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Any healthy ecosystem has predator/prey dynamics.Bobcats and turkeys have been living together for millennia it’s not all this sudden a problem.We can tweak harvest and land management practices here and there, but overall a healthy bobcat population is indicative of a solid prey base (turkeys and other small game) which is what we all want.This is the response that I can't understand. How can we think the bobcat is an indication of a healthy turkey population when turkey numbers are declining across the country, especially in Southern IN. Bobcats were never numerous here but when they started to be more common our turkey numbers took a nose dive.
My understanding of the predator/prey relationship is that as prey numbers rise predators respond in kind with greater numbers.