They have also found porcupine, mink, muskrat, skunk, fish, frog, insect and fox remains in the bobcat's body. They also eat sick or hurt deer. During winter, bobcats shelter under overhanging rocks. Bobcats are nocturnal animals so it is hard to count the total population of the bobcat. The range of the bobcat in West Virginia is from the southwest to the northcentral and into the northeast.
Some bobcats also live in the northwestern area.
Fleas, mites and stomach and intestinal worms afflict bobcats. There have been few reports of rabid bobcats .