i wana get a bobcat...how?

[backwoodsboy]

id like to try calling in a kitty some time, i know they are on my land i find track and such all the time, but how do i make them come to me? do you call em in with a distess call like yoties? and wut kind of terrain should i hunt, brush or fields?

-cory

[kyote]

well I am no expert on the bob cats,But have called mucho in while trying to bring those filthy coyotes in.here is what little I know,Hope it helps you.
the cat seems to like rocky areas or areas where snags and branches are piled up and lots of cover to hide in.it is best to place yer self in an area where you can call them out of the heavy stuff in to a field or tree line.when you set up.take good note of all that is in front and around you.and after calling keep an eye out for what looks like a fence post out there (a short nub sticking out of the ground)kinda a whiteiss looking thing..that be the cat sitten and observing.I have heard form others and is what I use.a more rasspy sounding call.more guteral to it.the high pitched squeals don't seem to work as well.they come normally very slow,and cautious.I have had them come in from behind and sit next to me not more the 7' away.or pop up in front of me 10 yards out and I never seen them coming.good luck and tell us how big he was..

[Wlscott]

In my area, higher pitched calls like a bird distress call seem to work better than the lower coarser sounding calls.

I do agree that you need to set up where there are lots of brush piles or blow downs.  Usually a riverbottom will yield a cat.

Another thing I will mention...it takes a long time for a cat to come to a call.  If there is a chance for a bobcat in an area, I will usually not make coyote sounds, and I'll wait for 45 minutes or so.  

I've heard that a bobcat won't come in if you're making coyote sounds, but I have called in a bobcat after howling and barking.  So who knows.  

Good luck and take pics if you get one.