Now I am not trying to make any of you “cat lovers” mad, but I truly believe that a feline is not as intelligent as a canine. In my opinion, this is one of the reasons that it takes the cat longer to respond to a call. There is no doubt, felines sneak upon their prey which requires more time than rushing their prey as a canine would. Another reason that response time is longer on a bobcat than a coyote is that a cat is easily distracted as it responds to a call.
Several times, I have had the opportunity to observe a bobcat in open to fairly open terrain as it responded to my calling. If a rabbit or rodent was spooked by the approaching feline, most times it would momentarily forget it’s mission and start after the prey that was close at hand. Usually a little more calling will redirect the cat’s attention to you and put him back on track. It is easy to see how this “attention deficient” problem would cause a hunter to stay longer on a stand when bobcat hunting.
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