buddy of mine traps like a mad man in the hocking hills area and got one of these for the first time....... kitty was released shook up but lives on. Pretty neat I have never seen one in person. well, besides the zoo. LOL
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buddy of mine traps like a mad man in the hocking hills area and got one of these for the first time....... kitty was released shook up but lives on. Pretty neat I have never seen one in person. well, besides the zoo. LOL
That is cool. It seems they are more sightings every year.
I've seen several while deer hunting in meigs county, really neat to watch.
I would love to get to watch one in the wild................. I'm not 100%,sure that they are in my area in southern Ohio...... I've never seen one and never heard of anyone seeing one in my area??Quote:
Originally Posted by Osker
That cat looked tame n pics..... U sure Crazed it didnt come from that place that dude let animals out and then did himself in from his own animal zoo???
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Originally Posted by StumpHog
LOL, thats just a disguise! Nearly all critters/furbearers have a fairly laid back reaction once they are in a trap for awhile. However, sometimes they are just waiting for you to get inside the "circle of danger"...
Bobcats technically dont live anywhere in our area, however they do roam alot, and often pop up way way outside they normally home range.
I bet your buddy hated turnin loose a potential $100 bill.
Several years ago here in Miamitown, one summer night my wife called me from home saying she was hearing a strange sound coming from the woods, i asked if sounded like coyotes? coons? as a girl that grew up on a farm in Indiana I figured she had probably heard a critter like that before, she still said no and that she was kinda scared, so I told her to lock the doors until I got home. Well I fired up the Pc and found a site that had different animal sounds and info, had her listen to a few and the Bobcat was exactly what she heard. I told her as many deer as there are nowdays, that the preditors are bound to be taking care of the sick and week deers.
Gorgeous! Sightings have increased over the last several years in this area, particularly in the Five Rivers MetroParks. Germantown MetroPark has seen them for quite awhile - at least on game cameras and by tracks along Twin Creek. I added one to the mural I painted at the nature center once Bobcats were confirmed at the park. How did your friend release it?
Now that I don't know. He posted these pics on facebook. He actually has a crazy cool job. In his area (Logan Ohio) he works for some critter company where he deals with trapping nuisance animals. He sent me a video this past summer where part of his job was to go fly a remote control plane in areas to keep geese out of private lakes. Now that would be cool. He lives in Hocking hills area. He has always been an outdoors kid ever since back in the day. One of the best fisherman I ever met to. On his facebook he said this was the first one hed seen in that area all though he had heard there were sightings. I would think the little guy would hurt himself badly when trying to get it out of the trap but on his FB page he said they released it unharmed but the little guy was shook up and VERY PISSED............. Id say a swat to the face from one of those would wake you right up.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Buffy the panfish slayer
he'll put your eye out.....
Most likely a catch-pole, which is a snare pole. Cats have a tendancy to "strangle" much easier than most animals, so getting a shoulder in there helps. Pin the animal down with the pole, and use your feet to unset the trap.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buffy the panfish slayer
Traps seldom ever cause injury to the animal, minor cut at most. The injury's typicaly occur from the struggle of the trap. As long as the trap is swiveled, and secured with a short chain, the animal is simply restrained until you arrive.
As far as releasing him, id consult with Jerry Clower "A coon huntin story"...WHOOOOOWEEE Shoot this thang! LOL
Since you said he's a nuisance animal trapper (think TurtleMan) he probably uses Hav-a-hart live traps. Getting something out of those can be tricky, too. Even so, I would think a trapper would have a moment of fear before releasing a animal that can inflict that kind of damage.
Well, isn't the havahart traps like a cage. I don't think that's what he used.... I can see the cats paw in some type of clamp type trap I think???Quote:
Originally Posted by Buffy the panfish slayer
the cat was caught in a coilspring trap, or a foothold trap. Likely your buddy was trying to catch a coyote, and the cat happend to find the set first.