Bobby has left the house

[dennishoddy]

I've had several pics of this cat on my trail cam. I sat in the stand this morning to pick off a doe, when he came walking by. 30-06 hollow point put him down pretty quick. The exit wound was pretty ugly.
I don't know what it will weigh, but its the biggest bobcat I've ever seen.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

Nice cat.

 

[clintbailey]

That's a good looking cat! By BIL shot one this morning that we never found, and a buddy down in McAlester sent me a pic of one he called and killed this morning also. They must have been moving everywhere today. Hope they keep doing it!

 

[handlebar]

Are you going to freeze the cat to sell? I was wondering if the exit wound would devalue the cat too much?

 

[deerwhacker444]

When he came walking by. 30-06 hollow point put him down pretty quick. The exit wound was pretty ugly.

Sure you used enough dynamite their, Butch..?

- Nice bobcat.

 

[dennishoddy]

Are you going to freeze the cat to sell? I was wondering if the exit wound would devalue the cat too much?

I don't know about that.
Years ago when coyotes brought $35 on the carcass, a big exit wound in a double lung shot didn't matter much as they only used the fur from other parts of the carcass. Bobcats, I don't know. I sold three, two years ago that had been trapped, but have never sold one that has been shot.

 

[dennishoddy]

One has to use what one has in their hand at the time.
It literally blew ALL of his intestines out the other side. I had to do a lot of creative positioning to get a pic to pass Ridgehunters rules.

 

[zandroes]

Good job!!

 

[okhunter]

Nice job Dennis! Hope you get a bunch this year! So was it a Tom?

 

[jarhead983]

If the belly isn't damaged there will be no mark off due to the shot damage. The size of the white underside and the clarity of the spots is the determining factor in the price of the fur. Just guessing, but by the size of the cat to the rifle, I would bet he would go about 26lbs. Which is a pretty good sized cat. They always look bigger than they weigh.

FYI, you can sell it at our OFBA auction at the fairgrounds in Chandler on Feb. 5th. If you show up, look me up. I will be the fat bald guy at the auction table, behind the computer.