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Racks
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I have done a lot of hunting in Southern Iowa over the years and have yet to ever see a bobcat. I wonder if it's true they are starting to make a comeback?
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Nick Habes
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I was in Grand River last Nov. and a local trapper was showing a large male cat off. He caught it in a fox set and was about to turn it over to a DNR officer. He said that, he was aware of three caught in the area. Doesn't sound like a passing thru situation to me.
SWIABOONER
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Yes they are making a comeback. I worked for the DNR at the Riverton Unit last fall during the duck season. If my memory serves me correctly there were three bobcats hit by cars while i was working there and they were all juvenile males. Our Biologist said this was a sign that they are succefully breeding in the area. There were other reports of bobcat sightings quite often.
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SWIABOONER
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Yeah i can see that it looks like a big cat. I think that a real big bobcat can push the scales at about 40 pounds, this would be a BIG cat though. But i definetly agree with you that it is a mature animal.
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Guest
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That is a cool picture.I live up in NW Sask and have yet to see alive one. Lots of Lynx get trapped where I hunt but I am yet to see on alive though I see lots of tracks. Last winter I questioned my sanity when what my hunting partner and I thought was cougar crossed the road in front of us one night. Well, this year alocal trapper caught one while trapping wolves and a few more have talked about their tracks. Now I'd like to see one of those in the woods. (FROM A LOCKED GROUND BLIND)
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Bowdon
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Last year turkey hunt I had one try to kill one of my decoys in southern Iowa. I got a real good look at him he was only about 5 yards from my blind and I gest him to be 37 to 40 lbs I have seen them out west and in Missouri but, Was the biggest one I have evr seen.
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grandpabuck
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Great picture.Bobcats are apparently coming on strong in southern Iowa.I saw a large one during late doe season and a buddy saw a small one during first gun season. Our first sitings and then two within two months.The turkeys,pheasants must be feeding them well.