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I got it for $2.91 in 2003 Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk 2

Maine for a reasonable bear hunt. Not sure about hogs?

Good luck. I actually have never found a shed in NY.

Cool, thanks again for all the info. My Dad might enter his 2 wolves. Both of which, will top Jim Shockey! lol

If you were really so interested you would have taken a pic with your cell phone. Better yet, you would have at least stopped. Not sure how you got such a detailed description from a moving vehicle while you were driving. Sounds like a coyote or bobcat to me.

Yes, it is. It will definitely make the books. Just a question of how high. Once the beetles clean it up, I should have an idea of how high, but will still have it done "officially".

Thanks for info, Dinsdale. Yes, I know I have to become a member before getting it measured. I don't have any other animals that would qualify for SCI, and no other record books measure Bobcats. To me, it will be worth the $ to become a member, get it officially measured and see where it ranks, and get my medallion plaque, etc.

Don't know yet. Before I tried to locate a scorer, I figured I would try on here. Maybe it will go top 100 or top 10? I have no idea. Gotta have beetles clean it up first. Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk 2

$35 to get my bobcat measured n entered. I wouldn't say that crazy $ Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk 2

Pussycat, minus the cat, plus whipped. Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk 2

There are many types of "bow hunters" Traditional Bow Hunters, Compound Bow Hunters, Crossbow Hunters, etc.

Title speaks for itself. Anybody?

I just meant because you went through the process of buying it, etc. I would have tried it at least once lol.

Nice! I saw Michigan beat Pitt at MSG this year.

Brady beats Peyton in an epic AFC champ. game. Packers beat the Falcons in a shootout in the Dome. Patriots vs. Packers. Brady finally has a running game and finally wins SB # 4.

Just always have been since a kid. Love them in football n basketball. They are 15-0 this year in basketball. Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk 2

Looks like a cool spot. Good Luck! I just can't imagine owning and paying taxes on land, but never deer hunting it! I probably would have "over-hunted" it, haha.

I don't care for bama, but I hate ND. I'm a Michigan fan. It was awesome to see the Irish get crushed! Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk 2

Hockey used to be 1 of the 4 major sports right? I remember watching it in the 90's. When was the last hockey season, 97 or 98?

Forgot to mention that we saw tons of wolf tracks. The outfitter had a dog killed by a wolf last year. This year was the first wolf season, 400 were killed. Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk 2

Thanks all! Can't wait to see what the skulls measures out at.

+1 on UA cold gear. I wear 2.0 as my base layer in like 20-30 degree weather n I'm fine all day now. I used the 4.0 base layer in -22 temps last week and it worked great. Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk 2

Yes, full mount and have the beetles do the skull. Thanks all! Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk 2

I just got back from my Minnesota Bobcat Hunt. On Sunday, 12/30/12, my Dad and I flew to Minneapolis and then flew to Bemidji. We had a 5 day hunt with Strand Outfitters in Northern Minnesota. The lodge was awesome as was the food (Mallard duck wrapped in bacon, Walleye, Crappie, etc.). We saw literally thousands of ice fishing huts/houses on many lakes throughout the state. We were informed that they had been having success this year, but no cats had been treed yet. All the bobcats killed were shot when they were running circles trying to lose the dogs. Each day we got up at 4am and started looking for tracks on old logging roads for hours in the dark before light. Some days we were within 20 miles of the Canadian border. The weather was at times the coldest I have ever been in. Not sure what the temps were if you included the wind chill. Although Minnesota is pretty flat the woods were tough to navigate through. At times you can’t see more than 10 yards in front of you. Some parts the trees are so close together you can fit between them. The 5 day hunt went as follows: Day 1 (12/31/12): It was negative 17 degrees. At 8:30am while looking for tracks we spotted a black dot on the logging road a few hundred yards away. After creeping closer in the truck we realized it was a bobcat. It was really cool to see this bobcat leaping up in the air and pouncing into the snow looking for prey. My guide (Jordan) asked if I wanted to shoot it. This was my first time ever seeing a bobcat, so it was very tempting, but I decided to pass on the estimated 15-20lb. cat. After passing on fresh tracks of smaller cats, we cut the dogs loose on an estimated 35lb cat at around 9:30am. After 5+ miles on foot through the forest, we ran out of light and were still too far from the dogs. Jordan then took the snowmobile in to catch up to the dogs. Right before picking up the dogs, he caught a glimpse of the cat. Day 2 (1/1/13): It was negative 21 degrees. After passing on fresh tracks of smaller cats, we cut the dogs lose on an estimated 25-30lb. cat around 9am. After many miles, it was decided to call the dogs off at around 1:30pm. Day 3 (1/2/13): It was finally above 0, it was 19 degrees and snowing. We cut the dogs loose at 830am on Jordan and his father (Keith) estimated was a “monster” cat. I was with Jordan, while my Dad was with Keith. We met up briefly around 915am where the cat was circling trying to lose the dogs. We split up again and at 940am I heard a shot. My Dad and Keith saw the cat once, but my Dad couldn’t get a shot off through the heavy brush at the running cat. Within minutes it came back around and my Dad shot just low at the moving cat. The race continued. This big cat crossed the logging we were parked 3 different times. After many miles of walking, the cat was circling again. Jordan and I waited hoping to catch a glimpse of this cat. My Dad and Keith were doing the same on the opposite end of the circle, about 100 yards away. At 2:30PM, while scanning the woods with as little of movement as possible, I spotted a giant cat head looking at me 30 yards away. I took the shot as quick as I could. Jordan had not seen the cat, and was worried I might have shot one of his dogs. I assured him that I definitely shot at a cat. Within minutes the dogs tone completely changed and Jordan told me I must have hit the cat because the dogs were on him. We ran 30 yards following the sound of the dogs, found the cat and finished it off. This tom bobcat turned out to be huge. It weighed in at 42lbs! Interesting this is that many websites say largest recorded bobcat ever in Minnesota is like 38lbs. I’m sure others have gotten bigger, but never “officially” weight them in. Anyway, I will probably have SCI measure the skull, since B&C doesn’t have a record book for bobcats. Not sure how high in the record books my cat will go, but it should be up there with some of the biggest all time! I was told this bobcat is the equivalent of shooting a 180+” whitetail. Day 4 (1/3/13): My Dad decided to pass on all the fresh tracks we found, since they were all on the smaller side. We did let a younger dog get some training in while chasing a smaller cat around for a few hours. Day 5 (1/4/13): After passing on fresh tracks of smaller cats, we cut the dogs loose on an estimated 20-25lb cat. It turned out to be 3 cats in 1 area! While Jordan and my Dad chased the dogs and a cat, Jordan’s brother saw a different cat cross a logging road. Then Keith saw another different cat cross a different logging road. My Dad and Jordan caught a glimpse of the cat they were after just before 12pm at about 125 yards away running full speed. Not shot was taken. At 12:40pm, with the dogs circling the cat, my Dad shot a 22lb female bobcat trying to sneak by at about 20 yards. All said and done, this was an awesome trip. 2 cats killed in 5 days and tons of action. Both cats killed on the ground which is pretty cool. I highly recommend Strand Outfitters ( http://strandoutfitters.com/ ) if anyone is interested in a bobcat hunt. These guys know their stuff and really worked hard. I’ve had the craziest/best 94 day (10/1/12-1/1/13) stretch of hunting in my life. Nothing will ever compare. Shot my first ever of the following species: Antelope, Mule Deer, Prairie Dog, Mountain Lion, Gray Fox (2), and Bobcat. I also got a whitetail buck in NY during these 94 days. Next up is a Lynx Hunt (next winter) in British Columbia to hopefully complete the North American Cat Slam. A Bunch of pictures below:

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