Photo by Don Bartling
The most common wildcat in North America, the bobcat is named for its short, bobbed tail. Bobcats have keen eye sight and an excellent sense of smell and hearing.
November 16, 2017
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November 16, 2017 midnight
The Bobcat: A graceful, stealthy and extraordinary hunter!
Graceful and stealthy is what I thought when I saw this extraordinary hunter. I noticed the bobcat 40 yards ahead walking north on the one lane tour road that overlooks Myrtle Creek and the Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge ponds. He was on the west side of the narrow gravel road and looking nervously at me in my Jeep and then surprisingly he walked toward me for about 10 feet and meandered west down the steep bank bordering the creek.