The hunt is reminiscent of a house cat after a mouse. Usually, each cat hunts alone, but a female and her nearly grown kittens may work together, fanning out when they reach prey cover and frequently chasing hares into one another's jaws. Pound for pound, the bobcat is probably one of the ablest fighters in New England. The bobcat's razor-sharp, retractable claws and long canine teeth are formidable tools for tackling prey or foe alike. A large bobcat can pull down and kill a weakened deer in deep snow.
Scientists believe that snow depths in the north keep the bobcat from utilizing northern ranges.
They just can't function in deep snow. Instead, they travel on roads, exposed shore and lake ice, logs, and in the tracks of other animals. Meanwhile the lynx is extremely adept at travel in the snow. The lynx paw has about twice the supporting capacity in the snow as that of a bobcat paw. The lynx's foot may also be twice as large as a bobcat's, sometimes spreading to over four inches in diameter.