FrankenCub
.338 Win Mag
Cougar with a short tail wouldn't be the first, easy to get bitten off in a tussle with something else. Seen short tail cougars on NatGEO a few times.
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MuttCat
.223 Rem
Curled tail and square body.
Textbook bobcat.
As far as the color.
Ive seen bobcats with very, very light spots.
Especially big males.
Steal2B
.700 Nitro Express
Update on OP.
Looks like the previous visitor or its sibling came back, it was following the same trails and route as the previous weeks, but this time it was sighted in late morning. It looks to be 20 inches tall at shoulder and about 36 inches rump to chest. Visually from 120 feet it appears to be a lynx or bobcat based on its ears but the cat tucked them back when stalking. I missed the first appearance today but my wife took this pic with her cell ... so the photo sucks. Our 85 lb dog had a stare down with it and the cat darted into the brush when the dog went in to full blown protective Cujo mode. I was there a couple minutes later it when it briefly reappeared, it seemed to defiantly flick us off, and quickly left the neighborhood when the dog again protectively reacted.
I did not get a shot with a better camera, it took too long to retrieve, uncase, remove the lense cap, power up, aim and shoot .... guess that's why most keep their EDC chambered.
The cat is damn near twice as big as DEC claims how big bobcats in NY grow. Comparing to similar sized dogs it may be in the 50 to 60 pound range.
Our security cams only catch about 100 feet. Gotta get a nice trailcam or two.
Any recommendations for trail cams?
Looks like the previous visitor or its sibling came back, it was following the same trails and route as the previous weeks, but this time it was sighted in late morning. It looks to be 20 inches tall at shoulder and about 36 inches rump to chest. Visually from 120 feet it appears to be a lynx or bobcat based on its ears but the cat tucked them back when stalking. I missed the first appearance today but my wife took this pic with her cell ... so the photo sucks. Our 85 lb dog had a stare down with it and the cat darted into the brush when the dog went in to full blown protective Cujo mode. I was there a couple minutes later it when it briefly reappeared, it seemed to defiantly flick us off, and quickly left the neighborhood when the dog again protectively reacted.
I did not get a shot with a better camera, it took too long to retrieve, uncase, remove the lense cap, power up, aim and shoot .... guess that's why most keep their EDC chambered.
The cat is damn near twice as big as DEC claims how big bobcats in NY grow. Comparing to similar sized dogs it may be in the 50 to 60 pound range.
Our security cams only catch about 100 feet. Gotta get a nice trailcam or two.
Any recommendations for trail cams?
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stokes
.338 Win Mag
Analyze its scat?WTF are we,zoologists? I dont think anybody can argue that they are not bobcats,but they are very large,and to me at least,unusual for bobcats.I've seen a few bobcats over the years,none were as large as these.
Toecutter
.308 Win
Actually yes you can get a good read on an animal by looking at its scat. Hunters do that all the time.
Every one of these threads has a few conspiracy theorists getting spun up over fuzzy pictures and anecdotal 'I've never seen that before' explanations.
It's moronic.
Cougar have passed through NY (there is at least 1 document case). There is absolutely no evidence that they live in in this region of North America. The photo's above, though they are crappy, show a bobcat (the truncated tail is pretty easy to identify). If someone wants to prove otherwise, they'll need to provide some credible evidence. There is nothing in the above posts that I would consider to be credible evidence.
The people who go down these rabbit holes are one step removed from the big-foot fan clubs, IMHO.
stokes
.338 Win Mag
Ok,what would you see in a bobcats shit that would be different from a cougars?
gun_slinger_boy
.338 Win Mag
Different Drummer
.44 mag
I attended a field lecture once in Alaska. It was all about analyzing animal scat. The presentation had a catchy name, something like "Snooping in Poop.
There is an awful lot of information that can be extracted from animal crap!
In this case, I vote large Bobcat. I have seen them in Yosemite that large.
There is an awful lot of information that can be extracted from animal crap!
In this case, I vote large Bobcat. I have seen them in Yosemite that large.
pjzwtl
.308 Win
Just wack the thing then you will know for sure. Beats tasting it’s poop
BDinPutnam
.475 A&M Magnum
Bobcat fur in cougar shit.
stokes
.338 Win Mag
Good one.I saw some bear shit this spring that looked like he wrapped his turd in squirrel fur.
Twogunwilly
6.5 Creedmoor
Couple more days and a #3 coil spring and you can dissect him.
Bigfoot
.475 A&M Magnum
Shadow rider
6.5 Creedmoor
Pretty sure this one is a Bobcat.
Steal2B
.700 Nitro Express
A couple Local Town and County workers, who saw pictures from four of our sightings said the State released some special purpose bobcats, on the QT, as an experiment in deer population control. They believe the pics are likely bobcats of that ilk. I am skeptical but ya never know, especially in light the damn cat was at least border collie size and maybe twice the weight the DEC claims for indigenous NY male bobcats. I want to get some better pics.
Saltwater60
.950 JDJ
There are cougars in nys. They have been documented here and the DEC even admits it. Here’s proof. Facts About Cougars In The Adirondacks
While they maybe rare they are here. If you think that cougar the DEC admits to actually walked the 1,800 miles the dec claims were kidding ourselves and crazy. There is no way that cougar walked 1,800 miles to get laid. I will never believe that. Am I a cougar expert no, but they are not stupid and they know where the other cougars are. They would not walk 1,800 miles in the wrong direction. If that were the case we’d have grizzlies and wolves here too.
I agree this one is a bobcat, but I also know many people who claim to have seen a cougar.