I’m not sure in which state these photos were taken, but it’s obviously a large bobcat killing a mule deer fawn. Canada lynx don’t have obvious leopard-type spots.
Bobcats do kill deer. In my home state, a survey of bobcat stomach contents found that white-tailed deer were their most common food item.
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I’d be remiss if I didn’t include these trailcam photos of a bobcat killing what appears to be an adult white-tailed doe.
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A pair of bob cats took down a young black tail deer in my parents’ front yard a few years ago. The neighbor saw it happen. He waited until the cats left, then went to investigate. The deer was still alive, barely, so he put it out of its misery, then dragged the carcass out of the yard and into the forest so the cats could return and snack, which they apparently did.
Hi There Retrieverman,
Thanks for that, As I’m a Utahan born and elevated and I’ve found the the latest influx on Whitetail deer in a Mule Deer spectrum so I imagined I would examine the two cousins for almost everyone.
Cheers
Bobcats are all over here where I live. Tucson, AZ. Although they don’t seem to bother people be wary of your pets. A small female Bobcat was able to shred- up my friends German Sheppard! She had to put him down, he was in such bad shape after cornering the cat.
Dan, thats very sad. I’m glad you posted that though. There are so many people talking about how if they ran across one they would send there Pitbull after it. I think people should know its not a house cat & any dog will chase them not knowing what they are.