Turkey or Bobcat? I chose turkey

[cjack]

I took a last minute trip up to central Cailfornia yesterday evening for a Sunday morning turkey hunt. Got into the woods at around 4:30 set up and started calling at 5:15 when I heard the first gobbles. Within 15 min. I had two bobcats come in to check out my decoys, they were within 15 feet of me and with a tag in my pocket it was difficult to pass on the shot but I did knowing I had a bird working it's way in. After two hours of back and forth calling with this bird he finally poked his head up at 30 yards. I could tell he knew something wasn't right because he started clucking so I wasted no time in pulling the trigger. First bird of the season, only a jake but I couldn't be happier. Shaver and birds 012.jpg

[slanttop357]

Big congrats Jack like the camo.

[cjack]

Thanks Craig, The camo must work because the bobcats never had a clue!

[solus]

congrats cjack on a nice bird. I thought bobcat season was over?

[sancho]

Excellent.

[cjack]

congrats cjack on a nice bird. I thought bobcat season was over?

Good one Solus! I knew there was a reason I didn't shoot. Took the tag out of my wallet. Thanks! It was so cool to see the bobcats that up close though.

[solus]

good thing you were patient and shot

[bobk]

nice bird,good job.

[6x7]

My pops shot a bird last year off a forest service road and it tumbled down the hill a bit, so he walked back to the truck and put the gun away and when he got to where the bird was it was gone he looked down the hill 40 yards and a bob cat had it and ran away with it.

[cjack]

Not sure the cats were still nearby but I wasted no time running down my bird. He flopped down a ravine and ended up 20 yds from my vehicle.

[Farmerdoug]

Good job on the wild yard bird Cjack.......I think bobcat opens up around the second week of October. Sounds to me like you need to head back next fall for some unfinished business. I finished up a bobcat pelt last weekend. I had all good intentions of bringing it up and hanging it at the cabin....Wrong....My wife took one look at it and it now hangs next to one of my better coyote skins in the dining room.

[inchr48]

Nice job cjack. I've had coyotes in my decoys twice in the last three years. My nephew was taking his 9 YO junior out and had a coyote run in and hit a decoy this year.

[cjack]

Nice job cjack. I've had coyotes in my decoys twice in the last three years. My nephew was taking his 9 YO junior out and had a coyote run in and hit a decoy this year.

Thanks inchr48! It is such a rush to be able to observe wildlife that upclose in there element without them knowing. For that reason this will be a hunt I will never forget. It truly is those unexpected moments that I enjoy the most while out doing what I love.

[TonyS]

Good call on the bird instead of Mr. Bob. Taking critters out of season can be very expensive from what I hear. Bob season ended in February with a tag.

[dtj6ppc]

Thanks inchr48! It is such a rush to be able to observe wildlife that upclose in there element without them knowing. For that reason this will be a hunt I will never forget. It truly is those unexpected moments that I enjoy the most while out doing what I love.

Where are the bobcat photo's?..............Don

[cjack]

Good call on the bird instead of Mr. Bob. Taking critters out of season can be very expensive from what I hear. Bob season ended in February with a tag.

Never really considered pulling the trigger but it was cool to see them up close.

[cjack]

Where are the bobcat photo's?..............Don

Was on a turkey hunt not a photo safari Bro!

[dtj6ppc]

Was on a turkey hunt not a photo safari Bro!

What, you cant multi-task............or does sleeping while turkey hunting count as multi-tasking?.........Bro Don