Registered: Feb 2010
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Does anyone hunt bobcats in the southeast with dogs? I heard it was too hard to keep them in one tree. Any info or stories about this would be helpful.

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Registered: Feb 2009
Location: Newport TN
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I don't hut them but have treed a couple and yea its very hard to keep them up a tree

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Registered: Jan 2010
Location: NC
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Alot of people cat hunt on the costal plains of NC in the cutovers. This is the way I have hunted them with friends that have cat dogs. First they drive cutover roads in the morning to try to find fresh sign. Most of the time a cat will mark his territory then scracth the ground like some dogs. They look for fresh skat or tracks. For the most part it seems the cats like to be touching on all four sides. (thick cover) After they find the sign they will turn the trailing dogs out. (usually 2 to 4 dogs) after they jump the cat they will pack the other hounds to them. I have seen anywhere from 6 to 10 hounds packed. Thats how they help keep the cats treed but they still jump out every now and then, and the hounds catch them on the ground alot. If they dont find any sign or the grounds to hard they will put their trail dogs infront of the truck and drive the cutover roads till they strike a track. If you like to see good dog work, the trailing dogs can put on a show. After they pack the other dogs its just a constant roar. Its alot of fun, but sometimes the cats can be hard to find.

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Mossybuck,

Where do you run bobcats at on the coast if you dont' mind me asking? I've always wanted to get after a bob but i've never met anyone who does it.

Thank you for your time,

Jacob

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Location: NC
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Most of the hunting I done was in VA and in Northampton County. They do it all in the eastern part of the state. I used to go with my father in law every time we visited family about 3 or 4 yrs ago. He has since sold his dogs and got out of it, and I wish I knew someone good enough now to let me tag along. I would love to get into more and get my own hounds, but I live in the mountains of NC. It is a blast if you go with someone that has good hounds. They mainly hunt the cats after deer season ends.

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Registered: Feb 2010
Location: NorthMS
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I have a close friend that is wanting to train some dogs for this and i don't know enough about it to give any insite.....Any help?

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Registered: Feb 2009
Location: bedford VA
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we have alot of them around here people tree them all the time but its hard to get to the tree in time.... we have about a 40lb cat on a camra i will post the pic some time

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