In kansas you do see very many bobcats. I noted in crosscuthunters post "crosscut bobcat" (photo section) Maggie posted that 1 less bobcat = lots more deer? Is this a common openion??? Do bobcats kill deer very often? Or is it only the big cats every once in a while?

Curious in Kansas
Seth

They will kill fawns! I have only seen them eat/kill rabbits at our place!

bobcats can take down a full grown deer just about & fawns are easy picking for them

I was told that big cats can and will take a deer a week. Lots of people think they are so pretty and will not kill them. Their choice I guess.

They will especially go after fawns. But like Maggie sasid they can take down a full grown adult in the right situations.

The one I shot was stalking a doe and fawn at my feeder.They also like to eat quail and dove.

There's a big bob on the plant here, where no hunters are allowed, that has been seen often chewing on the carcass of a grown deer, mostly doe. And he's not afraid of humans, either. It'll protect its kill at all costs.

One of my pipefitters called me out on a job one day. Right beside the fence at a main entrance to one of our production lines was a big bob with a full grown doe. It snarled and showed its teeth when they got near it. When there's no natural enimies, they get brave, big and fat.

You know, I had to re read the topic of this post a few times before it registered right with me.

For some reason I had this picture in my head of a deer eating a bobcat. Need to get more rest or something.

Take two beers and call me in the morning...

They get Very brave....I walked right up on this one at my parents place...he wasn't scared a bit...just glad I had a gun with me....

Yes sir, thank you sir.

Finally some advice that I actually would follow.

fastl: I first read the title the same way as you! It reminds me of the old English-teacher-example of a misplaced modifier: "Throw your mother off the train, a kiss"

GEEESH.... THERE HAPPY??? lol

sorry:P

Cool Vid

Guess them thangs are a little more agressive than I thought. I have not seen any big enough to take down a deer. My dad shot two one time back to back. Male and female. Male jumped up on a stump. Dad popped him and then the female jumped up where the male had been. Same story second verse. I got the picture somewhere. They sure are pretty cats. Lots of fun to shoot.

now, now, kansasmedic, no fair changing the name of the thread at this point!

Now someone fixes it!!!!

I really was thinking, " that has to be one bad SOB deer to eat a bobcat". LOL

Bobcat vs Rattler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1libdOkGcg&feature=related

I got your back Fast. Did not want you to go to bed with your stomach upset.

Weird thing is it shows up as deer eating bobcat on the front page.... lol

Cool video.

i can speak from experence that a bob cat will attack a human if his food is messed with... some years back i shot a doe one cold evening late.... it got to dark to locate it so i waited till first light.... i was walking in the brush about 70 yard from were i shot the doe when i seen its hind end sticking slightly out of the thick south texas brush ... i reached in and grabbed the hind leg and then something reached up and grabbed me... it was a big old bob....cut me pretty good on my shoulder luckly i had a heavy coat on... made me about crap myself... needless to say it was eating my doe... well i got the doe in the freezer and the big bob to the taxidermist and his head looks great on my wall......

I though so.