I have never made sets specifically for bobcat. Because coyote, fox and bobcat all inhabit the same areas in the Winter where rabbits, grouse and deer are abundant as a food supply and coyotes are the predominant species in my locality, I make all sets using the necessary precautions and specifications as though all sets were made for coyote. One of my favorite deep snow sets is the scent post set. Visibility is the most important factor when constructing post sets. I take a good sized bundle of marsh grass or weeds, tie them together with a brown cord and firmly plant them in open, highly visible areas along animal travelways. The trap is placed on the side of the grass/weed bundle where I anticipate the animal approaching, judging by the previous tracks or trails in the snow. My Nature's Call Coyote or fox gland/passion/curiosity lure or plain coyote, fox or bobcat urine is sprinkled on the top of the post so the odor can catch in the air current. A gob of one of my paste coyote, fox or bobcat lures is placed on a stick and tucked right inside the bundle about 6" above snow level on the trap side of the bundle. This ensures the animal comes around to the trap side. Trap is set about 9" out from the bundle where the animal will be stepping around while investigating the odor emitting from the grass or weed bundle. Subtle guiding is sometimes used, such as a couple of natural looking dead sticks up along each side of the jaws. These sticks must look completely natural as though they are growing there or I would sooner go with no guiding other than the lure tucked into the bundle which will generally cause enough tracking around to ensure a foot/trap pan connection. Anyway, trappers do not generally think of bobcats as territorial marking animals but they definitely are and do readilly respond to these scent posts. Again, visibility is the key factor that attracts canines and cats. The type of lure used whether it be canine or bobcat lure or urine will attract all three species of animal. However, if there was only one animal species present in the area, then I would use lure made specifically for that species. Like any type of set, once the animal has investigated a good lure is what keeps them there longer ensuring a maximum harvesting. I do not recall in all my years ever seeing where a bobcat has passed one of these post sets without further investigation. Also, I have caught scores of bobcats at scent post sets made for coyotes in Summer and Fall trapping. I have also caught scores of bobcat at blind scent sets where there is absolutely no set visibility, only the lure attracting the bobcats to the set. This proves that bobcats are attracted to glands, musks and curiosity odors in a big way and that these odors will enhance any set regardless of the visibility factor. Bobcat can smell way better than trappers generally give them credit for. For example, i've seen tracks in the snow where a bobcat made an abrupt turn at 100 feet from the set and go directly to a blind scent set where a small smear of lure was the only possible attractor. Ace :-)
