What's the Proper Way
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01/18/24 06:54 PM
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J Staton
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to release a bobcat, considering the health and welfare of both the cat and the trapper?
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Re: What's the Proper Way
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01/18/24 07:22 PM
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I wonder if a catch pole release does damage that is often fatal? Most the places I trap with cats are deer leases and it's a kill em' all deal. I do have some places I could "manage" the cat population if that is truly possible.
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01/18/24 07:34 PM
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You can put them in a catch pole without choking them.
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01/18/24 07:51 PM
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Yes sir
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I wonder if a catch pole release does damage that is often fatal? Most the places I trap with cats are deer leases and it's a kill em' all deal. I do have some places I could "manage" the cat population if that is truly possible. Any bases for your thought on the catch pole? The ones I release are all with a catch pole and are all very much alive when they leave. I would have no idea what kind of damage u could do with a catch pole that would kill them later. If you choked them too hard or where real slow any damage would be immediate and would not get worse later after release
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01/18/24 08:30 PM
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Yes sir just a thought since they fight a pole so much. Fatal not the right word but wondering if it does damage to the carotid artery. The goal is to release the cat unharmed while keeping myself unharmed. Lol. I've never released one because of the kill em' all rule on these deer leases. That's the reason for the question. Canebrake, the plastic container seems like a nifty trick.
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https://youtu.be/ULNkh61PgjE?si=2Rnok0PDPkiLxRYQ These are a little bigger but choking them clean out they come back thru. A lot of people told me you couldn’t choke lions out but it does work. A bobcat you do need to be a little more careful with, they go down so fast. Western Wildlife Services
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01/18/24 10:13 PM
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4x4 piece of haf inch plywood with a trap/leg slot in bottom..center. Put some handles on back up near top for you to hold onto...and a block at the bottom to put toe of boot on.
Walk in to cat using plywood as a shield. Line up slot with trap/foot. Release and continue using as a shield to keep cat off of you.
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01/18/24 10:34 PM
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I've only caught a few that needed to be released. Used a homemade catch pole. Nowadays, I'd want something more reliable.
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Re: What's the Proper Way
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01/19/24 12:11 AM
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4x4 piece of haf inch plywood with a trap/leg slot in bottom..center. Put some handles on back up near top for you to hold onto...and a block at the bottom to put toe of boot on.
Walk in to cat using plywood as a shield. Line up slot with trap/foot. Release and continue using as a shield to keep cat off of you. This works very well to turn all sorts of things loose, including critters much bigger than bobcats. But you pretty much need a truck handy to carry it. I've used a catch pole, but I don't choke them down, just snug it up enough they can't slip it, stretch them out and take off the trap. I've used a forked stick when I didn't have anything else handy, just pin the cat down with it at the end of the trap chain, brace the other end of the stick against my hip and reach down and take the trap off. I don't necessarily recommend that method to others though. Reese Mason of Idaho makes a dandy release pole that you can reach out and release the trap from a distance with. A little spendy, but it sure gets rid of a lot of hassle. I wouldn't recommend choking a cat or lion clear down like wws shows, they won't all come back. No real need to choke a critter the size of a bobcat down though.
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01/19/24 11:39 AM
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I have used the plastic tub- like livestock mineral comes in- for a few years now, like it better then catch pole or 4x4 plywood. My carcasses are put in the tubs to dispose of, so I have it on the atv. Not as convenient as a catch pole to haul around but better then plywood. Once cat is under tub I pull foot and trap out lay across tub to hold down and release.
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Re: What's the Proper Way
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01/19/24 06:04 PM
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Here ya go. Skye is one of our trapper ed instructors here in Wisconsin. She's disabled linking it but if you go to You Tube and google the following you'll find it.
Bobcat Released Unharmed from Hollow Log Fisher Set using humane foothold trap That link doesn't work.
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Re: What's the Proper Way
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01/22/24 05:52 PM
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A few years ago our chapter had a biologist give a demo for our spring meeting. He talked about his experience dealing with trapping and radio collaring bobcats. He said one of the first cats he used a catch pole on and collared only travelled a few yards from the catch site and died within 24 hours. Another cat had a small abrasion on its foot and died of an infection about six weeks later.
His message to us was , bobcats are delicate. He still uses a catch pole but makes sure to get one leg or shoulder in the loop and don’t pull too tight. I’d be more interested in hearing about collaring a live healthy bobcat in a trap, than releasing it with a catch pole afterwards, lol.
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