Man fights off and kills lynx with bare hands

sheephunter said:
As often seems to happen on this site Ardent, statements get twisted and words get attributed to people that they never said. I wasn't making a case that lynx were big or that they weigh 60 pounds. I was just making an observation that where we hunt them the males seem to average around 35 pounds....much like the big male you posted. I have seen one considerably larger but it was far from common. Pretty well all bobcats and lynx get put on a scale with the hunted ones as it's a way of measuring trophy quality as it seems hunters like to do. I suspect most trappers don't. Another poster said they averaged smaller in his area and I found that interesting and postulated as to a possible reason....from there things took a rapid spiral into the toilet. I wasn't trying to argue with anyone or even question their observations...just engage in conversation. Regional size difference in predators is quite common, like the big coyotes in the east for example. I've always just found that interesting. It seems not everyone does. Anyhow, just thought I'd clear that up...now I really am gone from this conversation.
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Don't take it too personal... I enjoy the banter... sometimes pressing the issue leads to enlightenment...
 
I'm more interested at the local anomaly of lynx weighing 40% more where sheephunter hunts than the average pretty much everywhere else. It's an impressive jump in size and something I'm definitely going to ask the guys I trapped for about.
 
some places they eat good, others.....................not so much. I can definitely see a Lynx reaching 40 pounds in a rabbit rich area. The 52lb lynx we had was more or less so bored, he ate and ate and ate, and we provided everything he could eat. The others were a range of 24 lbs up to 43 lbs. (more females than males) I now know those heavier weights are Not typical of ANY wild lynx I would imagine. I assumed all lynx got to be porkers like these. Hard to run off any energy in a cage. I am glad I let the bas tards escape. Even if It meant I got fired from my $4.25/hr SUPER AWESOME job that I had to hitchhike 40 km a day to get to. And shovel about 1000 - 1500lbs of SH IT a day, then drive that sh it a mile to a pasture using one of those OLD Bombardier tracked "tanks" with an open topped trailer behind me FULL to the brim, which by the way couldn't be started or stopped too fast, or the shyte would slosh forward for a lovely brown shower. Then when I finished driving that treacherous LONGEST MILE EVER, complete with stumps and rocks everywhere, I had to spread all that lovely fertilizer out with a shovel to cover as much pasture land as possible. Then Hitchhike home, and rinse, repeat the next day. HOLY MOLY. Did that job ever suck. I'm not gonna even start on the black clouds of flies and mosquitos that ate from the animal crap then ate me.
 
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jaydog said:
I'm more interested at the local anomaly of lynx weighing 40% more where sheephunter hunts than the average pretty much everywhere else. It's an impressive jump in size and something I'm definitely going to ask the guys I trapped for about.
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There are some guys out west here that shoot 20lb geese and 40" roosters all the time too - funny how the proof is sometimes a little harder to come by than the script to a tall tale.

I have seen a few lynx and bobcat out west here - and know a guy that has taken a whack of them. When I mentioned the 60lb thing to him he just casually said, "I wonder if they have 300 pound cougars there too?"

I would hazard a guess there are a fair amount of 300 pound cougars around - but that's a whole other story...
 
sheephunter said:
They are curious cats for sure...I wouldn't worry too much about one following you. No real danger there....just curiosity.
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Yup, they are curious. I've watched one sneak up on a hunting partner sitting on a stump a cutline once. The little cat came within 10 ft of him, sat there for a minute and then melted back into the bush. I was across a valley and watched it all through binocs. Buddy was sure surprised when I showed him the tracks.

Even if they were agressive they only weigh 15-20 lbs and it's a monster lynx that weighs 25 lbs. It's not quite the same as fighting off a grizzly bear. :)
 
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This is a monster lynx :)
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Looks pretty typical actually, that would be a 30lb cat within a couple pounds, would bet money on it. Skin it and it looks almost comical. :) Very thick hair on that one especially. The fur and leg length exaggerates their proportions immensely. You get that feeling of expecting something much heavier when you pick one up the first time.
 
Ardent said:
Looks pretty typical actually, that would be a 30lb cat within a couple pounds, would bet money on it.
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How much do you want to bet ;) These guys weigh every cat they kill and this was by far the biggest they've even taken. Just to put it into perspective, the guy holding it is over 200 pounds.
 
Credibility – the quality of being trusted and believed in.

"I don't honestly know. I'm out of this one."

"Anyhow, just thought I'd clear that up...now I really am gone from this conversation."

And yet, here you are once again, wanting to be trusted and believed in.
 
Moon said:
Credibility – the quality of being trusted and believed in.

"I don't honestly know. I'm out of this one."

"Anyhow, just thought I'd clear that up...now I really am gone from this conversation."

And yet, here you are once again, wanting to be trusted and believed in.
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LOL...I honestly could care less if you believe me. I just found the picture and thought I'd share...it's likely the biggest wild lynx most people will ever see.
 
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sheephunter said:
This is a monster lynx :)
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Yep Sheep...nice animal. I agree with your weight assessment(s).

I work in North Eastern BC during the winter months and routinely see these cats and most times close range...in many sizes. Heck, whenever I see them, I kinda compare them in my mind to my 15+ lbs barn cat, which gives me a pretty good idea of the size of the bigger ones.

I find them to be quite independent, and will usually go on their merry ways and mind their own business. Caught one sitting on a lease road one time washing itself...could not care less about my presence...even when I stepped out of the truck and slowly walked towards it. It looked at me, and casually wandered into the bush.
 
sheephunter said:
This is a monster lynx :)
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I gotta agree with Ardent, that looks no different than a large adult male from NorOnt... In the 30 pound range... What fools many people in casual observation is their height, lynx have LONG legs AND very "puffy" lofted fur... When the hide comes off, they are bones and sinew... SH you didn't say how much that one weighed on the scale???
 
hoytcanon said:
I gotta agree with Ardent, that looks no different than a large adult male from NorOnt... In the 30 pound range... What fools many people in casual observation is their height, lynx have LONG legs AND very "puffy" lofted fur... When the hide comes off, they are bones and sinew... SH you didn't say how much that one weighed on the scale???
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So you honestly believe these two lynx weigh the same?
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I really need to get my glasses checked if that's the case. Off to the optometrist I go.
 
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sheephunter said:
So you honestly believe these two lynx weigh the same?
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I really need to get my glasses checked if that's the case. Off to the optometrist I go.
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60 lb. lynx? Well, one fella came close. Went by the name of Ardent. Seven feet tall he was, with arms like tree trunks. His eyes were like steel, cold, hard. Had a shock of hair, red like the fires of Hell... :) :)
 
Moon said:
60 lb. lynx? Well, one fella came close. Went by the name of Ardent. Seven feet tall he was, with arms like tree trunks. His eyes were like steel, cold, hard. Had a shock of hair, red like the fires of Hell... :) :)
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60 pound lynx hey....LOL That one I'd have to see to believe. Now who is talking crazy? Maybe I get us a 2 for 1 at the optometrist...lol
 
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