I thank it’s a Lynx? Where was the picture taken?

 

Tennessee. Both bottom land and swamps. Near a river.

 

Is it a bobcat?

The ears don't really look bobcat but its hard to tell in the dark.

 

yah.. they normaly hard to see...

its a bob cat no ifs ands or buts about it..

 

Looks like a cougar or something. Nice pic

 

Looks like a bob cat, I seen a lynx once in Colorado but it had long hairs about 3 inches on the tips of its ears

 

I'm thinking bob cat but.........................

 

I'm thinking bob cat

My brother in law killed a bobcat near that same spot. But the face and ears just don't look like a bobcat to me. We already have coyotes and wild hogs here and it's always open season on them. I could tolerate a few bobcats, but a cougar/panther is another story.

 

I dunno, after looking at a cougar, the nose looks like a cougar. Do they have cougars around the swamp. It would be a adolescent wouldn't it.

 

Lynx is what I first thought, but there doesnt look like any black on the ears, so I would say Bobcat. Nice one too.

 

It looks speckled like a bobcat. I remember when my grandpa killed a bobcat that had attacked a calf. He was a big mamma jamma, bigger than I would have thought.

 

Nice capture! I looked at your picture closer cropping it and zooming in; a little grained. I am pretty sure it is a small lynx or bob cat. A few spots can be noticed. Perhaps an older cat one based on its ears being more rounded. Maybe an expert can weigh in.

 

It's a Bobcat!

 

Yea, it really stinks. I don't want to shot them but I will. I do not want them running through the neighborhood. I have dogs and have a invisible fence that works great for my dogs but it sure doesn't keep the coyotes away. Both of them are inside dogs but I still watch when I let them out and we make it quick after dusk.

 

Watch them closely. A friend has lost two dogs to them and now carries a handgun out with him at night.

 

I'd say it's a bobcat. Definitely not a cougar. The face is slightly different and it doesn't have a long tail.

 

Bobcat for sure....all bobcats dont have spots. You put thirty or forty next to each other and you will see ALOT of different colors and patterns. Alot of the cats i catch here in alabama are just brown with no spots at all.

 

http://www.freewebs.com/dgduncan/bobcatcougarhybrid.htm

 

Thanks to all for your opinions. I'll go with bobcat because I *know* we have those in this area. But PoorBoy's link is sure something to think about. I've heard rumors from the local folks about 'panthers' in these swamps.

Thanks again!

 

I think it is a Cougar looking at the ears nose and stride of the animal... However the tail should be out behind the cat as it walks...

 

Respectfully............You are nuts. Compare the size to that can/bucket it is next to. Spots are clear on the hind legs and belly as well. You would see the tail, even if it was swung to the side opposite the camera, the angle would reveal at least the tip of the tail. Not to mention the probability of getting a picture of a bobcat is much more likely than a cougar. Although I am sure they are in TN, just as every other state in US, their frequency is surely very very low.

I have been up close to a cougar and a bobcat (no not at the zoo) and I can tell you without a shadow of doubt that is a Bobcat.

 

BOBCAT OR CANADA LYNX
NORTH AMERICAN
WILD CATS


BOBCAT
CANADA LYNX

RANGE
from southern Canada to Mexico
north (Alaska), Canada, northern US, Rockies

SIZE
smaller than lynx
taller, larger

FACE
smaller ears and cheek ruff
larger ears tufts and ruff

TAIL
3 or 4 narrow black bars
whitish underneath
solid black around the tip of tail

FEET
smaller, no hair on soles
slow on snow
covered with fur, hair on soles
can walk and run on snow

FOOD
varied, hares, rabbits, small mammals, rodents, birds,
prefers to eat snowshoe hare, but
will eat small mammals and birds

COAT
darker spots,more colorful, shorter fur
grayish fur, plainer, longer fur

HABITAT
adapts to different habitats
prefers wooded areas


HUNTING
pounces from tree or rocks
slow in deep snow
prefers hunting on the ground
can hunt in deep snow

POPULATION
numbers are decreasing
"threatened" status in 48 states

INFO
BOBCAT web page
CANADA LYNX web page




! would say bob cat

 

+20 on the bobcat,too small for a couger.......

 

you can tell from the face right away.. cougers are that small for a while.. but thats defently a bob cat... ive only seen 1 in the bush and it was at night.. cougers Ive seen 3 1 stocked me and was shot.. 2 were just O hello around a corner and it ran off..

 

My money's on a Bobcat as well.

 

looks like a south peruvian long speckled sparrow tailed puddy cat to me

 

ROFL! : Just my luck! They're out of season now! There goes my wall-hanger.

 

Is a Bobcat for sure.

Same as this one hanging out with his masked posse.

 

Even a bobcat is not going to mess with a couple of coons. :

 

Yeah, that's a bobcat. Mine are usually facing the other way though. Plenty of them here in East TN.

 

looks like a bob cat to me, but in the dark it could be a cougar

 

I've swapped the memory card and batteries on that camera, so it's wait and see now. Maybe I'll get lucky and get a better shot of that critter.

Thanks everyone for your opinions. It's great having a pool experieenced of folks like this. Gotta love this board!

 

I'd say a bobcat, awful thick tail though?

 

+1 Bobcat:thumb: