Finally. . .

A bobcat in the forests of Painted Post.

​Hi Folks,

The game of cat and mouse appears to be over. . . .
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Picture 1. The critter I’ve been trying to capture on camera since April: a bobcat on a nighttime prowl. Two outdoor folks whom I highly respect (Ernie Stephens and Stephen George) independently reached the same conclusion: this does appear to be a bobcat based on its ears and shape of its head.



​I knew it haunted this forest* from its tracks left in the snow the previous winter.

It knew I knew it was there.
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I knew it knew that I knew it knew . . .

​Well, you get the point.

New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation labels the bobcat as more common than most realize but likewise extremely elusive and rarely seen. (Concur.)

*And it could be that this feline is now only just returning to these woods. See the article from American Expedition that puts a male bobcat's territory at 30 square miles; a female's territory is smaller but still an impressive 5 square miles. 

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A wild turkey.

Picture 2: a potential Thanksgiving dinner not yet ready to yield: a wild turkey making a quick appearance.

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