Best Cal For Bobcats ?
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>This leads me to my question. I think that the .22 may be too small a >caliber and unless you get a well placed kill shot, would only be >successful in wounding such an animal. >Maybe our varmint gun ought to be something a little bigger. I prefer >a rifle to a short gun in order to keep stray pellets from killing say >a stray chicken or two who might be near or behind the target. >Any thoughts?
I would say the .22 Mag should be your minimum, and anything bigger will do. A pistol caliber carbine would be good, or a carbine-size bolt-action in .22 centerfire or .243/6mm or any of the lighter centerfire cartridges. an M-1 carbine would be ok, if you can wring enough accuracy out of it. -Zimmy Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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>We live on a farm on the VA/NC line about 1/2 mile from the eastern >border of the Great Dismal Swamp. The other evening, while my >daughter was grooming her horse, she had the barn door was open about >6". >The horse spooked and the 2 barn cats we have arched their backs up. >My daughter looked up and saw, with his head through the door opening, >a Bobcat about the size of a medium dog (say 40-50lbs).
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depends on the lows of the state. in AR I think you can use .25 and under. I have used .22 mag and .243. it depends on the location also. one place is in the refuge and the only caliber allowed is a rimfire except for permit draw hunts. when I hunt the refuge I take the .22 mag. — take the ! out of the address dscotty Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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We live on a farm on the VA/NC line about 1/2 mile from the eastern border of the Great Dismal Swamp. The other evening, while my daughter was grooming her horse, she had the barn door was open about 6". The horse spooked and the 2 barn cats we have arched their backs up. My daughter looked up and saw, with his head through the door opening, a Bobcat about the size of a medium dog (say 40-50lbs). According to her, it was snarling, hissing and obviously wanted in. She chased it off by pelting it with rocks through the upper loft (hay) door. Last night, it came back and I put a 40 grain HV hollow point .22 from my Winchester 39AS repeater into it. It was dark, the cat was 1/2 in and 1/2 out of a ditch with part of its upper body showing. Because it was dark, I don’t know how clean the hit was but the cat screamed but was still able to streak off. We also had an early morning rain so I couldn’t go and try to locate a blood trail. This leads me to my question. I think that the .22 may be too small a caliber and unless you get a well placed kill shot, would only be successful in wounding such an animal. Maybe our varmint gun ought to be something a little bigger. I prefer a rifle to a short gun in order to keep stray pellets from killing say a stray chicken or two who might be near or behind the target. Any thoughts? Post here for the benefit of the group but I would appreciate a CC: to this E-Mail address: crippel"at"erols.com SPAM spoiling To unmuggle it, just change the "at" to @ SPAM Foiling in effect. To E-Mail, write to RadioKrafter"at"hotmail.com To unmuggle address, change the "at" to @ — Automated Commercial E-Mail Proofreading Service — Please review the terms & fees for processing unsolicited commercial e-mail before submitting e-mail for processing. Fees are available at: www.primenet.com/~katta/fees.html Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > We live on a farm on the VA/NC line about 1/2 mile from the eastern > border of the Great Dismal Swamp. The other evening, while my > daughter was grooming her horse, she had the barn door was open about > 6". > The horse spooked and the 2 barn cats we have arched their backs up. > My daughter looked up and saw, with his head through the door opening, > a Bobcat about the size of a medium dog (say 40-50lbs). According to > her, it was snarling, hissing and obviously wanted in. She chased it > off by pelting it with rocks through the upper loft (hay) door. > Last night, it came back and I put a 40 grain HV hollow point .22 from > my Winchester 39AS repeater into it. It was dark, the cat was 1/2 in > and 1/2 out of a ditch with part of its upper body showing. Because it > was dark, I don’t know how clean the hit was but the cat screamed but > was still able to streak off. We also had an early morning rain so I > couldn’t go and try to locate a blood trail. > This leads me to my question. I think that the .22 may be too small a > caliber and unless you get a well placed kill shot, would only be > successful in wounding such an animal. > Maybe our varmint gun ought to be something a little bigger. I prefer > a rifle to a short gun in order to keep stray pellets from killing say > a stray chicken or two who might be near or behind the target. > Any thoughts? > Post here for the benefit of the group but I would appreciate a CC: to > this E-Mail address: > crippel"at"erols.com > SPAM spoiling To unmuggle it, just change the "at" to @ > SPAM Foiling in effect. > To E-Mail, write to RadioKrafter"at"hotmail.com > To unmuggle address, change the "at" to @ > — Automated Commercial E-Mail Proofreading Service — > Please review the terms & fees for processing unsolicited > commercial e-mail before submitting e-mail for processing. > Fees are available at: www.primenet.com/~katta/fees.html
A shotgun is much less likely to kill with stray lead. The issue is distance and not the spread of the shot. However, a nice second hand 30-30 will kill that kitty dead for low cost. Good short range weapon. And if bob cats weigh 40-50 pounds where you live, sell the place and move. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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my thoughts also this would be a super size cat!!! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> We live on a farm on the VA/NC line about 1/2 mile from the eastern > border of the Great Dismal Swamp. The other evening, while my > daughter was grooming her horse, she had the barn door was open about > 6". > The horse spooked and the 2 barn cats we have arched their backs up. > My daughter looked up and saw, with his head through the door opening, > a Bobcat about the size of a medium dog (say 40-50lbs). According to > her, it was snarling, hissing and obviously wanted in. She chased it > off by pelting it with rocks through the upper loft (hay) door. > Last night, it came back and I put a 40 grain HV hollow point .22 from > my Winchester 39AS repeater into it. It was dark, the cat was 1/2 in > and 1/2 out of a ditch with part of its upper body showing. Because it > was dark, I don’t know how clean the hit was but the cat screamed but > was still able to streak off. We also had an early morning rain so I > couldn’t go and try to locate a blood trail. > This leads me to my question. I think that the .22 may be too small a > caliber and unless you get a well placed kill shot, would only be > successful in wounding such an animal. > Maybe our varmint gun ought to be something a little bigger. I prefer > a rifle to a short gun in order to keep stray pellets from killing say > a stray chicken or two who might be near or behind the target. > Any thoughts? > Post here for the benefit of the group but I would appreciate a CC: to > this E-Mail address: > crippel"at"erols.com > SPAM spoiling To unmuggle it, just change the "at" to @ > SPAM Foiling in effect. > To E-Mail, write to RadioKrafter"at"hotmail.com > To unmuggle address, change the "at" to @ > — Automated Commercial E-Mail Proofreading Service — > Please review the terms & fees for processing unsolicited > commercial e-mail before submitting e-mail for processing. > Fees are available at: www.primenet.com/~katta/fees.html >A shotgun is much less likely to kill with stray lead. The issue is >distance and not the spread of the shot. However, a nice second hand >30-30 will kill that kitty dead for low cost. Good short range weapon. >And if bob cats weigh 40-50 pounds where you live, sell the place and >move. >Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: > http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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Robert, If I were you, the perfect gun would be a Savage model 24. If you’re not familiar with the model, it is an over/under rifle shotgun combo. I have a 22 mag/20g magnum, and I love it. But for your purpose, I would get the .223/12g model. I’ve seen these for about $165. Savage also makes a 30-30/12g model, as well. The only downside is it is a single shot. I have always liked the ability the decide if a shotgun or a rifle could serve better in a situation at a moments notice. I mean if it’s "Holy cow! I could wack that cat with a long stick!", it would be shotgun time. Of course, the .223 or 30-30 would be for when I wanted to "reach out and touch something". On an unrelated note, my model 24 is the perfect squirrel gun. Just love that 24! Tim Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
