Let's see some more. I know there are more bobcat around than these few.

thats the only reason ive bought trailcams......one was hit on road about 30 miles east of me and 40 miles north,so im waiting...been watching for tracks in the snow for years.

A bobcat story from a place that doesn't have them, or almost never has them.

Western SD (west of the Missouri River) has always had a bcat season for as long as I can remember. About 5 years ago, the state opened up a season in about 7 counties that border the Missouri on the east side of the state. Along the river its usually rough ground with "cedar" patches up "north" and more full fledged forest as the river borders NB and heads towards Iowa.

I live a mile or so from one of the "East River" rivers-- on the east side of the state, the rivers flow north-to-south, and the west side, west to east. My rivers' valley gets deeper and more wooded further south as it heads to Sioux City, IA but up here, does it have enough cover for bcats or other "shelterbelt" (planted tree patches) "forests", I don't know. A young kid about 10 miles se of here, almost into Iowa, was checking his trap "line" on their farm one winter day about 4 years ago and ended up with a bcat!! Not knowing what to do, he .22-ed it and then came home to tell his folks. Dad knew there was no bcat season here so called the state guys and they came and got the cat. They didn't fine the kid but the family couldn't keep the animal (SD trappers have to surrender the carcass of taken bcats anyway). The state guy did tell the family they could probably buy the cat's pelt back when the state had their annual auction of antlers and critter parts from stuff they find dead or from criminal cases that have been settled. SD GF&P gets no money (or almost no money) from the state's general fund so is always looking for more cash in its coffers.

The annual auction came and the family had supporters telling the people in attendance the story and trying to have the kid get the hide back at a minimum bid. But, there was one richard who either didn't care or didn't get it and was bidding against the family. I'm sure there was plenty of hot stares at this guy as the bid went up so either he finally got it or ran out of what he wanted to pay for the bcat hide and quit. I don't remember was the final cost of the hide was back to the family but it was well north of a C note. But, a once-in-a-lifetime thing for that boy and a family memory!

That's a beaut. Heading out the door to see if anything like that stepped in one of my sets last night.

Nice tom, way to go Bill!

Thanks, Jan. This guy was as fat as a coon, over 1" thick in places. Never seen one like that before.

-NC

Some of those northern cats have a lot of resemblance to lynx.
They will crossbreed where their range overlaps.

I guess this should answer any questions of will a Bobcat go in one of my cubbies. This is the same cubby I picture earlier. I got my bobcat before I got a chance to set it so I helped my niece set it and after her checking for 3 days she got this one one the forth check. She was super excited. She is trying some fox trapping this year and wants to do more next year. By the way, no flagging was used at this set....