I have often thought about going to a smaller caliber like .223, 204, 22 Hornet. In the interest of saving fur. But after considering what I have seen and the discussion with Byron South, I generally stay with the 22-250 if in Bobcat habitat. I still try and make perfect hits but I feel more confident of one being DRT impacts with it. A few years ago I skinned out a BIG bobcat that was killed down in 1trkyhntr area, I realized then what kind of muscle mass Byron was talking about. He looked like a freaking weight lifter from the ribcage forward, thick and dense tissue.