Not a deer but thought id share my Bobcat kill! Went 31in long, 18in around, and 29lbs on the scale!

Would have been a good one next year. Congrats.

There's a good bobcat recipe in the buffet forum.

Man, that's awesome.

I believe I'd call him a 30 pounder. You blew at least 1 pound off him.

Hahaha yea took a chunk out, ole .300 win mag did the trick lol

Well done. All your local turkeys thank you.

So now you have to report it to the authorities within 2 weeks. Does anyone actually do this? (Unless I'm mistaken)

Depends what you are going to do with it. If you take it to a taxidermist they will get the tag. If you just tossed it no need to tag it.

I know how much y'all like copy and paste....

I don't think they care what you do with it, still supposed to tag. I think it's really dumb, and doubt anybody does it, but here it is...

(2) Tagging Bobcat/Otter Pelts - Persons taking bobcat and otter must have the fur or pelts tagged by representatives of the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries within 14 days of taking and before the fur or pelt is sold or otherwise disposed of.
(a) However, a licensed fur catcher may sell untagged bobcat
and otter to an authorized resident fur dealer and leave a completed signed fur tag report with said dealer. The dealer must then have the bobcat and otter tagged by a representative of the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries within 14 days of purchasing bobcat or otter pelts.
(b) Legally acquired bobcat and otter pelts or carcasses may be delivered untagged to a resident taxidermist for mounting if the owner leaves a completed, signed fur tag report with said taxidermist. The taxidermist must then have the bobcat and otter tagged by a representative of the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries within 14 days of taking delivery of said pelts and transmit the completed fur tag report to the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries representative at the time the pelt or carcass is tagged.
(c) Tags may be removed from bobcat and otter pelts when processed by a taxidermist for mounting. However, the removed tag must remain with the mounted specimen when it is returned to its owner and until the mount and pelt are destroyed.
(d) It shall be unlawful for anyone to ship, transport, or export bobcat and otter pelts from this state unless said bobcat and otter pelts are tagged by a representative of the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries.
(e) All bobcat and otter pelts shipped or imported into this state must be officially tagged by the state of origin.
(3) It shall be illegal to set a trap on top of a post or stake elevated above ground level.

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I hadnt read that part of the regs this year so thanks. I also noticed the regs put bobcat and fox in with coyote and hog now with no closed season for hunting. They are still limited for trapping but looks like you can shoot them anytime now. I thought a few years ago you were limited in shooting them to deer and turkey season.

The way I read it is that taging is if the animal is traped. There is no mention of requirements for other means of harvest.

I took him to the taxidermist and he got all the legal paper work filled out for the cat, but yes he has to call it in

The regs seem to have been changed quite a bit in recent years. I know at one time they said it needed to be tagged regardless of how it was taken. I was told by an enforcement officer for dcnr 2 years ago that they didn't need to be tagged if they were left in the woods. I was also told you didn't need a fur catchers license to trap your own property as long as you are not doing anything commercial with the furs. That looks to have changed too, as well as the fee for the license has gone up. The tags are free and easy to get, but I don't know how you would get one if you were only killing them for predator control and just left it laying. I guess the warden can go out and tag the rotting carcass.