Another bit o' wildlife - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

ScottyS · 2006-12-12, 05:38 PM

Here's another interesting one. It was in a field just down the road from my place where I see lots of coyotes, and was by far the largest example of it's kind I've seen around here. Lynx rufus is the proper name, commonly called a Bobcat.

This sucker was the size of a small coyote, I'm guessing he was in the 36" range. Watched him for about 30min, stalking through the field, detecting rodents, getting position, and pouncing. I watched him catch and eat probably 8 times.

The light sucked, with the sun already behind the hills. I used my Fuji S5000 at 10x with a 2x doubler. Shutter speeds of 1/400 @ f3.2.

Pat R. · 2006-12-12, 07:01 PM

I'll bet that sucker would keep the damn rabbits out of my turnip patch.

cody · 2006-12-12, 07:51 PM

<pussy joke>

That's pretty cool. I didn't know we had bobcats in NV.

Kevin M · 2006-12-12, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Pat R.

I'll bet that sucker would keep the damn rabbits out of Nick's engine bay.

Fixored!

JonnydaJibba · 2006-12-13, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by cody

That's pretty cool. I didn't know we had bobcats in NV.

Ditto.

NevadaSTi · 2006-12-13, 10:35 AM

Yup, they are in Nevada. Mean as can be, the yotes will steer clear of them.

dknv · 2006-12-13, 10:25 PM

Great pics! I needed one of those roaming around my place this summer, when the rabbits would not leave the back lawn alone.

MattR · 2006-12-14, 07:53 AM

It's coming right for us.!

Ezdno · 2006-12-15, 07:59 AM

No matter how cool it looks I don't think I would want it roaming my back yard...

Nice Pictures though!

Dean · 2006-12-15, 02:03 PM

I have foxes that regularly cruise through my back yard.

Unfortunately, they are the four legged variety.

ScottyS · 2009-05-21, 05:23 PM

Thread bump, I saw this dude a couple days ago while in the field looking for potential climate change monitoring sites in eastern NV for an NSF-funded instrumentation project.

Hope that was worth some tax $$.

knucklesplitter · 2009-05-21, 07:05 PM

So we are going camping this weekend. A couple years ago at the same place we came across some extremely friendly deer. Yes, I know you shouldn't feed them, and I know they can be dangerous, but a couple sugar cubes never hurt anybody and these deer are about as used to people as they come:

100_Percent_Juice · 2009-05-21, 07:20 PM

I fed a whole tube of Pringles to a family of deer at Stampede. Who takes sugar cubes camping?

knucklesplitter · 2009-05-21, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by 100_Percent_Juice

I fed a whole tube of Pringles to a family of deer at Stampede. Who takes sugar cubes camping?

We do... for the deer. Celery is a more nutritious snack for them and they like that too.

cody · 2009-05-21, 07:24 PM

Holy Carp! Awesome.

Hey Scotty, is that a Ram or what?

100_Percent_Juice · 2009-05-21, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by knucklesplitter

We do... for the deer. Celery is a more nutritious snack for them and they like that too.

I was gonna say, when you're out of sugar cubes do you break out the gum drops or candy canes first?

van · 2009-05-21, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by knucklesplitter

but a couple sugar cubes never hurt anybody

Yeah, tell that to a diabetic deer

Kevin M · 2009-05-21, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by van

Yeah, tell that to a diabetic deer

It's cool, you can tell them by the MedicAlert antler tags.

Tahoe C5 · 2009-05-21, 08:20 PM

It's quite unusal to see bobcats out in bright sunlight, they tend to prefer the dawn and dusk. We've had one in our driveway at high noon. They are very confident and you don't want to mess with them, keep your pets close! Great photos!!

knucklesplitter · 2009-05-21, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by cody

Holy Carp! Awesome.

Hey Scotty, is that a Ram or what?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Nevada_Bighorn_Sheep I assume.

ScottyS · 2009-05-21, 09:42 PM

Desert Bighorn, actually. Ovis canadensis nelsoni.

Southern Snake Range, ~9,500'.

2006-12-12, 05:38 PM	#1
ScottyS EJ205 Real Name: It is real! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: RNO Posts: 2,367 Car: 1998 Impreza Wagon, 1991 Legacy Turbo Sedan, 2003 Nissan Xterra Class: tvFree Yes, I'll fix it for you. Again.	Another bit o' wildlife Here's another interesting one. It was in a field just down the road from my place where I see lots of coyotes, and was by far the largest example of it's kind I've seen around here. Lynx rufus is the proper name, commonly called a Bobcat. This sucker was the size of a small coyote, I'm guessing he was in the 36" range. Watched him for about 30min, stalking through the field, detecting rodents, getting position, and pouncing. I watched him catch and eat probably 8 times. The light sucked, with the sun already behind the hills. I used my Fuji S5000 at 10x with a 2x doubler. Shutter speeds of 1/400 @ f3.2. Attached Thumbnails __________________ "Trend Number One is that people aren't getting any smarter." Dogbert

2006-12-12, 07:01 PM	#2
Pat R. EJ251 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Southeast Hades Posts: 593 Car: Red Class: Stockish ¿Quién es tu padre?	I'll bet that sucker would keep the damn rabbits out of my turnip patch. __________________ Movin' to Montana soon, gonna be a dental floss tycoon.

2006-12-13, 10:35 AM	#6
NevadaSTi EJ251 Real Name: Brian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Minden, Nv. Posts: 989 Car: 1994 Toyota 4Runner Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once	Yup, they are in Nevada. Mean as can be, the yotes will steer clear of them. __________________ The last living thing on earth will be me. I'll step on the last cockroach.

2006-12-14, 07:53 AM	#8
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	It's coming right for us.! __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2006-12-15, 07:59 AM	#9
Ezdno EJ251 Real Name: Dean W. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: So close to hell you can see Sparks! Posts: 541 Car: 1992 F250 1T Monster Class: none They were all dead when I got here!	No matter how cool it looks I don't think I would want it roaming my back yard... Nice Pictures though! __________________ Don't interupt me while I am ignoring you!

2006-12-12, 07:51 PM	#3
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	<pussy joke> That's pretty cool. I didn't know we had bobcats in NV.

2006-12-13, 10:25 PM	#7
dknv EJ207 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: 39n53, 119w90 Posts: 2,698 Car: RX-8 Class: CS maybe	Great pics! I needed one of those roaming around my place this summer, when the rabbits would not leave the back lawn alone.

2006-12-15, 02:03 PM	#10
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	I have foxes that regularly cruise through my back yard. Unfortunately, they are the four legged variety. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2009-05-21, 05:23 PM	#11
ScottyS EJ205 Real Name: It is real! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: RNO Posts: 2,367 Car: 1998 Impreza Wagon, 1991 Legacy Turbo Sedan, 2003 Nissan Xterra Class: tvFree Yes, I'll fix it for you. Again.	Thread bump, I saw this dude a couple days ago while in the field looking for potential climate change monitoring sites in eastern NV for an NSF-funded instrumentation project. Hope that was worth some tax $$. Attached Thumbnails __________________ "Trend Number One is that people aren't getting any smarter." Dogbert

2009-05-21, 07:05 PM	#12
knucklesplitter EJ205 Real Name: Matt Taylor Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cousin-Fck, Carolina Posts: 1,474 Wish in one hand and sht in the other...	So we are going camping this weekend. A couple years ago at the same place we came across some extremely friendly deer. Yes, I know you shouldn't feed them, and I know they can be dangerous, but a couple sugar cubes never hurt anybody and these deer are about as used to people as they come: Attached Thumbnails

2009-05-21, 07:20 PM	#13
100_Percent_Juice (40 percent vodka) Real Name: Joel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 4,446 Car: 2004WRX Class: Baby-Hauler/GroceryGetter	I fed a whole tube of Pringles to a family of deer at Stampede. Who takes sugar cubes camping? __________________ "A power nap is when you sleep on someone who is weaker than you." - Dimitri Martin

2009-05-21, 07:24 PM	#15
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	Holy Carp! Awesome. Hey Scotty, is that a Ram or what? __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2009-05-21, 08:20 PM	#19
Tahoe C5 EJ22 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Lake Tahoe Posts: 175 Car: 05 Legacy GT, 81 RX7	It's quite unusal to see bobcats out in bright sunlight, they tend to prefer the dawn and dusk. We've had one in our driveway at high noon. They are very confident and you don't want to mess with them, keep your pets close! Great photos!!

2009-05-21, 09:42 PM	#21
ScottyS EJ205 Real Name: It is real! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: RNO Posts: 2,367 Car: 1998 Impreza Wagon, 1991 Legacy Turbo Sedan, 2003 Nissan Xterra Class: tvFree Yes, I'll fix it for you. Again.	Desert Bighorn, actually. Ovis canadensis nelsoni. Southern Snake Range, ~9,500'. __________________ "Trend Number One is that people aren't getting any smarter." Dogbert

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