bobcat with bow?

[Leon County Slayer]

Anyone been succesful on cats with a bow? I want to give it a go in S.TX but not sure the best setup, bait, call, etc.... My thought is set up over a call and have my buddy run the remote from his box blind and video it.....any suggestions/thoughts?

[Uncle Saggy]

A banned member posted a nice bobcat bow kill last year....anyone got that pic?

[Passthrough]

Deep South Texas is loaded with cats! They seem to call fairly easy down there. I'll bet you could pull it off!

[leebtattoos]

I have shot two with my bow. One was just randomly strolling by and the second I called in with a rabbit mouth call. Pretty lucky.

I think your plan is sound, but try not to over complicate things. Two people means twice the movement, scent, noise, ect. Good luck!

[Mac...]

Nope, but good luck!
I'd love to see video of it.

[Breezy]

I have stuck 3 and found 2 of them. Killed 5 or 6 with a rifle when I used to rifle hunt.

[centex hunter]

We had 2 hunters kill bobcats with their bows while deer hunting. They saw them and used a squeeker calls to get them closer.

[okrattler]

Sounds like you and your buddy have a pretty good plan to me.I've called in a few cats and shot them with a rifle so I think calling one in would be your best bet.They seem to pick up movement pretty well so even after you call one in it might be pretty hard to get a shot at it with your bow.I think using a decoy to keep the cats attention away from you would help.Just to be sure I'd probably try to set up in the blind too so that you can get a shot at it without being seen if that would be possible.

[newj]

I got one this year on a doe hunt at a friends ranch. Mine was an example of making the most out of a chance encounter though, I didnt set out to hunt for a cat. Right at dusk I saw him on the prowl about 100 yards away. I improvised a predator/distress call with my mouth. He turned on a dime and trotted straight to me. A shwacker to the chest at 15 yards dropped him on the spot.

[froghunter]

that was on my to do list for this weekend, got an electronic call for christmas. instead im wathing it rain, not that it is a bad thing we need it.

[Leon County Slayer]

can't wait, it just sounds like a blast to me! I'm not sure sitting next to an electronic call going off for an hour won't drive me bonkers but we'll see!

[tadmaryperry]

John Reyna, a TBH'er, shot a big cat w/his recurve at KJO 2 years ago. He also shot a ringtail cat at Tenroc.

[WCB]

I've had 4 close encounters with cats while hunting. Released arrows at 2 and missed both.
First on was on public land and the cat stopped at the base of my ladder stand. Without the aid of the sight I tried to eyeball it aiming straight down and ended up shaving hair off it's side.
Second shot was 3 weeks ago sitting in my buddies stand. Had my single pin set on 25yds and shot at cat at about 16yds. Just a tad low and scared the you know what out of him...

[Horitexan]

I've killed them with bow when they passed by while I was hunting something else; and we call them along with all other predators in the off season as part of management on the ranch. But, I've never tried to call one in for a bow shot.

I think you're best bet will be calling them at night with someone running a ecaller and a light but with a light on your bow also. At night, with lights, you will have a better chance of drawing without the cat catching the movement You will either be doing a LOT of drawing and holding when u run the lights OR you better get really good at drawing and getting on target very quickly! I would do a lot of practice at drawing quickly and getting off a shot with a few seconds.

You could call during daylight hours if you have blinds set up but that's a LOT of work because you will need very good and hidden stands, where you can get away with movement within view of a cat- I would think shoot-through would be best. Since you rarey call a spot for more than 45 minutes (we don't call more than 20-30) that means a LOT of stand building in advance of hunting.

Im sure it can be done and it sounds like y'all are heading down a good path with your strategy, but it sure won't be easy! We have a lot of cats on the ranch but they're still not easy to call in! Calling them to a bow shot will be 3X as hard. It beats just hoping one happens to wander by, though, which can take years!

I would also recommend you use a decoy. I love the "Mojo Critter" for cats because it whirls around and really captivated a cats attention- especially if you call them in with a bird distress call, like a woodpecker or a quail. If you're gonna get a bow drawn, anything you can do to keep a cats eyes focused away from you will help!! Plus, the "Mojo Critter" is less expensive than FoxPro's "Jack-in-the-Box" decoy which I haven't had nearly as much luck with.

Good luck!!

[Gerald G]

I`ve killed 6 with my recurve and 2 with a compound over the last 4-5 deer seasons.