Traditional Hunting Competition--Predator

[Dave Rice]

OK, it's not what you think. We've had an arctic weather pattern here in CO, and I've been wondering how the predators are faring. Looks like the mountain lions and bobcats are doing just fine based on this video taken by a neighbor on Saturday when it was about -5F outside.

 

One less buck for next season.

[Ray Hammond]

Dave, I THINK that is a lynx, isn't it? Neat stuff.

[bohuntr]

That is a cool video but I agree with Ray, I think the cat in the video is a Lynx.

[shootrmn]

I used to hound hunt bobcat and lynx in Wyoming and I vote for lynx. There are long tufts on the ears and the tail is about 2/3's longer than a bobcats' to my recoleection.

[John Scifres]

Cool video, thanks for sharing.  I'd vote lynx too.  I'd say that cat is pretty desperate if it's unwilling to leave a kill when the cameraman is only 20 feet away.

[Sneakypete]

Dave -- where and at what altitude. I'm with you that it's a bobcat. Although it's a big one, and there appears to be some tufting on the ears, there's not enough, the feet are too small, some spots are visible, and the kicker is that the underside of the black-tipped tail is clearly white, whereas in lynx its black all around. The tail tip marking is considered the key identifier. What's the deal with the barbed wire strand. Had the deer been tangled in a fence? My wife treed a bobcat here yesterday and I got pics, but am too dumb to use photobucket. If anyone wants to post them, send me a pm with your e address and I'll forward them along.

[Danny Rowan]

Looks more like a lynx to me also. Cool video.

Danny

[trh1]

Lynx, Which is southern for souped-up bobcat!

[BMOELLER]

I thought the hind legs on a lynx were a little larger, but then those tufts on the ears look like lynx to me.  After that cat left I definately would be sawing that rack off!  He can't eat those anyway.  Or if I had my bow with me, and knew it was a bobcat I'da stuck him.

[One eye]

Originally posted by tradroguehunter:
Lynx, Which is southern for souped-up bobcat!

It was Jerry Clower who coined the term "souped up wildcat"!  I loved that tape.

Dan

[bbassi]

If I had to bet I'd say lynx too, but do you even have lynx in CO.?

[Izzy]

Is there such a thing as a hybridl lynx/bobcat? Looks like  alittle like both.

[Arrowslinger]

Knock or nock him out John.

[Noelkman]

bbassi,
Colorado has an ongoing lynx re-introduction program. I believe the majority are released wearing radio collars. Two lynx were shot north of Durango during the recent elk rifle seasons. The DOW knew they were dead and where to find them because of the tracking signals. Another black-eye to hunting.