• Bears.
• Bees.
• Bob-Cats.
• Cougers (Mountain Lions)
• Coyotes & Wolves.
• Deer.
• Deer Ticks.
• Snakes.

The dominant forest type on the moist, well-drained, acidic soils on the slopes of the Catskills is the northern hardwoods forest generally dominated by one or more of three hardwood species, American beech (Fagus grandifolia), sugar maple (Acer saccharum), and yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis), with lesser amounts …

Streams of the Catskills are perhaps our most important aquatic habitat. Sullivan County, in the southern part of the Catskills, is the only area with abundant natural lakes. Elsewhere, streams are the most frequently encountered body of water.

Writing in his 1859 book On the Origin of Species, which laid down the foundations of evolution as a science, Darwin reported, “There are two varieties of the wolf inhabiting the Catskill Mountains, in the United States, one with a light greyhound-like form, which pursues deer, and the other more bulky, with shorter …

Also known as a cougar, puma or panther, these mountain lions are not native to New York state. According to the Department of Environmental Conservation, they have been absent from NY since the late 1800s; however, there have been a few isolated sightings. In big cats, black panthers are actually jaguars or leopards.

New York State is home to the bobcat, a wild cat species seen throughout upstate New York. Historically, the Empire State was also the native range of two more wild cat species, the Canada lynx and eastern cougar.

In New York, most moose are located in the northeastern part of the state in the Adirondack Mountains and the Taconic Highlands along the Massachusetts and Vermont borders. Moose are primarily browsers, feeding on the leaves, twigs, and buds of hardwood and softwood trees and shrubs.

The lynx is considered extirpated in New York because there is no evidence of any remnant population of resident animals.

General Regulations Furbearers may be hunted with a bow, crossbow or firearm as described below. You may hunt red and gray fox, coyote, bobcat, raccoon, skunk, weasel and opossum anywhere in the State. If you take a bobcat, it must be tagged and sealed. You may use a call, including an electronic call.

According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation — responsible for protecting New York State’s wild animal and plant populations — native New York animals include the bald eagle, black bear, blue jay, bob cat, eastern chipmunk, gray squirrel, Indiana bat, mute swan, osprey, otter, raccoon, red …

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Attacks by bobcats on humans are rare. Normally if a bobcat approaches a human or seems aggressive towards you it is most likely sick or rabid. If the bobcat is killed during the attack, make sure you have authorities examine the carcass of the bobcat for rabies or other diseases.

According to the DEC, bobcats can be found in about one-quarter of the state, with concentrations in Adirondacks, Catskill and Taconic region. They’re also found occasionally in many areas of western New York. “Bobcat are about twice the size of a domestic cat.

Bobcat. Bobcat tracks are about two inches in diameter and resemble a small dog’s track, except for a small notch in front of the heel pad, dead center in the track. A bobcat’s front feet are slightly larger than its rear feet.

What Do Beaver Footprints Look Like? Beaver tracks in snow or mud are distinct because the animals have webbed hind feet that leave behind triangular prints. As they move, their front paws create hand-like indents.

Tracks: Coyote footprints are oval-shaped and measure approximately 2.5 inches long by 2 inches wide. They register four toes with claws in both front and hind feet. Their foot pad is roughly triangular-shaped. The hind foot is slightly smaller than the front foot and registers a smaller foot pad.

Underground dens in rocky places are usually selected as first choices for natal dens. If these are not available, the female bobcat can choose a hollow tree, or the underground den of another species as bobcats do not dig their own dens.

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How do You Know When Bobcats Are Around?

1. Tracks: the tracks of bobcats are asymmetrical, with 4 toes and metacarpal pad is bubble “m” shaped.
2. Fronts: 1 5/8 – 2 1/2 inches long by 1 3/8 – 2 5/8 inches wide.
3. Rears: 1 9/16 – 2 1/2 inches long by 1 3/16 – 2 5/8 inches wide.

Carcasses of bobcat kills are often distinguishable from those of cougar, coyote, or fox. Bobcats leave claw marks on the backs or shoulders of adult deer or antelope. On large carcasses, bob-cats usually open an area just behind the ribs and begin feeding on the viscera.

9. THEY LIKE TO COVER UP THEIR KILLS. Bobcats can’t always consume their victims in one sitting. Sometimes, the carnivores use dirt, snow, leaves, or grass to bury the uneaten pieces of especially large corpses, and will return periodically to dig up their leftovers.

Yes, imo. A bobcat can kill prey many times it’s own size. A large dog wouldnt be a prey item , but likely has never tangled with anything remotely like a bobcat.

Even confronted with diminishing prey, a healthy bobcat seldom attacks a human. In fact, said to the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Internet site, “Bobcats are not considered a threat to human safety except in rare cases when they have rabies or are extremely aggressive.” Attacks do happen, however.

Bobcats live an average of a dozen years in the wild and females continue to produce one litter per year until death, according to Massachusetts Wildlife. Everything I can find says that there are no documented fatal attacks against humans.

Bobcats kill and eat a variety of animal species, from tree squirrels to deer, but will occasionally prey on livestock, fowl and household companion animals, such as rabbits, cats and dogs.

Question: Can a bobcat kill a large dog? Answer: The chances of a 30lb (an exceedingly large individual for this area) bobcat killing a 40-70lb dog are extremely unlikely.