Originally Posted By: GCSonny,
Do you call many cats there? On a good year here when I fill deer tags early and have more calling time I can normally count on calling 4 - 6 cats.
GC, our cat population is on the increase. In the past it was pretty rare to get one, but over the last five years or so their numbers have increased substantially. I usually call in two or three a year(not all get killed), but with the increase in numbers and my education things are improving. I have found that it is all about habitat. Cutovers with regrowth young pines is the ticket. We targeted bobcats with trail cameras this summer and early fall. I have one spot about a mile from my house where I have pictures of four or five different cats, varying in size, plus visual sightings this summer and fall.
You've heard the old saying "Curiosity killed the cat?" I've found that to be very true. If they are relatively close by when you start calling, they will come out of curiosity if nothing else. I called one in last year and Cooper killed it while using Platinum Gray Fox Sound (seriously)
The hardest part about calling bobcats is knowing where they are. I've learned to hunt where I know they are at, NOT where I think they should be. Catnip sprayed on a white feather will put them in front of the trail camera for a photo.