How many bobcats are taken by hunters and trappers each year?
Over the last 30 years, allowable hunting and trapping methods have become increasingly restrictive resulting in the small average yearly harvest of 24 animals. The total harvest has reached 50 animals once during this period. Trappers are limited to using only box or cage traps. These traps are so difficult and ineffective for trapping bobcat that the average number of bobcats trapped per year since 1996 is less than 5.
