How to RELEASE a BOBCAT from a FOOTHOLD TRAP (With a Catch Pole)

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  • @rebamcentire1522
    @rebamcentire1522 9 днів тому +9

    Man I used to love your videos and trapping until 4 years ago. We gutted a house, I found 2 baby raccoons in the attic 3 weeks old ( Bonnie and Clyde). I bottle fed them and raised them. Clyde chose to live in the wild, Bonnie chose to live with me. She is free to go anywhere she wants when I'm at work. When I come home she comes in the house just like a dog or cat she lays around eat and sleep. Bonnie goes to her chair every night for dinner and my husband let's me sleep with her on the weekends in her bedroom. She's almost 4 years old now and no longer destructive. She is the love of my life! She's been fixed and has her rabies shot. They have such loving personalities.

  • @kurtmanshardt9825
    @kurtmanshardt9825 16 днів тому +10

    Bobcats are beautiful animals. 😊

  • @jeffprenoveau4841
    @jeffprenoveau4841 28 днів тому +69

    The cat wants a treat for the filming!

    • @cloudbase7799
      @cloudbase7799 4 дні тому +1

      Exactly! He's thinking: you caught me and you're not going to be rid of me so easy.

  • @edkleinjan8426
    @edkleinjan8426 4 місяці тому +9

    Very interesting. The tip about getting the leg in the noose seems like something I need to remember. Thanks for doing the video.

  • @robertsantiago4329
    @robertsantiago4329 Рік тому +12

    Wow, you are the fourth video today that showing how to release a Bobcat.

  • @richardknott2021
    @richardknott2021 19 днів тому +12

    The cat is in shock..

  • @rostamr4096
    @rostamr4096 20 днів тому +28

    Thank you for setting him free...I am glad he is not hurt

    • @SteveApel-g1e
      @SteveApel-g1e 19 днів тому

      Rostaam how do we know that? That guy is NOT a vet, he keeps" blah blah blah "the cat is not hurt," but how does he KNOW that? without any kind of examination. THE ANSWER Is he DOESN'T!!!! I can't believe people take evey word from these mercenary U tubers as gospel. And this is not coming from some animal ",nut."This is coming from a past deer hunter. Near these parts deer could be accurately counted and a number of TAGS would be issued to thin the population. Otherwise , during the winter many would starve. any deer my family took would be unutilized entirely, the meat would feed us for a long time, we even would tan the hides and make deerskin winter gloves. Bobcats play an important role in nature, they prey upon small mammals, rodents and snakes to keep THEIR populations in check. The FACT is we Don't know for certain if the cat was unharmed, but there is a decent chance it wasn't unharmed, since it seems strange it wouldn't after a time scamper away. To much human interference in the natural world often does not turn out good, look at all the invasive pythons in Florida DECIMATING the local wildlife, Thanks to ignorant stupid humans that bought them for pets letting them go on the countryside once they got tired of them. Did those humans stop and think what might happen if they were let go? Of course not. Cheers!!!!

    • @gottalive2thefullest751
      @gottalive2thefullest751 18 днів тому +10

      That poor cats foot was broken and bloody. Not unharmed at all.

    • @CrimeThinkBeats
      @CrimeThinkBeats 12 днів тому +4

      The cat is injured, hence why he barely moved.

    • @Homesteadturcke
      @Homesteadturcke 12 днів тому +4

      A broken foot is a death sentence to a cat. Smarten up.

  • @muzzmack4228
    @muzzmack4228 19 днів тому +16

    Thanks for setting him free I love bobcats they are so beautiful great video

    • @jhask64
      @jhask64 15 днів тому +7

      Agree, now pick up your traps and trap no more.

  • @fibonaccisrazor
    @fibonaccisrazor 18 днів тому +42

    The cat obviously liked the sound of your voice, the tone told him that he wasn't in danger and didn't feel threatened. Even after releasing him you kept talking and the cat felt comfortable and wanted to stick around. He was so beautiful and cute.

    • @kaylamarie8309
      @kaylamarie8309 18 днів тому +3

      That's exactly what I thought as well.

    • @ADAM-qr7bi
      @ADAM-qr7bi 18 днів тому +5

      Whether that’s true or not no way would I have turned my back on it for even 1 millisecond

    • @kaylamarie8309
      @kaylamarie8309 17 днів тому +1

      @ADAM-qr7bi lol NEITHER WOULD I !!

    • @Emon7543
      @Emon7543 17 днів тому +6

      the cat was in shock, tired and scared.

    • @vinchezmo8864
      @vinchezmo8864 17 днів тому +1

      Did you set the trap..?

  • @adamhorne3155
    @adamhorne3155 Рік тому +16

    Great video and thanks so much for the practical advice. You do a great job to explain things to both the trapper and the non trapper. Great to see you on the trap line again!

  • @keithdavis278
    @keithdavis278 Рік тому +17

    Great job! An update in the camper build would be great

  • @conniewolf7300
    @conniewolf7300 22 дні тому +70

    All traps should be outlawed!!!

  • @ChristopherSeaDawg
    @ChristopherSeaDawg 14 днів тому +1

    That’s really cool! Glad you were able to get him free! Good job!

  • @ncmooutdoors
    @ncmooutdoors Рік тому +9

    Dang that's a pretty one

  • @joemitchell2687
    @joemitchell2687 Рік тому +5

    That is a good looking cat. Great spot pattern

  • @donvincent895
    @donvincent895 Рік тому +5

    Great looking cat!!!

  • @SquatchMan123
    @SquatchMan123 Рік тому +2

    Great educational video,not to mention that’s one good looking cat spotted up real nice. We are starting to see a few more cat’s here in Indiana.

  • @dathyr1
    @dathyr1 22 дні тому +1

    Thanks allot for showing this video. I don't do any hunting or setting traps, so it is nice to see how you handle wild animals under duress.
    Take care.

  • @jhtrapping4121
    @jhtrapping4121 Рік тому +4

    Such a pretty cat!!!

  • @ronaldjennings9221
    @ronaldjennings9221 20 днів тому +31

    If you quit putting out traps, then you don't have to worry about this! Bobcats are beautiful. Leave them alone.

  • @Heli4213
    @Heli4213 21 день тому +3

    Thanks for helping him!!!!!!!!
    You are a saint!!!!!!!

    • @poksnee
      @poksnee 21 день тому +7

      He is the one who trapped him in the first place.

    • @Heli4213
      @Heli4213 13 днів тому

      Why?

    • @Artemis-11235
      @Artemis-11235 12 днів тому +1

      @@Heli4213 Haven't read about the channel owner at all, but on a guess, the trap was intended for a different species legal to trap and kill. Trappers release animals they weren't targeting. Hunting and trapping is legal at certain times of year and in certain places because the species in question (example: raccoon) isn't threatened with extinction, and some number of them can be harvested without impacting the species as a whole.
      Though I wish hunters and trappers would explain on their videos why they didn't harvest a particular animal. It would go a long way towards clearing up misconceptions.

  • @Gravitycreatedlife
    @Gravitycreatedlife 19 днів тому +3

    Some day you'll grow up, You remind me of me when I was 12 years old.

  • @jimmyraythomason1
    @jimmyraythomason1 Рік тому +18

    Here in Alabama all trappers are required by state law to have a catch pole/choke stick with them while running traps. I use a 4 footer identical to the one you are using here.

    • @Avid_Conservationist
      @Avid_Conservationist Рік тому +3

      Probably SHOULD be that way everywhere. But also SHOULD be able to do a lot of other things lol

  • @RonaldSanderson-p7l
    @RonaldSanderson-p7l 18 днів тому +6

    Great job, traps are cruelty.

  • @carythorne5019
    @carythorne5019 Рік тому +3

    Had to laugh about the boop on the nose...good video Stu.

  • @frankhengstler6101
    @frankhengstler6101 Рік тому +2

    That’s friggin wild, awesome stuff 👍👍

  • @bradp6821
    @bradp6821 Рік тому +3

    Good old Illinois hardly give out permits for bobcats but hey keep as many grey fox as you can……makes sense 😮

  • @Joseph-d8e
    @Joseph-d8e 8 днів тому +2

    When I was a young Boy I use To Trap muskrats in new england. There was a furier in town that I would sell the Pelts too. Then I realized how Cruel leg hold traps are.

  • @LetzBeaFranque
    @LetzBeaFranque 28 днів тому +4

    He wants a treat!

  • @dinahnicest6525
    @dinahnicest6525 20 днів тому

    Great tutorial. Can't wait to try it myself.

  • @tadhghayden7601
    @tadhghayden7601 4 дні тому

    Great informative video....one wonders where they are in their heads how they have processed the experience...very curious

  • @pasilu007
    @pasilu007 19 днів тому +6

    Great job. The cat is showing thanks to you for release. 🎉

  • @mikequesenberry5344
    @mikequesenberry5344 Рік тому +5

    Well done Stu.

  • @waderivers99
    @waderivers99 21 день тому +1

    Good job man. I sure would not have tried that.

  • @Heli4213
    @Heli4213 21 день тому +4

    Hes waiting for some Temtation treats!!

  • @jimstewart6145
    @jimstewart6145 Рік тому +2

    nice job.

  • @Kentuckychicken1
    @Kentuckychicken1 Рік тому +7

    Dang that was a really pretty looking bobcat, nice meeting you at the Hoosier trapping rondezvous

  • @lulupereznieto1518
    @lulupereznieto1518 18 днів тому

    ERES UNA PERSONA MUY VALIOSA. TODO MI RESPETO PARA TI. ❤ MEXICO

  • @leonardwood8024
    @leonardwood8024 13 днів тому

    Thanks for the information. Very helpful.

  • @joeclark7888
    @joeclark7888 5 днів тому

    Thanks for a neat vid ! Do you ever give them food and water or milk before releasing them?

  • @ChristPherCaNk714
    @ChristPherCaNk714 День тому

    This guy is a warrior nerves of steel the likes of which we haven't seen since Alexander the Great

  • @cottrellshuntingandtrappin3016

    Great job on the release of the bobcat hopefully the state of Illinois will start letting you all have some more tags. Here in West Virginia I am aloud to take 3 bobcats a year.

    • @LeslieESP21
      @LeslieESP21 5 днів тому

      They are not yours to take, Sorry you feel that way 🙏

  • @c2jones
    @c2jones 18 днів тому +9

    The traps are what people say they are. They should all be banned. This cat was still in shock and his foot was sore from being in that crude leg jaw. It wasn't because he didn't know what he thinks. I'm saddened for these innocent animals suffering through these sinister devices and those employing them.

  • @georgeantonaros5580
    @georgeantonaros5580 Рік тому

    Absolutely Awesome !! 😎

  • @dorethastephens4297
    @dorethastephens4297 14 днів тому

    You were awesome❤️

  • @desireeanne916
    @desireeanne916 17 днів тому +1

    He wants to be fed now too😂

  • @richielittlewood867
    @richielittlewood867 18 днів тому

    Nice job, sir !

  • @sawatch6526
    @sawatch6526 11 днів тому +1

    What are the traps for?

  • @iowaoutdoorfamily
    @iowaoutdoorfamily Рік тому

    Thanks for sharing! Nice how to video!

  • @dredrob
    @dredrob 17 днів тому +1

    The cat is waiting for some UA-cam royalties

  • @DerekIngram-u4e
    @DerekIngram-u4e 15 днів тому

    Excellent, thank you great video

  • @Lesseplesse
    @Lesseplesse 14 днів тому

    Ahh his little Bob tail is wiggling ❤.

  • @johnn.schneider5812
    @johnn.schneider5812 Рік тому

    Thats a beautiful cat

  • @randythompson2681
    @randythompson2681 24 дні тому +4

    The cat is saying, " you leave, this is my woods. Now that Iam free, I will bite you"

  • @jcpalmer6051
    @jcpalmer6051 24 дні тому

    Clean release!

  • @albert2395
    @albert2395 20 днів тому +2

    Did you take the trap away?

  • @minoc33
    @minoc33 17 днів тому

    Well played!!!

  • @johnreese0117
    @johnreese0117 Місяць тому +1

    Thanks for sharing!And yes, various different methods of release. Over in our neck of the woods, we use a black sled, cover the animal, expose the foot hold trap and release. Keep up the good work!! Cheers from Ohio!

  • @jamesswick7534
    @jamesswick7534 Рік тому +1

    Same thing happened to me last year. Tried a bucket. No good. Used the catch pole and the cat just stuck around and didn't leave until I started the sxs

  • @HiTechDiver
    @HiTechDiver 12 днів тому

    Thanks for the information. What a beautiful cat; from the front his face looks so much like a tiger. Maybe he's just hanging around to show his gratitude. I've seen videos where animals do that.

  • @rondeezy121
    @rondeezy121 17 днів тому

    Great job I wish that I could do that!!!!

  • @TheSavannahCatWhisperer
    @TheSavannahCatWhisperer Рік тому +3

    Cat was surprised that a human helped and stuck around trying to figure out what just happened !

  • @abrahamben-zeev9142
    @abrahamben-zeev9142 21 день тому

    Nice work.

  • @gottalive2thefullest751
    @gottalive2thefullest751 18 днів тому +21

    That is a bunch of BS! That cats foot was badly broken. It was not unharmed! You think because you let him go for the camera that you are fooling people. That poor thing did not deserve to get his foot all smashed to crap!

  • @scottnock5241
    @scottnock5241 Рік тому +3

    Bro you got balls of steel!! Illinois needs to loosen that bobcat tag issue up!!! Even in PA you can buy one tag !!

  • @timkaldahl
    @timkaldahl Рік тому

    Do you have to report your incidental catch to your wildlife agency's?

  • @Beastking1107
    @Beastking1107 19 днів тому

    Look at him, such a handsome thing 😊

  • @TrehanCreekOutdoors
    @TrehanCreekOutdoors 11 місяців тому

    Great release video on the cat. I sure like seeing those critters. To me, all of the cats from bobcats to mountain lions are trophy animals.

    • @rhulse8904
      @rhulse8904 7 днів тому

      NO animal is meant to be a trophy. I hunt and fish but if it ain’t going in the freezer or on the plate it walks or gets released!!!

  • @jamesdarrow4675
    @jamesdarrow4675 Рік тому

    That's a pretty kitty

  • @mattboender7007
    @mattboender7007 Рік тому

    That was an amazing video!

  • @larrylux
    @larrylux 18 днів тому

    Excellent info.
    👍🌞😎

  • @jamesyarbrough4777
    @jamesyarbrough4777 Рік тому

    thats a big ass bobcat!

  • @dalethompson2788
    @dalethompson2788 Рік тому

    Awesome video

  • @REAPERMILITIAOUTDOORS
    @REAPERMILITIAOUTDOORS Рік тому

    The spots on that beauty.
    👊💀

  • @mi81tkne47
    @mi81tkne47 9 місяців тому +17

    The cat is grateful. He knows you're the one who set him free.

    • @subsidiarity8839
      @subsidiarity8839 9 місяців тому +14

      A couple IQ higher and the cat would also know who trapped him in the first place.

    • @powertuber4.068
      @powertuber4.068 17 днів тому +3

      @@subsidiarity8839 apparently the commenter above doesn’t have those two extra points either.

  • @chewy7775
    @chewy7775 Рік тому +2

    We’ve got them all over Ct but they’re protected

  • @roberttemple2521
    @roberttemple2521 18 днів тому +10

    Nice that you set the cat free. However, you mentioned that you had not been able to get a licence to hunt them. WHY would you want to kill bobcats?

  • @Sargassian
    @Sargassian 20 днів тому

    beautiful animal.

  • @JMac-ys7nb
    @JMac-ys7nb 18 днів тому +2

    You got the cat loose and after which mentioned "You don't know what they are thinking". I've had a coyote run right up to me and stare me in the face. "You don't know what they are thinking".

    • @rhulse8904
      @rhulse8904 7 днів тому

      It might have been Weave.

  • @mikesmith9368
    @mikesmith9368 7 місяців тому

    He's thanking you. Just hanging around to let you know.

  • @josephfriedling9190
    @josephfriedling9190 21 день тому

    Wow great video!

  • @debbieneel8344
    @debbieneel8344 22 дні тому +2

    You need to find whoever is setting out the traps!!!

    • @MrThemold
      @MrThemold 20 днів тому +1

      Idiot! It's his trap.

    • @rhulse8904
      @rhulse8904 7 днів тому

      It was his trap, he set it but had to release it because he doesn’t have tags for Bobcats. You’d know that if you paid attention to the video.

    • @debbieneel8344
      @debbieneel8344 7 днів тому

      @rhulse8904 ok so you have no permit for trapping ,so what the point? Just because you can,🫤

    • @rhulse8904
      @rhulse8904 7 днів тому

      @@debbieneel8344 He has tags or permits for trapping other animals but not for Bobcats and he cannot control what animals get caught in his traps so he has to release the Bobcat. If it had been a Coyote or a Raccoon I’m sure he would have harvested it. Once again watch, listen and pay attention. You might learn something if that’s even possible.

  • @realitycheck4960
    @realitycheck4960 17 днів тому +12

    The cats foot was broken or badly damaged . He can’t hunt and survive without all four legs.

  • @steveb2528
    @steveb2528 17 днів тому

    The cats probably hungry and wanted something to eat since it’s going to be on UA-cam.
    Nice thing you do. 😅

  • @kennyhoefer5432
    @kennyhoefer5432 14 днів тому +2

    They all ways have broken bones after a leg trap from trying all night to get free.

  • @sanraz
    @sanraz 11 днів тому +1

    BobCat was not moving because it was so tired and wanted some fresh water and was sort of thanking you for you releasing it
    You couldn't understand a simple signal

  • @StHubert1
    @StHubert1 11 місяців тому

    That’s awesome

  • @HaywoodVapeReviews
    @HaywoodVapeReviews Рік тому +3

    Thank you for all the info. Matthew Holland

  • @glasslinger
    @glasslinger 12 днів тому

    He wants to go home with you! Become a "kept kitty!"

  • @carplay5454
    @carplay5454 Рік тому +3

    bobcats are just like that. i think they dont run bc they dont want to look scared. and it is a cat so its probably thinking about all kinds of shit to say to you haha.

  • @vinnitca1990
    @vinnitca1990 15 днів тому +1

    Why you catch it in first time ?

  • @jerryshowens3049
    @jerryshowens3049 11 місяців тому

    That's cool.

  • @abrahamben-zeev9142
    @abrahamben-zeev9142 21 день тому +4

    It is a blessing to have good people like roaming the earth

    • @Skeptic_Tank
      @Skeptic_Tank 20 днів тому +8

      It's the same guy who trapped the cat...

    • @gottalive2thefullest751
      @gottalive2thefullest751 18 днів тому +6

      Good people don’t trap wild animals just to get views on how to release them. That cats paw is messed up forever!

    • @c2jones
      @c2jones 18 днів тому +4

      ​@@gottalive2thefullest751
      Exactly.

  • @raymind1313
    @raymind1313 16 днів тому

    Bobcat are one of the most successful and widely distributed wild animal in the America's, as flexible as Coyote.

  • @hudentdw2
    @hudentdw2 20 днів тому

    good man

  • @archangelmusic13
    @archangelmusic13 27 днів тому +2

    who puts these foothold traps out?

    • @rhulse8904
      @rhulse8904 7 днів тому

      He did, it was his trap.

  • @MarkJLarsonOutdoors
    @MarkJLarsonOutdoors Рік тому +3

    Great demonstration! I have been trying to get a bobcat tag in Illinois too so frustrating! That was a beautiful cat! Thank yo for sharing my friend!

  • @tommurphy6972
    @tommurphy6972 Рік тому +3

    He wants to be your friend 😂😂😂.. thanks for sharing stew

  • @mattb2h
    @mattb2h Рік тому

    He’s waiting on you to give him a snack before he leaves. 😂

  • @stonemanson4884
    @stonemanson4884 14 днів тому

    👍. Appreciate it