Hey kid some real good comments to pick through in hear.... i'll share some advice I have been given that has helped me...assuming you are in snow right?

Make sure you have a bobcat track
Make sure you know your tracks, don't confuse with gray fox.
Dog should be fast, push a track quick....
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I am retiring an older female walker out of Redding, Ca.....(finish dog) used her to train pups on drags this year, bear and bobcat......has gotten to slow to push a bobcat track. She is an outstanding on a drag and still caught a bear by herself this year, outstanding on trailing and treeing,,,,4 ...