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Kitten Dispersal in Bobcats #7850685 04/22/23 08:23 AM 04/22/23 08:23 AM
J J Staton OP Unregistered
J Staton OP Unregistered J	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.

Re: Kitten Dispersal in Bobcats [Re: ] #7850723 04/22/23 09:47 AM 04/22/23 09:47 AM
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,847 Frazee, MN B backroadsarcher trapper
backroadsarcher trapper B Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,847 Frazee, MN	Everything I read is that they become independent at ages 7 - 12 months of age.

Re: Kitten Dispersal in Bobcats [Re: ] #7850743 04/22/23 10:13 AM 04/22/23 10:13 AM
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 2,469 Idaho B bearcat2 trapper
bearcat2 trapper B Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 2,469 Idaho	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: ] #7850787 04/22/23 11:10 AM 04/22/23 11:10 AM
Joined: May 2018 Posts: 10,873 SW Georgia W Wanna Be trapper
Wanna Be trapper W Joined: May 2018 Posts: 10,873 SW Georgia	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 04/23/23 09:26 AM 04/23/23 09:26 AM
Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 2,054 SE Kansas K K52 trapper
K52 trapper K Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 2,054 SE Kansas	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: ] #7853269 04/25/23 07:11 PM 04/25/23 07:11 PM
Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 5,081 montana R red mt trapper
red mt trapper R Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 5,081 montana	Hang out till she or a tom runs them off spring time late feb.march here Kenneth schoening

Re: Kitten Dispersal in Bobcats [Re: ] #7853366 04/25/23 09:23 PM 04/25/23 09:23 PM
J J Staton OP Unregistered
J Staton OP Unregistered J	How long y'all figure it takes a young tom to establish a new territory? Want to start a bit of looking next month.

Re: Kitten Dispersal in Bobcats [Re: ] #7859705 05/05/23 02:03 AM 05/05/23 02:03 AM
Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 5,081 montana R red mt trapper
red mt trapper R Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 5,081 montana	Soon as he is big enough to hold it Kenneth schoening

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