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Bobcat killing a deer #6966236
08/16/20 10:13 PM
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I am watching a hunting show called Mcmillan on the sportsman channel . He is an outfitter in Kansas (?) . He had a client film a big male bobcat killing an adult doe whitetail . I watched the footage and was surprised . I have seen threads here saying that bobcats kill adult deer but I was a bit skeptical about it . I believed they kill fawns but didn't think they had it in them to kill an adult .

Re: Bobcat killing a deer [Re: VH60] #6966305
08/16/20 11:52 PM
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Easily, and even mule deer, which are bigger than whitetails.

Re: Bobcat killing a deer [Re: VH60] #6966310
08/17/20 12:07 AM
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They do a number on turkeys and cover the carcass with leaves if they don’t eat it.

Re: Bobcat killing a deer [Re: VH60] #6966313
08/17/20 12:18 AM
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Even a young 'cat can kill a deer.


Re: Bobcat killing a deer [Re: VH60] #6966322
08/17/20 01:17 AM
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Deer are easy prey for bcats here in Ga.


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Re: Bobcat killing a deer [Re: VH60] #6966332
08/17/20 02:59 AM
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in the winter here a bobcat kill a deer eats some covers it up coyotes eat the rest bobcat kills a deer and it just keeps repeating all winter long

Re: Bobcat killing a deer [Re: VH60] #6970509
08/22/20 05:19 AM
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I wonder if bobcats sometimes jump from trees onto their target

Re: Bobcat killing a deer [Re: VH60] #6970524
08/22/20 06:17 AM
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yes they will jump from a tree, I have seen where it's happen

Re: Bobcat killing a deer [Re: VH60] #6970594
08/22/20 08:02 AM
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Cats are perfectly designed killin machines.


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Re: Bobcat killing a deer [Re: VH60] #6970606
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Yep
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Re: Bobcat killing a deer [Re: VH60] #6970619
08/22/20 08:29 AM
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Most of the bobcats that I harvest who are known killers of mature deer are females in the 16-17 lb. range. Most times they are killing during kitten rearing time spans.
They can kill relentlessly if they decide to.

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Re: Bobcat killing a deer [Re: VH60] #6970907
08/22/20 06:46 PM
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It's prolly a good thing the 35# toms dont like the way we taste is what that tells me.


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Re: Bobcat killing a deer [Re: VH60] #6970963
08/22/20 08:11 PM
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Our cat lottery system ended maybe a dozen years or so ago. Prior to that, if you drew a tag and filled your tag, the game commission would collect the carcass for study. They eventually collected enough data to throw out some basic charts in our hunting and trapping digest. If I remember correctly, male bobcat stomach contents were 70% deer. Females were much lower, can't remember exact number, but do remember rabbit being the highest percentage for females in that study. A lot of these cats were taken shortly after deer season, so scavenging or taking injured deer most likely inflated the numbers, but it's a FACT that they prey heavily on deer.

Re: Bobcat killing a deer [Re: VH60] #6970990
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I found this in Wisconsin grouse hunting. Lots of marks on throat area.Was it a bobcat???


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Re: Bobcat killing a deer [Re: VH60] #6971024
08/22/20 09:38 PM
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Re: Bobcat killing a deer [Re: VH60] #6971225
08/22/20 11:57 PM
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I dont know of anything but a cat burying his cache under leaves and debris so I say but default it was a bobcat. A mt lion would have eaten more.


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Re: Bobcat killing a deer [Re: Leftlane] #6976966
08/28/20 11:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Leftlane
It's prolly a good thing the 35# toms dont like the way we taste is what that tells me.

I guess so. Otherwise we'd have to look up while walkin thru the woods.

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