Oregon Bobcat hunting
Oregon Bobcat hunting guides and houndsmen: Bobcat hunts in Oregon!
Bobcat hunting in Oregon
starts early in the day. When you and your houndsman arrive to the hunting
destination the dogs will be collared, then put on the dog box. When the
hounds smell a bobcat they will "strike". The dogs will be turned loose, and
listen to the exciting race that follows. Listening and watching the hounds
work can be an amazing spectacle.
When the cat is treed your houndsman / guide
will drive as close as possible on an available logging road, then approach
the tree on foot. There is no hurry, you can walk at your own speed as the
dogs will stay at the tree until you and your guide go in and get them out.
The dogs will be tied back before giving you the "ok" to shoot. The dogs are
the houndsmen's income, so he would not want one getting shot accidentally.
This hunt is in the brushy re-prod fir trees with some big timber. Most cats
like to live in the brush. Sometimes the hunt is in a little fresh snow but
usually below the snowline. This is a great hunt to bring a camera,
the scenery is beautiful and there are other game to photograph.
To for Bobcat hunts in Oregon you need to have a fur-bearer's license and a bobcat harvest card. Make sure you arrange to buy these in Salem at least a week before your hunt! Your guide will recommend low caliber firearms.
For hunting Bobcat in Oregon, the season runs from December 1 through February 28, giving you plenty of time to hunt and the best time to get prime hides!
Bobcat, one of the only remaining species of game left in Oregon that you can still hunt with hounds. Bobcats are as exciting to hunt as they are beautiful to admire. Oregon hold dense populations of Bobcat, these spotted pelts, some in excess of 30 lbs. like this one:
You can hunt Bobcat in Oregon
and can
still hunt with dogs. This is a fun way to hunt if you like to hunt
behind hounds. We book Bobcat hunts for houndsmen / guides in Oregon.
Bobcat Hunters: Before you hunt bobcat in Oregon
you must purchase a Furbearer's license and a Bobcat Harvest Card. We
recommend you get this done at least 2 weeks prior to your hunt. These two
items can only be purchased in person, by mail, or by fax through the
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's main office in Portland. You CAN
NOT purchase these items at a POS license retailer.
Regulations: Regulations for Big Game Hunters, Furbearer Hunting
and Trapping, Game Bird, and Fishing Regulations change every year. Be
sure you are up-to-date on Oregon's regulations by visiting
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/resources/hunting/big_game/regulations
Go Bobcat hunting in Oregon with top quality Treeing Walker hounds to experience a race of a lifetime!
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