lynx friend or foe.

[walks with deer]

I have a lynx I have seen on my property once.

Wife has seen twice.and kids have seen twice..

I didn't want to hurt him as long as he keeps rodents down. and with my robust small game population I understand his disire for location.

That said he sits in the bush 100yds from my house and makes god awful screems.

I took down some hazard trees bye the house with a lot of scratches.

Do you think.
1.leave him alone he is good rodent control.

2.take him out he is a threat for my 4 year old or 6 year old or healer.

3.he will move on with my presence.

He is clearly a mature male and quite large I put a bead on him but let him walk as I am trying to teach kids you kill for food or defense not cause you can.

[scotty30-06]

Big lynx and small child.....that would have me nervous....im not to experienced with them.....but they are predators that can kill animals a lot bigger then themselves

[northernbc]

if you want to learn and teach your kids how to process a hide then smoke him, but if you do not then use it as a beautiful study as to animal ways.show the kids tracks, kill sites, etc it could go either way for you but use this as a teaching moment. your kids are not in any danger.

[walks with deer]

When my four year old daughter saw it it ran in front of here on her trycyle...
Was that lynk a little to curios or bad timing.

[northernbc]

buy a tag and start the explanation process and with there help you will have a great pelt.crap season is over/ hmmmmm

[walks with deer]

If you think I am safe he can live.
we have viewed his kill sites and tracks I have many many resident snowshoes and Ruffeis aa long as he doesn't keep crying on my porch or he's not a threat.I like him around agreed educational and varmint control.
I just fear for babies.

He has killed 3 hares since Feb 15th that I know of within 100yds of house and has been seen 5 times 1 time on my porch as long as he plays nice I will.

[boxhitch]

Odd behavior to stick around like that , maybe he likes the safe haven from predators.
Live trapping and relocation is an option , by someone certified.

[northernbc]

go on a full rabbit reduction with the kids .22 rifle head shots eat the meat and do up the hides as a project.he will move on. make it a time to move on for him.

[Cat catcher]

He's crying fight now cause it's mating season

[604Stalker]

No cuddle buddy. Its a pred treat it like such its claiming that area as its own and if left alone may become teritorial when mating or when it gets bigger. I would say dirtnap. Or atleast put the fear of god in em