Bobcats are nocturnal, being most active at night when their prey is.
They have excellent vision and hearing which are their most important senses when it comes to hunting. They eat rabbits, rodents, squirrels, ground-nesting birds, turkeys and occasionally have been known to take a sick or small deer. Bobcats have retractable claws like house cats. This is a good way to tell the difference between a bobcat track and that of a dog since they are similar in size. Bobcats can only eat about 3 pounds of meat at a time so they will often cover up any leftover meat from a large game kill.