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Offline dougk

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What is this big cat?
« on: January 28, 2008, 06:53:46 AM »
This was taken on a feeder 220 yards from the house.  What is it?

I am posting a thumb nail, which you can click on to see the full image.

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Re: What is this big cat?
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2008, 08:29:04 AM »
It looks like a bobcat to me. If it was bigger and you were more north,I'd say a lynx.
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Re: What is this big cat?
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2008, 08:37:04 AM »
Yep every day run of the mill Bobcat, some have been know to eat fat house wives left
out alone at night. (was that my outloud voice) ;D
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Re: What is this big cat?
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2008, 03:10:55 PM »
here is a reference shot.  My boots are approx 20 inches high.

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Re: What is this big cat?
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2008, 04:27:42 PM »
Looks definetely like a bobcat to me. Most Lynx's Ive seen have longer legs but some are nice and fat and a closeup is needed for a look. A mountain lion would have a very long tail and that is definetely not part of that pic
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Re: What is this big cat?
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2008, 05:15:19 PM »
I've seen a Bob cat that big here in CA.
I think mother nature is growing bigger coyotes and bobcats.
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Re: What is this big cat?
« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2008, 05:11:07 PM »
I friend of mine took a 52 pound bobcat last winter, looks just like that.
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Re: What is this big cat?
« Reply #7 on: May 03, 2008, 07:27:24 PM »
bobcats get that big, especially mature ones.. it is a bobcat, little doubt here... shot two with my encore last season... amazed how large they were...
eats plenty of birds rabbits small deer anything smaller than it ... they travel in pairs in mating season dec. Jan. around here IIRC.
nice skins... in a breeding pair, one is the tawny and spotted and the other will be steel grey with black spots and black barring behing the ears... neat looking animals... thanks for the pic
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Re: What is this big cat?
« Reply #8 on: July 02, 2008, 05:55:48 PM »
looks like a bobcat, last year one was in my backyard, after my chickens. It ran about 30 feet past me, probably weighed 40 pounds, but it had a darker pelt. Cool Picture.
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