A month too soon

coyote101 · October 24, 2012, 10:24:57 AM

I went out this morning to see if I could call a coyote. I didn't, but this guy showed up with his partner.
He hung around for a while and checked out the caller and decoy and I got this short video:

If you listen closely you can hear the e-caller in the background. He got within about 15 yards of it.

The other one was a little more spotted, but this one is almost completely grey. Bobcat season doesn't open till noon a month from today so I had to pass on him, but I know where he lives.

Pat

coyote101 · October 24, 2012, 10:37:32 AM

Here is a still shot I got before I swithched to video.

Pat

riverboss · October 24, 2012, 10:39:33 AM

Thats neat Pat i want one so bad, Maybe this will be my year the last 2 years i have had them step out after the season was over.

Hawks Feather · October 24, 2012, 11:27:31 AM

Thanks I enjoyed watching them. We don't have cats like that around here.

Jerry

Frogman · October 24, 2012, 02:16:18 PM

Wow! Nice kitty!

Jim

markTNhunter · October 24, 2012, 08:30:30 PM

Nice video that looks like a good size cat I've had that happen a few times

FinsnFur · October 24, 2012, 08:40:40 PM

Very nice!

When I first saw that top pic I could slowly feel my retina start to detach as I tried to make out something distinguishable. I thought my gahd does he think we can see something?

Then I realized it was a clickable video clip

Which leads me to say....NICE Capture!

He's going to make a nice hero pic when the time comes. We dont have a whole lot of them around here either. I had to go to Texas to bag my first one.

Thanks for sharing that with us by the way.

coyote101 · October 24, 2012, 09:10:11 PM

Quote from: markTNhunter on October 24, 2012, 08:30:30 PM
Nice video that looks like a good size cat I've had that happen a few times

That is the biggest bobcat I've ever seen, and also the plainest. It was almost completely grey on the upper body and the backs of his ears were black and white. I have called several but only one has been when the season was open.

Quote from: FinsnFur on October 24, 2012, 08:40:40 PM
Very nice!
When I first saw that top pic I could slowly feel my retina start to detach as I tried to make out something distinguishable. I thought my gahd does he think we can see something?

The quality of the video wasn't great to begin with because of all the muted colors. It lost a lot and got pretty grainy in the copying to photobucket.

Pat

Hidehunter · October 24, 2012, 09:26:50 PM

Sweeet. Hopefully you get another crack at him when season opens. We have quite a few of them around here and allowed to take one a year. They have snuck in behind me and scared the crap out of me back when I used to night hunt.

coyote101 · October 28, 2012, 12:56:53 PM

A few still shots from the video clip:

Pat

FinsnFur · October 28, 2012, 06:24:33 PM

Those are good captures. Boy he does look even bigger in those

KySongDog · October 28, 2012, 07:00:39 PM

Nice! Were you in a tree stand? Looks like you were videoing from an elevated position or is it just the angle?

coyote101 · October 28, 2012, 07:15:42 PM

Quote from: Semp on October 28, 2012, 07:00:39 PM
Nice! Were you in a tree stand? Looks like you were videoing from an elevated position or is it just the angle?

I was in a ladder stand overlooking that soybean field. My e-caller was in the field. The cats came within four or five yards of me.

Pat

RonManci · November 02, 2012, 11:57:07 AM

That cat would have heard my heart pounding! That's awesome. Wanna see you holding it next month!

Carolina Coyote · November 02, 2012, 02:26:51 PM

Good video Pat, So far this year I have not seen one in Georgia which is very unusual, but its just a matter of time I am sure as I have seen lot of sign , hope you get him when the season opens. cc