Lynx in 353
 

Saw this beauty two days in a row while moose hunting

They are a neat critter. We come across a few every year and they are usually pretty common. I am often able to call them closer or keep them around by making squeaks on my hand. I have had quite a few within 10yards doing this

I am just curious, can we shoot them like we can coyotes?

Nope lynx are for trappers only in Alberta

If we could hunt them I would have one mounted on my wall already

You can hunt them in BC. GOS tag.

lynx
 

I would think even in BC the local trapper would be quite ****ed with hunting yahoos shooting His fur on His registered trapline. You might want to step carefully on his trapping trails. :bad_boys_20:

Beautiful cats aren't they. Such wise looking characters.

Thank you for sharing!

It’s not an issue and very few people outside of houndsmen hunt them

Personally I never had an issue with any cat hunters on my old trapline in regards to hunting lynx or bobcat on my old traplines in B.C.. I also can’t think of any of the trappers I knew with lines in BC complaining out side of one miserable old bugger who complained about everything

Let’s be realistic most trappers are not relying on fur for a living anymore

When you respect its a shared resource and you don’t mess with each others activities it’s not an issue

Doesn't matter what the trapper thinks. I'm new to Alberta, but in BC a Trapline does not have any bearing on a hunter utilizing the same area. I hunted around traplines all the time. Never an issue.

Lynx are managed in Alberta through a trapper quota system at present. That might not mesh with a wide open hunter season.