there is always a better hunter and dogs

[dwalton]

If one looks far enough there is always a better hunter with a better dog. I know that some of you young fellows out there are looking to learn more about bobcat hunting and some already know all there is to know as far as what can be done. After some of my post were question as to what can be done with a good pack of straight bobcat dogs I decided to keep a record of all my days hunting. Something that I should be mention is that in two months it will be 50 years since I treed my first bobcat by myself with my own dogs. I sold my bear dogs and went to straight cat hunting over 38 years ago.
Here is what my records show. I did not hunt for 7 months this year, I started hunting November 15 in training season to get the dogs tough mostly roading them. I had them out 8 times during the rest of November, treed 3, holed 1 and started one that the dogs did not jump or complete the track. Kill season opened December 1 here.
In December hunting in rain, bare ground, snow, frozen snow in the Cascades, Central Oregon and far Eastern Oregon I hunted 19 days. 5 of those days I did not start a track. I started 5 tracks that the dogs did not complete none of them did they jump. In the 14 days that that I did hit bobcats I holed 2 cats and treed 19. I had 2 days that I treed 3, one day on bare ground, the other day hunting snow. I hunted 8 dogs every day, some of the real cold tracks only the three best cold trailers got turned out. This is the first time that I have keep records other than in 2010 I wrote down the number of trees for the year. It was good to see how few tracks that I did not complete some after 5 hours of cold trailing and calling off when it got dark. I hunt only in day light hours on the westside but will hunt into the evenings on the east side where it is not rough ground to get around in. I feel this is a better than average for me but don't know without records being kept. With the holidays over and the dogs getting tough I plan to hunt a little more. I hope this clears up some of the BS and the numbers adding up for some of you hunters that don't have bobcat dogs but know all about it. Dewey

[coastrangecathunting]

I know 2 guys that have caught more cats than that since the 1st of dec. jc

[jcathunter]

If one looks far enough there is always a better hunter with a better dog. I know that some of you young fellows out there are looking to learn more about bobcat hunting and some already know all there is to know as far as what can be done. After some of my post were question as to what can be done with a good pack of straight bobcat dogs I decided to keep a record of all my days hunting. Something that I should be mention is that in two months it will be 50 years since I treed my first bobcat by myself with my own dogs. I sold my bear dogs and went to straight cat hunting over 38 years ago.
Here is what my records show. I did not hunt for 7 months this year, I started hunting November 15 in training season to get the dogs tough mostly roading them. I had them out 8 times during the rest of November, treed 3, holed 1 and started one that the dogs did not jump or complete the track. Kill season opened December 1 here.
In December hunting in rain, bare ground, snow, frozen snow in the Cascades, Central Oregon and far Eastern Oregon I hunted 19 days. 5 of those days I did not start a track. I started 5 tracks that the dogs did not complete none of them did they jump. In the 14 days that that I did hit bobcats I holed 2 cats and treed 19. I had 2 days that I treed 3, one day on bare ground, the other day hunting snow. I hunted 8 dogs every day, some of the real cold tracks only the three best cold trailers got turned out. This is the first time that I have keep records other than in 2010 I wrote down the number of trees for the year. It was good to see how few tracks that I did not complete some after 5 hours of cold trailing and calling off when it got dark. I hunt only in day light hours on the westside but will hunt into the evenings on the east side where it is not rough ground to get around in. I feel this is a better than average for me but don't know without records being kept. With the holidays over and the dogs getting tough I plan to hunt a little more. I hope this clears up some of the BS and the numbers adding up for some of you hunters that don't have bobcat dogs but know all about it. Dewey

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[dwalton]

It sounds like you have had a good start this year. I know several guys that catch more than I do, thats where the saying comes from there is always a better hunter with better dogs. I don't have the best dogs or hunt the hardest but most of the guys that do are not on here. You can have dogs that tree everything and still catch cats for me I just want to run bobcats. For me the ultimate hound hunting is bobcat hunting it offers the most challenge. With all the flack I get from some guys I just wanted them to know what the numbers were. I know there are better dogs and hunters out there and I have learned from some of them. I try to learn something from everybody that I come into contact with and share what I have learned. Good hunting JC. Dewey

[Oconee Plotts]

Dewey I have read nearly every post you have ever made on here and I don't say much but I don't think anyone needs to know your numbers to change their attitude towards you. Good luck with that cat hunting thing!!