50+lb. bobcat

I was recently told of someone near here that claimed they had caught a bobcat in excess of 52lbs. I wasn't aware they got that big. Who has pictures of one that big they have caught and weighed?

We have taken some big cats but 42 or 44 pounds was our biggest.

probably hand raised by big foot

I seen some ranch bobcats out that were 52lbs and 71lbs.

Our state record is still 68 pounds and change I believe.

Osky

Typo, sorry 58 and change.

someone on tman knew the guy that had the MN record. I'm pretty sure that was high 50s. I have seen a 42 lb, and that thing was huge.

I thought 28lbs was big

Sid Berg. Caught it just south of lake inguadonna near Longville.
Cubby set.

Osky

I had tracks a few years back that I'm sure belonged to a 50 lb cat.

He was not interested in anything I threw at him. Lucky for him he was south of the line so I couldn't set snares for him (it sucks living on that line)

pretty sure a member posted pictures a year ago maybe 2 of two cats he caught in Michigans UP. I want to say the weights were 62lb and 60something.

I have a well used toilet location very close to one of my favorite bear bait locations. Very big track there but not a 50lbr.

Osky

this one is my biggest 41lbs.

Very nice. More pale than the average cat up in my area.
I have a picture of one that has pretty gray and true blue colors or so it looks in the coat from a trail cam. It was young one and had a sibling with that sure did look like a lynx cross.

Osky

My friend just sent me a pic of a Huge Bob Cat ...behind his house in Auburn NH......they are protected here....maybe not for long.

Thought I had a 30 lb one, 27 was all, thought he was big

We have caught them in the 40s here.

low 40's a couple times,most in the low 20's

30 is my biggest.
Jim

Mn have some big cats,i've caught 12 40 lbs plus,45,48 being the two largest,many at 40,41,42 number 12 was last Thursday.A very good friend and son caught a 52lb cat about 5 6 years ago which they had mounted,huge cat with a longer than normal body.

was a post last winter here guy caught a giant,then like a week later got another.thinkin it was Mich.

28 lbs. is my biggest cat... those are some nice numbers for MI & MN

Here's one they're seeing around Milwaukee December 5th-10th... he looks pretty decent

That's a big cat! He will break the 40 pound mark.

Those are monster Toms

My biggest is 30lbs

Don't bet on it Nessie.

39 is the biggest I have caught here in Nebraska, i've caught probably a dozen others over the years that weighed 29-35 pounds.

They have the big Cat contest in Texas where you have to shoot 5 Coyotes before you can enter a cat. I would like to see what the average cat has weighed in the last 10 yrs or how ever long it has been going.

Looks like that cat is on steroids.

Osky

I just moved from San Angelo. I use to get all of the dead animals. The winners have ranged from 28# to 34# nothing like these numbers

I think I should of asked for more proof based upon these responses.

One of those 40 plus lb could probably take down a 200# whitetail no problem.

https://youtu.be/1zMkwvxFoz8

Opinions from experienced cat trappers?

30-35

Love the collar he has on

Thanks. How about this one? This may be the same cat, I can't be certain. https://youtu.be/segCpoMrLKI

That's a nice cat too. I doubt it will break 40 pounds though.

That's a porker!

Some of yall's cats get huge. Up until this season 27 was my biggest. I have gotten a 29.8 then a 34.6 this season and they looked huge compared to most I catch.

id like to see a picture of a 50 pounder hanging from a scale.

X2 - Not one of those cheap spring scales either.

The cat I refer to that Sid caught was weighed in by the MN DNR. Not much more I can add.

Osky

I'm not doubting they exist but there aren't very darn many and I'd like to see one.

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I guess that proves it!

Yikes ...those are some big Texas cats Savell !!

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That’s got to be ovah 200 pounds !

....1325 on dnr scales Ness

You are the man Wilbur. Every thing is bigger in Texas except you.

The heaviest bobcat turned in at the West Texas Big Cat contest weighed 42# in 2009. In 2018 it was 38#

Of the heaviest 5 years since the contest started 10 years ago the average is 37# 3 ounces.

Not bobcat, but I've got a lynx running my property that's gotta go at least 75 pounds. Heck, I printed out a trail cam photo, and just the picture weighed 4 1/2 pounds.

It'd be interesting to know what the average weight is of the northern/midwest bobcats

Holy cat! So my biggest at 24# doubled isn’t even 50#. Heck I don’t think my coyotes even go to or over 50#, lol. That would definitely be interesting walking up to in trap especially if it’s only caught by a toe, lol.

AJE You really dug this one up out of the way back files! I posted it 4 years ago. lol

BTW I still haven't seen one hanging on an accurate digital scale!

40lb bobcat, it could be heavier, my scale maxes out at 40lb. I still have him in the freezer, he ate all my fox squirrels. Pic is from last year.

No idea of the weights man on the left is my great-uncle sometime in the 40's

Caught this female today wife is 5'4" I didn't weigh it.

Who digs up 4 year old threads .....anyway .....

Yes. There's some good stuff out there

40# cats exist…but I’d like real life proof!

That’s AJ’s standard MO…don’t you know?



I don’t normally go out on a limb, but your wife looks about 110 hanging onto a real nice cat!

I don't know that much about bobcat weights, but my experience with cougars is that one specific cat can vary a whole lot in weight depending on when and what they have eaten. I've seen 120 pound cougar with 15 pounds of venison in their stomachs; and I'll bet they can fit a lot more. Cats can really gorge themselves.

This guy weighed 38 pounds on a very accurate scale. Was super thin and had barely any fat under it's skin. Taxidermist said for the frame size he should have been pushing 50 pounds.

Kind of like all the = 400 lbs wild hogs that people keep killing ! LOL !!

Didn't weigh him but my fur buyer said its was the biggest he'd ever seen.

Years ago I caught a 36 pound female and I thought that was like the Andre the Giant of the bobcat world.I can't imagine one almost twice that size.Maybe that's what accounts for people saying they're seeing Mountain lion tracks up here.

Beachcomberf13 that is a pretty cat for Pa. Our biggest among my friends is a 46 pounder that was posed on here 10 years ago along side of a 30 p0und beaver and another cat of some weight that I forget. He ran dogs and is a real outdoors man. My biggest was last year of 35 pounds. Most of the local guys have got a 30 pounder since the season opened a dozen years or more ago here in Pa........jk

Too funny

I caught a 38 lb. and 36 lb. Out of same area A couple years apart next.biggest was 31.

Id put her at buck25.

My wife would leave me for you guys if I was that nice to her. Hahahaha
Next time I'll put a chew can in the picture for better reference. Glad she doesn't have a tman account because this would be my last post...ever..

Aww heck, 50lb cats are easy to come by, just like 8lb walleye

I caught a 33 pound male this year and a 37 pounder in NY years ago, weighed them on a beam scale. 40 plus is a lot of cat!

Those are some really big cats in those pictures.

I have a buddy that targets bigger cats. I think his biggest is 48 with a few more in the lower 40s and upper 30s. He posted them when he caught them but has been busy the last few winters. I will see if I can get some pics

The guy is a all around outstanding outdoorsman. Very quite and humble. He's over 6 feet tall for reference.

Maurob, that is the biggest one I’ve ever seen!!! Most pictures are someone holding the cat way out and you really can’t tell how big it is.

With only 2 tags a year, quit a few get released hoping for a good one. Often that leads to getting skunked.

That's some nice cats. But almost truth be told, I caught a 67 pounder last year. I would have had trail cam pics, but the batteries died, there's that. Then when I went to take a pic with my phone the sun was in my eyes and then I got a horrible toe cramp. So, no pics but it did happen.


Seriously, awesome pics and great cats!

To get to 50 lb around here I bet it would have to get caught in a cage trap or cubby with a beaver carcass in it and sit there eating all night

That’s a real nice cat..but no offense, I’d prefer Dstone1992’s cat.