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Just like real life.rcorfman wrote:Hmm, I haven't been able to spot the bobcat.
There is a family of bobcats at Sweetwater Wetlands in Tucson that is very used to being photographed, and I see pics posted almost every day on "backyard wildlife of the southwest" showing what incredible hunters (and eaters) they are! This particular family eats lots and lots of Coots.hikeaz wrote:I was impressed to read that "A bobcat consumes prodigious numbers of prey. It is estimated, for instance, that a female (mama) bobcat and three kittens to which she gave birth (avg.) at the beginning of her second year of life will consume at least 3800 rats, 700 cottontail rabbits, and 3200 mice by the end of her second year."
This was on the Section that I am considering backpacking next week.wwwlongdistancehikercom wrote:The other guy, Square Pants, had had a crazy day, as he had been attacked by a bobcat. He showed us the big gash on his leg from the encounter. They were planning to get into Phoenix today to see a doctor. Pretty scary.
Well, it skipped eating people in the six intervening years, so the odds are in your favor.TooOld2HikeQ wrote: ↑Mar 11 2024 5:06 pm An old story (from April 2018) as I read up on the Grand Enchantment Trail.This was on the Section that I am considering backpacking next week.wwwlongdistancehikercom wrote:The other guy, Square Pants, had had a crazy day, as he had been attacked by a bobcat. He showed us the big gash on his leg from the encounter. They were planning to get into Phoenix today to see a doctor. Pretty scary.
Hmm.. March, April. Seem close, time-wise.