Bobcats

[utvolsfan77]

At a bit over 64 years old, I have seen a ton of bobcats during my lifetime. But until recently, I had never seen one with a long tail. All of the bobcats I've ever seen had the typical short tail of around two inches or slightly longer. Things sure changed a bit when I swapped cards recently on the farm I grew up on.

Have you guys in middle Tennessee and west Tennessee seen many bobcats like this? It sure was a first for me. Now I'm wanting to get this one for a full body mount. Only problem is bobcat season usually doesn't open until late November or early December.

 

[utvolsfan77]

@BSK what's your take on this?

 

[TN Song Dog]

Hard to tail, but looks most similar to a racoon.

 

[timberjack86]

Hard to tail, but looks most similar to a racoon.

Looks like a coon to me.

 

[prstide]

That's a coon.

 

[Planking]

I had some daytime pics of coons when i checked my cams yesterday.

 

[Andy S.]

Raccoon

 

[Hunter0678]

That looks like a cool colored coon. Of the bobcats Ive seen/killed, the smaller ones tails are 2-3" but a larger mature adult is in the 6-8" long range.

 

[backyardtndeer]

Seen and gotten pic of a lot of them over the years. Never seen a bobcat with a long tail like that.

 

[RUGER]

Very cool.

 

[mike243]

Been a coon in the woodpile

 

[Biggun4214]

May be a savanna cat. They have become popular with exotic wildlife folks.

 

[tellico4x4]

I really don't know. Trap some of each every year, but never seen one like that. Tail certainly looks like a coon but body coloration looks like a bobcat....

 

[Hduke86]

You've got a rare wild middle Tennessee lemur on your hands. Best way to take them out is with a pile of mango and a blow dart.

 

[Dean Parisian]

Having trapped between one and two thousand raccoon in my short 69 years you better think again if that is a bobcat.

 

[XCR-2]

Feral cat

 

[shooter250]

At a bit over 64 years old, I have seen a ton of bobcats during my lifetime. But until recently, I had never seen one with a long tail. All of the bobcats I've ever seen had the typical short tail of around two inches or slightly longer. Things sure changed a bit when I swapped cards recently on the farm I grew up on.

Have you guys in middle Tennessee and west Tennessee seen many bobcats like this? It sure was a first for me. Now I'm wanting get this one for a full body mount. Only problem is bobcat season usually doesn't open until late November or early December.

Coon for sure

 

[utvolsfan77]

I appreciate all of you guys' input, but raccoons do not have spotted bodies! If you zoom in or otherwise enlarge the photo, you will clearly see that this is no raccoon. Raccoons don't have spotted bodies like that. I've seen thousands of raccoons during my lifetime, and I have thousands of trail camera photos taken at night and during daylight hours, but this is not a raccoon.

 

[EastTNHunter]

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You've got a rare wild middle Tennessee lemur on your hands. Best way to take them out is with a pile of mango and a blow dart.

 

[Hunter79]

I appreciate all of you guys' input, but raccoons do not have spotted bodies! If you zoom in or otherwise enlarge the photo, you will clearly see that this is no raccoon. Raccoons don't have spotted bodies like that. I've seen thousands of raccoons during my lifetime, and I have thousands of trail camera photos taken at night and during daylight hours, but this is not a raccoon.

Sir I don't reply a lot on here,but even i can count the rings on that tail.it is definitely a coon.have a good evening!