LYKOS
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Bent Mountain Va
So here is the deal. I live in one of the more "wild" parts of central Virginia. There are more remote and less populated areas but I live back in the woods, on a mountain, etc etc...
At my little cabin I've had to shoot raccoons in the bedroom and had a black bear knock out a screen to get to some food left by the sink, coyotes sing in the distance every night and once a wild turkey flew in through the open front door.
About three weeks ago I saw a new critter at the end of my drive way. My driveway is 3/8 of a mile of dirt off of an unmarked one lane dead end road.
It was a bobcat.
Hadn't seen one of those up here yet.
Last week I found a wounded fawn in the backyard. It had it's hind quarters torn open by a predator. It was infested with maggots. I had to go ahead and put it down.
Yesterday, during daylight I was woken up (I sleep days due to night shift) by a feline screaming outside. First time I didn't react as I thought it was just a night(day)mare, the second time I was up like a shot and clearing the yard with shotgun in hand. LOL
So last night, about three a.m. I hear a wounded fawn screaming out side somewhere. I go out with flashlight to see what I can see and I hear the feline screaming again and the fawn went quiet rather abruptly.
So tell me about bobcats.
Are they afraid of humans?
Do they eat house cats? I have two mousers running around that I'm rather fond of.
Will they enter a house in search of food?
I know a lot of you guys live remotely and probably have more experience with these animals than I do.
So what can you tell me?
Thanks in advance...
At my little cabin I've had to shoot raccoons in the bedroom and had a black bear knock out a screen to get to some food left by the sink, coyotes sing in the distance every night and once a wild turkey flew in through the open front door.
About three weeks ago I saw a new critter at the end of my drive way. My driveway is 3/8 of a mile of dirt off of an unmarked one lane dead end road.
It was a bobcat.
Hadn't seen one of those up here yet.
Last week I found a wounded fawn in the backyard. It had it's hind quarters torn open by a predator. It was infested with maggots. I had to go ahead and put it down.
Yesterday, during daylight I was woken up (I sleep days due to night shift) by a feline screaming outside. First time I didn't react as I thought it was just a night(day)mare, the second time I was up like a shot and clearing the yard with shotgun in hand. LOL
So last night, about three a.m. I hear a wounded fawn screaming out side somewhere. I go out with flashlight to see what I can see and I hear the feline screaming again and the fawn went quiet rather abruptly.
So tell me about bobcats.
Are they afraid of humans?
Do they eat house cats? I have two mousers running around that I'm rather fond of.
Will they enter a house in search of food?
I know a lot of you guys live remotely and probably have more experience with these animals than I do.
So what can you tell me?
Thanks in advance...