Did you hunt them at night, with bait or trap? Curious because I have a furtaker license in my state and have a lot of nocturnal predators (based on tracks), but the only time I have actually seen them is sitting out at night with night vision. My NV binoculars are okay but it's not something I can mount, so I'm curious how people do this. I guess a flashlight would work, but that would spook them, and I couldn't use a bow at the same time.
I’ve done both.
I did have a bit of fun outside with Russian nightvision scope mounted on my crossbow.
The surprising thing was how fast they died after being shot by crossbow. One tried to run away, but was pinned to the ground by the crossbow bolt. He ran in place for about 5 seconds and then expired.