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Predator Hunting in Iraan
20 July 2009, 19:18
Bob in TXPredator Hunting in Iraan
......Texas that is, with two "a's"!
My calling partner and I took one of our buddies out west to a ranch near Iraan, Texas over the weekend. Sarge has been trying to get his first bobcat for a long time now.
As we passed through the last gate into the yard for the bunkhouse we saw 8 mule deer does. I took this shot of a mulie doe from the bunkhouse Saturday morning.
We also saw more jackrabbits this time out than we have seen in some time.
20 July 2009, 19:22
Bob in TXFriday night we pretty much got rained out, but we had a good night of hunting on Saturday.
Sarge up in the high rack (no cigar when calling).
We came across this guy on the way out. Sarge dispathced him with his pistol.
Me and Sarge with his rattlesnake. He really does not like snakes!!
20 July 2009, 19:26
Bob in TXWe started calling right after sundown.
Sarge and SHOOTER gearing up.
20 July 2009, 19:27
Bob in TXThe first critter we got Sarge on was this porcupine.
Next he got this grey fox after not connecting on the first two we called in earlier.
20 July 2009, 19:29
Bob in TXOn the next stand, we called in this grey fox. He had an unfortunate encounter with my Posse .223 AR-15.
SHOOTER took this grey a short time later.
20 July 2009, 19:30
Bob in TXAnd yep, we did get Sarge his first bobcat. It was a really nice 21lb. female.
Bob
Cool pix!

A 21 pound cat is bigger than we get, at least the ones I see.
Kudos on the hunt!
21 July 2009, 01:07
butchlocare you sure it was iraan? there was a couple of them critters, like that long skinny one, that sure looked like they wore towels
21 July 2009, 06:25
jimatcatlooks likes that country hs had some rain???? ever hunt back towards ketchum (sp) mountain???
go big or go home ........
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21 July 2009, 18:05
Bob in TXJim-They have had some rain out that way this year. We can't buy a drop in south Texas. The closest I have hunted to the Ketchum Mountain area is Big Lake. I have hunted deer and predators in Coke and Tom Green Counties. I called in this 31lb. bobcat at 2:00 P.M. in June just outside Big Lake a few years back.
Bob
22 July 2009, 06:31
jimatcatbob... i grew up in tom green co.... hunted all over the divide up to coke co.... south of the concho, towards mertzon, tankersly....lots of varmits there... a partner and i had 22,000 kid angora goats over a couple yrs, back in the early 80's...we had lots of 'yotes and dogs to shoot at...
go big or go home ........
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20 August 2009, 07:20
CamoManJquote:
Originally posted by Bob in TX:
. I called in this 31lb. bobcat at 2:00 P.M. in June just outside Big Lake a few years back.
Bob
That CAT is a MONSTER...and Bob is probably saying something like "hurry up & take the picture, this thing is heavy!"

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