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Dog leaving tree

How do you know if your dog is running a Bobcat for sure.ive got a 5 year old that will stay treed on some trees and other trees he may tree for a few minutes start heading to the tree and he pulls off and starts running a track again.ive heard they like to jump out.

Mink will jump also. If Bob cat try going in light out quiet as possible. I hear it is tuff tuff tuff to slip in on them.

I've seen dogs do this in thick coons. They tree a coon, then go trail up another 1. I've had quite a few dogs brought here that were thought to be running bobcats but when we got done working with them, they were just struggling with feeder tracks. I'm not saying that's what your dog is doing, it's just a few things I have seen.
The bobcat tracks that I have been in on seemed to be a long race after they jump. I would take note of that. Also you might take it with a straight hound and see if they throw in together.

What I have seen is . If you think its a cat , go to tree as fast as you can let it jump . They usually tree again fairly soon if dog is pushing them. Try to go to tree a couple times as fast you can let it jump, then after 2 or 3 trees sit down let him tree for a good while , then go in and if cat jumps he will be cold and stiff and the dog can catch it.