Big Cat sighted in Sykesville

lazarus · Aug 24, 2018

Occam said:
Something else to keep in mind: you're looking at an infrared image. Many critters with seemly monochromatic coats (like, a tawny-looking cougar) will, when seen in IR, have markings or patterns you'd never see with the naked eye.

We routinely catch some of the local foxes on one of our back yard multi-mode cameras. Seen at night in IR, there are spots, patches, and other dramatic tone changes in their coats that you would never otherwise notice. I'd not be at all surprised to learn that a possibly still-somewhat-juvenile mountain lion has some IR-sensitive spotted markings you'd generally not see in normal light.

Yeah look for IR pictures of mountain lions. They have slight speckling on the belly and legs under IR. Much less than a bobcat, which has significant numbers. Bobcats are very tall compared to their length, much thicker in the torso also. Plus that picture the cat has no neck ruff like a bobcat. Ears are all wrong and lack a bobcat’s tufts. Can’t see the tail really, but it seems like there is a legit tail that is mostly hidden, not a bobbed tail.

From what I have heard DNR is claiming bobcat. I claim they are full of shit.

Bobcat

28Shooter · Aug 24, 2018

You know, I can remember when the park folks used to assure us that "there were no coyotes in Maryland". Given that I saw three in Clarksburg before it was built up and had a client in Sandy Spring who regularly had them in her back pasture serenading her horses, I became a little skeptical of the "experts". Whenever they say "do not exist" it should be followed up with "because we haven't seen one -yet."

Alan3413 · Aug 24, 2018

Mr H said:
Just don't hit it from behind

Depends on the cougar :innocent0

lazarus · Aug 24, 2018

Nnztg8r said:
No contest one on one

Agreed. Hell even most wolves one-on-one with a cougar, I’d give the win to the cougar. Now maybe a full on timber wolf vs cougar....

Coyotes or even coywolf vs cougar and the cougar is going to be picking its teeth with coyote ribs right quick.

Threeband · Aug 24, 2018

"Be assured, there are no cougars in Maryland."

Occam · Aug 24, 2018

Threeband said:
"Be assured, there are no cougars in Maryland."

I salute you. I actually made an out-loud amused sound.

Tracker · Aug 25, 2018

SummitCnty said:
Just a bobcat. Only ever seen one in all my time in the woods.

If its a bobcat it's a big one. I used to see them occasionally while hunting in N Florida and they looked like they weighed 20 or so lbs. The one in the picture looks to go 35-40lbs. Maybe they just run bigger up here? I've never seen one in MD but I've seen their scat many times while deer hunting at Patuxent Research Refuge.

Squaregrouper · Aug 25, 2018

Tracker said:
If its a bobcat it's a big one. I used to see them occasionally while hunting in N Florida and they looked like they weighed 20 or so lbs. The one in the picture looks to go 35-40lbs. Maybe they just run bigger up here? I've never seen one in MD but I've seen their scat many times while deer hunting at Patuxent Research Refuge.

I see Bobcats daily at work (zoo). You are correct about the ~20lb weight. They aren't too much bigger than a large house cat.

lazarus · Aug 26, 2018

squaregrouper said:
I see Bobcats daily at work (zoo). You are correct about the ~20lb weight. They aren't too much bigger than a large house cat.

Yeah basically a large Maine Coon is about the size of smaller bobcat.

Derwood · Aug 27, 2018

Any idea if the cat was checking out a food plot or bait station of some kind (i.e. why was there a trail cam there)? If so, maybe we can get another photo? Seeing the tail would answer the lion vs. bobcat question. My hunch is also that this is NOT a bobcat. I've seen a bobcat in person in VA.

POP57 · Aug 27, 2018

Threeband said:
"Be assured, there are no cougars in Maryland."

Isn't that Baghdad Bobcat?

Juche90 · Aug 27, 2018

PapiBarcelona said:
Lol. I'm sure bars on Main Street in Bel Air have Cougars but no 4 legged big cat cougar/mountain lion/puma are in Harford County.

Just my opinion.

I saw one in the woods behind my house last fall. Lion, that is. I guess there’s been some trail cam pics of them up in Fallston.

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PapiBarcelona · Aug 27, 2018

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OLSKOL59 · Aug 27, 2018

DNR said,no bears in MD. DNR said,no coyotes in MD. DNR says,no big cats in MD. Who are we to disagree ?

cww · Aug 27, 2018

USDA is going with Bobcat also. Heard it was forwarded to DNR also, the above post indicates they say Bobcat. I saw one in the south area of Sykesville in broad daylight many years ago crossing Forsythe Rd. It was way bigger than 20 pounds and clearly a Bobcat. Only one I've seen in 21 years there.

Alea Jacta Est · Aug 27, 2018

I’ve got bobcats here well over 30-35 pounds. Lots of rabbits...good eating.

SummitCnty · Aug 27, 2018

Here’s a link to the article that goes with the video of the mountain lion in Fallston.

http://www.daggerpress.com/2018/06/10/evidence-mountain-lion-fallston-maryland/

Abuck · Aug 27, 2018

https://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?p=1884071#post1884071

Post #80. I'd say that bobcat was over 20 lbs. It's a few years ago, but I think that stump was 18" high. Also, if someone saw that, and the tail sticking straight out, I'd bet they would swear it was a mountain lion.

PapiBarcelona · Aug 27, 2018

Maybe it was a Kitbull?

Threeband · Aug 27, 2018

OLSKOL59 said:
DNR said,no bears in MD. DNR said,no coyotes in MD. DNR says,no big cats in MD. Who are we to disagree ?

POP57 said:
Isn't that Baghdad Bobcat?

Maybe that's why his wife is a cougar.

Big Cat sighted in Sykesville

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