Is this a bobcat or cougar?
09-02-2012, 05:31 PM
#13
Nontypical Buck
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That's a hard picture to tell for sure...at first I thought cougar, but it does have markings for a bobcat in the black in the face. It's hard to tell if that tail is much of a tail. If it's a cougar, it's a small one and young which would make me wonder if there is a local breeding cougar. 
09-02-2012, 07:10 PM
#14
Spike
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You can see the tail outline on the rear hip, and the round ears, no blended markings like bobcats have and typical bobcat will not stand that tall.
Have ran hounds on cats for long time, its a young cougar. Neighbor has pics of two cougars in the same county in 2010.
Have ran hounds on cats for long time, its a young cougar. Neighbor has pics of two cougars in the same county in 2010.
09-04-2012, 11:49 AM
#16
Fork Horn
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Another vote for cougar here. I've had a few pics of bobcats in the last few years and they were much shorter length-wise than your picture.
I'm in Buffalo county and had a bear on camera in late August - the predators are sure moving south quickly.
I'm in Buffalo county and had a bear on camera in late August - the predators are sure moving south quickly.
09-04-2012, 04:21 PM
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There are tons of bears in the chippewa county forest. Way too many.
09-04-2012, 05:02 PM
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You've got some competition there my friend, and the main diet of Cougars is...............White-Tailed Deer!!!! Watch for deer carcasses in the trees! Most of the deer that fall to the cougar won't even know they're on the dinner table until the fangs are in the back of its skull.
If you find a carcass with the backside eaten first it's usually done by Canines, front end first is those purrrrrdy kitties!
Cool photo!
09-04-2012, 05:14 PM
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That was my thoughts too! The muzzle is rather short(like a bob) but the body is quite long.
You've got some competition there my friend, and the main diet of Cougars is...............White-Tailed Deer!!!! Watch for deer carcasses in the trees! Most of the deer that fall to the cougar won't even know they're on the dinner table until the fangs are in the back of its skull.
If you find a carcass with the backside eaten first it's usually done by Canines, front end first is those purrrrrdy kitties!
Cool photo!
You've got some competition there my friend, and the main diet of Cougars is...............White-Tailed Deer!!!! Watch for deer carcasses in the trees! Most of the deer that fall to the cougar won't even know they're on the dinner table until the fangs are in the back of its skull.
If you find a carcass with the backside eaten first it's usually done by Canines, front end first is those purrrrrdy kitties!
Cool photo!
