If it hunts large prey like deer, it looks for them while they are bedded down. It eats small animals when it kills them. When it catches larger prey it will eat some, and store the rest to eat later. Lynx The bobcat mates between February and March. In late April or early May, the female gives birth to a litter of between one and seven kittens.
Most litters have two to four kittens.
The kittens are born with their eyes closed. After ten days their eyes will open and the kittens are weaned after about 10 weeks. The kittens stay with their mother for about a year. Bobcats are solitary animals except during mating season. A male's homerange may overlap with the homerange of a couple of females and often another male.