Maine bobcat 2018

Returned to a much colder and snow filled Maine for another bobcat hunt... Arrived Mon. afternoon and it snowed from that evening through to early Wed. morning, and on and off there after, until I left Friday evening... Another hunter shot a coyote and fox but I did not see anything move until the last few hours of the last day... Used my Freedom Arms .41 mag and a hot 210 XTP handload that gave an instant kill on the cat..
The bait was 61 yards away...... Top picture is from blind to bait at edge of wood line... Third picture down is view from another blind....

Way to go James. Nice bobcat. Are you having it mounted or something? Congrats!!

Congrats! That was some beautiful scenery to enjoy while waiting on that cat.

Eleventh hour time again eh James? Good on ya man.

Nice cat James. Well done!

Congrats James!

Way to go James..

Excellent, James!

Congrats on your cat -- well done!

Congratulations, James!

Looks like that load didn't damage the hide much. How does the off side look?

Awesome James. What was used as bait?

Nothing like a nice week of hunting in the beautiful outdoors to relax and unwind. I still think Jim needs to bring you to Ohio

Very cool cat james. Ive always wanted a bobcat. Havent connected on one yet.

Very nice cat, what did it weigh? looks like the .41 did it again for you. any fur damage on the off side?

Dave and seminole... I did not want to show the other side...
the XTP can do a number on smaller game....

Most excellent!

Nicely done as always, James! Congratulations!

Way to go James. Last hour of last day
PERFECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats James! A bobcat is on my shortlist of wants so I am somewhat jealous.

PH

Good Shootin there James. Cant wait to get me sights on a bobcat again. I say again because I had one sneek up on me when I was first into handgun hunting and lets just say that I had never practiced for a 7 yd shot before and didnt know where to aim my red dot. Pulled the trigger and shot the dirt. lesson learned

Congrats James

Very nice James, I'm jealous. I almost pulled the trigger on a nice bobcat in Kansas, be he jumped a large 10 pointer out of the pig grass, so I took him instead.

Well done James! That is an elusive and rare trophy to target with your revolver.

Nice work James! Congratulations on another handgunned cat

Nice job James, I didn't realize this was a new one so I hadn't opened it. Bobcats are never easy, no matter the method. The first animal I ever called in with a varmint call was a Bobbie. I was in a Juniper Tree out by the Nuclear site in the desert & it crawled right in on me before I ever saw it. I had a Winchester 62A pump with a cheap scope on it & it was off a little bit. I held off & shot 7-8 times trying to hit it but couldn't get lucky. I was still in high school & didn't know how to adjust the scope. Pretty exciting to see one almost at your feet. Again, congratulations!

Dick