Black Bobcat in southern Ohio
10-16-2008, 10:37 PM
#21
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Dover, Ohio. Tuscarawas county.
Posts: 827
RE: Black Bobcat in southern Ohio
Could be a bob cat? It's tail is the right size and it's big enough. They normally don't move in daylight, but it does happen.Hopefully you can get a real good look at it.
10-17-2008, 01:37 PM
#22
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Southern Ohio
Posts: 45
RE: Black Bobcat in southern Ohio
This is part of an email sent to me from ODNR about the cat picture --
Matt
"Thank you for forwarding the photo to me. It does indeed have the body form of a bobcat. Melanistic bobcats are quite rare and have been reported primarily in Florida, so your photo is quite intriguing. I maintain a database of bobcat sightings and I would like to add your information to it. Could you possibly provide me with a more detailed location, such as nearest road intersection or township?
Thanks again for reporting your sighting. Such information is very important and helps us monitor the recovering bobcat population.
Best wishes,
Suzie
Suzanne Prange, Ph.D.
Forest Wildlife Research Biologist
Waterloo Wildlife Research Station
ODNR, Division of Wildlife
360 East State Street
Athens, OH 45701"
Matt
"Thank you for forwarding the photo to me. It does indeed have the body form of a bobcat. Melanistic bobcats are quite rare and have been reported primarily in Florida, so your photo is quite intriguing. I maintain a database of bobcat sightings and I would like to add your information to it. Could you possibly provide me with a more detailed location, such as nearest road intersection or township?
Thanks again for reporting your sighting. Such information is very important and helps us monitor the recovering bobcat population.
Best wishes,
Suzie
Suzanne Prange, Ph.D.
Forest Wildlife Research Biologist
Waterloo Wildlife Research Station
ODNR, Division of Wildlife
360 East State Street
Athens, OH 45701"
10-18-2008, 01:30 AM
#25
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: coshocton, Ohio
Posts: 279
RE: Black Bobcat in southern Ohio
I actually went back to that post and looked through some of the others. He lives in southern Ohio too![:-]Thats kinda weird.
see here:
http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=2561346
http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=2854055&mpage=1&key=&#285405 5
see here:
http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=2561346
http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=2854055&mpage=1&key=&#285405 5
10-18-2008, 09:23 PM
#27
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Oregon
Posts: 1,570
RE: Black Bobcat in southern Ohio
ORIGINAL: mondoman86
Maybe its a pixie bob. They are like a mix of house cat, and bobcat I think. Here is a picture of one posted on here a long time ago.
Maybe its a pixie bob. They are like a mix of house cat, and bobcat I think. Here is a picture of one posted on here a long time ago.
10-19-2008, 04:00 PM
#30
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Southeast Missouri
Posts: 2,178
RE: Black Bobcat in southern Ohio
I think it is a Bobcat but is shaded and just looks darker than it really is?Put it onyour computer and lighten it up a bit and Ibelieve it won't be as dark as it is showing!