Re: Blue Bobcat ?
[Re: yukon254]
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02/19/18 02:01 PM
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I saw 4 blue cats from Idaho at a Rocky Mtn Fur Exchange auction in Denver in the early 80's. They were fancy for sure. I still have the catalog for that sale floating around somewhere. Cats were high at that time and those topped a G each if I recall.
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Re: Blue Bobcat ?
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02/19/18 10:01 PM
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I remember watching two cats deer hunting three years ago. Dad and I were glassing up on the Blue Ridge Parkway, and found a cat about 500 yards off. Turns out there were two. I am assuming a Tom and a sow. I remember dad commenting on the blue looking one. It was a bluish color compared to the other.
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Re: Blue Bobcat ?
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South Texas has quite a few and they are pretty pretty!
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Re: Blue Bobcat ?
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Thats the picture I seen. ^ The above cat , I would call that more of a Melanistic -black pigmented skin myself, but yeah they said rare "blue" cat. Cant be many black pigmented bobcats in existence.
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Re: Blue Bobcat ?
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Very nice spots.Nice blue. Very rare to see a nice one. If i could figure out how to post a pic i would post ours.
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Re: Blue Bobcat ?
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This is Mike and my blue cat. It's going on our wall. Nice kitty, but still just a normal bobcat. I would call that blue cat melanistic.... a genetic mutation such as a blonde or albino coon, or a jet black coyote.
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Re: Blue Bobcat ?
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02/20/18 03:49 AM
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I believe this is the bobcat yukon254 is talking about. I agree w yote30 that one is more like the bobcat version of a silver fox rather than a blue cat. There are blue lynx as well and none of the pics posted yet look like a true blue.
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Re: Blue Bobcat ?
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02/20/18 09:22 AM
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Sheepdog, your talking apples and oranges here as the blue phase bobcats I thought the OP talks about would differ from the melanistic (black-dark pigmentation) phases that the taxidermy specimen in the pic "might be". Photos on line are difficult to discern and truly see what pelts really look like up close.
Melanistic phase genetics is found in the squirrel and jaguar species routinely and I believe in other species as well although I don't recall exactly which ones from my book learning days. Black bobcats are very rare and if I ever caught one, I don't know what I'd charge the taxidermist to take possession of it!
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Re: Blue Bobcat ?
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02/20/18 11:58 AM
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Stunning Taximan, that color is called stunning.
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Re: Blue Bobcat ?
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02/20/18 12:06 PM
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Stunning Taximan, that color is called stunning.
Osky Absolutely stunning!
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Re: Blue Bobcat ?
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Yea, I would have mounted that one for sure, Taxi! That is awesome!
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Re: Blue Bobcat ?
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02/20/18 01:34 PM
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What color is this? I see some brown in there but that one could be the real deal. Any more pics of it?
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Re: Blue Bobcat ?
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I believe this is the bobcat yukon254 is talking about. That's cool looking cat, not a "blue' phase but a melanistic phase. The picture Taximan posted appears to be a "blue" phase. Many years ago when I used to attend the Seattle Fur Exchange auction, occasionally they would have a Blue lynx or two. They would always be lotted separately, and were always to top sellers.
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Re: Blue Bobcat ?
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My father trapped one like Taxi's in Montana in 1975 and was paid 300.00 by bridger fur.
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Re: Blue Bobcat ?
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Taximan,
That color is a rare form of "puffball". Very nice.
MJ
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Re: Blue Bobcat ?
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Here's a blue gray color phase Mn bobcat.
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Re: Blue Bobcat ?
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Taxi, Rick, I know less than probably anyone on this forum about cats but even I can see that those are super cats. Nice pics let you see just how fine furred they are.
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Re: Blue Bobcat ?
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02/20/18 11:19 PM
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Rick nice dandy cat as well.
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Re: Blue Bobcat ?
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02/22/18 02:25 AM
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I believe this is the bobcat yukon254 is talking about. Hey guys, first off thanks for the add. I am the bow hunter who shot this bobcat if you have any questions Beautiful cat. Lets hear the story and see some other pictures
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Re: Blue Bobcat ?
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02/22/18 09:11 AM
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Sheepdog, Good luck with the trapping project. You'll get him, of that I have no doubt. And if you get 10 others first, perfect!
Mark
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