Bobcats

[Tradman1971]

Who here uses Cage (Live) Traps for Bobcats? I'm buying 3 bobcat cage traps and I'm very excited to use them!! Any tips or techniques using these would be very helpful! The traps I'm buying are narrow, but tall and long. Specifically made more bobcats.

[Poncho]

Catching bobs in live traps is not easy! However, it can be done. The best two tips I can give you are:

1. Brush that sucker in until YOU can't see it anymore, then do it again!

2. Be obsessive about scent control. Wear some exam gloves when handling the trap and especially when brushing it in.

[okrattler]

First it helps if you know where one is or the area it's in. Then brush it in,and cover up the wires at the bottom of the trap with dirt because they don't like walking on it. Then throw your bait in the back of the trap. You can buy lure or bobcat urine which supposedly helps but it's not necessary. They're easy to trap. I never worry about cover scent because they're not as likely to use their nose as a coyote is.

[Btoutdoors]

I have caught a lot of cats in cages. I use rabbit legs for bait. I have built hundreds of live traps for cats. I build them 24" x 24" x 48" and also 24" x 24" x 60" with a chicken cage. They aren't that wary of live traps in my experience. Good luck

[Laner7]

My live traps have the back part where it is blocked off to put a live animal in it, which I usually put a chicken cause they make the most noise, with water and some food. And brush it in really good. I don't worry about scent either. Also used a dead rabbit, but have only caughten 1 that way.

Sometimes I take feathers from a pillow case and throw it around the trap too.

[okrattler]

I like putting mine in brush piles off the side of game trails then throwing branches on top of it and two logs off to each side of the trap or stake it down so it doesn't flip the trap. I've caught around 30 cats probably and one coyote. It wasn't the targeted species and he kept digging a hole under my trap to get to the bait. Finally he decided to go in after three or four days. If you know a cat is in the area but ain't catching anything don't worry. Just leave it set. Eventually it will find it.

Also I like to tie a feather near the back of the trap so it'll hang there and blow around in the wind as a visual attractant.

[tex4k]

Brush it in good except for the rear of your cage, only go about 1/3 of the way up, leave the top 2/3rds open, kind of like a tunnel with an escape route, this improved my catch rate on everything, will also greatly improve your chances to catch a fox if one were to come snooping around.

[Boomerang]

Some places have inbred bobcats that are not very smart.

[Poncho]

Some places have inbred bobcats that are not very smart.

I was thinking its me that wasn't very smart, but I like your version better

[Tradman1971]

Thanks for your input!!!!

[Buckwheat]

We used a large live trap with a small section in the rear for a live chicken (roster). Caught 6-7 that year with out ever changing the location. Now after about 2 cats you will need to change out your roster. He will completely shut up lol.
Like stated above brush it in very well.

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