Tracks

[Marc St Louis]

Here is something we don't see around here very often.  In fact I have only seen another set like this in the mud some 40 years ago.  I've put my hand print in the snow for size reference

[Mounter]

Cougar or lynx....

[Outbackbob48]

Lynx or Bobcat ?

[Marc St Louis]

It's a Lynx and the tracks are a couple days old

[DC]

The tracks look very close together. Do lynx not put their back foot in the front pawprint? I know nothing about tracks.

[upstatenybowyer]

Wow. That's so cool Marc. Those cats are stunning. Stealthy too if you haven't even seen tracks for 40 years.

[Tracker0721]

That’s awesome to find! I love tracking and always enjoy trailing a cat track. No Lynx in my area but they have a program on the coast that tracks em in the north cascades all winter.

[Marc St Louis]

They were pretty well trapped out of existence around here years ago.  Nice to see there's at least 1 around

[Hawkdancer]

We have a re-intro program going in the high country that is apparently suceeding well, the population is growing as expected.  Highly protected, though!
Hawkdancer

[Zuma]

I don't really like house cats all that much but I do
like wild cats a lot. Cool photo Marc.  I bet he is after
your bunnies.
Zuma

[bjrogg]

I don't really like house cats all that much but I do
like wild cats a lot. Cool photo Marc.  I bet he is after
your bunnies.
Zuma

I'm like Zuma. They say we don't have them around here and Ive never seen them but I have seen some trail camera pictures that sure look like em though. Thought that was house cat and kids hand print pictures at first Marc
Bjrogg

[mullet]

I would love to see one in the wild.

[Hawkdancer]

I'd want my camera ready to prove it, too!
Hawkdancer

[BowEd]

Good observation Marc.You got the bigger kittys up there.Beautiful animal I'm sure!!After your snowshoe hares.
After fresh snows here I occasionally see bobcat tracks here in southern Iowa.Usually during bitterly cold times mostly and in areas cottontails are frequent,but a cat here will roam quite a ways.Love being in the woods at those times.
During bitterly cold times here only things that move much are bunnies/deer/coyotes/and cats.Everything is hungry then.We have occasional mountain lions here but hav'nt seen a track of one of those yet.Others have though and even sightings too.

[ty_in_ND]

We have occasional mountain lions here but hav'nt seen a track of one of those yet.Others have though and even sightings too.

We're seeing more and more cougars in Eastern North Dakota.  If I remember, and as not to steal too much thunder from Marc's post I'll make a new post, I can tell the tale of how my first bow deer (which was this fall!) was gnawed on by a cougar!