Mystery animal on trail cam pic

[220]

Lynx are more a northern Ontario animal the way that cat moves the front shoulder is up like Cougars/ Moon river is in Muskoka district never heard of a lynx ever being trapped or shot there.

 

[FishHog]

Lynx are more a northern Ontario animal the way that cat moves the front shoulder is up like Cougars/ Moon river is in Muskoka district never heard of a lynx ever being trapped or shot there.

there are all kinds of lynx in the Moon river area, and not rare throughout the muskokas.
And that pic is a Lynx.

 

[fishkinger]

Lynx are more a northern Ontario animal the way that cat moves the front shoulder is up like Cougars/ Moon river is in Muskoka district never heard of a lynx ever being trapped or shot there.[/QUO

Well now you have heard of a lynx in the Moon River area because that's a lynx.

 

[blasted_saber]

There are bobcats in that area, so thats likely the answer

I think people are forgetting seasonal differences in animal coats. For instance, this is a bobcat my grandfather trapped a few years back in the same general area as the OPs picture was taken. Some may think its a Lynx based on the longer fur, but in reality BOTH have longer fluffier fur in the winter.

 

[scott_r]

In my limited experience viewing bobcat they were the smallest of our 'big cats' in Canada, and Bobcats tended to have spots on thier coat.
Is your experience otherwise?

Its such a hard pic to tell. If you could see the length of the legs it would be a bit easier. My gut says bobcat, a big one but Ive been wrong many times!!

Cheers!!

 

[CV32]

There are bobcats in that area, so thats likely the answer

I think people are forgetting seasonal differences in animal coats. For instance, this is a bobcat my grandfather trapped a few years back in the same general area as the OPs picture was taken. Some may think its a Lynx based on the longer fur, but in reality BOTH have longer fluffier fur in the winter.

Date stamp on the cam pic is 13 October.