How Can You Keep A Bobcat Treed?

[Robert Wolken]

i run coonhounds in central missouri and it seems like almost every night we run into a bobcat does anybody have any tips or tricks so we can keep them treed mainly so we can thin them out and because i would really like to get one treed!

[007pennpal]

Not sure what you are asking here. Are your hounds running them? Are the bobs jumping tree? What exactly is happening? Generally, you need a bobcat hound.
Sean

[turtle dove]

iam in cabool area and i try to bobcat hunt my prblem is finding them would like to talk to some other bobcat hunters in missouri my no 417-254-1937

[foxcat]

It sounds like your dogs are false treeing. The cat cant stay in the tree if it wasnt there in the first place..if there not false treeing then they are quiting and you will probably never running a bobcat. btw how don you know its a bobcat and not a deer or coyote?

[liontracker]

I have heard the same thing from alot of guys back east. Some are having luck keeping them up in the dark by using a red lens on their light.

[slidecreekdan]

Run those cats in the day light hrs. Coon hunting is a night sport, but run those cats in the day time. At least give it a try.

[klamathcathunter]

personally i have only had one cat in 20 plus years of hunting them ever jump out of a tree. now if you have ringtail cats in your area good luck at keeping them in a tree the are like sguirrells th jump from tree to tree all day and night. i would check your dogs

[buster95]

i hunt missouri and the tips i have is,stay as quiet as possible when comming into the tree and keep your lights off,when you get there with gun loaded make a shot as quick as posssible,or else youl be makin trees all night just for em to jump out,some house cats are same way,not usually but its happened to me before...some coons jump but not alot,an ollld guy i hunt with sometimes made 4 trees on same coon and thot it wasa cat but his old dog finally put him up a big tree and i know it was no trash thats one of the best straightest coondogs ever.

[Olmuleskinner]

When you put enough heat on them where they have to tree or be caught. They will stay there.
Chances are tho them coon dog pulling up early. Then find track out after you start to them.

[BARTAMENKO]

ROBERT I KIND OF THINK YOU MIGHT BE RUNNING GREY FOX THEY WILL TREE AND JUMP ALOT AT NIGHT IF YOUR NOT QUITE GOING IN, ALSO YOU WILL HAVE TO GO TO THE TREE WITH YOUR LIGHT POINTED TO THE GROUND OR OFF.

[Robert Wolken]

ya ill give it a shot during the day cause whenever were at night you can barly get into the tree before you see them jump even with the lights off but thanks for the advice!

[Robert Wolken]

thanks for the advice! ill try to go during the day and the red lens but very rarely when we get one treed we can get in on them just to see them jump its happened like five times this season

[007pennpal]

You probably should go with someone that is killing cats. Something is wrong and I can't tell you from here.
Sean

[buster95]

we got snow in missouri,go cut some cat tracks and stick a dog or 2 on em!!i will..when the wind calms down