Large cat!!

[lareynadenada]

hubby says not elk,,,,,,,sry

 

[zazouse]

hubby says not elk,,,,,,,sry

Looks like a raindeer calf in the photos, great pics .

 

[chickortreat]

I'm pretty sure it's a young mule deer. Right color, body proportion, etc. In fact, if you google "lynx kills mule deer", you'll see these very pictures.

 

[zazouse]

I'm pretty sure it's a young mule deer. Right color, body proportion, etc. In fact, if you google "lynx kills mule deer", you'll see these very pictures.

Yea your right, the shape of the head threw me off as well as the way it was standing, i would be standing the same way if something had me by the neck.

 

[chickathon]

I live out on 40 acres in Montana. It was "Montana dark" outside and I had a headlamp on, I saw the eyes charge and bound at me out of the corner of my eye. At first I just thought it was another stray and told my dog to "get 'em" (she likes to chase the strays away). She started sniffing, the cat must of finally realized the dog because he turned around and jumped right on the fence post. My dog was sniffing like crazy, she could smell him but couldn't see him on the fence. I approached the fence to sho the stray away, when i got close enough to see him fully in the light I about peed myself! I got about 10-15 feet away from him I started to walk backwards, I wanted to keep the light on him and the dog took some convincing to follow me. But i'm glad the dog didn't find him, he could have done some damage!

I would worry that a cat that brave if it was a lynx was rabbid. They usually don't attack people like that.