What is this critter?

[Thomas]

Leaning towards bobcat.

 

[dodge man]

Could be a bobcat, I get what people are saying about the tail and leg. My first reaction was coyote but I agree, its legs are too muscular.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

What appears to be it's tail is it's left rear leg. Little stubby bobcat tail, bobcat tufted ears. Red arrow is the tip of it's tail.

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All the bobcats around here have spotted coats. I don't know how variable that is.

 

[dodge man]

I think the photo is to grainy to show the spots.

 

[dusty3030]

Some have pronounced spots many don’t

 

[scootr]

Rounded ear, long tail, High stepping Femur is a cat.
The red arrow marking the end of the tail is incorrect. Look at the underline of the tail where it continues past the arrow mark indicating a long tail.
Mountain lion

 

[dusty3030]

Not a lion. Save the picture to a computer and blow it up and you can see it’s tail clearly,

 

[ROUSTABOUT]

That's a big cat. I've petted a few dead ones. Few people have them in cages around here. Seen one tied out like a dog. One guy has one in a twelve foot tall cage. Cyclone fence across top. You can throw an aluminum can on the top and that cat will jump up and slap it off. Another guy has two bears.

 

[DieselnHooters]

if its indeed a fawn in its jaws then I say cougar, if its a groundhog size then I think bobcat, a squirrel or some similar then its a housecat

 

[2515R Dude]

It is definitely a feline, not a k9, and judging from the long tail it is a ML, cougar, puma