Comments on Creek Casting for bobcats

[sdakotatough]

I am looking for any comments on casting for bobcats with no snow , cold, rainy ect.

New to bobcat hunting and have been driving the rubber off my powerstroke. We are hunting fools. Just kinda lost when theres no snow.

I appreicate and info.

[Jeff Eberle]

You just got to go for it. 99% of the cat we tree are on bare ground here if I waited for snow my dog would end up fatter then me. find the cover & feed then put them on the ground road em walk em rig em how ever you hunt a cat dog don't need snow to catch a cat. if you are getting rain you got more then we do here GOOD LUCK

[Justaguy]

Jeff is right ! Get those dogs out and road them. My dogs do not know what snow is living in Southern California.... If you don't start a cat the dogs are staying in shape and you got a night out hunting. Remember a bad night of hunting is better than no hunting at all !

[sdred]

Get out and cast. The only thing is if a guy can try to stay high and to a flank of the dogs on the creek bank then you might see how or where the cat is sneaking off too some times its back where you came from and some times its going out ahead alot of times it just gets higher and watchs the hounds so it can move stratigicly away from them. Be patient and look or listen to when the dogs are hot and start working one area that is where old bobber is doing his circus acts. Thats how I got the cat the other day. The dogs were working a bowl in a creek bottom the cat gave them a circle or two I could tell by the voices of the hounds they were almost to a jump and then I saw the cat slip out of the creek to some buck brush along side of the creek I got lucky and got a chance to sneek withen a little under 200yds and shot the cat with my 17. If you can use the wind too go into it, and the rain should hold scent in the tracks even after they froze. The big thing too is time you go out I have had better luck catching cats in the 7-10am then other times of the day because my theory is if it is at all warm u get the up drafts on the peak of any banks or hills and that will be where you will have your loose. That copper dog has and will tree on bare ground just take a little more time to work a heavy covered area. One other thing if the track don't seem to be getting any hotter in a certain area move down the creek a ways and work the next cover rich bowl or finger running off of the creek. Also look for the Y's in the creeks good place to start cross tracks.

[sdakotatough]

Thanks a bunch. Going to feed calves and load dogs.

[tiz]

good luck .. send me a picture
Henery & Echo got tangled up last night coaked Henery down got some steriods in him we will have to see how he turns out

[chilcotin hillbilly]

sdred, not much point in having hounds if thats the way you get a cat. Cheaper to get a Fox Pro and loose the feed bill.

[sdakotatough]

worked every creek dumping into belle fourche lake and every one leaving the lake. Couldnt get to all of owl creek but went as far as we could. Not a peep out of Copper. Got to do some deer training on Regie n Boomer.

Gonna be real warm this week , gonna go get some coon n maybe get lucky with
a bobber.

Hope henry is doing well .