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From: Gregor
Sighting_Date: same..
Remote Name: 209.221.192.34
Date: 02 Nov 2003
Time: 15:16:42 -0500
"...lagomorphs are the bobcat’s year-round dietary staple -- cottontail rabbits in the south of their range, and snowshoe hares in the north (Maehr and Brady 1986, Anderson 1987, Rolley 1987). Unlike the specialist lynx, however, the bobcat is a generalist and, depending on the locality, rodents also make an important contribution to its diet (Young 1958). ...In western Washington state, Knick et al. (1984) reported a 42% occurrence of mountain beaver in the diet." "Despite their small size, bobcats can be effective predators of large adult ungulates, especially deer, generally killed when resting (Matson 1948, Young 1958)." "in the south of their range litters have been recorded from every month of the year (Anderson 1987, Rolley 1987)" "Only large, intensively cultivated areas appear to be unsuitable habitat. Areas with dense understory vegetation and high prey density are most intensively selected by bobcats (Rolley 1987). " "Marston (1942) and McCord (1974) found that snow depths of over 15 cm restrict bobcat movements." http://lynx.uio.no/lynx/catfolk/rufus-01.htm