I saw Bobcats fairly regularly when I used to hike in the mountains north of San Francisco. I never felt that there was any danger and used to be able to get pretty close to them. My kids were really small; we were still carrying in child carriers so their safety wasn't really a concern. I wouldn't shoot one. I must say that they were generally smaller than this one that you shot though...

Even saw a mountain lion once. Was able to watch it, mostly with binoculars, just across a small valley. I couldn't believe how calm it remained even though, at one time, there were as many as 8 of us watching it.

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