They are one of our coolest critters, exceptional hunters, and a turkey killing machine. Always suprised how many people believe that they are a rare animal, we actually have more cats than red fox. When the yotes moved into the eastern half of the state they really hurt the red fox population, most of our reds are found along waterways, yotes pretty much dominate everywhere else such as farmland and wooded areas. As I've been told by several experienced trappers, the cat population goes hand and hand with the turkey population. Thank goodness our turkeys don't run a cycle like the hares in Alaska, every 9yrs. the hare population crashes and the lynx population follows suit. Then the population of both rises until the next 9yr. crash. Cats are mainly nocturnal and very secretive plus they are so quite, not like a yote you hear trotting through the woods and then look at. I bet a lot of cats sneek by hunters unnoticed, special treat to watch them for sure. Large males really spook deer and I don't believe any cat would pass up a new born fawn. Turkeys are at the top of their list though.