34 lbs, but I once missed the weight on a chicken by 5 lbs.
Haha...that's a good one.
Bobcats (unless an old, thick bodied Tom) will surprise you in weight. The are long of body and often give the impression of weighing more than they do.
For reference the 'Bob' pictured below was a mature Tom (but not thick), healthy, and weighed 26 lbs.
Spartans ask not...how many, but where!
Re: What did he weigh.....
[Re: pnh]
#767213511/25/1909:13 PM
That was the number that popped into my head. I don't know why, thinking about it after that sounds heavy, but I don't think I have ever weighed a bob cat.
I think the vast majority of folks that take bobcats simply hoist them and 'guess' at their weight. Many...would be surprised when a cat is put on actual scales (even fairly inaccurate digital fish scales) that they just don't weigh what they look like. Old, fat Toms will sometimes exceed 35 lbs. but an honest to goodness 30 lb. Bobcat is a big cat anywhere in the State of Texas and they LOOK every bit of it.
@stxranchman is an experienced rancher/outdoorsman and I trust whatever weight he says the cat is, but those guessing 40+ pounds I think don't understand just how big a bobcat that would have to be (in Texas). I've trapped and shot a boatload of them in 50 years of hunting and been around other folks doing the same and am still waiting to see a real (put on scales) 40 pounder. Not saying they aren't out there...but they are few and far between.
I think the vast majority of folks that take bobcats simply hoist them and 'guess' at their weight. Many...would be surprised when a cat is put on actual scales (even fairly inaccurate digital fish scales) that they just don't weigh what they look like. Old, fat Toms will sometimes exceed 35 lbs. but an honest to goodness 30 lb. Bobcat is a big cat anywhere in the State of Texas and they LOOK every bit of it.
@stxranchman is an experienced rancher/outdoorsman and I trust whatever weight he says the cat is, but those guessing 40+ pounds I think don't understand just how big a bobcat that would have to be (in Texas). I've trapped and shot a boatload of them in 50 years of hunting and been around other folks doing the same and am still waiting to see a real (put on scales) 40 pounder. Not saying they aren't out there...but they are few and far between.
That was the number that popped into my head. I don't know why, thinking about it after that sounds heavy, but I don't think I have ever weighed a bob cat.
If you added this cat in with the one in the OP.....they still would not total 43 lbs.
Ive never shot a bobcat so mine was just a wild guess comparing it to the size of my blue heeler. They sure must look a lot heavier than they are then.