Bobcats in My North Dallas Yard 

"the bobcat expert was out of town" sounds like whoever you talked to just didnt feel like dealing with the problem

Dude...you have the voice for National Geographic ...lol

"This would be the last time I'd ever seen that bobcat" me: 😔

People in north Texas will probably be seeing more bobcats and coyotes simply because of all the developers who keep building houses and as a result destroy their habitat. As a result, they have no place left to go but near houses especially when houses carpet the landscape.

This man has the perfect voice for any type of documentary.👍

Awesome video. But, "Never feed wildlife"... Then cut to: fat ass squirrels chompin on KFC corn cob. LOL. No biggie tho. Great footage!

God. They are beautiful. Precious fur babies. Thank you for not hurting them.Bless.

I would have fed the first bobcat. He was doomed.

“It’s a general rule we don’t feed wild animals” Proceeds to show herds of fat squirrels and trees filled with bird feeders

Saw three today while hiking in southern Arizona. Was a mother bobcat and her two little cubs which were as cute as could be with their stubby little legs. Kept my distance though, know bobcats are no joke when it comes to their power and tenacity, add in the mother instincts and I would have been a fool to get anywhere near them!

No doubt the plethora of bird feeders has something to do with the Bobcat's visits.

Those are the largest squirrels I’ve ever seen!

We live in a different area of Dallas. A friend saw a bobcat today and we googled it, and up popped this wonderful little film. I love the narration as much as the footage. It enrages me that people sell bobcat kittens and then abandon the animals when they figure out they are wild. Stupid, stupid, stupid!

This sounds like a legit documentary lol

Beautiful cats. Poor things were hungry.

We have the same Bob Cat come twice a year, sticks around sleeping on our back yard block fence .. Spring & Fall he knows the rabbits are plentiful in the spring with alot of easy prey being born.. He hangs around eats until hes gained alot of weight leaves looking beautiful.. Come fall he returns looking like he's starved, hangs around a month or two leaves out across the desert.. He's repeated this same cycle for past 10 year's.. His mother must've bought him this route as a kitten.. I always start looking for him thinking he's not coming this year because he looks half dead last few times but each time he arrives to see him leave looking so beautiful gives me some hope he's gonna return.. I know soon he's not gonna come and that's gonna be heartbreaking.. I know he watches us as well, making sure we see his coming's & going's I really believe he doesn't leave until he sees & hears Be safe I'll see you again my friend...

9 years later and this was highly entertaining. Thanks for sharing

Respect to you dude for not calling the police or killing the bobcat. Lot of us never get to experience wildlife or see any of these cool creatures cuz greedy people build homes in wild areas and kill the animals off. You instead like a man, stayed in your home, observed and actually enjoyed these cool creatures.

Thanks for not killing it.

You and your beautiful wife were so lucky to have the presence of these amazing creatures so close to the human eyes !!! Thank you so much for respecting them and not getting a shot gun out !! Absolutely one of the most beautiful videos a home owner has taken of a species rarely seen so close by the naked eye. Thank you for sharing !! 😻

What a truly beautiful cat. The unbelievable reflexes.

Very well done video, thoughtful and relaxed as opposed to stupid and hysteric like most animal videos on youtube.

First, let me compliment you on a lovely video, one that is an exemplar of what YT was started to promote. Now, I have conflicting feelings. I partly grew up in DFW and went to college in Dallas. As a kid, I watched blue jays dive bomb our cat in the back yard. I love squirrels, have seen a few black ones, one even popped out of a trash can to take the last of my burger. In Arizona, we had one come by daily. It had a lovely coat (I named it Pinecone). But I also feel for the first bobcat, the apparently domesticated one (who, as you noted, didn't try to eat your house cat). A domesticated cat that is made to look out for itself probably won't last long. Even the actual "wild" one. It certainly was fascinating, but your shot of it walking away, the last time you saw it, was grim foreboding.

What a great video w/sweet narrative. Thank you for taking the time to share it with those of us who appreciate it.

This is a fine example of the music really adding something to the mix. Well done. So often we see the reverse.

Thank you for sharing this amazing video. They are such magnificent creatures.

Absolutely beautiful watching her crouched down and stalk those squirrels

I live just outside Dallas. One day I was in backyard by a small creek a Bobcat walks about 50 ft away. It was leery of me but not afraid. It wandered to neighbors. 8 days later on Sunday night about 10pm. I walked out to get our mail. I’m walking back toward front door. Only 2 minutes passed. I look up and there is a bobcat just off my porch looking at me. I stop and think what is best. This was not the same one. Bigger. One week later I’m leaving my neighborhood and one runs across road. These animals absolutely are majestic and you realize what they can be capable of face to face.

Awesome music. Great mini documentary.

If you are referring to your cat and the bobcat, catnapping, your cat is not cat napping. That is a defensive posture, on the toes, frozen and cautiously observing the bobcat. You cat is not all that comfortable.

9 years later and that epic excuse for not sending out the "expert" is still funny!! "I'm sorry, the Bobcat expert is out of town".😲😲😂😂😂😂😂😂😶

Thanks for the wonderful cat.

you might be right that it was raised in captivity - because it doesn't look like a pure bobcat.

Omg look how they move at 3:00. Those moves looks so robotic

We used to live in the outskirts of a desert town. LOTS of interesting experiences with wildlife. Had a small hill behind us, our house was built sort of into the side of it, the highest point of the hill was just a bit higher than our 6 foot stucco backyard fence. And we had trees. One day my chihuahuas were going berserk, I’d stepped into the house for a moment but hauled right back to see what was going on. I looked up into a tree, it wasn’t very tall. I met the gaze of a gorgeous bobcat. We weren’t far from each other and it was like looking into eternity. The cat had a psychic gaze, it looked right through me. It had no fear whatsoever. We looked into each others eyes for a while and I was about to move back, I might have softly said something to it I don’t remember. But then it very casually, slowly walked back up the tree branch and up to the top of the stucco fence and onto the land above it. It moved as if there was nothing in the world it was worried about. Of course I never left my little dogs out there again. It’s not smart to leave pets even for a minute if you’re in a rural area. Hawks, bobcats , etc. I was embarrassed I’d been so stupid but looking into the bobcat’s eyes from so short a distance was an unforgettable cosmic experience.

Wow! What a BEAUTY!!

I saw one of these so close I gently walked away and prayed to God .

I walk right past bobcats in River Legacy Park in Arlington almost on a daily basis. They are so used to people on foot that you can walk right next to them. If you get too close, they will just casually move away, but they are almost tame. This is an amazing video!

Aaah such a beautiful bobcat

wow your lucky to capture all this. thnx for posting

5:23 is insane. She just takes one leap and springs like 15-20 feet. It's amazing how powerful these creatures are for their size. A coyote wouldn't stand a chance against a bobcat if there were a 1v1 fight. Coyotes usually hunt in pairs or packs where bobcats are solo predators.

Beautiful video with wonderful narration. I wish more people could see the sacredness of experiences like these the way you clearly do - and the only way to help that along is to help folks truly see what's out there. Gratitude and Peace.

The one that was underweight probably was already domesticated so feeding it would not likely have done it more damage. I would have given it food. In 1972 when I was 12 I made friends with a female bobcat. It was 15 degrees below zero f and had not been above zero for days. I let her into my basement man cave/bedroom and fed it and we became instant best friends. She spent the winter with me (voluntarily) and then finally wandered off when the weather got warm again. She came back several winters only she brought her babies with her most years. Then when she stopped coming her offspring and their off spring came. We became a sort of winter shelter for them for over 20 years but the area got too built up and by the late 1990's they stopped visiting altogether. The first one helped me get two boy scout badges which got me promoted from Tenderfoot to 2nd class.

Very well made video. For back yard geographic

Wild cats are no different than tame pet cats in that they both need regular deworming. I would venture to say that almost all Bobcats venturing into human habitat are in the desperate stage of Ascaris infestation. A few yrs ago I had a male cat that went off on his own and I didn't see him until about 3 yrs latter a few miles from home. I took him food but he still remained ravenous hungry. Then I realized he needed deworming. I emptied 1 cap Piperizine into food and after that he no longer came for feeding; he was good to go.

You are/were so blessed to have such beautiful wild cats in your backyard.

Awesome narrating . Thank you

Thanks for sharing Phillip! Love the BG music.... Nice camera work and patience........ Happy 2020!!

God I love everything about this video. "Look at that tail"

Hey Great footage Phillip. These animals are not easy to see, and I am aware you know this. I had a pair that lived with me in the mountains in northern california, and no one would believe me. I think it may have been a mother and cub. They never let me come close, or even wanted me to spot them in the foliage, but I finally got them to come into my home when the weather was below 30 degrees, to stay warm. They would stay behind the partition behind my sofa and just watch me. Scary, but worth it....out there we were all in the wild and I was part of it. I didnt tame them or domesticate them, and now they're somewhere out there still being in the wild... Great job on the camera!!!

Cool video, thanks for filming and sharing. 🙏

Thank you so much for this fantastic video! I just moved to new property in west Sonoma County, California and this morning discovered 3 bobcats wandering around on my deck and driveway. Learned a lot from your video!

Thanks for posting this. What gorgeous animals; I hope they had good lives.

Yeah, Thats a North TX Bobcat alright. We have a couple in our yard as well. Awesome. Thx for posting.

I just have to say your voice should be used for documentaries for sure National Geographic. The bobcat is beautiful.

Amazing. So beautiful.

It must be exciting having real wildlife. In the Uk, all we have are foxes and badgers. There are foxes even in the middle of cities, but they aren't dangerous. There are just a very tiny amount of wildcats left in Scotland, but they are almost extinct.

Tamed and relaxed...tale flickering like a madcat..facepalm lol. Also the first one looks like a Savannah.

Thank u for share this video it's absolutely beautiful ❤️

Thank you for sharing. We just moved to Allen, TX I was walking my dog last week and we encountered a Bob Cat....my dog (who is 90lbs) was sniffing like crazy...I looked over and there was a cat..crouching..staring..checking us out under a huge trash container. I was mesmerized, bc I suddenly realized that this was not a domestic cat, but what I now know you guys called a Bob Cat. I gave my dog a firm pull and slowly walked away..i was in shock... of my close encounter. I'm originally from London, so Ive never encountered something so real, raw and wild! lol Believe me I give that trash can a wide birth walking my dog, but I'm so happy I got to see her him

My 5 year old daughter and I got a kick out this video. Thanks.

You have a smart housecat with great presence of mind. My domesticated cat would probably not have moved either-but not out of smarts. Mr. Magoo is as blind as the cartoon caricature for which he was named.

I love at 7:27 how she's looking up in the tree like 'come back here you little bastard'

the first one looks hybrid! maybe serval hybrid coz he's taller!

Outstanding video.. thanks for sharing ..

Great job Phillip really appreciate your love oh these animals, I feel the same way

Ive watched a couple of your videos and like your narration. Keep up the nice work.

Lovely video and narrative. Thank you for posting.

he is just chilling with the housecat. the house cat told him there is Blue Buffalo treats inside. ;D

After the second Visit i would have started feeding it. I got a reall soft spot for cats, and the bigger the more i seem to love them.

Kickass job getting all that footage.

What a great video, thank you so much for sharing! Regarding the first bobcat who seemed rather tame... I noticed the cat had true rosettes on its coat which is not something that occurs on bobcats. As for it's body shape, like the rosettes I would attribute that to the same thing; I think this was a cross between a domestic Bengal cat and a bobcat. Bobcats always have a stocky build and the first cat in your video had a longer body and longer legs.

Lucky it was the tame one and not the wild one. I always kept my cats inside when I had them... cars and coyotes and cat-hating pricks abound here. I sure hope that skinny tame bobcat didn't meet a sad end though. I probably would have thrown him some meat, but then he would have adopted me for sure.

That first bobcat was definitely someone's pet. The difference between him an the wild bobcat is astounding. The wild one would have attacked and killed your cat in no time, seeing the obvious difference in size and strength . The poor thin one was probably thinking maybe if I wait here long enough this kittty will show me where food is. Also the first one looked like a hybrid, the markings are different than a normal bobcats.

That is a huge bobcat. We have them here in Southern Illinois. Pumpkin is a smart cat.

That first cat looks like a Serval, not a Bobcat. Look up Serval, they seem to be commonly domesticated. Note how long and thin the tail is and the spotting is not like a bobcat. Also the ears are very much like other Servals.

Phillip Thomas. For future reference, if you see more? Call Texas Parks and Wildlife and ask for a list of licensed wildlife rehabilitators. They will help you. Don't contact Craigs List!!!! People on there are usually just dealing in animals to make money! They could care less what happens to them. It is illegal to keep native Texas Wildlife for pets, for the very reason you mentioned on the first cat. If it had been a pet, and someone let it loose, it didn't know how to hunt so probably slowly starved to death.

Beautiful. When I was a kid growing up in my home town of Ajo AZ Me and my cousins were walking into his yard, oblivious of what was around us. We lived in the desert and we knew there was wildlife all over, but after we went inside my cousins house we heard a loud scream, sounded like a baby crying out in my friends front yard. We walked outside and it screamed a gain.. A huge mountain Lion about 10 feet above our heads in the tree we had just walked under. She was gorgeous, but of course they called AZ Game and Fish, who tranquilized her and took her off away from town. Us kids could have been lion food very easily.

Bobcats roam around north Houston, Texas. I havent seen them but reporters say theres a bunch! Also, I heard reports of some in sugar land.

Just got home from work...on my patio watering my flowers...on 2nd floor on Arapaho and see a bobcat strolling along my fenceline. Now I know what is going on @ 2am when I hear animals fighting.

Great video!

OMG I agree with the first poster you need your own Wildlife show!!

Super cool video! Thank you for sharing

I had a cat that made friends with a lynx by giving her mice.

I stay in Dallas near the trinity river, and have seen plenty of bobcats

First comment from 2022 and this cat 💛

Beautifully narrated, with empathy. Thank you!

I loved the work you did on Cheaters. Can't miss that filming style and voice.

wow amazing footage sir. I love how you went to detail too.

Beautiful. I live very close to you and saw a bobcat in the alley one morning. They had been sighted in our neighborhood, and even though I always had plenty of food for the ferals out, I never saw one in our yard. We had everything else - birds, hawks, squirrels, raccoons, possums, mice, rats, feral cats, and our own cats - but never the bobcat. Thanks for capturing these beauties on video. Makes you ponder their fate. ~ Lisa

Those lightning quick movements while stalking were incredible!

Wow, I wish we had large wildcats in my country!

can you narrate audio books

Wowee, thank you so much for being present in so many ways when the cats came to visit. Wow. I just loved listening to your voice and watching your excellent footage.

A group of squirrels is a “scurry.” Fun tidbit of info. My bobcats in Michigan come out at midnight.

"Well, we talked about feeding him". Man...

this kinda reminded me of Marty stouffers wild America, the way ya narrated this whole thing. I watched it like it was a TV episode

Wow. Really nicely produced video, if I may say.

Beautiful video. Thank you for sharing this. Nothing beats watching nature... and I mean NOTHING! So fascinating. Love the cats.

great video