Bobcat is back... and he's all grown up

[centrarchid]

Bobcats are normally solitary animals and will not share territory with each other. Females especially. Male territories sometimes inter lap but rarely.

Mommy and subadult kittens. Male kittens can be bigger than mommy by weaning time.

 

[A_Fowl_Guy]

Mommy and subadult kittens. Male kittens can be bigger than mommy by weaning time.

That is a picture of a full grown cat.

 

[centrarchid]

Same cat on the move. camera set for quick shots likely.
They are good pictures. We have caught a tom at about 18" tall and 60 lbs. That's been awhile.

Better that OP answers.

 

[centrarchid]

blind leading the blind

 

[A_Fowl_Guy]

blind leading the blind

Insults are never welcome. I was a game warden in Indiana for 7 years before I got hurt. That’s a full grown cat on both pictures. Cubs are weaned at two months but usually evicted at 10-11 months. They are usually twined.

 

[OhZark Biddies]

Two images about a minute apart in nearly same location.....

blind leading the blind

Uhhhh... aren’t the time stamps on the pics 1 second apart, not 1 minute?

 

[meetthebubus]

How do you like your gamecam? I've been considering getting one, but seeing the tracks around is almost more than enough info for me j/k anyhow happy with your cam? Images look pretty good

 

[My1stChickens]

Aw man. I've had more bobcat issues than any other predator. We've lost countless chickens, 5 bunnies, so sad. Cats can get into anything it seems Hope your birds are OK. Hopefully you'll have better luck than I did.

This thing scares me to death. But so far no losses. I know he can't come through the fence-- it's no climb covered in hardware cloth that's trenched and set in concrete. The entire top has aviary netting, which is zip tied to the fence. I think my fear is that it leaps over the fence, onto the aviary netting. I think the netting would hold the weight, but not sure it would hold up to claws during a struggle.

He scares me.

 

[My1stChickens]

Same cat on the move. camera set for quick shots likely.
They are good pictures. We have caught a tom at about 18" tall and 60 lbs. That's been awhile.

Yes, the camera takes 3 shots in quick succession. I got three shots of him headed to the left, then 7 minutes later, headed back to the right. I'm not happy he spent seven minutes over the left, since that's where my chicken pen is. Seven minutes is way too much interest.

60#? The average weight is less than 30, that must have been a mutant!

 

[My1stChickens]

How do you like your gamecam? I've been considering getting one, but seeing the tracks around is almost more than enough info for me j/k anyhow happy with your cam? Images look pretty good

I bought the cheapest one Walmart had, and feel lucky that it works as well as it does. Sometimes I get pictures of "nothing" which I assume is the wind blowing something. Some pictures are sharper than others, and sometimes there are inexplicable changes in the lighting within seconds of each shot. But overall, happy with hit, especially since it was only about $30. If I remember correctly it was on sale.

The bad thing about having a game cam is that I sort of wish I'd never known about all the things that are out there at night. I don't mind seeing the bunnies. The armadillo was interesting and not scary. Raccoons send a cold chill, because I learned the hard way how bad they can be. And a bobcat is pretty much off the chart uncomfortable.