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Kitten Dispersal in Bobcats #7850685
04/22/23 08:23 AM
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How long do bob kitties hang out with their mother? Are they born in spring, and disperse the next spring? Got scouting on my mind.


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Re: Kitten Dispersal in Bobcats [Re: J Staton] #7850723
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Everything I read is that they become independent at ages 7 - 12 months of age.

Re: Kitten Dispersal in Bobcats [Re: J Staton] #7850743
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They are usually traveling with or the general vicinity of mom the next winter. I will see some yearling/kitten tracks where they are on their own, but the majority of them will hang around with the female until the next breeding season. Which around here is the end of January and February.

Re: Kitten Dispersal in Bobcats [Re: J Staton] #7850787
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I’ve seen what I assumed was the mother and 3 kittens in December while deer hunting a buddies place. These were about the size of a small housecat.

Re: Kitten Dispersal in Bobcats [Re: bearcat2] #7851379
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Originally Posted by bearcat2
They are usually traveling with or the general vicinity of mom the next winter. I will see some yearling/kitten tracks where they are on their own, but the majority of them will hang around with the female until the next breeding season. Which around here is the end of January and February.


This is what I have seen here as well.

Re: Kitten Dispersal in Bobcats [Re: J Staton] #7853269
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Hang out till she or a tom runs them off spring time late feb.march here


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How long y'all figure it takes a young tom to establish a new territory? Want to start a bit of looking next month.


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Re: Kitten Dispersal in Bobcats [Re: J Staton] #7859705
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Soon as he is big enough to hold it


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