coyote for sure yo

10/4/2009 6:43:39 PM

10/4/2009 6:44:44 PM

It's a fucking bobcat dude.

When I was younger I used to see them all the time in Carteret Country, especially since I lived along the edges of the Croatan National Forrest. Bobcats used to be even more common--heard a lot of stories. As far as this area, I'm sure it can't be too different. Clearly you should contact Animal Control in the future, though... or something.

10/4/2009 8:20:23 PM

^I lived there too, but I never saw any. Never had a pet go missing either. Maybe they just didn't like my part of the woods.

10/4/2009 8:27:43 PM

Bait a trap with some dead animals or some meat and then shoot that mother fucker

10/4/2009 9:50:36 PM

^^I lived right on the Bogue Sound, and that was before most of the area was developed. They've since been hard to find, but easier than most places because of Croatan.

10/4/2009 10:41:24 PM

It might be that wolf creature from "Lady in the Water"

10/4/2009 11:03:52 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wampus_cat

10/4/2009 11:35:07 PM

lol

10/5/2009 12:58:55 AM

My husband went outside a few minutes ago to get something out of our car and something in the woods started growling at him. We googled bobcat sounds and he said it sounded similar to some of those sounds...btw bobcats have creepy fucking growls.

10/5/2009 1:44:33 AM

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"Whatever is taking them has to climb a 6-foot chicken wire enclosure and leaves no feathers behind."

I don't think a bobcat could do this. Bobcats are not much bigger than house cats. I would lean to say Coyote. Coyotes have got 2 of my cats in the last few years. We never have been able to kill one though. I hate those devils.

10/5/2009 2:04:55 AM

This thread is freaking me out I'm going camping in Pittsboro this weekend and the last thing I want to roll up on in the dark is a big cat.

[Edited on October 5, 2009 at 7:37 AM. Reason : well, one of the last things, at least]

10/5/2009 7:36:51 AM

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"I don't think a bobcat could do this"

i do

10/5/2009 8:32:32 AM

Yeah bobcats are great climbers.

^^ Are you going to the folk music festival in Pittsboro too? I wish I could bring my dog

10/5/2009 9:00:03 AM

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"My husband went outside a few minutes ago to get something out of our car and something in the woods started growling at him. We googled bobcat sounds and he said it sounded similar to some of those sounds...btw bobcats have creepy fucking growls."

That is really odd activity for a bobcat. They are very elusive and stay as far from people as possible. If it is a bobcat something is seriously wrong with it. Rabies maybe?

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"I don't think a bobcat could do this. Bobcats are not much bigger than house cats. I would lean to say Coyote. Coyotes have got 2 of my cats in the last few years. We never have been able to kill one though. I hate those devils."

A bobcat could scale that fence without even touching it. Coyotes are just like dogs. How would a dog scale a 6' fence?

[Edited on October 5, 2009 at 9:30 AM. Reason : l]

10/5/2009 9:29:06 AM

^ i had a dog who could climb fences. He would stick his paws in the holes and climb like a person and jump off at the top. Ive also seen wolf/dog hybrids that can clear 6 ft fences easily in one leap.

10/5/2009 9:38:04 AM

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"I live in Pittsboro."

i used to work at the preserve at jordan lake. we had a bobcat out there that was killing lots of shit and got numerous reports of sightings out there. wouldnt surprise me in the least if thats what it was.

10/5/2009 9:39:45 AM

It's not a bobcat, it's a panther/puma/dark colored cat with realllllly long tail. I am 100% sure. There have been several spotted in eastern NC in the last couple years.

end of discussion

10/5/2009 9:50:14 AM

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"It is smaller than the Canadian Lynx, with which it shares parts of its range, but is about twice as large as the domestic cat."

to whoever was saying it was small...

10/5/2009 9:51:11 AM

For all you saying panther over and over again... a "panther" is just a melanistic version of a large cat such as a leopard, jaguar, or puma. It's not a specific species of cat. The name comes from the genus Panthera.

>.< /end rant.

10/5/2009 10:00:46 AM

Here kitty kitty kitty.

[Edited on October 5, 2009 at 10:05 AM. Reason : l]

10/5/2009 10:05:39 AM

10/5/2009 10:07:40 AM

a bobcat got one of our chickens this weekend

10/5/2009 10:39:58 AM

a dingo ate my baby

10/5/2009 10:52:45 AM

http://www.wral.com/news/news_briefs/story/6149970/

10/7/2009 4:49:09 AM

holy shit is that the paper from angier nc, thats about where i lived growing up. and thats exactly how they talk

10/7/2009 6:31:05 AM

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"I know bobcats have been seen around here, but they usually don't have long tails."

bobcats don't ever have long tails. they have [b]bobbed[b] tails. just sayin'

that's a horrible situation though. it most likely was a bobcat if it was feline. my big black outdoor cat makes horrible big cat noises when he fights, but he's just a regular domestic pet cat.

i do have a bobcat though
14 weeks old


couple months ago help me put stuff in the attic


[Edited on October 7, 2009 at 8:55 AM. Reason : ]

10/7/2009 8:55:33 AM

I actually killed a Coyote while hunting in Johnston County about two years ago. At the time I shot it I was not sure what it was but I could tell it was not a pet of anykind. I though it was some type of hybrid fox. Turned out to be a coyote. Ill have to find the pics and post them on here later.

10/7/2009 9:00:51 AM

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"Coyote population steadily rising in N.C. Coyote 8/21 Posted: Oct. 6 4:47 p.m. Updated: Oct. 6 7:18 p.m. The coyote population has steadily increased over the past decade, with all 100 counties now reporting having the animals. Although state wildlife officials do not track the specific number of coyotes in the state, they say the number of reported sightings is on the rise in both rural and urban areas. All of N.C. seeing more coyotesWATCH VIDEO All of N.C. seeing more coyotes Ten years ago, the animals were known to be only in the western part of the state. State biologist Joe Folta says the reasons for the increased sightings have to do with natural territory expansion and the animals being brought illegally from other states to be released. In Wake County, there have been 17 reported sightings this year near homes in north Raleigh, downtown Raleigh and Raleigh-Durham International Airport, where two were hit and killed last week by planes on a runway. The animals are also causing problems for farmers, like Tracey Gardner, who says he has lost as many as 20 cattle in one week. He usually loses at least five cattle every year to coyotes. "When you lose a baby calf and you expect to sell it for $400 to $500, and you lose four or five, you're losing $2,000 to $3,000," he said. Folta says people should be aware of coyotes but not afraid. "As far as attacking people, it's rare," he said. "If (people) do see coyotes in their yards, certainly, they do need to be a little concerned, if they have small dogs or cats that they leave outside unattended." Folta also recommends securing trash cans and grills and cleaning up bird feeders to help keep coyotes out of yards. Coyotes are not protected animals, meaning hunters can legally trap and kill them, depending on where they live."

10/7/2009 9:14:09 AM

I hunt bobcats in eastern NC several times a year and we routinely kill cats that go between 20 and 25 pounds. There are way more bobcats out there than people realize, they are just very elusive. We used to have free range chickens out at our barn in Rowan County, but when coyotes began showing up around 7-8 years ago, they started to dissapear. We began fencing in the chickens in a 5' tall pen and that stopped the coyote problem. If you had a lot of coyotes near your home you would hear them yipping and barking fairly often. My vote is for a large bobcat.

10/7/2009 10:43:38 AM

what do you do with the bobcats after you kill them?

10/7/2009 10:48:14 AM

bobcats make for some pretty cool looking full mounts

10/7/2009 11:05:13 AM