Traffic Jam Bobcat – While Others are Commuting Ned Burris Goes Calling
Ned gets caught in a typical Arizona traffic jam last week and takes full advantage of his delay getting home.
We appreciate veteran predator caller, Ned Burris sharing another success story with us. There are several informational calling tactics & take-aways in this post.
Have you ever been driving on the freeways/highways around your hometown and thought wow, that would be a great place to make a stand? The brush looks right, there are no homes nearby, there’s a good water source, you’ve seen a few coyotes and small critters killed on the road nearby, but you’ve never taken the time to call it or had your gear with you when the urge strikes and time permits. I’ve been there too, and here’s how a serious predator caller makes the most of his opportunities.
Ned Burris - AZ Predator Caller
Ned Burris was headed home from work last week in west Phoenix and like every other work day, he jumped on the freeway and headed east. Traffic on the AZ freeway system is never good at 4pm, but this particular day it was exceptionally bad. Ned knew he was going to be stuck for more than an hour trying to get home. Most people would have cranked up the radio, or called their aunt they haven’t talked to in a year and crawled along the freeway. Ned, on the other hand, hit an exit ramp and got back on the freeway in the opposite direction. In just a few minutes he was past the residential sprawl on the west side of Phoenix and looking for places to call.
Ned, who knows how to maximize opportunities like this, keeps a few hand calls in his truck, a reliable 20 gauge shotgun, and a camo jacket. He exited the freeway in some agricultural areas that were surrounded by thick stands of salt cedars and mesquite trees. He’s called around areas like this in the past, and knows that bobcats love to lay-up in the thickets around the fields. Today was no exception. (more…)
