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Confirmed BOBCATS in Indiana
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where abouts by Crane?......i'm 2 miles as the crow flys from the north fence...
trophy hunter
Sharpshooter
trophy hunter
Sharpshooter
cought this yrs,ago released unharmed... sorry for the double post... tried to delete,wouldn`t let me..
Somebody did release wild hogs in southern Indiana a few years back.
The folks that raise pigs didn't like it because of disease potential and DNR didn't like it because wild hogs are a wrecking crew for habitat, also area residents like me weren't thrilled about the notion of running into a sow with piglets during a family mushroom hunt.
Attempts were made to eradicate them and as far as I know they were successful.
spearheadersarge
Expert
I was referring to Big Oaks. It is fairly well fenced and would probably keep them contained for the most part. I know it is federally managed so my thinking was that the feds would probably just let it slide if they ever did find a population within their boundries?
Girlfriend's family member got pics of one while turkey hunting this spring, on the property that borders the backside of the Martinsville Consvation Club.
It got withing about 20 feet of him before he made some noise to chase it off.
Bobcat hit and killed on the west side of Columbus ~ June 18th 2012.
The Republic - Bobcat hit and killed on west side of Columbus - Columbus, Indiana
Also:
<quote>
Bobcat on the Prowl
The Republic photos by Joe Harpring
Columbus resident and trapper Tim Rose releases a bobcat, a few hours after catching it in Bartholomew County and reporting it to Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Sunday, November 21, 2004
Endangered species found in cage by trapper near Columbus city limits
By Marla Miller
editorial@therepublic.com
Tim Rose’s routine trap check turned hissy when he came upon a detained kitty.
The fussy feline didn’t stray from a warm house or barn haystack. Rather, it seems it meandered across Rose’s coyote trap while roaming in a marshy habitat near Columbus’ city limits.
When Rose closed in to inspect, he realized he had caught an Indiana endangered species.
“The first thing I thought is ‘Oh my gosh, I got a mountain lion,’” he said. “Then I thought, this must be somebody’s escaped pet. Then I realized ‘Oh gosh, it’s a bobcat.’”
Capturing a bobcat was an extremely unusual snag — one that had Rose on the phone to trapper friends and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
Since bobcats are a protected species, Rose secured the unhurt animal in a cage and notified the Division of Fish and Wildlife. He confirmed it did not have a radio collar or ear tag, which are being used by the state to track bobcats, and a biologist told him to release the animal back into the wild. The division is sending him a map to record the sighting.
Rose also called a Republic photographer to have proof of the capture and release.
“It just walked out of the cage and growled at us and ran off,” he said. “It was amazing. It was more scared of us.”
Rose started trapping coyotes about two years ago and caught more than 100 last year. He normally checks his traps in the early morning, between 4 and 6:30 a.m. He discovered the bobcat Monday in an undisclosed location. He also said he could not determine its gender.
“The interesting thing is it wasn’t caught too far from the city limits,” he said. “It had a very good food source and good cover. It’s a swamp-type area.”
In their studies, biologists have discovered bobcats are solitary, nomadic animals, especially males. There’s really no way to tell whether Bartholomew County has a new, permanent member of the cat family, said Cassie Hudson, a research assistant with the Division of Fish and Wildlife.
“It’s hard to say if he’s a resident of that area or just traveling through,” she said, adding one collared cat made it all the way to St. Louis before getting hit by a car.
“Males generally have a larger home range coming into winter months because that’s mating season.”
The Division of Fish and Wildlife’s began the study in December 1998, according to the Web page in.gov/dnr/fishwild/publications/lifeseries/bobcat.htm. The DNR’s Indiana Wildlife Diversity Section also sponsors the Track a Bobcat Project, which allows the public to help in the effort.
The project is focused on south central Indiana. Each December, bobcats are trapped, radio collared and then tracked to determine habitat use, home range, reproduction and abundance. They can be monitored for about 17 months, which is how long the radio collar’s battery lasts, Hudson said.
“We haven’t really had a chance to number crunch,” she said. “We’re still collecting data. This coming winter should be our last trapping season.
“We see visual observations of cats with kittens. As far as knowing if the numbers are decreasing or increasing, it’s hard to say.”
Data gathered from the study will be used to create management guidelines. In the future, biologists hope to remove the bobcat from the endangered species list.
The animals, which look strikingly like housecats except for their size, roamed throughout Indiana before pioneers moved in. Loss of habitat due to forest clearing and new settlements in remote areas probably caused the drastic population decline, according to the DNR’s Web site.
As a result, the bobcat was classified as endangered in 1969, providing full protection for this rare species. The DNR created a database in 1989 to record bobcat sightings. A total of 38 confirmed bobcat sightings have been recorded along with dozens of unconfirmed reports.
Data accumulated to date suggests that bobcats occur at moderate levels in the forested, south central portion of the state, and to a lesser extent, in the natural lakes region of northwest Indiana, according to the site.
In neighboring Ohio and Illinois, the bobcat is considered a rare species. Bobcats are more common in Michigan and Kentucky, where they are a game species trapped for their valuable fur.
</quote>
It got withing about 20 feet of him before he made some noise to chase it off.
Bobcat hit and killed on the west side of Columbus ~ June 18th 2012.
The Republic - Bobcat hit and killed on west side of Columbus - Columbus, Indiana
Also:
<quote>
Bobcat on the Prowl
The Republic photos by Joe Harpring
Columbus resident and trapper Tim Rose releases a bobcat, a few hours after catching it in Bartholomew County and reporting it to Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Sunday, November 21, 2004
Endangered species found in cage by trapper near Columbus city limits
By Marla Miller
editorial@therepublic.com
Tim Rose’s routine trap check turned hissy when he came upon a detained kitty.
The fussy feline didn’t stray from a warm house or barn haystack. Rather, it seems it meandered across Rose’s coyote trap while roaming in a marshy habitat near Columbus’ city limits.
When Rose closed in to inspect, he realized he had caught an Indiana endangered species.
“The first thing I thought is ‘Oh my gosh, I got a mountain lion,’” he said. “Then I thought, this must be somebody’s escaped pet. Then I realized ‘Oh gosh, it’s a bobcat.’”
Capturing a bobcat was an extremely unusual snag — one that had Rose on the phone to trapper friends and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
Since bobcats are a protected species, Rose secured the unhurt animal in a cage and notified the Division of Fish and Wildlife. He confirmed it did not have a radio collar or ear tag, which are being used by the state to track bobcats, and a biologist told him to release the animal back into the wild. The division is sending him a map to record the sighting.
Rose also called a Republic photographer to have proof of the capture and release.
“It just walked out of the cage and growled at us and ran off,” he said. “It was amazing. It was more scared of us.”
Rose started trapping coyotes about two years ago and caught more than 100 last year. He normally checks his traps in the early morning, between 4 and 6:30 a.m. He discovered the bobcat Monday in an undisclosed location. He also said he could not determine its gender.
“The interesting thing is it wasn’t caught too far from the city limits,” he said. “It had a very good food source and good cover. It’s a swamp-type area.”
In their studies, biologists have discovered bobcats are solitary, nomadic animals, especially males. There’s really no way to tell whether Bartholomew County has a new, permanent member of the cat family, said Cassie Hudson, a research assistant with the Division of Fish and Wildlife.
“It’s hard to say if he’s a resident of that area or just traveling through,” she said, adding one collared cat made it all the way to St. Louis before getting hit by a car.
“Males generally have a larger home range coming into winter months because that’s mating season.”
The Division of Fish and Wildlife’s began the study in December 1998, according to the Web page in.gov/dnr/fishwild/publications/lifeseries/bobcat.htm. The DNR’s Indiana Wildlife Diversity Section also sponsors the Track a Bobcat Project, which allows the public to help in the effort.
The project is focused on south central Indiana. Each December, bobcats are trapped, radio collared and then tracked to determine habitat use, home range, reproduction and abundance. They can be monitored for about 17 months, which is how long the radio collar’s battery lasts, Hudson said.
“We haven’t really had a chance to number crunch,” she said. “We’re still collecting data. This coming winter should be our last trapping season.
“We see visual observations of cats with kittens. As far as knowing if the numbers are decreasing or increasing, it’s hard to say.”
Data gathered from the study will be used to create management guidelines. In the future, biologists hope to remove the bobcat from the endangered species list.
The animals, which look strikingly like housecats except for their size, roamed throughout Indiana before pioneers moved in. Loss of habitat due to forest clearing and new settlements in remote areas probably caused the drastic population decline, according to the DNR’s Web site.
As a result, the bobcat was classified as endangered in 1969, providing full protection for this rare species. The DNR created a database in 1989 to record bobcat sightings. A total of 38 confirmed bobcat sightings have been recorded along with dozens of unconfirmed reports.
Data accumulated to date suggests that bobcats occur at moderate levels in the forested, south central portion of the state, and to a lesser extent, in the natural lakes region of northwest Indiana, according to the site.
In neighboring Ohio and Illinois, the bobcat is considered a rare species. Bobcats are more common in Michigan and Kentucky, where they are a game species trapped for their valuable fur.
</quote>
- Jan 12, 2012
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OK, I couldn't resist behaving badly, so here it is!
littletommy
Grandmaster
I've seen one (assuming the same one) twice near the Clark cabin and boat ramp in Clarksville.
if you want to see one.. meet me at my farm in southern indiana (perry county) i have one living in the tac room of our barn. if it reproduces we will "trap" the pups and they will go to a wildlife rehab center and taken away. these this have DESTROYED the turkey population all around. no, they do no 'harm' to humans unless they would sence danger.. but i don't like themm! lol
but i promise i've never shot at one..
but i promise i've never shot at one..
whatscooking
Plinker
I was going up 129 out of Vevay on a motorcycle trip recently and saw one plain as day. Taller than i thought they would be.
how did you release it?
Really that close to me I might have to wait around there to see if I can spot it I wouldnt think they would be that close maybe its den is in the loop wetlands area?
Or did you confuse a INGO member for a wild animal as I do frequent there on my bike rides
possum_128
Master
Had one on my front porch a couple of nights ago, not as rare as a bigfoot.
littletommy
Grandmaster
If you are familiar with the area, the open field just east of the bridge is where I've seen it. The first time I saw it, I wasn't 100% sure of what I saw, but the second time confirmed it. That is about 500 yards from my house.
Jason R. Bruce
Marksman
There are plenty of bobcats in Southern Indiana these days. I probably have 300 trailcam pictures of bobcats in Indiana... cameras intentionally set to capture predators (using bait/lures/urine/ect). We call in a couple every year while targeting coyotes as well.
I have 7 cameras running right now and hope to retrieve some good photos this weekend, hoping to get my first set of "kittens" on film.
I have 7 cameras running right now and hope to retrieve some good photos this weekend, hoping to get my first set of "kittens" on film.
trophy hunter
Sharpshooter
aka-kesler
Plinker
- Aug 18, 2012
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They have been around for a long time.. My dad and uncle have heard them in our woods in Northern Indiana as long ago as 45yrs. Just not real common up north as they seem to be south.
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