....saw a bobcat?

fatlazyless · 09-11-2014, 01:04 PM

Just yesterday, Wednesday, Sept 10; I saw a light colored beige cat cross the Meredith Neck Rd at the swampy area just before the entrance to Camp Monotomy. Thinking it may have been a lynx or a fisher cat or something.....me-thinks it was maybe a bobcat .... after looking at photos via google. No, it was definitely not a fisher cat, and was probably a member of the lynx cat family ....... probably a bobcat due to the shape of its ears....maybe a lynx...maybe a bobcat?

www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobcat
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx

In that swampy area of Camp Monotomy, I have seen a black bear, a fox, numerous deer, wild turkeys and now a bobcat or lynx.

Slickcraft · 09-11-2014, 02:38 PM

Quite possibly a bobcat, population is up now that they have a stable food supply - wild turkeys. No Lynx live this far south.

A friend of ours live trapped bobcats in this area a few years ago, UNH/F&G program to put tracking collars on them. A local transfer station was a busy spot for bobcats.

Slickcraft · 09-11-2014, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by KPW

Why would you want to kill a bobcat? Sorry, they took your turkey.

Who said anything about killing a bobcat??? Do you understand the words "live trap" and "tracking collar" ???

The UNH/F&G program was to better understand and to protect the species. We are pleased that the species is on the rebound as is the friend that did the live trapping.

SIKSUKR · 09-12-2014, 06:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KPW

Why would you want to kill a bobcat? Sorry, they took your turkey.

Kill a bobcat? Took their turkey? What?

KPW · 09-12-2014, 06:52 AM

Sorry, I saw the picture and thought they had killed the bobcat - It pays to read the fine print. My bad.

Slickcraft · 09-12-2014, 07:01 AM

The tranquilized cat had the collar on and was about to be released.

fatlazyless · 09-12-2014, 11:41 AM

Now, I only got to see it for about 10-seconds as it raced across the paved road ahead of my car, but it looked pretty much like the cat in the photo above.

MAXUM · 09-12-2014, 03:52 PM

You're lucky to have seen it, bobcats tend to be more nocturnal rarely spotted during daylight hours out in the open. I have seen several while I have been out hunting and normally it's been either well before sun up or dusk. I did however see one this spring out on Bear Island, right in the middle of the day and it was no more than about 30 yards away from me. That's rather odd behavior but pretty cool to have such and up close look at one. That cat however didn't stick around to long, and from what I could tell it seemed to be more interested in the deer it was chasing. Being in such hot pursuit my only thought is that doe may have just dropped a fawn that cat had dinner plans for.

Slickcraft · 09-12-2014, 06:43 PM

OK, here are two photos that I took June 2006 in West Alton. On a morning walk on 11A I came across this female laying on side of the road, just hit by a car, maybe about to die. Ran home for the cell phone and camera. Called the police ACO and F&G and raced back.

Just as I got there she jumped up onto the stone wall and went on the lookout. Later determined she was trying to to move kits across the road when she got hit. (one did not make it).

A once in a lifetime experience.

09-11-2014, 01:04 PM	#1
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,525 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 295 Thanked 957 Times in 698 Posts	....saw a bobcat? Just yesterday, Wednesday, Sept 10; I saw a light colored beige cat cross the Meredith Neck Rd at the swampy area just before the entrance to Camp Monotomy. Thinking it may have been a lynx or a fisher cat or something.....me-thinks it was maybe a bobcat .... after looking at photos via google. No, it was definitely not a fisher cat, and was probably a member of the lynx cat family ....... probably a bobcat due to the shape of its ears....maybe a lynx...maybe a bobcat? www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobcat www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx In that swampy area of Camp Monotomy, I have seen a black bear, a fox, numerous deer, wild turkeys and now a bobcat or lynx. __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake! Last edited by fatlazyless; 09-11-2014 at 01:36 PM.

09-11-2014, 02:38 PM	#2
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and West Alton Posts: 3,217 Thanks: 1,173 Thanked 2,001 Times in 915 Posts	Quite possibly a bobcat, population is up now that they have a stable food supply - wild turkeys. No Lynx live this far south. A friend of ours live trapped bobcats in this area a few years ago, UNH/F&G program to put tracking collars on them. A local transfer station was a busy spot for bobcats. Attached Images

09-12-2014, 11:41 AM	#7
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,525 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 295 Thanked 957 Times in 698 Posts	Now, I only got to see it for about 10-seconds as it raced across the paved road ahead of my car, but it looked pretty much like the cat in the photo above. __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!

09-12-2014, 06:43 PM	#9
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and West Alton Posts: 3,217 Thanks: 1,173 Thanked 2,001 Times in 915 Posts	OK, here are two photos that I took June 2006 in West Alton. On a morning walk on 11A I came across this female laying on side of the road, just hit by a car, maybe about to die. Ran home for the cell phone and camera. Called the police ACO and F&G and raced back. Just as I got there she jumped up onto the stone wall and went on the lookout. Later determined she was trying to to move kits across the road when she got hit. (one did not make it). A once in a lifetime experience. Attached Images

09-12-2014, 06:52 AM	#5
KPW Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 378 Thanks: 710 Thanked 116 Times in 58 Posts	Sorry, I saw the picture and thought they had killed the bobcat - It pays to read the fine print. My bad.

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09-12-2014, 07:01 AM	#6
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and West Alton Posts: 3,217 Thanks: 1,173 Thanked 2,001 Times in 915 Posts	The tranquilized cat had the collar on and was about to be released.

09-12-2014, 03:52 PM	#8
MAXUM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kuna ID Posts: 2,755 Thanks: 246 Thanked 1,942 Times in 802 Posts	You're lucky to have seen it, bobcats tend to be more nocturnal rarely spotted during daylight hours out in the open. I have seen several while I have been out hunting and normally it's been either well before sun up or dusk. I did however see one this spring out on Bear Island, right in the middle of the day and it was no more than about 30 yards away from me. That's rather odd behavior but pretty cool to have such and up close look at one. That cat however didn't stick around to long, and from what I could tell it seemed to be more interested in the deer it was chasing. Being in such hot pursuit my only thought is that doe may have just dropped a fawn that cat had dinner plans for.

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