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Post by bartiks on Feb 29, 2016 5:42:05 GMT -5
I had once heard that a bob cat's home range is huge. I spotted one in southern knox county and I did some asking around and I heard that on average depending the available food that they can have a home range of several square miles, like over 100 sq. miles.
Does anyone know for sure what, on average their range might be. This is something that has always puzzled me being that I've seen him/her on my camera's and then nothing for quite a long time. Makes me think that their range is fairly large. |
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Post by schall53 on Mar 4, 2016 14:48:25 GMT -5
I remember reading some place of a bobcat that was collared in Kentucky was found hit on the road up by Lansing Michigan.
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Post by nfalls116 on Mar 4, 2016 14:56:52 GMT -5
I'd imagine if the getting is good they stay around awhile I bet their range is influenced by prey availability and human activity as much as anything.
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Post by bartiks on Mar 9, 2016 2:53:35 GMT -5
I'd imagine if the getting is good they stay around awhile I bet their range is influenced by prey availability and human activity as much as anything. Agreed, however I was just curious if anyone has heard of an average home range. A part of me wants to say that I heard from Joe Haywood that they had one collared around here and they traced his home range back to around St. Louis. And I'm assuming it was a male because hey you know the mentality of testosterone. |
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Post by nfalls116 on Mar 9, 2016 9:01:19 GMT -5
Generally the young males travel quite some distances. But I've always heard 5-10 square miles home range for mature ones.
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Post by raymar on Mar 9, 2016 11:15:22 GMT -5
I actually met the individual that trapped the bobcat that was collared that was traced to St Louis area. It was a male and caught near Jasonville. I can't remember the year but he had caught it behind his house and the dnr then collared it and turned it loose in crane. It was pretty neat to see him holding it up in the picture with his grandson. It was killed a few years later in St lois on the freeway. There was an article in the bloomington Herald times. So yes they have extensive range but I would bet this was a rare case.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2016 12:09:39 GMT -5
The Ohio Fish and Game told me last year that around the south/west side of Hamilton County, Ohio is around 10 miles. I sent pictures from my home. She said Bobcats will travel their range around 3 times a year. Moving every week to few weeks to the next area. All changes during mating season. A female will move into the male territory range etc.
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Post by bartiks on Mar 11, 2016 3:50:32 GMT -5
I actually met the individual that trapped the bobcat that was collared that was traced to St Louis area. It was a male and caught near Jasonville. I can't remember the year but he had caught it behind his house and the dnr then collared it and turned it loose in crane. It was pretty neat to see him holding it up in the picture with his grandson. It was killed a few years later in St lois on the freeway. There was an article in the bloomington Herald times. So yes they have extensive range but I would bet this was a rare case. Good to know, and you probably are right it being a rare case I haven't heard of many other cases such as this one. |
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Post by greyhair on Mar 12, 2016 12:13:13 GMT -5
I think they can survive in a fairly small home range, but the males disperse looking for new territory just like cougars. I live in Parke County, and ages years back I saw one several times near my place. I called the DNR guy that was the one involved in tracking, and he said yes indeed there was a collared one in my vicinity. It was collared near Corydon, then migrated north and crossed I-70 in Putnam County, turned west and was near my place. I don't remember his name, but he was really helpful, happy to talk all day about Bobcats. Probably retired now.
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Post by nfalls116 on Mar 12, 2016 21:01:12 GMT -5
I think they can survive in a fairly small home range, but the males disperse looking for new territory just like cougars. I live in Parke County, and ages years back I saw one several times near my place. I called the DNR guy that was the one involved in tracking, and he said yes indeed there was a collared one in my vicinity. It was collared near Corydon, then migrated north and crossed I-70 in Putnam County, turned west and was near my place. I don't remember his name, but he was really helpful, happy to talk all day about Bobcats. Probably retired now. seems like the sightings really started along the raccoon in Parke and then just continued north up the Mansfield formation and up sugar creek from what I remember ( I haven't been around as long as you though so you may know differently then what I remember) |
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Post by M4Madness on Mar 13, 2016 17:12:41 GMT -5
I actually met the individual that trapped the bobcat that was collared that was traced to St Louis area. It was a male and caught near Jasonville. I can't remember the year but he had caught it behind his house and the dnr then collared it and turned it loose in crane. It was pretty neat to see him holding it up in the picture with his grandson. It was killed a few years later in St lois on the freeway. There was an article in the bloomington Herald times. So yes they have extensive range but I would bet this was a rare case. That bobcat was born in my tiny town of Springville, where the DNR had an extensive program many years ago catching and collaring them for study. ww.heraldtimesonline.com/stories/2001/11/08/TM.new.38545.sto |
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Post by GS1 on Mar 13, 2016 17:18:08 GMT -5
Didn't they conclude that the bobcat from Indiana that was found near St. Louis had taken a ride in a vehicle to get there?
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Post by M4Madness on Mar 13, 2016 18:41:01 GMT -5
Didn't they conclude that the bobcat from Indiana that was found near St. Louis had taken a ride in a vehicle to get there? Not that I'd ever heard of. Could you imagine putting a wild, scratching, growling, and clawing bobcat into the car? (I'm sure you meant as a stowaway. Lol!) This cat was located numerous times during its journey. |
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Post by GS1 on Mar 13, 2016 21:29:34 GMT -5
Didn't they conclude that the bobcat from Indiana that was found near St. Louis had taken a ride in a vehicle to get there? Not that I'd ever heard of. Could you imagine putting a wild, scratching, growling, and clawing bobcat into the car? (I'm sure you meant as a stowaway. Lol!) This cat was located numerous times during its journey. I had always heard they determined it was hit in Indiana and someone picked it up and ditched it. |
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Post by M4Madness on Mar 14, 2016 4:37:07 GMT -5
According to the article above, it was seen by helicopter running across a field shortly before its death.
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Post by raymar on Mar 14, 2016 13:30:44 GMT -5
The collar was quite obvious in this picture. U would know it was collared before touching it. The one I saw may not have been the one that was hit in St Louis. But definitely part of the study at the time as a DNR representing was 0l acing a collar on it in a picture. The gentleman was very ill and his wife was telling about it, as I worked for a home health company at the time so it may not been the same but none the less it was neat. I do know he caught it in a fox set as at the time he trapped for some live mkt at that time.
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Post by M4Madness on Mar 14, 2016 18:59:18 GMT -5
I have no idea how many were collared, but it was quite a few. It was exciting for our town, as all we had was an elementary school, post office, general store, gas station, and a diner. The diner has since closed, and the gas station no longer sells gas but still does auto repair. Lol!
I've seen six bobcats, and none were collared.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2016 8:22:58 GMT -5
I have no idea how many were collared, but it was quite a few. It was exciting for our town, as all we had was an elementary school, post office, general store, gas station, and a diner. The diner has since closed, and the gas station no longer sells gas but still does auto repair. Lol! I've seen six bobcats, and none were collared. Same deal. I've seen four bobcats in Switzerland county and none were collared. |
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Post by savagehead on Mar 30, 2016 20:52:58 GMT -5
We spotted this while out coonhunting last season.He never jumped and lets us take 9 pictures of him. He seemed curious about what was going on. I was thrilled to be this close to one! We have seen several in this general area prior to and after this encounter. Montgomery county.  |
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Post by moose1am on Apr 15, 2016 14:20:55 GMT -5
I would think that their range depends on the food supply and the habitat that they live among. Also the availability of mates in the territory. But they probably move farther away if they need to find food or a mate.
And of course eventually their offspring will need to move away and find a territory of their own with similar features. |
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