Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site pyuxhh.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!hou3c!hocda!houxm!houxz!vax135!floyd!whuxle!spuxll!abnjh!u1100a!pyuxn!pyuxww!pyuxhh!dxp From: dxp@pyuxhh.UUCP (D Peak) Newsgroups: net.pets Subject: Re: Bobcats Message-ID: <646@pyuxhh.UUCP> Date: Mon, 4-Jun-84 13:56:14 EDT Article-I.D.: pyuxhh.646 Posted: Mon Jun 4 13:56:14 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 6-Jun-84 05:49:26 EDT References: <743@avsdT.UUCP>, <784@pyuxa.UUCP> Organization: Bell Communications Research, Piscataway N.J. Lines: 40 Rhode , A little info might be useful in enlightening you on bobcats --> 20 years ago it was thought that the bobcat had pretty much been --> chased out of the Eastern US by the more aggressive Eastern coyote --> however the bobcat has somewhat surprisingly made a determined --> comeback.To the extent that a once "protected animal" is now --> legal for hunting purposes in Maine & Massachusetts.I understand --> that NJ & NY are in the process of de-classifying the animal as --> no longer in imminent danger of extinction and in fact are --> approaching the status of being a pest that needs to be "controlled". The above is a summary of an article I read about a year ago in a wildlife magazine , I'll follow up if anyone wants any more hard data. Whatever your views for/against hunting the state wildlife authorities do not take actions such as the above lightly. In fact the generally act 2-3 years after the action is neccesary in the hopes that nature will balance things out itself. The point I'm trying to make is that the bobcat is one determined animal that is very capable of looking after itself and its territory. Its not an overgrown house cat , it is approx 35-40lbs (male) of out and out wild animal that is probably second only to the wolverine (now there's another beatuful looking animal) in ferocity on the north american continent (with the grizzly bear rated 3rd). I wholeheartedly agree that the bobcat is fantastic looking animal but unless you get some SERIOUS animal husbandry training keep your admiration at a distance. -- Dave Peak (pyuxhh!dxp) " I'd rather have two girls at 21 each than one girl at 42 ! " - W.C. Fields