AZ DEER vs BOBCAT

[ruthunter]

My 3 buddies and I got to our spot to glass for deer this morning and right away we located two good bucks together. As we watch them and discussed the best way to put a stalk on we noticed movement in the bino's 10 yards below them. Our first thought was a mountain lion but as we watched it turned out to be a bobcat stalking the bigger of the two bucks.The bobcat then ran up to the deer and swiped at him.The deer seemed more puzzled at the cat than scared.We watched the bobcat pursue them all the way over the mountain and out of site.I know a mountain lion will take a deer but we didnt think a bobcat could.Anybody ever seen that before.

 

[Cali4x4]

I saw a bobcat who had a mature blacktail doe (100lbs)already down behind my house. A few years later my daughter said a deer "had fell " behind the house when I asked what the noise was. I couldn't belive a deer fell ,so I looked and a fawn was standing up with a bobcat firmly biting it on the neck from the underside. While trying to get my wifes attention I scared the bobcat off so I didn't view a kill. But I believe they can kill the blacktails out here in CA.

 

[ruthunter]

VERY INTERESTING STORY,ITS HARD TO SAY WHAT HAPPENS IN NATURE WHEN ANIMALS GET HUNGRY.