As a welcome relief from politics, as I sit here we have an adult male bobcat sleeping on our patio under the plants near the corner by my office. This is the first bobcat we've seen in the 12 years we've lived here, so it's pretty exciting.

I know he's a male because my first views of him were from his south end, and, he's fully "intact" as they say.

Since I know the post is worthless without pics, I did my best. It's through a double paned window and the reflections are bad, but you can certainly see him, sound asleep in the first.


In the next, someone's car alarm had just gone off, so he was wondering what the kerfuffle was all about.


He's sacking out again now. I'm guessing him at 30-35 pounds. Looks really healthy, and hope he's here to control our ground squirrel population.

- Jack

 

I'm sure if you brought him a bowl of warm milk he would show his appreciation

 

i soooo want a bobcat, they are so badass, maybe one day

 

That's pretty cool. I hear Bob Cats like behind their ear scratched. The only thing I see around here are Raccoons

 

Just as long as they don't RETURN the favor!

 

That is too awesome!!! Very beautiful cat! Thanks for sharing!

 

Jack, you do much better with animal posts than you do with political posts.

 

Thats too awesome! Bet you dont have any people knocking on the door ...
Only thing we have sleeping on our patio are rattlesnakes. Id rather have the bobcat

 

The animal posts are more fun too.

I was thinking I should post a sign: "Warning - Guard Cat".

And Coy, we have rattlers in the yard too. They've always been diamondbacks. Some have been quite large.

- Jack

 

Thats funny how he is just sleeping on the porch like a house cat would. The only bobcats I've seen before have been in the woods when I was coyote hunting and they went to bobcat heaven.

 

Maybe it's the human population he's looking to control......

 

Bobcats are so cool, haven't seen one in years. My parents heard that there was a "mountain lion" or some "big cat" out near their house. I believe it was their neighbors a DPS officer in a chopper looking for some runners and saw it jump in a tree. Pretty crazy since there aren't supposed to be any big cats around our area.

 

OK, not to hijack this thread, but I noticed you are from Lockhart -- one of these times when I head up to Austin I've been meaning to divert your way and grab some of the BBQ you have in town that I keep hearing about -- any advice on who's got the best brisket?

 

I really cant say I have a fav, they are all pretty good. But I keep finding myself going back to Chisholm Trail for their brisket. Everyone locally tends to be loyal to one or the other. I grew up about 15 miles down the road in Luling and grew up on City Market bbq, IMO they have the best sausage and bbq sauce I have ever had. Lockhart is the "Bbq Capital of Texas" so I guess you really can't go wrong with any of them, I honestly don't know what all the hype is about though I have had just as good back yard bbq.

 

Cool pics Jack, now you have to add Bob Cats to your sig.