Bobcats showdown

[Isaacorps]

Rare bobcat encounter caught on camera in Athens County

The Ohio Division of Wildlife said a rare eastern bobcat encounter was caught on camera in Athens County. The video shows two eastern bobcats coming whisker-to-whisker in an apparent territorial dispute. According to the division of wildlife, the dispute may have been between a resident and a...

abc6onyourside.com

 

[bowhunter1023]

Old Rexy found him a gem of a trail cam video that's for sure.

 

[giles]

By the grace of....

 

[Dustinb80]

By the

Seal team 10?

 

[Spencie]

The ODNR has no clue what they are talking about. Or they don’t want the public to know the truth that there is a very healthy population of bobcats.

 

[Isaacorps]

Yup. But, hey, what the hell do we know?

 

[bowhunter1023]

I'll give them the benefit of the doubt in saying a "rare encounter" as that's definitely not your every day occurrence. But in my parts, they went from being the mascot of my elementary and college alma mater, to commonplace in a 6 year time frame. Literally 0 pics from 2005 to 2015 on our farm, to every cam check it seems. Hell, my BIL trapped 2 in 2 days last year. It's time to open some tags up.

 

[cspot]

Around our camp they are a common occurrence. Seen several while hunting. I have seen more live bobcats while hunting than I have coyotes..

 

[MoonLab]

Have not seen one yet

 

[Hortontoter]

I've not seen one yet. But, they are on my trail camera nearly every time I swap out cards. They have been pretty common at my property the last two years. I'd say a few more yotes than cats, but the cats are closing the gap.

 

[Jackalope]

You guys will be sick of them within the next decade. Here they're one of those animals that get shot on site.

 

[brock ratcliff]

Like some of the others, I can’t believe how quickly they have become a common sight, at least on trail camera.

 

[Outdoorsfellar]

While on the subject of these cats, I'll post here. Last night a bobcat came past a cam & continued inwards. No biggie, but what I didn't pay attention to, was that another followed a few minutes behind. Interestingly, it most not have been hungry because didn't mess with a possum that was there. Kinda looks like the cat was walking up to it, then maybe the possum made it back up & walk around & then followed the 1st bob.

 

[Wiley E Coyote]

While on the subject of these cats, I'll post here. Last night a bobcat came past a cam & continued inwards. No biggie, but what I didn't pay attention to, was that another followed a few minutes behind. Interestingly, it most not have been hungry because didn't mess with a possum that was there. Kinda looks like the cat was walking up to it, then maybe the possum made it back up & walk around & then followed the 1st bob.

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Probably just ate a turkey before sunset