Nice find!!While turkey scouting and l didnt take him home.
beautiful cat!The ranches I hunted had ocelot. Gate guard on one ranch had a mess of cats and one obviously was bred by an ocelot. I think there were two that survived, one of which was given to gate guard of another of the family ranches. It is twice the size of a normal house cat, but made a good pet. Meets all the visitors at the gate and inspects their vehicles carefully.
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I think that is just an old wive’s tale. Not saying there isn’t a species, but I’ve handled many and never seen it happen. I was involved with a lot of construction in different parts of the country. All on private property, so no restrictions(from Fed involvement/permitting) on protecting bird nests, except birds of prey, which I remember one job, had some restrictions.. i think i read that some bird species will destroy thier eggs if you touch them but cant remember exactly, …
Finally found the rest of my ocelot mix pics. Here, he is chomping at the bit to get on with his obligatory truck inspection before signing the approval for my entry. The gate guard holding the cat is well over 6'tall for size comparison.The ranches I hunted had ocelot. Gate guard on one ranch had a mess of cats and one obviously was bred by an ocelot. I think there were two that survived, one of which was given to gate guard of another of the family ranches. It is twice the size of a normal house cat, but made a good pet. Meets all the visitors at the gate and inspects their vehicles carefully.
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Looks like he may have been de-clawed, probably for good reasons!Finally found the rest of my ocelot mix pics. Here, he is chomping at the bit to get on with his obligatory truck inspection before signing the approval for my entry. The gate guard holding the cat is well over 6'tall for size comparison.
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Here he conducts thorough inspection of my truck
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All clear, boss, let him in............
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Opened our front door one day and found two very young dove chicks who had fallen out of the nest in a large oak tree in front yard. Lots of feral cats around at the time so scooped them up and put them in a shoe box while trying to locate the nest. Never found the nest, so took a step ladder and wired an old Easter basket on a low limb. All the while two doves paced the street.I think that is just an old wive’s tale. Not saying there isn’t a species, but I’ve handled many and never seen it happen. I was involved with a lot of construction in different parts of the country. All on private property, so no restrictions(from Fed involvement/permitting) on protecting bird nests, except birds of prey, which I remember one job, had some restrictions.
Fur covered lock-smith.