Called in a bobcat this evening but.........

[okrattler]

He ran off after I shot. Called him in to about 65 yards or so and put the crosshairs behind the shoulder and let one fly. He jumped about 4 foot in the air and ran about 25 yards or so into some cedars and I lost sight of him. Fur was all over where he was when I shot him but no sign of blood. What do y'all think, did I hit him or just graze him or what?

[sideways]

He dead


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[LivinADream]

He's hit. They're tuff, and don't bleed much. I've had several run off. I killed one about the size of a house cat with a 30-06 that ran almost 60 yards. Shoulder shot.

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[Bryan2014]

Shot one myself last night with my bow. Had blood for 10 yds then nada. Looked for an hour and couldn’t find him

[okrattler]

I was shootin a .223 and from that range I can't believe he ran off but that was about 30 minutes before dark and it was so thick in there I didn't know where to start after he wasn't where I thought he was

He was a nice one too. Gosh dang it..........That sucks.

[okrattler]

I think I either took out his lungs or hit him right in the shoulder. He couldn't have gone much more than 50 yards I wouldn't think.

[crowmagnum]

Look in the tree

[okrattler]

Look in the tree

You know somethin......I honestly didn't think of that. Their first instinct when they're scared is to climb. So may be in there.

[McClain]

The winter coat can absorb a lot of blood before it starts dripping on the ground, especially with a 22 caliber bullet on a high hit if you didn’t get much expansion. So be sure to look for blood rubbed onto higher limbs/brush. Also just like deer, wounded cats will usually stick to trails they know rather than just run at random, so follow any visible trails you might find in the area.

[okrattler]

Since I have to work tomorrow unfortunately I have a buddy of mine going out to look for him tomorrow. I marked everything and told him the last place I saw him. He's a dang good tracker and all around good hunter so if anyone can find him he can. He's been killin critters a long time.

[Flint knapper]

He was dead before you went to look at the point of impact!

[DrBob]

The biggest bobcat I ever saw was in OK near the northern border

[deerwatcher51]

I had a pretty ****** off one in a snare today before I dispatched him with a 22mag.

[okrattler]

The biggest bobcat I ever saw was in OK near the northern border

This one right here I'm talking about was big and he was probably the prettiest one I've seen.

[Preacher Man]

I tracked one that doubled back on his trail. All total, that cat ran about 60 yards. It had been shot with a 150gr 30.06 bullet through the shoulders. Very tricky trail.