Entries Tagged Bobcats

They say the carcasses are needed to help them collect data on bobcat populations in the state. The Bobcat Ecology Research Project is in its second and final year of data collection.

New Hampshire has taken a step closer to restoring hunting and trapping seasons for bobcats and preservation groups are protesting.

After reading a recent issue of Predator Xtreme magazine, this hunter used the advice provided in the article to call in his first bobcat.

California's Fish and Game Commission has voted to ban bobcat trapping throughout the state, a move praised by animal activists who argue trapping is cruel.

An Alabama woman is recovering after being attacked by a rabid bobcat in the front yard of her Crenshaw County home.

To hunters, the once-endangered nocturnal cat's growing population is a nuisance and potential danger. To opponents of the law, the “shy and elusive'' animal is being put in the crosshairs by trophy-hunters.

Montana wildlife officials have reduced quotas for bobcat hunting and trapping across a broad swath of central and northern Montana.

Illinois would allow hunting and trapping of bobcats under legislation headed to the governor. The House approved a plan that would establish a hunting season for the previously endangered animal.

This past year's especially harsh winter has prompted the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department to rethink a proposal to bring back the state's bobcat trapping season.

Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials have seen a drop in bobcat numbers in those areas. The decline is attributed to a cyclical population shift, but the agency doesn't want to exacerbate the drop through hunting and trapping.

After collecting trail-camera photos of a unique bobcat, this Missouri trapper was dead set on catching it.

Authorities say he and his assistants would locate cats prior to a client's arrival and then “shorten up” the hunt by caging the animals, then releasing them when the client was present.

Montana FWP officials say they received more than 21,000 comments about the license application, mainly opposition from animal-rights advocacy groups and individuals.