Bobcats - Lynx rufus I came upon this courting pair of bobcats but unfortunately someone came up from behind me and walked toward the cats and that caused the cats to leave. As soon as the cats left so did the guy. I hung out for the next 8 hours. The cats came back into view but much further away. I believe what I was able to observe was a courting pair. I saw no actual mating but mostly the two cats sitting side by side or face to face and off and on circling each other. When the female would get up the male would quickly get up and approach her and he would let out a squeak-chirp sound and she would submissively sit back down. They did not hunt during this 8 hrs and they only traveled about 50-75yds.