Any trap in indiana over 5-3/4" diameter is required by law to have offset jaws. The trap used to hold this Bobcat has 1/4" offset CAST jaws. Most states today have similar laws. And most trappers go even farther and will laminate the jaws so there is more contact surface, causing less damage. "Softcatch" traps allow the animal to move their foot within the trap, actually causing more damage than a standard foothold. And once the temp drops low enough those rubber softcatch jaws get pretty damn hard. I put my thumb in an MB550 (same trap as the one on this bobcat) over the weekend and didn't even have a bruise.Let your house cat or dog put its paw in one and let it sit for 12 hours and see it is unharmed. Unless it's a softcatch or has offset jaws, I'd bet it has broken toes. And if a cat has injured front paws, it will not be able to catch anything to eat and starve.
Idiots like those are why the bobcat plague continues unabated and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.I clicked the link and read thru some of the comments on Facebook. Its sad to see all of the negative comments about the cat being hurt. That's just not true. I use the same trap he shows in his video...caught my thumb in one on Sunday and no broken bones or bruises. Traps today are made to hold the animal, not hurt it. I wish more people were educated about trapping. Its not like the 30s and 40s anymore when it was all about money. Trappers who are still trapping today do it for the joy and the animals. If all of the animals are injured or dead, there's nothing left for us to trap...
And no one cares to think about the fact that that cat was outside in the rain and cold when they and their house cat was curled up on a warm couch. When they pour a bowl of kibble for their kitty that Bobcat is out trying to catch food with its face. And every time that Bobcat eats, something else dies...eventually. No one is mentioning how that Bobcat will catch its food and start eating it before its even dead. They only see the cute kitty with its paw in a trap....
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We are soooooo soft these days.I clicked the link and read thru some of the comments on Facebook. Its sad to see all of the negative comments about the cat being hurt. That's just not true. I use the same trap he shows in his video...caught my thumb in one on Sunday and no broken bones or bruises. Traps today are made to hold the animal, not hurt it. I wish more people were educated about trapping. Its not like the 30s and 40s anymore when it was all about money. Trappers who are still trapping today do it for the joy and the animals. If all of the animals are injured or dead, there's nothing left for us to trap...
And no one cares to think about the fact that that cat was outside in the rain and cold when they and their house cat was curled up on a warm couch. When they pour a bowl of kibble for their kitty that Bobcat is out trying to catch food with its face. And every time that Bobcat eats, something else dies...eventually. No one is mentioning how that Bobcat will catch its food and start eating it before its even dead. They only see the cute kitty with its paw in a trap....
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Give us a season and we'll stop releasing cats with "broken toes" lolIdiots like those are why the bobcat plague continues unabated and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
House cats are meals.Im pretty shocked, I would have bet against Bobcats being within 10 miles of Dyer. Does that mean that they are also in Cedar Lake, CP, Lowell, or might that be an isolated loner? Do they look at a house cat as a rival to fight to the death, to chase away, or as a meal?
"Cat is king"...from one of the most well known predator bait makers. And yes, he was referring to house and feral cats. Canines and bobcats both love them. Cats are very cannibalistic. Pretty common to see snared lynx in Canada eaten by their own young.House cats are meals.
I am in town lowell and have seen a bobcat on a trail cam a few years back.Im pretty shocked, I would have bet against Bobcats being within 10 miles of Dyer. Does that mean that they are also in Cedar Lake, CP, Lowell, or might that be an isolated loner? Do they look at a house cat as a rival to fight to the death, to chase away, or as a meal?
I can see this happening. I have lived in lowell since 2000. The population is booming, yet you would think the wildlife would be dieing off more. I have seen more wildlife come back around here. More people = more little dogs and cats. (dont take any of this 100% serious, im just typing out loud)"Cat is king"...from one of the most well known predator bait makers. And yes, he was referring to house and feral cats. Canines and bobcats both love them. Cats are very cannibalistic. Pretty common to see snared lynx in Canada eaten by their own young.