Nice pics. If I could, I would recommend getting into the brush line and calling. Trying to draw them out into the open can be tough.
I liked the pics where you were down in the brush with them. That has proven successful for us. A big thing for cats is to make them feel comfortable. The more cover they have the more brazen they seem to be.
Bobcat hunting is not exactly the same as coyote calling. It is a much lower percentage hunt. More work, less results.
You said that you had spotted a lot of sign. I like to find their tracks and follow them until I see the tracks reverse themselves. This indicates that the cat is circling the area. AzBushman and I have had a lot of success in those brushy areas when we find tracks doing that.
I agree with Grizzlyone that when cats come in quick it usually means we landed on them. I personally call between 12 and 18 minutes then move about a mile and do it again. I might shorten up the distance in brushy areas where the sound may not carry that well. But I have had just as many cats come running in as have come stalking in.
Try high pitched cottontail calls, bird calls like woodpeckers and even puppy distress calls. Pay attention to their scat as it can tell you what they are feeding on.
Keep at it.
I liked the pics where you were down in the brush with them. That has proven successful for us. A big thing for cats is to make them feel comfortable. The more cover they have the more brazen they seem to be.
Bobcat hunting is not exactly the same as coyote calling. It is a much lower percentage hunt. More work, less results.
You said that you had spotted a lot of sign. I like to find their tracks and follow them until I see the tracks reverse themselves. This indicates that the cat is circling the area. AzBushman and I have had a lot of success in those brushy areas when we find tracks doing that.
I agree with Grizzlyone that when cats come in quick it usually means we landed on them. I personally call between 12 and 18 minutes then move about a mile and do it again. I might shorten up the distance in brushy areas where the sound may not carry that well. But I have had just as many cats come running in as have come stalking in.
Try high pitched cottontail calls, bird calls like woodpeckers and even puppy distress calls. Pay attention to their scat as it can tell you what they are feeding on.
Keep at it.