Here in Eastern NY there are lots of bobcats and they can be big. I got trail cam pictures last winter of one every bit as big as the one from Maine. the thing with Bobbies is they usually only have a max print size of 2 3/4" and three is tops. Now Lynx have huge feet for their size and from what I have read the only way to tell them from cougar is by the length of the stride. So one track doesn't tell much. People do keep Bobcats and Lynx as pets and they cross breed them so you never know what you might find