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What kind of animal would kill a rabbit and bury it? My DH found it in the back yard. There are no dogs around that we know of. There are woods behind our yard. I'm thinking possibly a fox. Do they bury their prey?
 
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Originally Posted by sk_pacer

Bobcat or lynx will cover the prey and come back later to eat.
Thanks. Bobcats have been spotted close by before (a few years ago), but never this close to the house.
 

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If you are worried about them being so close, have your DH mark the territory. Actually, even you can do it - collect urine in a pot and pour it around strategically. It works, I do it to keep the rats with antlers out of the yard and away from the electric fence to which they seem immune.
 
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Originally Posted by sk_pacer

If you are worried about them being so close, have your DH mark the territory. Actually, even you can do it - collect urine in a pot and pour it around strategically. It works, I do it to keep the rats with antlers out of the yard and away from the electric fence to which they seem immune.
Are you sure it works for bobcats?... There were several guys at a party over the weekend who "marked their territory" on a close-by tree.
 
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Originally Posted by sk_pacer

You do need more than one marker spot unfortunately.
It's kind of a large area, so I know I'll have to buy the beer, but I think I will ask my DH and friends to help...
Not sure how I'm going to word this.
 

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I thought too that it has to be a larger version of our housecats who could possibly do this.

Scary that one could be so close.
 
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Originally Posted by GailC

I thought too that it has to be a larger version of our housecats who could possibly do this.

Scary that one could be so close.
It kind of bothers me more that he buried his prey so close. I hope he's not too mad that its gone.
 
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