The purpose of wildlife management is to keep the population's balances and growing. |
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Post by bowman0717 on Feb 8, 2019 10:03:56 GMT -5
We saw what a mess the rifles turned out to be in the beginning when the legislature messed with that rule. I’m all for a bobcat season in specified areas, but am not in favor of the legislature taking action on it. We should trust our dnr and biologists to do what is correct when it comes to the states wildlife. Whitetaildave24, would I be able to use some of your comment here in my story? Could I please have the spelling of your name? Thank you, Sarah |
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Post by bowman0717 on Feb 8, 2019 10:05:14 GMT -5
Hi there, this is Sarah Bowman with the IndyStar. I'm working on a story about the bill in the legislature that has been proposed that would establish a bobcat hunting season (after last year's attempt at creating a rule through DNR was unsuccessful). I know there have been some comments on this thread about my coverage not favoring hunters -- I would like to say that I really try not to favor anyone but to present the facts and to represent the various opinions. I hope that my recent coverage of CWD and the decline in hunting represent that. I would like the opportunity to speak with some hunters to get their thoughts on this proposed legislation -- Is this season something they think is good? Or do they think it it's wrong of the legislature to take this authority away from DNR? If someone could get back to me by the end of the day Thursday, that would be much appreciated. You can reply or message me on this forum. Also feel free to call 317-294-7221 or email me at sarah.bowman@indystar.com. It is absolutely wrong of the legislature to take this authority away from DNR. If the legislature is going to make Wildlife rules then why is the DNR needed! BTW.....I have no problem saying my beliefs on this subject out in the OPEN....Being against this is no way making a person a anti hunter/sportsman many outdoorsman are not in favor of this process. Greghopper, would I also be able to use some of your comment in my story? Is the spelling of your name Greg Hopper or do you go by something else? Thank you, Sarah |
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Post by greghopper on Feb 8, 2019 14:07:20 GMT -5
Yes, and I sent you a pm
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Feb 8, 2019 16:41:00 GMT -5
I sent you a message as well.
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Post by esshup on Feb 8, 2019 17:12:37 GMT -5
I'm seeing this as a litmus test being that she didn't respond to my post.
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Post by streamangler on Feb 8, 2019 19:05:07 GMT -5
IMHO the problem with the last effort was a poorly framed argument and a lack of data to justify a season. Allowing the legislature to set game laws maybe the worst way to manage our resources. Let the DNR collect data, present data, and make management decisions based on data. You know, their job.
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Post by moose1am on Feb 8, 2019 19:14:15 GMT -5
A predator is a predator. My next door neighbor had some rabbits he was raising. He kept them in a cage made out of two by fours and heavy gauge wire cages. A predator tore the wire off the front of the cage door and killed all his rabbits. We figured it was a bobcat. That was 30 years ago.
I've seen live bobcats crossing the road at the local Fish and Wildlife Area. And this was in broad daylight. Although it was near dusk when the cats are most active. These cats are mostly very elusive and even harder to hunt. They feed on the local turkey and kill rabbits for a living. In other words that compete with human hunters for the same game species. They have no limits on how many rabbits they can take or how many bobwhite and turkey they can eat. If their population continues to increase they will eat more and more of the same animals we hunt.
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Post by tomthreetoes on Feb 9, 2019 7:28:45 GMT -5
I don't think we need another super predator, our turkey and small game populations are low now. The old checks and balances theory doesn't hold true here.
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