Cougar or Bobcat?

[lesledhead]

First off, are those carrots, beats or what laying there? You can judge the size of the cat by comparing it to known objects close by. There have been several confirmed cougar sightings in Michigan and Wisconsin, so it would be no surprise if this is a cougar, which it looks like to me. At first I though, house cat. Then when I compared it to the "stuff" laying around, I though "Woah."

 

[radsrh]

Ok after lesledhead's post I looked again at the picture, if those are carrots laying around there I would have to say Bobcat? I have seen one of each over the years, the bobcat I saw was smaller then this one and the cougar was much bigger then this one.

 

[gary_in_neenah]

I'm no expert and would rather neither cross my path on a dark winter's night. It looks kind of thick in the shoulders and rear to me. Not sure if a Bobcat would be that heavy in early December.

 

[misty_pines]

Bobcat.

 

[HardwaterHoosier]

My wife just got a pic of a cougar (deer in mouth) in Dowagiac, MI on facebook.
125 miles apart? There could be a couple passing through.

 

[lesledhead]

I was going to add that my brother swears he saw one run across US31 about 1/4 mile north of the St. Joe river in Niles a couple months ago. Could be the one you mentioned in Dowagiac, MI.

 

[trailshredder]

With all the black spots on it I'm saying Bobcat.

 

[famousguy]

First off, are those carrots, beats or what laying there? You can judge the size of the cat by comparing it to known objects close by. There have been several confirmed cougar sightings in Michigan and Wisconsin, so it would be no surprise if this is a cougar, which it looks like to me. At first I though, house cat. Then when I compared it to the "stuff" laying around, I though "Woah."

Carrots & corn.

 

[buddah2]

Neck looks too long for a bobcat........so my vote = cougar

 

[EXCESSIVE FORCE]

Neighbor’s cat

x2

 

[gogebic_sledder]

tabby

 

[7707]

Need to see the tail to be sure. So i'am sayin........... Dogman.......oh wait Bigfoot.....no Bobgar.
Cougar are out there in lower Mich. The DNR finially even agrees with those of us who have either seen them or signs of there presence.

 

[buddah2]

I finally downloaded the pic to somewhere I could zoom in........is it too late to change my vote to housecat?

 

[snowsdog1]

House Cat!

 

[HardwaterHoosier]

Here's the picture from Dowagiac, MI. It makes you wonder how long they have been around and are just now being noticed because of the increase use of trail cameras.

 

[HardwaterHoosier]

I was going to add that my brother swears he saw one run across US31 about 1/4 mile north of the St. Joe river in Niles a couple months ago. Could be the one you mentioned in Dowagiac, MI.

A guy in Baroda has pictures of them too.

 

[kwarp]

buddy of mine snuck out to my camera that is watching my food plot and took the card out, took it home and put a kangaroo in the middle of the food plot onto the card. Thought I was going crazy when I took the card and reviewed it...kept rubbing my eyes, couldnt believe it!! got me real good.

i say cougar

 

[chords]

 

[catalac]

buddy of mine snuck out to my camera that is watching my food plot and took the card out, took it home and put a kangaroo in the middle of the food plot onto the card. Thought I was going crazy when I took the card and reviewed it...kept rubbing my eyes, couldnt believe it!! got me real good.
Thats friggin awesome!! Your buddys are cool!
That made me laugh my ``` off! .....


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i say cougar

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Don't know what happened to this post.. It's all messed up.

 

[renegade]

That pic from Dowagiac has been around for a few years now and is fake. Since I've seen it last, someone has added a stand in the background. It was supposedly a pic near cornell, wi at that time.