Glad to hear you did well Lance.
I thought I would add a few things I learned this year-
Big cats will go in small cages
Side door traps are a wonder for catching "hard to catch cats"-
But a pain to dispatch cats in
I you have a hunch about a certain spot-set it- this one yielded two BIG toms
If you have a pack rat messing with your trap-set a rat trap in it then use the rat for cat bait(thanks Mercer-sometimes the answer is just to obvious for me
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Bobcats move out when lions move in.
Hold the shotgun tight to your shoulder when shooting a 12 ga loaded with magnum shot. It will kick a little.
The cat you miss this year should be there next year.
Also, earlier in this thread I mentioned a 640 ac parcel I trapped in 2013-14, taking three cats. I trapped this same parcel this year and caught 8 cats! Released 3 YOY and one female, kept 3 toms and one female. Something to say about management, I hope.