Hunting & Fishing Is this a Bobcat?

[Radman1]

It's a Bobcat for sure, it's just a hybrid as mentioned above.

 

[ken4570tc in WY]

I’ve always wanted to hunt the big things that can bite back. I’ll stick to reading Capstick stories until I can get up north for a wolf hunt.

Make it more challenging, use a single shot handgun! I used a 45-70 Govt Thompson Contender in Alaska to harvest two black bear, a caribou, and a nice bull moose. Those 400-405 grain slugs knock the crap out of most everything.

 

[Burning sensation]

I was trying to find pictures where you could see the ears better, but I can’t. These both had similar patches on the ears, both shot near Hondo, Tx.
When bobcats move in near where I hunt all the dear stay away. I hadn’t seen deer in person or on camera for 2 weeks before I shot this pair last December.

 

[mzurovec]

Sure looks like one, OP. Awesome pistol kills on this thread!

 

[John_in_WYO]

Bobcat.
No hybrid.
different areas can have slightly different appearance.
I think the prettiest bobcats come out of Northern TX .
I’ve seen several photos (on various predator hunting forums and Varmint Hunter magazine RIP) over the years of cats from that area that have muted rosettes like a leopard.

 

[Boar Pig]

White patches on bobcat ears.

How many of those pistol-shot cats were in a foothold?

 

[Bluedog82]

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Nice, haven’t seen any sign of any up where I am in Montcalm Co.

 

[FjallJager]

You might want to do a bit more research. I believe the Jaguarundi has white on the back of the ears.

Jaguarundi has a tail that is longer than it's body.

 

[Brent Parker]

Looks like a typical bobcat to me. Those ears are like the ones we have here in AZ. No doubt about it, it's a bobcat. I have eaten bobcat and lion both. Very good.