Proposal for Bobcat Trapping Season is Indefinitely Postponed

Ideastream Public Media | By Mitch Felan

Published May 18, 2018 at 6:51 PM EDT

Advocates won their argument for now that it's too soon to hunt bobcats in Ohio.

Animal advocates are applauding the state鈥檚 decision to postpone a proposed trapping season for bobcats. The state voted 6-1 Thursday to put the proposal on an indefinite hold.

applauds the decision. She says the science does not back up harvesting bobcats.

鈥淏obcats were only removed from Ohio鈥檚 endangered and threatened species list less than four years ago, so this proposal seems premature given that the full population study of bobcats has not been concluded yet.鈥�

Roscoe also says public comments and emails to the state show Ohioans are to the trapping season.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources did not return a request for comment.

Mitch Felan

Mitch Felan is a news intern for WKSU. He is a multimedia journalist with experience in print, television, radio and visual journalism. Felan is a junior at Kent State University, working towards a Bachelor's Degree in Multimedia Journalism. During the school year, Felan works for Kent State Student Media in TV2, The Kent Stater, and KentWired. He will be serving as the Digital Director for Kent State University's Student Media Newsroom in the Fall.

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Proposal for Bobcat Trapping Season is Indefinitely Postponed