Releasing Bobcats from traps

[deerwatcher51]

I have released every bobcat I have ever snared....they were dead when I released them but they were released.

[okrattler]

If it's worth money and I'm putting forth an effort to catch things so I can make extra cash then it's getting shot and then released. I don't know why someone would let a bobcat go. There's no shortage of them.

[Capt.Brown]

I was in south tx with a trapper pulled up on a young cat, he released because the pelt wasn’t worth anything. That’s all he targets is bobcats for there pelts.

[Encinal]

Pretty cool to see we’re getting talked about on another platform.

We try not to kill them because they aren’t a major predator on deer compared to our target, coyotes.

[150class]

This is just out of pure curiosity. I have seen several videos of people who have caught bobcats in foot traps, take a catch pole and release the cat. What is the purpose of this? I guess my real question is, why set a trap if you aren’t going to take what is caught? Bobcats are just as much a predator as a coyote.

Pretty cool to see we’re getting talked about on another platform.

We try not to kill them because they aren’t a major predator on deer compared to our target, coyotes.

Your questions have been answered from the source of the videos. You may close your thread lol

[brianlg31]

I was thinking the same thing! Learn something everyday!

[Atfulldraw]

TUCO is the man....