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Bobcat Takes Down Mule Deer

Bobcat Takes Down Mule Deer

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from smitty wrote 3 years 3 days ago

size wise and the ear tuffs...i'm betting lynx !!!

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from mharaldson wrote 3 years 3 days ago

This is a Bobcat, you can tell because of the striped coat and smaller feet.

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from mharaldson wrote 3 years 3 days ago

Lynx have a more solid grayish coat and large feet.

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from texasfirst wrote 3 years 3 days ago

I am unconvinced that this is a bobcat, only because I see bobcats so regularly down here in Texas. I don't recall the tips of their ears so pronounced with those pointy tufts on top of their ears. IF this thing ain't a lynx, then it sure as heck is a big bobcat. At any rate, I'd have thought the muley would have defended itself rather better than this!

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from dukerjj wrote 3 years 3 days ago

i bet this is a lynx because of the size of the tufts on its ears

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from bnorth1 wrote 3 years 3 days ago

Might be hard to tell either way. Both the Bobcat and the Lynx belong to the same Genus. Both can have VERY similar coats and both vary in coloration depending on the climate and geographic area. Both can have ear tufts as well. Anyway you can't tell from the picture if it's one or the other but regardless they are some pretty cool photos.

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from WA Mtnhunter wrote 3 years 3 days ago

Not a very big deer unless that is a hell of a bobcat.

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from Blackfin32 wrote 3 years 3 days ago

It's a bobcat--the tail is striped and there's a patch of white on the tip of the tail, which you can see in the last picture. Only bobcats have that white--the tip of a lynx's tail is black all the way around, and above the tip a lynx's tail is a more uniform gray, not striped.

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from Love2Hunt wrote 3 years 3 days ago

I have studied lynx in Colorado and am willing to bet that it is indeed a lynx. The tail on a Lynx is shorter than a bobcats. The ears do not look as if it is a bobcat either. Regardless these are some cool shots. Just being in the right place at the right time.

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from TheEasternShore... wrote 3 years 3 days ago

wow that is one determined bobcat.

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from dave the bowhunter wrote 3 years 3 days ago

lynx have longer tuffs on there ears to but this one has some pretty long tuffs so it makes ya wonder

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from dave the bowhunter wrote 3 years 3 days ago

and like loves to hunt said its ears dont look quite like a bob cat they look taller

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from bomberpride wrote 3 years 3 days ago

Whatever this is it was very determined to take down this deer

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from buckhunter wrote 3 years 3 days ago

Its a "Bob-Lynx"!!! Run!!!

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from mdhager115 wrote 3 years 3 days ago

Geez, those are crazy pics. The cat Is so small.

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from sayerbefiddlin wrote 3 years 3 days ago

yeah youre right thats exactly what it is. But the real question is, is that a bobcat or a lynx

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from hargram wrote 3 years 3 days ago

It is most definitely a "bonds-cat"... last year it was posted up for adoption as a grey tabby with cute ears and a clean rear in the D.C. pages of "Wasted Taxpayers Journal"...

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from Koldkut wrote 3 years 3 days ago

I bet there's more to the story that will never be told, like maybe a truck clipped the deer and it was dazed, confused, weak and vulnerable.

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from tkellett21 wrote 3 years 3 days ago

i gota agree there. this deer didnt even put up a fight

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from Del in KS wrote 3 years 3 days ago

My Taxidermist friend has a 35 lb KS bob in a full body mount. Comparing the 2 I'm going with Lynx.

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from David H. Hebb wrote 3 years 3 days ago

It's a lynx as by the black tassel tips on the ears&size.Yearling deer,late winter-stressed out easy target. Place it in Canada probably B.C or W. Alberta due to rock type and guard rail design.Place it no further north than Prince George,B.Cor Yellow Head.Alberta.Doubt it was hit by vehicle first -but maybe.

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from victorytw228 wrote 3 years 3 days ago

Agree their has to be some other factor to why the fawn didnt run off. I mean do you think a deer would let it get that close in the first place?

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from Christian Emter wrote 3 years 3 days ago

Well you don't see that every day

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from Christian Emter wrote 3 years 3 days ago

I would have to say that it is a lynx because I agree with it has bigger tuffs

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from wbeddow wrote 3 years 3 days ago

It is clearly a bob cat. And it is sad to hear that someone who studies Lynnx has no idea. Probably a person that has authority to influence law,how sad.

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from bigbuck11 wrote 3 years 3 days ago

Agree with wbeddow, sad they have no idea!
This is 100% a Bobcat. Both have black ear tips. Just look at the coat. Case closed.
These are determined cats, consider a 100lb cheetah vs 500lb zebra. Sharp teeth plus quickness equals meal time.

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from wbeddow wrote 3 years 2 days ago

If U doubt then tipe Lynx pics into Google.

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from wbeddow wrote 3 years 2 days ago

Glad to see some commonsence Bigbuck11.

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from kvlazer22 wrote 3 years 2 days ago

Never would have guessed they would go after a very much alive deer.

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from kolbster wrote 3 years 2 days ago

its a bobcat. ive seen enough, and shot enough of them to know.

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from Rodbaiter wrote 3 years 2 days ago

Yeah but whats this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C74oHF-RCJk

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from MPN wrote 3 years 2 days ago

Obviously people can't tell a bobcat from a lynx because that's definitely a bobcat.

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from olsonseth wrote 3 years 2 days ago

THats an awesome picture. Thats a story to tell if you saw that in real life.

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from marceaton wrote 3 years 2 days ago

cool pics, its a bobcat

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from Brian W. Thair wrote 3 years 2 days ago

I'd say bobcat. The tail coloring, the narrow face and the small feet look like our local bobcats. Local lynx give me the impression of being much hairier and stocky, not to mention absurdly big feet (like mine).

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from bulldogg1119 wrote 3 years 2 days ago

whatever it is; it is one bad kitty!!

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from buckshot89 wrote 3 years 2 days ago

that is one angry kitty

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from Taylor Fitzpatrick wrote 3 years 2 days ago

It's a bobcat look how small the feet are and the wide face.

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from t_holinka wrote 3 years 2 days ago

Thats a great picture. I found signs of a bobcat in Wisconsin last gun season. My hunting buddy found a hind quarter of a deer up in a tree about 20 feet, and later that week I saw cat prints in the mud that were as big as my palm.

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from Ziggy4334 wrote 3 years 2 days ago

That is a LYNX. If you can't tell, check the stats - longer tail, plae markings, big mustache. Don't screw with that guy. poor Muley - he didn't see it coming.

Then WHAM! LYNX ALL OVER YOU!

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from bennett2009 wrote 3 years 2 days ago

the power of the bobcat is amazing it just took down a mule deer that was 3 or 4 times it's size and the mule deer didn't even have a fighting chance

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from Golfing Sportsman wrote 3 years 1 day ago

Lynx or Bobcat, I don't care, that is so cool to see, kudos to the photographer.

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from bigbuck11 wrote 3 years 1 day ago

We are looking at photos from an outdoor magazine, dealing with hunting and animals. We all should care and know the difference in the game we pursue, and the images we enjoy. Otherwise, it's like saying it doesn't matter whether it's a horse or zebra!

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from mharaldson wrote 3 years 1 day ago

After all the back and fourth I am copying a link to the Colorado DNR website. They try to track Lynx sightings as they have been trying to boost the numbers of them. They have a nice bobcat v. lynx fact section for those thinking this is a lynx.

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/SpeciesOfConcern/Mammals/Lyn...

Enjoy.

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from Range Finder wrote 3 years 1 day ago

This animal is definitely a bobcat. Black stripes on legs and tail and it also has white triangles or spots on the back of the ears and the ear tufts are longer, more pronounced on the lynx. Tail is longer on the bobcat than on the lynx. Lynx legs are proportionately longer. A large cat, nevertheless a bobcat.

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from woofbarkenarf wrote 3 years 1 day ago

Now there's a ferocious feline!

Would anyone like to guess the weight? I would think it is 30 lbs or so.

Kudos on the great shots, I seem to see similar things when the camera is at home, and I am not.

For those of you that said it's a Lynx...I bet you also think that's where "Lynx sausages" come from!

BOBCAT!

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from Rodbaiter wrote 3 years 1 day ago

Try guessing at this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C74oHF-RCJk

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from bear hunter wrote 3 years 1 day ago

thats a 'cat we hunt 'um with hounds up here in michigan

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from wbeddow wrote 3 years 21 hours ago

Wish we could use hounds in Idaho.

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from peter wrote 3 years 17 hours ago

man thats some lucky shots

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from peter wrote 3 years 17 hours ago

man thats some lucky shots

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from Range Finder wrote 3 years 16 hours ago

The largest Bobcat I ever took was 35 lbs and this cat looks a bit larger. I'd say 40 lbs. Hope that winter coat hasn't thrown me off.

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from buckwheet wrote 2 years 52 weeks ago

I'm not exactly sure if it's a Lynx or a Bobcat, But in one response to the photos there was a comment regarding the fact that the deer apparently did not defend itself very well. I would suggest that a deer standing on pavement is very unstable on its feet. I have seen many deer in the road in my state of New York and they slip and slide as if they were on ice. My guess would be that the cat had the definite advantage in the road.

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from mountmicaguide wrote 2 years 52 weeks ago

Here in Maine, we have to be very careful with recognition between these two species, as Bobcat are legal game, and Lynx are not. Looking at the ear tufts, they appear to be about 1" in length. Lynx tufts tend to be longer. Lynx also appear to be taller, with a gangly leg appearance. This animal does not. The Lynx has a distinctive black end to its tail. This animal does not. My vote? Bobcat.

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from dedalus5150 wrote 2 years 52 weeks ago

As mentioned, undeniably a Bobcat based on markings on the tail, legs, and ears. No question. End of debate.

As for size, I'm not surprised to see a cat that big. Bobcats can reach Lynx size in some areas where they are well fed. My late neighbor once showed me a picture of a bobcat he and his brother killed back in the 1950's that was in excess of 50 lbs.

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from bigbassfisher wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

does it really matter if it is a lynx or bobcat? whatever it is still beat the deer!

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from Montana_backwoods wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

The North highway is in Montana my step fathers bosses cousin is the one who took the picks and there is also a vidio if I recall, and it is a bobcat, just for the heads up.

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from george dalton wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

thanks to mharaldson for the link to the dnr website. clearly a bobcat,a big one, but a bobcat nonetheless. just another reminder that bigger is not always better, and that hunger is a powerful motivator!

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from murdock32 wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

It is a Bobcat, they have white on the bottom tip of the tail as a lynx has all black at the tip of the tail. Lynx also have much bigger feet, almost the size of a Cougar's feet. I have 2 Bobcat in my back yard often. Mother and son. The son was in my house for a while when he was about 4 month old. Cool cat. now when I call him I don't even get noticed. I think thats a good thing.

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from coyotehunter1 wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

Definitely a western bobcat. In Idaho we can run them with dogs and I have killed a number of them some as large as 60 lbs. They are more spotted than lynx and have shorter ear tufts but they do have ear tufts. Also western bobcats are different than southern bobcats and are sold in the fur trade as Lynxcats and bring a lot more money than southern bobcats.

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from upnorthson wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

its a bobcat for sure. if you google the image you can tell the difference right away!

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from cjl2009 wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

As a scientific classification, a "bobcat" is a species of the "lynx" genus. So basically, it's both. However there are several species of "bobcats".

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from smithwbtx wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

Are you guys sure? Looks more like a sister-in-law, to me...

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from cwolf5 wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

thats one hungry kitty

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from Jim Dicken wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

2 Things come to mind..
1. Could it be a cross of a Lynx and a Bobcat or a Southern Lynx and a Northern Lynx if they are the same species?
2. Where was the Muley's mother? This must have been an orphaned deer, since the mother was not close and would have easily taken out this small cat.

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from gjstcruz wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

Thanks to mdaraldson for the most helpful comment posted so far, the link to the Colorado DNR -

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/SpeciesOfConcern/Mammals/Lyn

It settles all the speculation - it's a lynx.

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from pmccown001 wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

Clearly this is a Bobynx! Hey if Prizzlies are real, why not??

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from ultimatepursuit wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

your all wrong!!!! its a puma....

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from 2Poppa wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

That is one Fat Cat!

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from wasatchback wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

Are puma, mountain lion, and bobcat all a common name for the same animal?

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from houndhunter wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

I don't care what it is, all I know is that if I put my hounds on it they'd put 'em in a tree!

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from fisherus wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

This is most definately a very hungry, tougher than nails, Bobcat. It looks like he was interrupted by the photographer who just caught some one in a lifetime shots. If you have seen them in the wild, theyre quite distinguishable from each other. They are by pictures as well but nothing beats seeing the real thing. Used to trap lynx back when they were legal to do so and they're marked very different from a bobcat as well as their tails and feet are very different in size and color.

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from deltahalo102 wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

that is amazing, and by far the toughest little cat ive ever seen. feel bad for the deer, but way to go bobcat

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from DEACONBLUEZ wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

KUDDOS TO THE PHOTOGRAPHER.

A MOUNTAIN LION AND A COUGAR ARE THE SAME ANIMAL.

ON THIS "KITTY" AT HAND, I SAY LYNX.

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from argetni44 wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

The bottom line here is that both bobcats and lynx alike (depending on location) have both stocky or narrow bodies, they both have ear tufts, just the same, some are, however, more pronounced than others. I've seen them on both the bobcat and the lynx both ways. As for the coat, both the lynx and the bobcat can have grayer or more striped appearance. The deer is obviously a younger, yearling deer trying to get through the winter, and as stated above, they can be vulnerable trying to get through the first winter. Bobcats tend to be a bit smaller than the lynx, but again, yearling deer sometimes differ in size so much that you can't get a real size depiction here. The region in which the shot was taken may play a role in determining an answer, but both bobcats and lynx have been proven to live all over north america. This could be argued for months. Happy posting!

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from Andyhess4123 wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

thats a young deer

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from Andyhess4123 wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

thats a young deer

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from Andyhess4123 wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

That aint a bobcat. Pointed ears gives it away dumbass

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from jrblot wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

Kinda sad to know whats going to happen to that lil deer, oh well its all part of the cycle. I have never seen a Lynx or Bob cat take down a deer, usually just feed on a carcass. Thats either one tough cat or a really hungry one.

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from copper2221968 wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

I think this is a saber tooth tiger crossed with a feral house cat. Come on people, this is a Big Male BOBCAT. Look up lynx on the net, look at some pictures, and stop debating. I have caught two, trapping hear in Maine, the last two years and both were just under 40 lbs and they get bigger. Just like this one did! Th' Mainna

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from Fisherqueen wrote 2 years 50 weeks ago

I've seen lots of Bobcats here in Washington. My brother's have bagged a couple and mounted them. I'm pretty sure this is a really nice Bobcat and fat for his size. Great pics!!!

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from mharaldson wrote 2 years 50 weeks ago

Hello 'gjstcruz', I am not sure you actually read the Colorado DNR site or looked at the pictures. This is a Bobcat. Please check out the site again.

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from CarliusD0 wrote 2 years 50 weeks ago

Size doesn't matter or Lynx just don't care

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from CarliusD0 wrote 2 years 50 weeks ago

Size doesn't matter or Lynx just don't care

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from tourneyking734 wrote 2 years 49 weeks ago

just look at the feet and how large they are. This tells you that its a lynx since they are adapted for the snow and the obvious givaway, it has ear tufts.

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from dakohta14 wrote 2 years 49 weeks ago

NICE DOE

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from bobwhiteks wrote 2 years 48 weeks ago

It's a bobcat - shoot it!

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from jasonmb26 wrote 2 years 48 weeks ago

Looks more like a blacktail than a muley. Except for there size there aint much difference. Probably a bobcat gettin a blacktail out in the west.

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from hjohn429 wrote 2 years 48 weeks ago

At first I thought it was a lynx, but I think it's a bobcat (a big one) because it's too short to be a lynx and doesn't have enough facial hair. Whoever took the photos got really lucky.

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from Alex Williams wrote 2 years 48 weeks ago

To be honest i have no clue whether it is a bob cat or a lynx because i have never seen a lynx in real life and the only time i saw a bobcat was when i was climbing out of my tree stand right past dusk and about half way down, i looked straight ahead and to the right a bit and it was 20 yards away. it scared me so bad i fell the rest of the way down. whether or not it is a lynx or a bobcat, these are amazing photos and congrats to the photographer for capturing them!

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from Big O wrote 2 years 47 weeks ago

I'm going with a lynx, seen LOTS of bobs(some REAL big),Somebody ask P.E.T.A. how humaine was sufficating to death for that deer.

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from Cole-Train wrote 2 years 46 weeks ago

If you guys think that is a lynx you are wrong lynx are little biger so I have to go with a bobcat.

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from ikillcoyotes223 wrote 2 years 46 weeks ago

hmmm that's kind of hard to tell whether it's a bobcat or a lynx because the size makes me want to lean towards lynx, but the coat strongly resembles a bobcat. And that cat is real short and a little round, and bobcats generally have longer legs. Also if it didnt have all the fur on the sides of it's face it would look more like a bobcat. So I'm going to go with lynx.

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from ikillcoyotes223 wrote 2 years 46 weeks ago

But then again it does have small feet and lynx have big feet. It's face is real sleek too, and lynx have a wider face. So I can't say exactly what i think it is.

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from ishawooa wrote 2 years 46 weeks ago

I believe a bobcat and a deer in trouble. Reminds me of the story we heard from a witness a few years ago of a mule attacking a grizzly which had charged a dismounted human rider. Apparently the daunting and determined mule won the battle.

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from jjlipp56 wrote 2 years 46 weeks ago

It could also be a Coastal Blacktail instead of a Muley. Some Blacktails can be very small.

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from Web7 wrote 2 years 45 weeks ago

I think its a bobcat because bobcats have shorter legs and it is too small to be a lynx.And ultimate persuit, ITS NOT A PUMA!Puma is another name for a mountain lion or cougar.

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from Web7 wrote 2 years 45 weeks ago

I think its a bobcat because bobcats have shorter legs and it is too small to be a lynx.And ultimate persuit, ITS NOT A PUMA!Puma is another name for a mountain lion or cougar.

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from alozzi wrote 2 years 43 weeks ago

very big bobcat fo sho

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from libertyfirst wrote 2 years 38 weeks ago

No question about this one boys! This magnificent animal is clearly a bobcat. I've been involved in the taking of many of these cats and have seen so many more taken that there is no doubt in my mind. I lived right beside one of Maine's premier bobcat hunters and got to look them over every other day, or so in seemed to me, every winter.Sadly, this man drowned about 10 years ago trying to save one of his hunting hounds.

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from Todder wrote 2 years 38 weeks ago

looks more like a lynx to me !!

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from nyhunter1919 wrote 2 years 37 weeks ago

Looks like a Bobcat to me.

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from churro73 wrote 2 years 35 weeks ago

Who cares if it is a bobcat or a lynx, one thing is for sure its got balls

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from elaphant444 wrote 2 years 34 weeks ago

it is a bobcat , why else would they call it a bobcat in the title

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from hunterdave82 wrote 2 years 32 weeks ago

Whatever it is had a good meal. I see the pictures look like it is on the road. Is it possible the deer was wounded by a car first? Either way cool pics.

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from fields wrote 2 years 32 weeks ago

I bet that was awsome to watch! I hope they got some video of it also!

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from muskiemaster wrote 2 years 32 weeks ago

lynx all the way I've seen bobcat they don't have the points on there ears, fur isn't as grey and the feet aren't as furry. And go ahead and mark down the comment shows how mature you are.

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from Jere Smith wrote 2 years 31 weeks ago

Bobcat

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from rudyglove27 wrote 2 years 30 weeks ago

It's definitely a Bobcat, you can tell it because of the striped coat and smaller feet on this animal just like what mharaldson said. I bet my money on it.

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from rudyglove27 wrote 2 years 30 weeks ago

I think the bobcat will definitely take the mule deer down.

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from ryanrules123 wrote 2 years 30 weeks ago

Such a good kitty
Kill the deer kill the deer

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from shane wrote 2 years 30 weeks ago

It's a somewhat lynx-y. The feet tell the story. Check out lynx feet. Huge. I really want to know where this is, though.

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from shane wrote 2 years 30 weeks ago

Excuse me, I meant -

"It's a somewhat lynx-y bobcat."

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from backcountrybeagle wrote 2 years 29 weeks ago

I'm going to go with bobcat.

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from smokepole wrote 2 years 28 weeks ago

Amazing photo but no doubt that it is a bobcat.

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from FerolaJ wrote 2 years 28 weeks ago

Never would have thought that bobcat would have been a good deer load, don't seem to pack enough punch.

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from Ralph the Rifleman wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

I think it's a BOBLYNX!
WHO CARES ANYWAY!!???

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from Skeeb wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

I love how whoever said it was a bob got +1's and whoever said it was a lynx got -1's. It's funny how people think that actually makes a difference. And it is a lynx look at the ears, size of the cat, size of the paws, tail, and whoever said lynxes have alot of facial hair, you can't even see the lynx's face.

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from BigBuckHunterDan wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

wow i have never seen that before.

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from Barry S wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

You are ALL wrong! Anyone with a lick of sense can tell that it is a young mountain lion! :)... Or maybe a bobcat in drag.

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from bobbotnen wrote 2 years 25 weeks ago

That cat surely resembles the Bobcats here in Wa state

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from fisherman14 wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Thats one cat with a good taste in meat

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from Hunt_Hard wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Its a Bobcat! Anyways it is a very cool picture and I still don't understand what is happening but I like it.

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from RobinHood wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Great set of shots. I am surprised it didn't let it go during the struggle once the photographer came around.

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from roberthathaway7 wrote 2 years 20 weeks ago

First, that's a youn mulie, and any bobcat living in the snow will be covered in much more than any texas bobcat, causing it to look bigger..besides different regions grow dif sized animals

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from dannyjs25 wrote 2 years 18 weeks ago

Big fat bobcat i think. I think a lynx would be longer. Impossible to know for sure.

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from fishbart wrote 2 years 18 weeks ago

Talk about being in the right place at the right time, and with a camera no less.

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from war_eagle010 wrote 2 years 17 weeks ago

There aint no bobcat around here that looks like that...ours are more yellowish and not as much fur around the side of itz face

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from kdogg72 wrote 2 years 15 weeks ago

Thats a SAVAGE bobcat!!!

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from ZackZeigler wrote 2 years 15 weeks ago

Thats a nice pic. you dont see that everyday

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from ZackZeigler wrote 2 years 15 weeks ago

I like this one

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from Sonslight wrote 2 years 14 weeks ago

It looks like a bobcat. Usually you don't see coloring like that on a lynx. Also, the white tip on the tail is usually an indicator of a bobcat, as is the length of the tail.

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from ableskeever wrote 2 years 14 weeks ago

From what I understand, the bobcat is a species of lynx. In North America you have either the Bobcat or Canada Lynx... both of the genus lynx. Both has at least some of a tuft on their ears and the short tails. The stripes on the tail are more of a telltale sign of the bobcat if you're trying to distinguish the two. I'm not claiming to be an expert or anything, but to me it looks to be a Bobcat instead of a Canada Lynx

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from bassman3-15 wrote 2 years 13 weeks ago

Who cares it just an amazing photo!

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from Silewski11 wrote 2 years 11 weeks ago

Pretty cool bobcat!

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from dobber wrote 2 years 10 weeks ago

this is a bobcat.

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from dangerous game wrote 2 years 9 weeks ago

This is a big bobcat usually lynx have faces that take up more of the head and are deeper gray with larger feet. This is not uncommon at all. bobcats love mulies. This is also not a fawn. it is a doe that weighs about 110 pounds.Some of the confusion may be because when people think of bobcats they think of southern ones that are usually well under 40 pounds and have a tan and black color.

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from abrege wrote 2 years 8 weeks ago

great pics, once in lifetime

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from gatorb8t wrote 2 years 8 weeks ago

Great photo opportunity,Bad kitty!

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from whitetailkjf wrote 2 years 8 weeks ago

thats pretty awesome

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from whitetailkjf wrote 2 years 6 weeks ago

very cool

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from Roost323 wrote 2 years 5 weeks ago

it looks like a lynx.

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from teerav_21 wrote 2 years 4 weeks ago

wow. that is messed up

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from teerav_21 wrote 2 years 4 weeks ago

wow. that is messed up

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from wyo hunter wrote 2 years 3 weeks ago

that is a lynx i know cuz i trap bobcats

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from Luke.fortier@sb... wrote 2 years 2 weeks ago

jeez, i hate bobcats.

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from 13 year old Dee... wrote 2 years 2 weeks ago

Great Photo.

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from joshclements16 wrote 2 years 1 week ago

im gonna say its a boblynx!!1

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from futuremaineguide33 wrote 2 years 4 days ago

na im goin with bobcat, i can see the debate cause the people who think its a lynx made good observations on the tufts and the grey. but look at the hind legs they got brown on them, and if it were a lynx it would be much taller, thats an awesome picture though

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from wishnman wrote 2 years 3 days ago

That's about a 40lb male...BOBCAT!!

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from ARhunter wrote 1 year 51 weeks ago

id just love to shoot into that

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from B Laughery wrote 1 year 48 weeks ago

Big Bobcat, just saw one about half that size yesterday

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from bobcatperth wrote 1 year 48 weeks ago

Awesome photo - nothing like being in the right place at the right time.
BobcatPerth

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from wanapasaki wrote 1 year 44 weeks ago

Im thinking its a bobcat too. I don't think he successfully killed the yearling though. Too much of a fight

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from huntfishchris wrote 1 year 42 weeks ago

it aint no damn bobcat thats for sure

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from derekegler wrote 1 year 39 weeks ago

I think that its a Bobcat, because of the smaller feet, and the tail isn;t long enough to be a lynx.

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from browntrout wrote 1 year 38 weeks ago

I believe it's across between a lynx and bobcat...

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from caleb schultz wrote 1 year 38 weeks ago

wow,kind of bitter sweet,i hate to see an animal die like that but it’s interesting to see an animal survive ,kinda cool .I’m not an expert on bobcats or lynx so i’m not sure what it is......could be a hybrid.is that possible?

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from Fishkin88 wrote 1 year 37 weeks ago

I've dealt with enough Bobcats in my day to know 100% that's a Bobcat. And there also has to be something wrong with that Mule deer. Great Pics.

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from droptine wrote 1 year 32 weeks ago

I believe its a bobcat, too stocky to be a lynx.

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from jvicknpc wrote 1 year 32 weeks ago

My vote is bobcat with an attitude

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from TrailCamUser95 wrote 1 year 32 weeks ago

its definitely a bobcat, but its also one of the nest roadblocks out there

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from rex wrote 1 year 31 weeks ago

watchout your next

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from woodsmanj35 wrote 1 year 29 weeks ago

could it be a bob-lynx hybrid????

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from Cameron5 wrote 1 year 29 weeks ago

interesting picture.

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from BuckMaster4 wrote 1 year 28 weeks ago

Thats got to be a really big bobcat because the head is really small compared to a lynxs head so its got to be a bobcat

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from Cal999 wrote 1 year 25 weeks ago

I think its a lynx

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from kdog wrote 1 year 25 weeks ago

thats the coolest thing ever

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from Modern Day Moun... wrote 1 year 24 weeks ago

I will put money on it that this is a Blynx. Look it up. It has too many qualities of both the bobcat and the lynx to be one or the other. My wife is a zookeeper, they have blynx at the last zoo she worked.

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from flyingsolo wrote 1 year 23 weeks ago

I agree with mharaldson. I think its a bobcat. The coat and feet says it all.

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from Curtis Quico Reed wrote 1 year 20 weeks ago

looks like a yearling doe to me, not full grown.
still...that's one ambitious kitty

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from traisor wrote 1 year 20 weeks ago

it's a lynx

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from Bass2Buck wrote 1 year 17 weeks ago

Its oviously a bobcat

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from pcw49 wrote 1 year 17 weeks ago

That is a once in a lifetime set of photos.

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from seggiejc wrote 1 year 13 weeks ago

I will guess this is a lynx, and is it a fawn that it is going after?? to me it looks like a fawn. I guess that is how mother nature works, some animals have to eat and some have to be eaten.

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from Trappperman9 wrote 1 year 7 weeks ago

that is so crazy i have like 3 bobcats near my camp and now i know what they are capable of

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from matt7987 wrote 1 year 2 weeks ago

lynx id say

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from DTGBobcat wrote 1 year 2 weeks ago

It must be a bobcat. Bobcats are tenacious, especially the Montana State kind!

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from CoBowHunter wrote 1 year 2 weeks ago

I am pretty sure this is a bobcat. It looks bigger, like a Lynx, because the deer is a fawn. The ears look like a bobcat and the coat around the upper legs and next look like a bobcat. I vote bobcat!

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from CoBowHunter wrote 1 year 2 weeks ago

OK This picture tells me it's a Lynx. I should have scrolled through all the pictures first. The ears and hair around the face indicate it's a Lynx.

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from CoBowHunter wrote 1 year 2 weeks ago

This is cracking me up....Please, we need some wildlife expert tells us all if it's a Lynx or Bobcat so this can stop. Too funny.

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from CoBowHunter wrote 1 year 2 weeks ago

It's a Lynx! No doubt about it.

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from blacktailhunter12 wrote 1 year 17 hours ago

there had to be something up with that deer to not put up a fight.

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from casey11 wrote 51 weeks 1 day ago

BULLSHIT in the fourth picture u can clearly tell its a lynx. and it looks like its hissing at the person with the camera

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from casey11 wrote 51 weeks 1 day ago

BULLSHIT. you can clearly see in the fourth picture it is a lynx. that is one hell of a bobct if itwas one. but they for sure aint no damn bobcat

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from donovanhunter96 wrote 50 weeks 5 days ago

clearly a bobcat

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from casey11 wrote 50 weeks 5 days ago

nahhhhhhhhhh

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from rose0660 wrote 48 weeks 6 days ago

Hybrid

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from Zacpro wrote 48 weeks 3 days ago

lynx (I think)

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from pstrdan80291 wrote 47 weeks 2 days ago

nice!

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from Dentonkid32 wrote 46 weeks 1 day ago

Great Picture! Bet it was exiting seeing what really happens in nature.

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from outdoorsman29 wrote 43 weeks 18 hours ago

I'm going to guess that it is a bobcat. Bobcats and lynxes are in the same Lynx genus and are very similar animals. Either way I'm happy that I'm not that mule deer. I do feel bad for it but that is the circle of life.

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from Nebraskahunter18 wrote 42 weeks 4 days ago

BOBCAT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobcat... look at the picture they are the same.

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from whitetailredneck wrote 39 weeks 2 days ago

that is just a housecat that bred with bigfoot

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from cjlewis584 wrote 29 weeks 4 days ago

maybe its mama was a lynx and daddy was a bobcat

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from huntingismylife99 wrote 28 weeks 5 days ago

Wow thats pretty amazing,that deer didnt put up much of a fight

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from huntingismylife99 wrote 28 weeks 5 days ago

Wow thats pretty amazing,that deer didnt put up much of a fight

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from Zinkcalls 87 wrote 24 weeks 2 days ago

well....wikipedia proves it...i guess :S

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from ernest wrote 12 weeks 6 days ago

Ihave a live size lynx i got a while ago and it sure dont look like that. bobcat for sure.

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from apb5f2 wrote 12 weeks 5 days ago

Bobcat...Camera always adds 10 pounds. Seriously though my opinion is bobcat but I have been wrong before.

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from BearCreekBulls wrote 11 weeks 2 days ago

THIS IS A BOBCAT. THE NORTH HIGHWAY MENTIONED IS HIGHWAY 3 IN NORTHEAST OREGON. I AM FROM WALLOWA OR A TOWN 30 MILES FROM WHERE THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN. IT WAS IN OUR LOCAL PAPER AND THAT IS WHY I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS GOIN ON WITH THE PICTURE!!!!!!!

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from gaetzkeman wrote 9 weeks 6 days ago

this has to be a lynx...Or its the biggest Bobcat to ever live!

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from Woods Walker wrote 8 weeks 2 days ago

BearCreekBulls - since you know the origins of this photo series - what time of year was it? I am thinking that it was later in winter and the young deer may have been starving and thus unable to escape/defend itself. Assuming that it had not been hit by a car prior to this. The speculation that the deer did not have good footing on the pavement may also have been a factor.

I hope the photographer backed off and let the bobcat feed after taking the photos so the deer did not die in vain. After working that hard, it (the bobcat) deserved a good meal.

And those of you voting lynx, please take the time to go look the two cats up in any mammal guide - you will find that the bobcats have the right features to match these photos - color/pattern of fur, size of feet, proportional length of legs, size of the ear tuffs, shape of the facial hair, etc. For those in the south, a very basic statistic in ecology is that the farther north you go, the larger any specie's members tend to get - it has to do with body mass and conservation of heat, etc.

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from mharaldson wrote 3 years 3 days ago

This is a Bobcat, you can tell because of the striped coat and smaller feet.

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from buckhunter wrote 3 years 3 days ago

Its a "Bob-Lynx"!!! Run!!!

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from mharaldson wrote 3 years 3 days ago

Lynx have a more solid grayish coat and large feet.

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from bnorth1 wrote 3 years 3 days ago

Might be hard to tell either way. Both the Bobcat and the Lynx belong to the same Genus. Both can have VERY similar coats and both vary in coloration depending on the climate and geographic area. Both can have ear tufts as well. Anyway you can't tell from the picture if it's one or the other but regardless they are some pretty cool photos.

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from Blackfin32 wrote 3 years 3 days ago

It's a bobcat--the tail is striped and there's a patch of white on the tip of the tail, which you can see in the last picture. Only bobcats have that white--the tip of a lynx's tail is black all the way around, and above the tip a lynx's tail is a more uniform gray, not striped.

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from mharaldson wrote 3 years 1 day ago

After all the back and fourth I am copying a link to the Colorado DNR website. They try to track Lynx sightings as they have been trying to boost the numbers of them. They have a nice bobcat v. lynx fact section for those thinking this is a lynx.

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/SpeciesOfConcern/Mammals/Lyn...

Enjoy.

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from texasfirst wrote 3 years 3 days ago

I am unconvinced that this is a bobcat, only because I see bobcats so regularly down here in Texas. I don't recall the tips of their ears so pronounced with those pointy tufts on top of their ears. IF this thing ain't a lynx, then it sure as heck is a big bobcat. At any rate, I'd have thought the muley would have defended itself rather better than this!

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from wbeddow wrote 3 years 3 days ago

It is clearly a bob cat. And it is sad to hear that someone who studies Lynnx has no idea. Probably a person that has authority to influence law,how sad.

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from bigbuck11 wrote 3 years 3 days ago

Agree with wbeddow, sad they have no idea!
This is 100% a Bobcat. Both have black ear tips. Just look at the coat. Case closed.
These are determined cats, consider a 100lb cheetah vs 500lb zebra. Sharp teeth plus quickness equals meal time.

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from bigbuck11 wrote 3 years 1 day ago

We are looking at photos from an outdoor magazine, dealing with hunting and animals. We all should care and know the difference in the game we pursue, and the images we enjoy. Otherwise, it's like saying it doesn't matter whether it's a horse or zebra!

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from Range Finder wrote 3 years 1 day ago

This animal is definitely a bobcat. Black stripes on legs and tail and it also has white triangles or spots on the back of the ears and the ear tufts are longer, more pronounced on the lynx. Tail is longer on the bobcat than on the lynx. Lynx legs are proportionately longer. A large cat, nevertheless a bobcat.

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from mountmicaguide wrote 2 years 52 weeks ago

Here in Maine, we have to be very careful with recognition between these two species, as Bobcat are legal game, and Lynx are not. Looking at the ear tufts, they appear to be about 1" in length. Lynx tufts tend to be longer. Lynx also appear to be taller, with a gangly leg appearance. This animal does not. The Lynx has a distinctive black end to its tail. This animal does not. My vote? Bobcat.

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from MPN wrote 3 years 2 days ago

Obviously people can't tell a bobcat from a lynx because that's definitely a bobcat.

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from Montana_backwoods wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

The North highway is in Montana my step fathers bosses cousin is the one who took the picks and there is also a vidio if I recall, and it is a bobcat, just for the heads up.

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from fisherus wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

This is most definately a very hungry, tougher than nails, Bobcat. It looks like he was interrupted by the photographer who just caught some one in a lifetime shots. If you have seen them in the wild, theyre quite distinguishable from each other. They are by pictures as well but nothing beats seeing the real thing. Used to trap lynx back when they were legal to do so and they're marked very different from a bobcat as well as their tails and feet are very different in size and color.

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from hjohn429 wrote 2 years 48 weeks ago

At first I thought it was a lynx, but I think it's a bobcat (a big one) because it's too short to be a lynx and doesn't have enough facial hair. Whoever took the photos got really lucky.

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from WA Mtnhunter wrote 3 years 3 days ago

Not a very big deer unless that is a hell of a bobcat.

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from Koldkut wrote 3 years 3 days ago

I bet there's more to the story that will never be told, like maybe a truck clipped the deer and it was dazed, confused, weak and vulnerable.

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from tkellett21 wrote 3 years 3 days ago

i gota agree there. this deer didnt even put up a fight

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from Christian Emter wrote 3 years 3 days ago

Well you don't see that every day

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from wbeddow wrote 3 years 2 days ago

If U doubt then tipe Lynx pics into Google.

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from wbeddow wrote 3 years 2 days ago

Glad to see some commonsence Bigbuck11.

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from Taylor Fitzpatrick wrote 3 years 2 days ago

It's a bobcat look how small the feet are and the wide face.

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from bennett2009 wrote 3 years 2 days ago

the power of the bobcat is amazing it just took down a mule deer that was 3 or 4 times it's size and the mule deer didn't even have a fighting chance

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from woofbarkenarf wrote 3 years 1 day ago

Now there's a ferocious feline!

Would anyone like to guess the weight? I would think it is 30 lbs or so.

Kudos on the great shots, I seem to see similar things when the camera is at home, and I am not.

For those of you that said it's a Lynx...I bet you also think that's where "Lynx sausages" come from!

BOBCAT!

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from peter wrote 3 years 17 hours ago

man thats some lucky shots

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from Range Finder wrote 3 years 16 hours ago

The largest Bobcat I ever took was 35 lbs and this cat looks a bit larger. I'd say 40 lbs. Hope that winter coat hasn't thrown me off.

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from buckwheet wrote 2 years 52 weeks ago

I'm not exactly sure if it's a Lynx or a Bobcat, But in one response to the photos there was a comment regarding the fact that the deer apparently did not defend itself very well. I would suggest that a deer standing on pavement is very unstable on its feet. I have seen many deer in the road in my state of New York and they slip and slide as if they were on ice. My guess would be that the cat had the definite advantage in the road.

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from george dalton wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

thanks to mharaldson for the link to the dnr website. clearly a bobcat,a big one, but a bobcat nonetheless. just another reminder that bigger is not always better, and that hunger is a powerful motivator!

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from coyotehunter1 wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

Definitely a western bobcat. In Idaho we can run them with dogs and I have killed a number of them some as large as 60 lbs. They are more spotted than lynx and have shorter ear tufts but they do have ear tufts. Also western bobcats are different than southern bobcats and are sold in the fur trade as Lynxcats and bring a lot more money than southern bobcats.

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from cwolf5 wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

thats one hungry kitty

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from copper2221968 wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

I think this is a saber tooth tiger crossed with a feral house cat. Come on people, this is a Big Male BOBCAT. Look up lynx on the net, look at some pictures, and stop debating. I have caught two, trapping hear in Maine, the last two years and both were just under 40 lbs and they get bigger. Just like this one did! Th' Mainna

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from bobwhiteks wrote 2 years 48 weeks ago

It's a bobcat - shoot it!

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from churro73 wrote 2 years 35 weeks ago

Who cares if it is a bobcat or a lynx, one thing is for sure its got balls

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from TheEasternShore... wrote 3 years 3 days ago

wow that is one determined bobcat.

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from kolbster wrote 3 years 2 days ago

its a bobcat. ive seen enough, and shot enough of them to know.

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from olsonseth wrote 3 years 2 days ago

THats an awesome picture. Thats a story to tell if you saw that in real life.

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from marceaton wrote 3 years 2 days ago

cool pics, its a bobcat

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from Brian W. Thair wrote 3 years 2 days ago

I'd say bobcat. The tail coloring, the narrow face and the small feet look like our local bobcats. Local lynx give me the impression of being much hairier and stocky, not to mention absurdly big feet (like mine).

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from Golfing Sportsman wrote 3 years 1 day ago

Lynx or Bobcat, I don't care, that is so cool to see, kudos to the photographer.

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from bear hunter wrote 3 years 1 day ago

thats a 'cat we hunt 'um with hounds up here in michigan

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from wbeddow wrote 3 years 21 hours ago

Wish we could use hounds in Idaho.

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from peter wrote 3 years 17 hours ago

man thats some lucky shots

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from dedalus5150 wrote 2 years 52 weeks ago

As mentioned, undeniably a Bobcat based on markings on the tail, legs, and ears. No question. End of debate.

As for size, I'm not surprised to see a cat that big. Bobcats can reach Lynx size in some areas where they are well fed. My late neighbor once showed me a picture of a bobcat he and his brother killed back in the 1950's that was in excess of 50 lbs.

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from murdock32 wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

It is a Bobcat, they have white on the bottom tip of the tail as a lynx has all black at the tip of the tail. Lynx also have much bigger feet, almost the size of a Cougar's feet. I have 2 Bobcat in my back yard often. Mother and son. The son was in my house for a while when he was about 4 month old. Cool cat. now when I call him I don't even get noticed. I think thats a good thing.

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from upnorthson wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

its a bobcat for sure. if you google the image you can tell the difference right away!

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from gjstcruz wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

Thanks to mdaraldson for the most helpful comment posted so far, the link to the Colorado DNR -

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/SpeciesOfConcern/Mammals/Lyn

It settles all the speculation - it's a lynx.

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from houndhunter wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

I don't care what it is, all I know is that if I put my hounds on it they'd put 'em in a tree!

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from deltahalo102 wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

that is amazing, and by far the toughest little cat ive ever seen. feel bad for the deer, but way to go bobcat

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from jrblot wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

Kinda sad to know whats going to happen to that lil deer, oh well its all part of the cycle. I have never seen a Lynx or Bob cat take down a deer, usually just feed on a carcass. Thats either one tough cat or a really hungry one.

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from Fisherqueen wrote 2 years 50 weeks ago

I've seen lots of Bobcats here in Washington. My brother's have bagged a couple and mounted them. I'm pretty sure this is a really nice Bobcat and fat for his size. Great pics!!!

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from mharaldson wrote 2 years 50 weeks ago

Hello 'gjstcruz', I am not sure you actually read the Colorado DNR site or looked at the pictures. This is a Bobcat. Please check out the site again.

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from dakohta14 wrote 2 years 49 weeks ago

NICE DOE

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from bomberpride wrote 3 years 3 days ago

Whatever this is it was very determined to take down this deer

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from mdhager115 wrote 3 years 3 days ago

Geez, those are crazy pics. The cat Is so small.

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from hargram wrote 3 years 3 days ago

It is most definitely a "bonds-cat"... last year it was posted up for adoption as a grey tabby with cute ears and a clean rear in the D.C. pages of "Wasted Taxpayers Journal"...

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from bulldogg1119 wrote 3 years 2 days ago

whatever it is; it is one bad kitty!!

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from t_holinka wrote 3 years 2 days ago

Thats a great picture. I found signs of a bobcat in Wisconsin last gun season. My hunting buddy found a hind quarter of a deer up in a tree about 20 feet, and later that week I saw cat prints in the mud that were as big as my palm.

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from bigbassfisher wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

does it really matter if it is a lynx or bobcat? whatever it is still beat the deer!

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from smithwbtx wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

Are you guys sure? Looks more like a sister-in-law, to me...

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from 2Poppa wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

That is one Fat Cat!

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from Andyhess4123 wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

thats a young deer

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from Alex Williams wrote 2 years 48 weeks ago

To be honest i have no clue whether it is a bob cat or a lynx because i have never seen a lynx in real life and the only time i saw a bobcat was when i was climbing out of my tree stand right past dusk and about half way down, i looked straight ahead and to the right a bit and it was 20 yards away. it scared me so bad i fell the rest of the way down. whether or not it is a lynx or a bobcat, these are amazing photos and congrats to the photographer for capturing them!

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from Cole-Train wrote 2 years 46 weeks ago

If you guys think that is a lynx you are wrong lynx are little biger so I have to go with a bobcat.

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from Web7 wrote 2 years 45 weeks ago

I think its a bobcat because bobcats have shorter legs and it is too small to be a lynx.And ultimate persuit, ITS NOT A PUMA!Puma is another name for a mountain lion or cougar.

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from Web7 wrote 2 years 45 weeks ago

I think its a bobcat because bobcats have shorter legs and it is too small to be a lynx.And ultimate persuit, ITS NOT A PUMA!Puma is another name for a mountain lion or cougar.

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from alozzi wrote 2 years 43 weeks ago

very big bobcat fo sho

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from libertyfirst wrote 2 years 38 weeks ago

No question about this one boys! This magnificent animal is clearly a bobcat. I've been involved in the taking of many of these cats and have seen so many more taken that there is no doubt in my mind. I lived right beside one of Maine's premier bobcat hunters and got to look them over every other day, or so in seemed to me, every winter.Sadly, this man drowned about 10 years ago trying to save one of his hunting hounds.

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from nyhunter1919 wrote 2 years 37 weeks ago

Looks like a Bobcat to me.

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from elaphant444 wrote 2 years 34 weeks ago

it is a bobcat , why else would they call it a bobcat in the title

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from hunterdave82 wrote 2 years 32 weeks ago

Whatever it is had a good meal. I see the pictures look like it is on the road. Is it possible the deer was wounded by a car first? Either way cool pics.

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from fields wrote 2 years 32 weeks ago

I bet that was awsome to watch! I hope they got some video of it also!

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from ryanrules123 wrote 2 years 30 weeks ago

Such a good kitty
Kill the deer kill the deer

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from dave the bowhunter wrote 3 years 3 days ago

lynx have longer tuffs on there ears to but this one has some pretty long tuffs so it makes ya wonder

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from victorytw228 wrote 3 years 3 days ago

Agree their has to be some other factor to why the fawn didnt run off. I mean do you think a deer would let it get that close in the first place?

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from kvlazer22 wrote 3 years 2 days ago

Never would have guessed they would go after a very much alive deer.

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from buckshot89 wrote 3 years 2 days ago

that is one angry kitty

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from Rodbaiter wrote 3 years 1 day ago

Try guessing at this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C74oHF-RCJk

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from pmccown001 wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

Clearly this is a Bobynx! Hey if Prizzlies are real, why not??

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from argetni44 wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

The bottom line here is that both bobcats and lynx alike (depending on location) have both stocky or narrow bodies, they both have ear tufts, just the same, some are, however, more pronounced than others. I've seen them on both the bobcat and the lynx both ways. As for the coat, both the lynx and the bobcat can have grayer or more striped appearance. The deer is obviously a younger, yearling deer trying to get through the winter, and as stated above, they can be vulnerable trying to get through the first winter. Bobcats tend to be a bit smaller than the lynx, but again, yearling deer sometimes differ in size so much that you can't get a real size depiction here. The region in which the shot was taken may play a role in determining an answer, but both bobcats and lynx have been proven to live all over north america. This could be argued for months. Happy posting!

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from Andyhess4123 wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

thats a young deer

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from jasonmb26 wrote 2 years 48 weeks ago

Looks more like a blacktail than a muley. Except for there size there aint much difference. Probably a bobcat gettin a blacktail out in the west.

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from ikillcoyotes223 wrote 2 years 46 weeks ago

But then again it does have small feet and lynx have big feet. It's face is real sleek too, and lynx have a wider face. So I can't say exactly what i think it is.

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from BigBuckHunterDan wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

wow i have never seen that before.

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from bobbotnen wrote 2 years 25 weeks ago

That cat surely resembles the Bobcats here in Wa state

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from fisherman14 wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Thats one cat with a good taste in meat

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from kdogg72 wrote 2 years 15 weeks ago

Thats a SAVAGE bobcat!!!

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from dobber wrote 2 years 10 weeks ago

this is a bobcat.

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from dukerjj wrote 3 years 3 days ago

i bet this is a lynx because of the size of the tufts on its ears

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from dave the bowhunter wrote 3 years 3 days ago

and like loves to hunt said its ears dont look quite like a bob cat they look taller

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from Rodbaiter wrote 3 years 2 days ago

Yeah but whats this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C74oHF-RCJk

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from Jim Dicken wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

2 Things come to mind..
1. Could it be a cross of a Lynx and a Bobcat or a Southern Lynx and a Northern Lynx if they are the same species?
2. Where was the Muley's mother? This must have been an orphaned deer, since the mother was not close and would have easily taken out this small cat.

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from CarliusD0 wrote 2 years 50 weeks ago

Size doesn't matter or Lynx just don't care

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from CarliusD0 wrote 2 years 50 weeks ago

Size doesn't matter or Lynx just don't care

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from ishawooa wrote 2 years 46 weeks ago

I believe a bobcat and a deer in trouble. Reminds me of the story we heard from a witness a few years ago of a mule attacking a grizzly which had charged a dismounted human rider. Apparently the daunting and determined mule won the battle.

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from rudyglove27 wrote 2 years 30 weeks ago

It's definitely a Bobcat, you can tell it because of the striped coat and smaller feet on this animal just like what mharaldson said. I bet my money on it.

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from rudyglove27 wrote 2 years 30 weeks ago

I think the bobcat will definitely take the mule deer down.

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from shane wrote 2 years 30 weeks ago

It's a somewhat lynx-y. The feet tell the story. Check out lynx feet. Huge. I really want to know where this is, though.

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from shane wrote 2 years 30 weeks ago

Excuse me, I meant -

"It's a somewhat lynx-y bobcat."

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from backcountrybeagle wrote 2 years 29 weeks ago

I'm going to go with bobcat.

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from smokepole wrote 2 years 28 weeks ago

Amazing photo but no doubt that it is a bobcat.

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from FerolaJ wrote 2 years 28 weeks ago

Never would have thought that bobcat would have been a good deer load, don't seem to pack enough punch.

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from Hunt_Hard wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Its a Bobcat! Anyways it is a very cool picture and I still don't understand what is happening but I like it.

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from RobinHood wrote 2 years 23 weeks ago

Great set of shots. I am surprised it didn't let it go during the struggle once the photographer came around.

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from fishbart wrote 2 years 18 weeks ago

Talk about being in the right place at the right time, and with a camera no less.

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from ZackZeigler wrote 2 years 15 weeks ago

Thats a nice pic. you dont see that everyday

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from ZackZeigler wrote 2 years 15 weeks ago

I like this one

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from Sonslight wrote 2 years 14 weeks ago

It looks like a bobcat. Usually you don't see coloring like that on a lynx. Also, the white tip on the tail is usually an indicator of a bobcat, as is the length of the tail.

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from ableskeever wrote 2 years 14 weeks ago

From what I understand, the bobcat is a species of lynx. In North America you have either the Bobcat or Canada Lynx... both of the genus lynx. Both has at least some of a tuft on their ears and the short tails. The stripes on the tail are more of a telltale sign of the bobcat if you're trying to distinguish the two. I'm not claiming to be an expert or anything, but to me it looks to be a Bobcat instead of a Canada Lynx

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from bassman3-15 wrote 2 years 13 weeks ago

Who cares it just an amazing photo!

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from Silewski11 wrote 2 years 11 weeks ago

Pretty cool bobcat!

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from dangerous game wrote 2 years 9 weeks ago

This is a big bobcat usually lynx have faces that take up more of the head and are deeper gray with larger feet. This is not uncommon at all. bobcats love mulies. This is also not a fawn. it is a doe that weighs about 110 pounds.Some of the confusion may be because when people think of bobcats they think of southern ones that are usually well under 40 pounds and have a tan and black color.

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from abrege wrote 2 years 8 weeks ago

great pics, once in lifetime

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from whitetailkjf wrote 2 years 8 weeks ago

thats pretty awesome

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from whitetailkjf wrote 2 years 6 weeks ago

very cool

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from teerav_21 wrote 2 years 4 weeks ago

wow. that is messed up

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from wyo hunter wrote 2 years 3 weeks ago

that is a lynx i know cuz i trap bobcats

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from 13 year old Dee... wrote 2 years 2 weeks ago

Great Photo.

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from futuremaineguide33 wrote 2 years 4 days ago

na im goin with bobcat, i can see the debate cause the people who think its a lynx made good observations on the tufts and the grey. but look at the hind legs they got brown on them, and if it were a lynx it would be much taller, thats an awesome picture though

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from wishnman wrote 2 years 3 days ago

That's about a 40lb male...BOBCAT!!

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from ARhunter wrote 1 year 51 weeks ago

id just love to shoot into that

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from B Laughery wrote 1 year 48 weeks ago

Big Bobcat, just saw one about half that size yesterday

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from bobcatperth wrote 1 year 48 weeks ago

Awesome photo - nothing like being in the right place at the right time.
BobcatPerth

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from wanapasaki wrote 1 year 44 weeks ago

Im thinking its a bobcat too. I don't think he successfully killed the yearling though. Too much of a fight

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from derekegler wrote 1 year 39 weeks ago

I think that its a Bobcat, because of the smaller feet, and the tail isn;t long enough to be a lynx.

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from caleb schultz wrote 1 year 38 weeks ago

wow,kind of bitter sweet,i hate to see an animal die like that but it’s interesting to see an animal survive ,kinda cool .I’m not an expert on bobcats or lynx so i’m not sure what it is......could be a hybrid.is that possible?

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from Fishkin88 wrote 1 year 37 weeks ago

I've dealt with enough Bobcats in my day to know 100% that's a Bobcat. And there also has to be something wrong with that Mule deer. Great Pics.

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from CoBowHunter wrote 1 year 2 weeks ago

I am pretty sure this is a bobcat. It looks bigger, like a Lynx, because the deer is a fawn. The ears look like a bobcat and the coat around the upper legs and next look like a bobcat. I vote bobcat!

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from sayerbefiddlin wrote 3 years 3 days ago

yeah youre right thats exactly what it is. But the real question is, is that a bobcat or a lynx

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from ikillcoyotes223 wrote 2 years 46 weeks ago

hmmm that's kind of hard to tell whether it's a bobcat or a lynx because the size makes me want to lean towards lynx, but the coat strongly resembles a bobcat. And that cat is real short and a little round, and bobcats generally have longer legs. Also if it didnt have all the fur on the sides of it's face it would look more like a bobcat. So I'm going to go with lynx.

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from Luke.fortier@sb... wrote 2 years 2 weeks ago

jeez, i hate bobcats.

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from droptine wrote 1 year 32 weeks ago

I believe its a bobcat, too stocky to be a lynx.

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from jvicknpc wrote 1 year 32 weeks ago

My vote is bobcat with an attitude

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from TrailCamUser95 wrote 1 year 32 weeks ago

its definitely a bobcat, but its also one of the nest roadblocks out there

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from Cameron5 wrote 1 year 29 weeks ago

interesting picture.

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from BuckMaster4 wrote 1 year 28 weeks ago

Thats got to be a really big bobcat because the head is really small compared to a lynxs head so its got to be a bobcat

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from kdog wrote 1 year 25 weeks ago

thats the coolest thing ever

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from flyingsolo wrote 1 year 23 weeks ago

I agree with mharaldson. I think its a bobcat. The coat and feet says it all.

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from Curtis Quico Reed wrote 1 year 20 weeks ago

looks like a yearling doe to me, not full grown.
still...that's one ambitious kitty

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from Bass2Buck wrote 1 year 17 weeks ago

Its oviously a bobcat

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from pcw49 wrote 1 year 17 weeks ago

That is a once in a lifetime set of photos.

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from Trappperman9 wrote 1 year 7 weeks ago

that is so crazy i have like 3 bobcats near my camp and now i know what they are capable of

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from DTGBobcat wrote 1 year 2 weeks ago

It must be a bobcat. Bobcats are tenacious, especially the Montana State kind!

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from blacktailhunter12 wrote 1 year 17 hours ago

there had to be something up with that deer to not put up a fight.

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from donovanhunter96 wrote 50 weeks 5 days ago

clearly a bobcat

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from pstrdan80291 wrote 47 weeks 2 days ago

nice!

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from Dentonkid32 wrote 46 weeks 1 day ago

Great Picture! Bet it was exiting seeing what really happens in nature.

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from outdoorsman29 wrote 43 weeks 18 hours ago

I'm going to guess that it is a bobcat. Bobcats and lynxes are in the same Lynx genus and are very similar animals. Either way I'm happy that I'm not that mule deer. I do feel bad for it but that is the circle of life.

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from huntingismylife99 wrote 28 weeks 5 days ago

Wow thats pretty amazing,that deer didnt put up much of a fight

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from huntingismylife99 wrote 28 weeks 5 days ago

Wow thats pretty amazing,that deer didnt put up much of a fight

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from BearCreekBulls wrote 11 weeks 2 days ago

THIS IS A BOBCAT. THE NORTH HIGHWAY MENTIONED IS HIGHWAY 3 IN NORTHEAST OREGON. I AM FROM WALLOWA OR A TOWN 30 MILES FROM WHERE THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN. IT WAS IN OUR LOCAL PAPER AND THAT IS WHY I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS GOIN ON WITH THE PICTURE!!!!!!!

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from David H. Hebb wrote 3 years 3 days ago

It's a lynx as by the black tassel tips on the ears&size.Yearling deer,late winter-stressed out easy target. Place it in Canada probably B.C or W. Alberta due to rock type and guard rail design.Place it no further north than Prince George,B.Cor Yellow Head.Alberta.Doubt it was hit by vehicle first -but maybe.

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from Christian Emter wrote 3 years 3 days ago

I would have to say that it is a lynx because I agree with it has bigger tuffs

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from DEACONBLUEZ wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

KUDDOS TO THE PHOTOGRAPHER.

A MOUNTAIN LION AND A COUGAR ARE THE SAME ANIMAL.

ON THIS "KITTY" AT HAND, I SAY LYNX.

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from Big O wrote 2 years 47 weeks ago

I'm going with a lynx, seen LOTS of bobs(some REAL big),Somebody ask P.E.T.A. how humaine was sufficating to death for that deer.

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from jjlipp56 wrote 2 years 46 weeks ago

It could also be a Coastal Blacktail instead of a Muley. Some Blacktails can be very small.

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from Todder wrote 2 years 38 weeks ago

looks more like a lynx to me !!

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from Jere Smith wrote 2 years 31 weeks ago

Bobcat

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from Barry S wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

You are ALL wrong! Anyone with a lick of sense can tell that it is a young mountain lion! :)... Or maybe a bobcat in drag.

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from roberthathaway7 wrote 2 years 20 weeks ago

First, that's a youn mulie, and any bobcat living in the snow will be covered in much more than any texas bobcat, causing it to look bigger..besides different regions grow dif sized animals

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from dannyjs25 wrote 2 years 18 weeks ago

Big fat bobcat i think. I think a lynx would be longer. Impossible to know for sure.

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from war_eagle010 wrote 2 years 17 weeks ago

There aint no bobcat around here that looks like that...ours are more yellowish and not as much fur around the side of itz face

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from gatorb8t wrote 2 years 8 weeks ago

Great photo opportunity,Bad kitty!

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from Roost323 wrote 2 years 5 weeks ago

it looks like a lynx.

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from teerav_21 wrote 2 years 4 weeks ago

wow. that is messed up

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from joshclements16 wrote 2 years 1 week ago

im gonna say its a boblynx!!1

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from huntfishchris wrote 1 year 42 weeks ago

it aint no damn bobcat thats for sure

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from browntrout wrote 1 year 38 weeks ago

I believe it's across between a lynx and bobcat...

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from Modern Day Moun... wrote 1 year 24 weeks ago

I will put money on it that this is a Blynx. Look it up. It has too many qualities of both the bobcat and the lynx to be one or the other. My wife is a zookeeper, they have blynx at the last zoo she worked.

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from CoBowHunter wrote 1 year 2 weeks ago

OK This picture tells me it's a Lynx. I should have scrolled through all the pictures first. The ears and hair around the face indicate it's a Lynx.

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from CoBowHunter wrote 1 year 2 weeks ago

This is cracking me up....Please, we need some wildlife expert tells us all if it's a Lynx or Bobcat so this can stop. Too funny.

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from CoBowHunter wrote 1 year 2 weeks ago

It's a Lynx! No doubt about it.

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from rose0660 wrote 48 weeks 6 days ago

Hybrid

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from ernest wrote 12 weeks 6 days ago

Ihave a live size lynx i got a while ago and it sure dont look like that. bobcat for sure.

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from apb5f2 wrote 12 weeks 5 days ago

Bobcat...Camera always adds 10 pounds. Seriously though my opinion is bobcat but I have been wrong before.

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from Woods Walker wrote 8 weeks 2 days ago

BearCreekBulls - since you know the origins of this photo series - what time of year was it? I am thinking that it was later in winter and the young deer may have been starving and thus unable to escape/defend itself. Assuming that it had not been hit by a car prior to this. The speculation that the deer did not have good footing on the pavement may also have been a factor.

I hope the photographer backed off and let the bobcat feed after taking the photos so the deer did not die in vain. After working that hard, it (the bobcat) deserved a good meal.

And those of you voting lynx, please take the time to go look the two cats up in any mammal guide - you will find that the bobcats have the right features to match these photos - color/pattern of fur, size of feet, proportional length of legs, size of the ear tuffs, shape of the facial hair, etc. For those in the south, a very basic statistic in ecology is that the farther north you go, the larger any specie's members tend to get - it has to do with body mass and conservation of heat, etc.

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from tourneyking734 wrote 2 years 49 weeks ago

just look at the feet and how large they are. This tells you that its a lynx since they are adapted for the snow and the obvious givaway, it has ear tufts.

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from Ralph the Rifleman wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

I think it's a BOBLYNX!
WHO CARES ANYWAY!!???

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from Skeeb wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

I love how whoever said it was a bob got +1's and whoever said it was a lynx got -1's. It's funny how people think that actually makes a difference. And it is a lynx look at the ears, size of the cat, size of the paws, tail, and whoever said lynxes have alot of facial hair, you can't even see the lynx's face.

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from rex wrote 1 year 31 weeks ago

watchout your next

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from woodsmanj35 wrote 1 year 29 weeks ago

could it be a bob-lynx hybrid????

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from Cal999 wrote 1 year 25 weeks ago

I think its a lynx

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from traisor wrote 1 year 20 weeks ago

it's a lynx

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from seggiejc wrote 1 year 13 weeks ago

I will guess this is a lynx, and is it a fawn that it is going after?? to me it looks like a fawn. I guess that is how mother nature works, some animals have to eat and some have to be eaten.

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from matt7987 wrote 1 year 2 weeks ago

lynx id say

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from casey11 wrote 51 weeks 1 day ago

BULLSHIT in the fourth picture u can clearly tell its a lynx. and it looks like its hissing at the person with the camera

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from casey11 wrote 51 weeks 1 day ago

BULLSHIT. you can clearly see in the fourth picture it is a lynx. that is one hell of a bobct if itwas one. but they for sure aint no damn bobcat

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from casey11 wrote 50 weeks 5 days ago

nahhhhhhhhhh

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from Zacpro wrote 48 weeks 3 days ago

lynx (I think)

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from Nebraskahunter18 wrote 42 weeks 4 days ago

BOBCAT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobcat... look at the picture they are the same.

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from whitetailredneck wrote 39 weeks 2 days ago

that is just a housecat that bred with bigfoot

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from gaetzkeman wrote 9 weeks 6 days ago

this has to be a lynx...Or its the biggest Bobcat to ever live!

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from cjlewis584 wrote 29 weeks 4 days ago

maybe its mama was a lynx and daddy was a bobcat

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from Zinkcalls 87 wrote 24 weeks 2 days ago

well....wikipedia proves it...i guess :S

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from Love2Hunt wrote 3 years 3 days ago

I have studied lynx in Colorado and am willing to bet that it is indeed a lynx. The tail on a Lynx is shorter than a bobcats. The ears do not look as if it is a bobcat either. Regardless these are some cool shots. Just being in the right place at the right time.

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from ultimatepursuit wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

your all wrong!!!! its a puma....

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from muskiemaster wrote 2 years 32 weeks ago

lynx all the way I've seen bobcat they don't have the points on there ears, fur isn't as grey and the feet aren't as furry. And go ahead and mark down the comment shows how mature you are.

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from Ziggy4334 wrote 3 years 2 days ago

That is a LYNX. If you can't tell, check the stats - longer tail, plae markings, big mustache. Don't screw with that guy. poor Muley - he didn't see it coming.

Then WHAM! LYNX ALL OVER YOU!

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from cjl2009 wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

As a scientific classification, a "bobcat" is a species of the "lynx" genus. So basically, it's both. However there are several species of "bobcats".

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from Del in KS wrote 3 years 3 days ago

My Taxidermist friend has a 35 lb KS bob in a full body mount. Comparing the 2 I'm going with Lynx.

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from wasatchback wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

Are puma, mountain lion, and bobcat all a common name for the same animal?

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from Andyhess4123 wrote 2 years 51 weeks ago

That aint a bobcat. Pointed ears gives it away dumbass

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from smitty wrote 3 years 3 days ago

size wise and the ear tuffs...i'm betting lynx !!!

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Check out these photos we found on MonsterMuleys.com--one of our favorite sites. These were apparently taken on the "North Highway," although we're not entirely sure where that is. Neither were many people who commented on the photos. Whether the attacker is a lynx or bobcat is also up for debate. What do you think?

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