For the fur trappers, bobcats are the biggest prize. A high-quality bobcat fur coat can retail for up to $150,000. The species isn’t really at risk—the bigger problem is animal cruelty.

Bobcat fur is used for trim, hats and coats, he said. Schultz has been in the fur farm business since 1982 and currently owns a farm in Arnegard in western North Dakota between Dickinson and ...

GREAT FALLS — The owners of a commercial bobcat fur farm are looking to relocate from the bustling oilfield region in western North Dakota to a quieter area in central Montana. Montana Fish ...

RENO, Nev. - Bobcat fur coats have become a hot item among the fashion-conscious in Russia and China, leading to a big jump in prices and exports for the soft, spotted pelts.

News; Spokane; Bobcat fur farm draws global reaction. Montana agency considering proposal. Mon., Sept. 1, 2014 A bobcat rests in this undated image provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

Joni the bobcat arrived at the New Mexico Wildlife Center “in 2006 as an orphaned newborn kitten” — and would go on to spend ...

Bobcats are elusive and “the (annual) average take per successful trapper hovers around 1.5,” said DEC spokeswoman Lori Severino. “According to DEC’s trapper survey, approximately 1,200 ...

Bobcat-fur coats made in China and Russia sell for tens of thousands of dollars. But CPW staffers appeared to be leaning against the proposed ban, which would prohibit the use of live traps and ...

Bobcat populations plummeted during the early 20th century because of the popularity of their fur. Since then, successful conservation measures led to the IUCN listing them as a species of least ...

The spotted wild cat of America, the bobcat, is making a comeback. For centuries, their numbers had been declining. Once ...

Bobcat trapping is the extreme — selling fur for luxury items. It’s sickening.” From December through February, Colorado bobcat hunters and trappers may kill as many bobcats as they please.