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Hi fellas, Can you get me started on setting up a couple traps for bobcat. We have a few cats on our property. They cross the creek at a bridge, under the bridge when the creek is frozen. Appreciate any tips you can share.
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Live baited live trap under the bridge is where I'd start.....
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Place a #2 coil spring leghold trap on the 4 corners of the bridge using a blind set with Bobcat urine as scent and deer meat (or what ever you have) buried in the back corner of the trap. Attach the trap to a 6-8 ft drag with a lot of limbs to snag on brush. Never stake a trap down for Bobcats. Drags work best. It's been a while, but I caught 18 using this set in 1980-81.
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Coil spring trap on the trail or travel route. We stake out bobcat traps every year, no issues at all. Cubbie sets work well too. Hang some feathers or a wing above the sets.
Deer meat may not be legal in your state, not legal here for bait.
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If you know they’re using the bridge area, I’d carpet bomb the area with snares and blind sets plus probably throw a few cubbies in as well. Is there any sort of a defined trail that they use? Get any tight spots covered in traps, if so. Cats don’t mind tight places, but I try to keep cubbies somewhat open anyhow. Less is more in a general sense. Use whatever bait you have though I have found bird carcasses work well, if legal for you to do so.
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Looks more like a wolverine set, Ted.
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Looks more like a wolverine set, Ted. It is for both those and lynx, but probably more targeted towards wolverines. You’re good... It was the best pic I had handy and my sets for them and cats are identical in their setup. Wolverine country certainty has fewer lynx, but I have found that the lynx up in that higher country are generally the bigger toms.
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