I think Bubby's got it rough.
In your trail cam pics, there's a rocky "gully" upper right side of the photo's in the background. The bench where you're camera is, is the perfect place.I'm in Indiana about halfway between Indianapolis and Bloomington. Rural setting with ample woods and much agriculture. I'm very near to the big woods of Brown county. I'm thinking youngish bobcat, but greatly surprised by the color pattern. Earlier this year Indiana considered opening bobcat hunt and trap seasons. Fortunately that did not happen, but believe it will happen in the future. We are surrounded by states that do have seasons. I just want to see one with my own open eyes.
Appreciate your input.In your trail cam pics, there's a rocky "gully" upper right side of the photo's in the background. The bench where you're camera is, is the perfect place.
Hang some feathers a couple feet off the ground near where the cat is in the photo's. Get up before dawn and take a camera and perch yourself near the game cam where you have a good view.
And wait wait wait wait wait.
May have to do that many days.
I don't think that's a young cat, so, you'll have to be overly silent and still to get eyeballs on him.
100% correct on all accounts you are.just to the left out of the picture is our clothesline. since the picture, my wife is scared to go hang out any clothes. I've told her that that bobcat does not want to meet her and if it ever smelled that she was out there, it would think---o s***, that's a redhead and they're poisonous and it would flee lol. She is also scared to take Ziva outside. perhaps there is a small risk, but if we stay close to Ziva like we have been doing, an attack is very unlikely. beginning this past late spring we've been taking Ziva outside without her harness and leash. this has made a huge difference in her exercise and stimulation. my biggest concern is cytauxzoon felis, also known as bobcat fever. the bobcat is a host for this blood parasite. it doesn't bother the bobcat, but can be transmitted to a tick. a tick can then transmit to a domestic cat. most domestic cats die quickly from this, and those who do not become hosts. we will keep doing what we always do and tick check Ziva every time she comes back in. we also check ourselves. we have not ever found a tick on Ziva so far. once in a while we find one on my wife, leaving me as the biggest risk of bringing one in.
Thank you very much basscat .100% correct on all accounts you are.
And I know all too well about cytauxzoon felis. If ever a need, get ahold of me IMMEDIATELY!
It's not so much the bobcat you need to directly worry about. It's the deer. Ticks travel from host to host. And while one may pick up the disease from a bobcat, it can end up on a deer. Deer carry ticks and drop them like rain.