Bobcat Summit Yields New Season Proposal

A couple weeks ago, I attended a bobcat management meeting in Stevens Point, Wis. The meeting was the result of continuing efforts to address concerns by hunters and trappers that believe they should have a longer season and more area to take bobcats.

Wisconsin has a very restrictive bobcat season, with only the northern third of the state open to harvest, which is controlled by a preference point permit system. This year, only 540 tags were issued. More than 12,600 people applied.

I attended the meeting, which was moderated by the Wisconsin DNR, as a representative of Wisconsin Outdoor News. My story appears on Page 1 of the current issue, but can also be found online at www.wisconsinoutdoornews.com.

Hopefully, the meeting will result in longer seasons and more opportunity to hunt bobcats in Wisconsin.