Question about relocating a predator

[kareninthesun]

Another reason not sss, some species are internally electronically tagged for government tracking. O
many of our mountain lions out here are, as well as Bob cats. One female's yearly trail goes from the hills of Mexico, through san Diego county, through riverside.county, and.into Anahem Hills. If you sss, you very well have someone knocking at your front door with a shovel in hand if you've recently dug up your property.

 

[TedJan92_in_Idaho]

When did bobcats become protected. I don't think they are. Some states require that you tag them. I have lived and hunted in 4 states and it wall legal in those to hunt or trap them. Now a linx is a different story

 

[bobbi-j]

"Authorities" would be - Animal Control, State Game and Fish Department, or Department of Natural Resources. Anyone who would have the authority to relocate or dispose of such an animal, or give a person permission to shoot it if it were bothering their livestock.

 

[Bear Foot Farm]

Animal Control gave her the green light to shoot it

Generaly it's OK to kill animals attacking your livestock, but taking advice from "Animal Control" isn't necessarily accurate.

In a small town, "Animal Control" is often the only guy who ran for dogcatcher, and doesn't have any real training.

The ONLY real authority on wildlife is your STATE Game Wardens​

 

[Bear Foot Farm]

When did bobcats become protected. I don't think they are. Some states require that you tag them. I have lived and hunted in 4 states and it wall legal in those to hunt or trap them

The fact that they have a season means they are "protected"

If they weren't protected there would be no season and you could kill them any time you like.
"Protected" doesn't necessarily mean you can't harm them at all​

 

[TedJan92_in_Idaho]

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The fact that they have a season means they are "protected"

If they weren't protected there would be no season and you could kill them any time you like.
"Protected" doesn't necessarily mean you can't harm them at all

I know that but some act like they are endangered. Which in some areas they may be. But most areas in th eUS have a healthy population.

 

[Oregon Blues]

Bobcats have pretty large feet. I suggest smaller wire, which would have to be fairly heavy gauge so the bobcat can't tear it.

Removing one bobcat isn't necessarily going to remove the problem; it's possible that there are dozens of them in the area.. Building predator proof housing will solve the problem.

 

[7L Farm]

I relocated this one he now lives inside my house:

 

[aprophet]

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this sounds more like the work of a coon I caught several last year and their paws fills up a trap with a 5 1/2-6" jaw spread seems like a cat of any size could not get their paws in the fence cats are nearly as dexterous as coons are , I think they would have a really hard time pulling anything through a fence this is part of the reason DP traps work so well

the only reason we have to put C.I.T.E.S. tags on bobcats is because they resemble Ocealets which are endangered

 

[cva34]

If a Bobcat was eating my stuff I would relocate it from earth to bobcat heaven ...cva34