Edge Report post Posted January 18, 2014 Spent the last several days in the hills west of Tonopah, retrieving and moving trail cams and a little varmit calling. Got pics of some big bobcats and after about 40 minutes of calling, a big bobcat came into within 35-40 yards. But I was after a lion. Headed back to break camp and load the horse and hit the road for home. Got on the Sun Valley Pky and at about 6;15pm and just a couple miles short of Bell RD, an animal came out of the brush and stepped into my lane. Holy Crap it was a mountain lion! I braked hard and just missed it as it walked north across four lanes, but not much traffic. Wasn't the biggest lion in town but was headed straight towards Wittman, passed the Shell station there on the parkway. I'm after a lion, but tread marks on the rug might be a little suspicious. Here's a partial pic of the bobcat I saw The other day. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kidso Report post Posted January 18, 2014 Wow! Great job calling to pull in a bobcat! That would be tough to pass on! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted January 18, 2014 I have bobcats in my backyard.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MULEPACKHUNTER Report post Posted January 18, 2014 great thats where i go jogging, you should have plowed him. lol i do workouts for me and my mules in the white tanks and have seen lions in there, they have a big range i bet they are headed for that festival place and picking off some yappers. lol hope i can get out there with you soon. keep at it cant wait to see some lion down pics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeeden Report post Posted January 18, 2014 That is a big bobcat! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kidso Report post Posted January 18, 2014 Bobcats in your backyard? Wish you were my neighbor! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted January 18, 2014 Bobcats in your backyard? Wish you were my neighbor! theres a ton where i used to live in east mesa. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZDOGMAN1 Report post Posted January 18, 2014 Wish I saw this last night. We could have brought dogs and caught it for you. Oh well 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kidso Report post Posted January 19, 2014 AZDOGMAN1, very nice of you to offer your hounds for a chase. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted January 23, 2014 If you want to PM me your number, I'll call you if I spot a lion. I rode a trail last Wed and when I rode it back out again found lion tracks in mine so they were 6-8 hours old or less. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
out2hunt Report post Posted February 19, 2014 Take Me LOL! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PatrickJr Report post Posted February 19, 2014 I can not believe you passed on a bobcat! you should let me tag along with you, you can have the lions, but if you wanna pass on all the bobcats that come in, I will happily shoot them! Are you sure that you are sane!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted February 20, 2014 Ha, they were so common in UT where I lived, I saw 5 in one day, two of which were kittens in my yard.. Had tons of red fox, too. On a blacktail hunt in north central WA in 1997, watched a lynx go after shrews in the snow. Don't recall if they were protected at the time. Passed on them all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
khmer6 Report post Posted March 10, 2014 Wait that's a bob cat??? Its frigging huge Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted March 10, 2014 It was a big, big bobcat and he's still out there. When I first saw him coming in, I thought I was looking at a young lion. His stubby tail must have been 8-10" long. That partial daytime pic and the night time pics of the cat at the water tank were taken in the same spot, but they are 2 different kitties. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
