Bobcat Sighted in Sussex County with Video

[45Doll 5,877]

One more reason all our cats are indoors only.

Bobcat spotted in the Jersey woods (video) (nj1015.com)

[1LtCAP 4,264]

i saw a bobcat down in national park a couple of years ago. i was shocked to see one of those things still on the road. it was a hatchback.

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James Kaval photographs them in the DNWR along with bear, deer and other wildlife.....beautiful photography....how about a Mt. Lion in Somerset County....

[brucin 923]

I saw one a few years ago in Wantage crossing Rutgers Rd near the intersection of 519.

[Krdshrk 3,877]

1 hour ago, brucin said:

I saw one a few years ago in Wantage crossing Rutgers Rd near the intersection of 519.

Several years ago there was one down in Carney's Point (reportedly) 

[brucin 923]

17 minutes ago, Krdshrk said:

Several years ago there was one down in Carney's Point (reportedly) 

I saw a bobcat, not a Mountain Lion. I can tell the difference.

[W2MC 1,699]

The mountain lion is now immortal here ...

 

[PK90 3,570]

My sightings: 

Coyotes weekly, Roadrunners monthly, Bobcats bi-monthly, Rattlesnakes yearly, Mountain Lions never.

[Oakridgefirearms 224]

I've seen bobcats numerous times in Sussex and Warren Counties. We see them on our hunting club in Blairstown quite frequently.

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So we had a Mt. Lion I'd estimate 75lbs in Somerset Co. on the farm me and my son hunt....both of us saw the cat on one occasion about 40  yards in front of us....happy I was huntin' with my son or nobody would have believed just me....found numerous turkey carcasses around the acreage that it was leaving....seems it's been back every year since......phoned NJF&W at the time, they were but little interested. have a plaster cast foot print framed and hanging in my office.....

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There are bobcats around. I found one dead on the side of the road about 10 years ago. I also knew a guy who's chickens kept disappearing. He sat outside one day waiting, and saw a bobcat coming towards the chicken coop. And one day I heard a bobcat, carrying on making all kinds of noise as I was sitting in my tree stand during bow season. These all happened in Gloucester County.

[CMJeepster 2,778]

16 hours ago, PK90 said:

My sightings: 

Coyotes weekly, Roadrunners...

Acme dynamite involved?

[gleninjersey 2,141]

On 12/16/2023 at 7:09 PM, W2MC said:

The mountain lion is now immortal here ...

 

If a mountain does ever show up in NJ, just throw it over the wall.  Problem solved!

[45Doll 5,877]

Bobcats in NJ.

Bobcats in New Jersey remain rare but population is increasing (njherald.com)

If you hit the paywall click on 'Continue to the site'. If you don't see that the first time, refresh the page.

[10X 3,300]

My brother-in-law sent me this a short time ago.  Woman in Andover saw the bobcat take down the deer in her front yard!

[45Doll 5,877]

Wow! That bobcat must pack some punch!

Another reason to NOT let our cats outside. That's the next town over from us.

[brucin 923]

7 hours ago, 45Doll said:

Wow! That bobcat must pack some punch!

Cats are incredibly strong for their size as this photo shows. I'd rather tangle with a large dog than a bobcat.

[Scorpio64 5,156]

8 hours ago, 10X said:

Woman in Andover saw the bobcat take down the deer in her front yard!

Man, taking a doe without a license or a tag out of season.  That bobcat is in big trouble. 

[Displaced Texan 11,750]

1 hour ago, brucin said:

Cats are incredibly strong for their size as this photo shows. I'd rather tangle with a large dog than a bobcat.

A really pissed off housecat can do a LOT of damage to a human if it chooses to. 
 

A bobcat will positively fuck you up. 
 

I shudder to imagine what a mountain lion could do to you.

[45Doll 5,877]

24 minutes ago, Displaced Texan said:

A really pissed off housecat can do a LOT of damage to a human if it chooses to. 

Oh yeah. My wife and I each have one scar to demonstrate that. And neither of those cats were pissed at us, but just agitated about another cat outside a window.

...god bless their little canine teeth. 

[brucin 923]

1 hour ago, Displaced Texan said:

I shudder to imagine what a mountain lion could do to you.

Armed with a magnum caliber handgun I give myself a 70% chance if I see the mountain lion attack coming. I give the cat an 80% chance of success on a surprise attack which they are masters of.

Edited January 12 by brucin

[brucin 923]

1 hour ago, Scorpio64 said:

Man, taking a doe without a license or a tag out of season.  That bobcat is in big trouble. 

Go ahead, give him a summons. At best we'll be calling you two finger Scorpio. Or Lefty.

[Displaced Texan 11,750]

8 hours ago, 45Doll said:

Oh yeah. My wife and I each have one scar to demonstrate that. And neither of those cats were pissed at us, but just agitated about another cat outside a window.

...god bless their little canine teeth. 

A few years ago, my boss was attacked by a feral cat. 

I was shocked about how much damage that cat did to him. Scary how that cat tore him up. 
Unfortunately for him, he had to go through the rabies treatment. 

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as far as cats are concerned, they are pretty thin skinned and can't take a lot of lead like say a bear can....any mid size cal. should work and they scare pretty easily......

[Displaced Texan 11,750]

Bobcats make a nice mount…

 

We took this one on the ranch many years ago.