A Cat Question

[SmokingInTheWind]

I have a question I hope someone can help me with. The wife and I have been seeing a cat hanging around our house lately. See photos of said cat below. It is a nice looking cat, rather large, but a bit aloof. Does anyone have any suggestions on how we can get it to warm up to us?

Sorry for the poor quality photos. The cat is a bit shy so we have to be stealthy when photographing it. Here it is on our back yard wall.

 

[BingBong]

Tasty snacks usually impress. Is it a feral or simply wandering the domain? Likes looking in to see you, obviously!

 

[dd57chevy]

Not sure if you're serious , but I wouldn't advise trying to get close . It looks like a bobcat .......

 

[Lemuel Pitkin]

Looks like a bobcat to me.

 

[SmokingInTheWind]

Not sure if you're serious , but I wouldn't advise trying to get close . It looks like a bobcat .......

We have a winner

 

[WVOldFart]

That's a nice kitty, but it's a Bobcat.

 

[bassbug]

The ears and cropped tail strongly suggest it's a bobcat. I wouldn't feed it

 

[Waning Embers]

Definitely bobcat. Appears to be stalking behavior.

 

[dd57chevy]

If you have a Yorkshire terrier , turn it loose . They are known bobcat killers .

 

[The Benedictine]

It has danger mittens

 

[anotherbob]

I don't know if you already know it's name and it's not friends, well it probably isn't happening. Fun fact mostly people think Bobcats are named after the tail, not true they're named that because they're fans of the early period of the Beatles work.

 

[WVOldFart]

I don't know if you already know it's name and it's not friends, well it probably isn't happening. Fun fact mostly people think Bobcats are named after the tail, not true they're named that because they're fans of the early period of the Beatles work.

Their real name is Robertcat, but they like to be called Bob.

 

[jakesmokes]

Friend shaped, but unfortunately not friend.

 

[anotherbob]

Their real name is Robertcat, but they like to be called Bob.

Or as I say Robert is my paperwork name and Bob is my real name.

 

[Sig]

This reminds me of the memes that pop up online.


A couple years ago I was sitting in the Wegmans parking lot when this walked by. I've worked with enough coyotes to know one when I see it.


And finally, I don't break the law often, but when I do, it's usually for animals.
About 10 years ago I was out on our property, near the property line that boarders state lands. I heard a god awful screaming coming from about 100 yards onto the state land.
I found a bobcat in a toe hold trap. It was 100% legal. The trap was labeled and set properly. But, I couldn't walk away. So, I set the nasty little bastard free.
I'm a hunter, and I know what I did was illegal, but I really didn't care.

 

[anotherbob]

This reminds me of the memes that pop up online.
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A couple years ago I was sitting in the Wegmans parking lot when this walked by. I've worked with enough coyotes to know one when I see it.
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And finally, I don't break the law often, but when I do, it's usually for animals.
About 10 years ago I was out on our property, near the property line that boarders state lands. I heard a god awful screaming coming from about 100 yards onto the state land.
I found a bobcat in a toe hold trap. It was 100% legal. The trap was labeled and set properly. But, I couldn't walk away. So, I set the nasty little bastard free.
I'm a hunter, and I know what I did was illegal, but I really didn't care.

Illegal and wrong aren't always the same thing. Legal isn't always right either.

 

[Sig]

Illegal and wrong aren't always the same thing. Legal isn't always right either.

Yep, at the time the fur was worth about $60, and I doubt the trapper was going to eat it.
I'm all for subsistence hunting, and even trophy hunting if the hunter eats the meat.
But killing animals solely for profit, isn't my thing, and I can't sit back and observe it either. But that's just me.

 

[The Benedictine]

Yep, at the time the fur was worth about $60, and I doubt the trapper was going to eat it.
I'm all for subsistence hunting, and even trophy hunting if the hunter eats the meat.
But killing animals solely for profit, isn't my thing, and I can't sit back and observe it either. But that's just me.

I used to hunt a lot when I had both of my legs. Mainly spear hunting boar in europe.

 

[Flatfish]

My cat is bigger.

 

[bassbug]

If you have a Yorkshire terrier , turn it loose . They are known bobcat killers .

Mostly because the bobcats choke on all those bones....