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    On my deer hunt this past week I glassed up a huge bobcat. I first glassed him at about 400yds and he was moving up the ridge away from me, he finally topped over the ridge at 600+ yards. He was cruising pretty quick and wouldn't stop long enough for a good shot.

    His tracks are all over the ridge, on top and on both sides. I would love to shoot this bobcat, so my question is how to go about it? I am not a huge predator hunter but I have called in coyotes and foxes with just your standard rabbit in distress call (not electronic call). I glassed him in the open on the south east facing slope. Other than where I glassed him the country is very thick and rough.

     

    I'm thinking I need to get some kind of vantage point, with good cover for me (brush for my back drop), where I can see the close range thick stuff and also be able to see further to maybe catch him coming in before he gets close? Again, I don't have an electronic caller, and I am just asking so forgive my ignorance. :blink: I know wind is always a factor as well. Any ideas would be helpful. Thanks guys in advance.

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    I am posting this for my 15 year old brother. Him and another of my brothers drew the unit 22 tag for october, and my dad went along to help them out. They glassed up some does and a muley buck on opening morning, with no WT bucks spotted. They moved to a different vantage point on saturday morning and at 7:40 am my dad glassed up this buck at 800 yds. He was in really thick cover and right up against a sheer rock face. My dad and younger brother took off to get closer to him. They spotted him bedded and ranged him @ 228 yards. He was behind a rock and my brother didn't have a shot so they needed to wait for him to get up. By the time they had stalked within range and relocated the buck it was almost 10:00. My brother got in a prone position and got ready for the shot. After about 10 minutes the buck decided to stand and stretch...my brother was ready and laid the hammer down on him. The buck is very symetrical and scores 102 3/8". Clay at Mogollon Taxidermy will be doing the mount for my brother.

     

    On a side note I had the 24B tag and hunted friday-tuesday. We were after some good bucks that we had scouted but we couldn't find them. I shot a spike tues. morning (the last day that i could hunt) @ 450 yards.

     

    here are the pics of my brother with his buck, enjoy:

     

     

     

     

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    i have verizon and i have a blackberry so that changes things a bit. When you buy a blackberry with verizon they require you to have the data plan which gives me internet (extra $30/month). So i have the net on my phone. I like it, i get all my emails for work, etc. I have been on this site on my phone but not very often, I have never tried getting on the forums on my phone. Hope that info helps. I do use a cool internet radio application that lets me listen to all kinds of music from an internet radio site on my phone.

     

    is it friday yet?? :blink:

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    I finally got my 7 year old step son out (custody issues) with me to scout for coues a few days ago. He had been begging me since he was 5. He did great beating the brush up to our glassing point. He had a hard time seeing the 2 does bedded at over 1000 yds, but grandpa went around the corner and glassed up 3 does and a 2 point at 130 yds, we set up the spotting scope on the buck and just let him watch, the buck was "attacking" a yucca plant, Tanner loved it! He's bummed that he won't be able to come on the hunt this year(custody issues). Maybe next year.

    My dad started me young and I even remember him letting me drive the suburban down a two track because we didn't see any deer, it was awesome until I told my mom when I got home, Haha. Good times

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