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Other Activities => Trapping => Topic started by: TrapFarmer on February 21, 2015, 04:57:02 PM

Title: Cougars vs bobcats
Post by: TrapFarmer on February 21, 2015, 04:57:02 PM: Just wondering if having a cougar come into an area would run out any Bobcats in the area. I had a picture of a bob cat on my trail cam and havent seen him in a while and now just got a picture of a cougar. Thinking maybe the bob moved to a new area
Title: Re: Cougars vs bobcats
Post by: bearpaw on February 21, 2015, 06:00:39 PM: I commonly find cougar and bobcat living in the same country. They make circles through their territory every few weeks, often they travel through within 200 yards or less of the same route, good chance the bobcat will pass through again in a few weeks, same with the cougar.
Title: Re: Cougars vs bobcats
Post by: UrbanTrapper on February 21, 2015, 09:24:56 PM: I agree and I would add that bobcats will feed off a cougar kill when they can (and may follow cougars for this) and cougars will kill and eat bobcats whenever they can catch them.
Title: Re: Cougars vs bobcats
Post by: Trapper John on February 22, 2015, 11:37:32 AM: Quote from: TrapFarmer on February 21, 2015, 04:57:02 PM
Just wondering if having a cougar come into an area would run out any Bobcats in the area. I had a picture of a bob cat on my trail cam and havent seen him in a while and now just got a picture of a cougar. Thinking maybe the bob moved to a new area

No Bobcats and Mt. Lion overlap all the times. I would think the smaller cat would stay out of its way but wouldn't leave the area. Like fox, coyote and wolves they always overlap too and stay in the area, they just learn to stay away from one another.
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