We hound hunted for years growing up SW WA and NW OR as well as the coast of both states, probably had the chance to see 40-50 bobcats taken over the years. Biggest I ever seen dead was a 38lb tom and it was a spitten image of the one in Salmonella's picture...

My personal best was 32 pounds... I was too young and stupid and broke to have it mounted.... Wished I would have...

I'll tell you as those big cats age they certainly get witty...... Run the best hounds in circles jumping from tree to tree and out of the area, we ran this one down near the Gray's River (KM Mountain) that was a true monster.... The tracks were just short of a cougar. That thing hung the dogs up on cliffs, had them false treeing and would constantly hole up in old logs/stumps.. Smart buggers.

Keith