I got a head start on the game. This grey fox walked by one moring a few weeks ago. It spooked 3 doe. As.cool as he is I figured he wasn't doing my turkey and grouse population any favors so I removed him from the population.
I bought 4 Duke 550os traps this past summer because I got drawn for bobcat. Season for them opened October 15th. In WI you can't legally foot or cable restraint trap them till December 1St but can "hunt" them starting Oct 15th. I would assume calling and aid of dogs? Our WI regs are never clear. I've only missed 2 days in the woods since October 20th and have not seen a bobcat in the woods, any signs, or trail cams so I think my odds are slim to none. Im.about as.far South on the WI border where the bobcat population is slim. I've had a bobcat on trail camera 3 times since last year. It's a mowed trail I figured I'd set up my dukes along it. I do have a couple of the dukes out for nuisance coyotes since October. Had a skunk walk by one and steel my bait. I caught a possum in my live trap the other day. I removed over 90 raccoons last year and over 40 possum so am am hoping they stay out of the area long enough to try and catch a cat. I have a coon that i see almost every morning. He crawls up a dead dead tree and sleeps in it. Wasn't going to waste another $40 arrow and broadhead on it. Any tips on trapping cats? I've called in shot over a half dozen but never trapped one. I don't think they are to smart. But I know to trap on sign which I don't think I have enough in my area that frequent it enough.
Also trying to decode on what to.do with the fox. I skinned I with the paws on. Debating on getting it tanned or a rug?
Ill.put out my DP coon traps after deer season is over. We can removed nuisance animals year around here in WI which just about takes care of everything with hair accept for bobcat, deer, and bear. My goal is to catch a bobcat, coyote, and fox. Only been catching coons and possums In DPs and live traps so.far. I've had a few resident.red fox I don't shoot. I use to see them almost every.time I bowhunted the last couple years. Bobcats moved in last year. I. Guessing they chased them out and ate them? Haven't seen a grey in 20 years. Maybe the grey ran them.out? Last time I saw a grey.it chased a red right under my stand.
Had snow last week for the fist time. It stayed for 3 days so.i could inspect for.tracks
I found this scat. It is in the same.place I found some.scat a.few.months back. It seems like something is trying to cover it up some
Im hoping it's bobcat scat?
I.also.found some.small.scat that was.pretty fresh about 10 yards from it on the same trail.
I did find tracks on a few logs. Looked like domestic cat. They were pretty small. The other tracks I'm guessing we're coyote or a large fox. They all.were on top.of.each other
Must have been a crazy night of chasing.
Here's the same spot from the first scat with other scat I found...
It's about 75 yards from where I had bobcat on camera...and fox,coon, possum, and skunk.