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Video: Bobcat Chases Wild Turkey

Do you think this wild turkey has a bad wing, and that’s why it tries to escape the bobcat on foot?
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Video: Bobcat Knocks Wild Turkey From the Sky

This crazy 10-second clip won the 2025 Trailcampro Video Contest.
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Hunting Bobcats with a Scattergun

For close encounters of the lethal kind, calling for felines means getting into the thick of things.
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Illinois Bobcat Season Ends with Higher Take

Hunters and trappers take advantage of a limited season as a research project gets under way for feline predators.
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Bobcat with Rabies Bites Vermont Man

A bobcat that bit a Vermont man in May tested positive for rabies, the first this year in the state and only the second in two years.
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Hunting Late-Season Bobcats

Increase your odds for success — and prime pelts — by hunting these secretive felines during the winter months.
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6 Reasons Your Coyote Hunting Stinks

Getting frustrated because coyotes are getting the best of you in the field? You may be making these mistakes.
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Summer Coyotes Elusive Until They Sound Off

Thick vegetation helps coyotes hide in summer as they roam in search of food for pups. Ambulance sirens make them give away their location.
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6 Proven Predator-Hunting Tactics

Want to put more predators on the ground? Try these proven tactics.
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The Relationship Between Bobcats and Forest Fires

Research indicates that bobcats have an interesting and unique relationship with home ranges impacted by forest fires or prescribed burns.
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What Does Bobcat Taste Like?

What does bobcat taste like and how do you prepare it?
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Best Calling Cadences for Hunting Bobcats and Coyotes

It's easy to get into a rut with your calling sequences for coyotes and bobcats. Don't do that.
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Editor's Picks: Top 10 Predator Xtreme Stories of 2019

Do you have a favorite predator hunting article from the past year? Here is our list of editors’ picks for the top 10 Predator Xtreme stories of 2019.
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How to Properly Prepare a Pelt

Learning how to properly prepare a pelt after a successful trapping season can be the difference between making money or losing money.
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Foxpro Hunting TV: Calling West Texas Bobcats at Night

Hunting predators at night in west Texas is a blast, especially with someone trying to get his first bobcat. Join Al Morris of Foxpro Hunting TV to see what happens when the calls come out.
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Pros and Cons of Using Predator Decoys

Debate the pros and cons of predator decoys as you review your past fur season. Your conclusion will determine if you need a bigger predator hunting pack!
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For Better Hunting, Don't Shoot The Female Bobcat

By letting a female bobcat walk, you might increase your odds of killing a big tomcat.
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Cross Country Coyotes

Tired of fighting the crowds pressuring educated coyotes who have heard all kinds of calls? Try taking a walk to find new areas to hunt.
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Coyotes, Bobcats and More On Foxpro Hunting TV

Predators don't stand a chance when Al Morris of Foxpro Hunting TV returns to California. Morris joins field staffer Bob Morris to call in coyotes and bobcats.
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How to Hunt Desert Predators

California’s arid desert can be unforgiving, and PX cartoonist Tim “Spike” Davis reveals some of his lessons learned about how to hunt desert predators.
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Call, Prepare And Hunt Multiple Predators

As predator populations expand across North America you never know who might show up on your predator calling setup.
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Overlooked Coyote Stands for Success

These easily overlooked stands for hunting coyotes, bobcats, foxes and varmints, many of them public land opportunities, might turn out to be your honeyhole.
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Predator Hunting and Bird Preserves

Looking for a new place to hunt coyotes, bobcats, foxes and varmints with little pressure? Try bird hunting preserves, where eager predators abound!
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Calling Bobcats – Even During the Day

Enticing a bobcat is never an easy task, but preparation and persistence definitely improve your odds.
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Why You Should Be Sitting While Shooting

Sitting while shooting may not sound like the best way to take a shot, but Wayne Van Zwoll explains why it is.
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Top 5 Trail Camera Tricks For Predator Scouting

Deer hunters own the trail camera market and you’ll never take that crown. But you can benefit from trail cams if you use them well.
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Knowing The Lay Of The Land Increases Hunt Success

Using the terrain to your advantage can make for a successful hunt, but unfamiliarity can end the hunt even begins. Are you preparing properly?
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Coyotes and Varmints: The Best Predator Hunting Caliber?

See our lineup of a lineup of some of predator hunting’s best calibers. Find recommendations for everything from coyotes to small varmint.
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Predators Are What They Eat

There's a reason it's said predators will eat anything that doesn't eat them first. They have adaptive diets, to say the least. But how adaptive are they?
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Bobcats Rebound After Extended, Extensive Drought

Following several years of extensive, devastating drought in southern California, bobcats rebounded along with other wildlife.