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Hi Steve & All,
Good to hear from you.
A game camera will not intentionally be aimed at the level of a=20
house cat. So that alone rules out house cat. And Bobcats are=20
relatively common so they are not at all unexpected. Local populations=20
fluctuate widely from sparse to abundant; some years when hunting deer I=20
crossed a BC track every 5-10 minutes. Bobcat tracks are far more=20
commonly seen than Bobcats because they are secretive and move RAPIDLY=20
when startled; usually going away. The two I have seen resembled dark=20
stubby legless torpedoes zipping over snow.
And few house cats have a stubby tail.
Yt, DW, Kentville
------ Original Message ------
From: "Stephen Shaw" <srshaw@Dal.Ca>
To: "naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Sent: 9/14/2018 7:07:11 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Cougar photographed in Antigonish County?
>Strange what folks will accept as evidence for something unexpected,=20
>even Dave.
>
>If the =E2=80=98tree=E2=80=99 by its tail is just a sapling of diameter ~9=
.1 cm (tricky=20
>to calculate for sure, it=E2=80=99s not quite in the same plane as the cat=
), it=20
>could be our moggy Lilac (at ~50 cm long, Lilac admittedly is a large=20
>mountain puss and overly well fed).
>
>Emphasizes the need for proper calibration in any definitive figure. =20
>Extraordinarily weak photo =E2=80=94 looks blurry and out of focus, and wh=
at=E2=80=99s=20
>the fan-like optical aberration on the image, Newton=E2=80=99s rings? Ope=
rator=20
>needs to clean the optics or put in the camera for repair =E2=80=94 Sasqua=
tch=20
>photos are better.
>
>Who said =E2=80=98extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence=E2=
=80=99? I=20
>vote house cat, size indeterminate.
>Steve (location undisclosed)
>----------------------------------------------------------------
>On Sep 14, 2018, at 6:29 PM, David <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote:
>
>>Hi Randy & All,
>> I agree Randy. A Cougar has a long tail which would stick out far=20
>>beyond the nearest tree. And a Lynx has a more compact body. Therefore=20
>>Bobcat.
>>Yt, DW, Kentville
>>
>>------ Original Message ------
>>From: "bdigout" <bdigout@seaside.ns.ca>
>>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>>Sent: 9/14/2018 6:04:40 PM
>>Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Cougar photographed in Antigonish County?
>>
>>>I know a pretty good trapper who tells me its definitely a Bobcat!
>>>
>>>On 14 Sep 2018 16:55, Randy Lauff wrote:
>>>
>>>>I don't think so. The tail of a cougar would stick out to the left=20
>>>>of the closest tree. To me, that tail ends at, or just behind the=20
>>>>tree. I'd vote for bobcat.
>>>>
>>>>Randy
>>>>
>>>>_________________________________
>>>>RF Lauff
>>>>Way in the boonies of
>>>>Antigonish County, NS.
>>>>
>>>>On 14 September 2018 at 16:29, Ken McKenna <kenmcken54@eastlink.ca>=20
>>>>wrote:
>>>>>Hard to say but I see what u mean
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Ken McKenna
>>>>>Box 218
>>>>>Stellarton
>>>>>NS B0K 1S0
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>On Sep 14, 2018, at 3:45 PM, Keith Lowe <Mythos25@live.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>Photos can be deceiving and they have to go on site and measure=20
>>>>>>the trees to be sure of the size but this sure looks like a cougar=20
>>>>>>from this pic.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Keith
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>
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<body><div>Hi Steve & All,</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Good to hear from yo=
u.</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 A game camera will not intentionally be aimed at =
the level of a house cat. So that alone rules out house cat. =C2=A0And Bob=
cats are relatively common so they are not at all unexpected. Local populat=
ions fluctuate widely from sparse to abundant; some years when hunting deer =
I crossed a BC track every 5-10 minutes. Bobcat tracks are far more common=
ly seen than Bobcats because they are secretive and move =C2=A0RAPIDLY when =
startled; usually going away. The two I have seen resembled dark stubby le=
gless torpedoes zipping over snow. =C2=A0 =C2=A0</div>
<div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 And few house cats have a stubby tail. =C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=
=A0</div><div>Yt, DW, Kentville</div>
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a</a>></div>
<div>To: "naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.=
ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></div>
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