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Originally Posted by Slickcraft
Sorry for the wording, it was the results that we saw. (skip the following if squeamish) Carcass still unfrozen, relatively small amount consumed, obvious sign of nearby struggle/blood next to spot where the deer had laid down, bite marks to neck and base of skull. Clear prints of a single cat, round, no claw marks, front about 2.25" across, rear slightly smaller, stride about 12". If the cat was in the area it would have heard us coming a long ways off.
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Just wondering as it would be pretty amazing to see live (as long as my 5 yer old daughter wasn't standing by my side). I hate to see any animals suffer but there's a heck of a lot more deer in New Hampshire than there are bobcat (~85,000 deer vs. ~1,400 bobcats).