Bobcat

 is an animal found in Red Dead Redemption. They are a species of small predatory cat, generally found in Mexico or Northwet of Tall Trees.

Although like the cougar, they are slower and weaker, and also do less damage. although they are worth almost twice as much, and are one of the most profitable animals to hunt, but can be difficult to find.

Locations
thumb|400px|right They are found in Nuevo Paraiso and around Tall Trees. A good place to find them is near Bearclaw Camp. They can also be found roaming the arid deserts southwest of Escalera and west of Agave Viejo or north of Las Hermanas. They are also common in Perdido just east of Chuparosa, where the bobcat icon appears on the map. Several of them can be found around Butter Bridge in Mexico, and along the train track running south from it. However, they are possible to be found during the day.

Cougars are most commonly confused for Bobcats.

With the Liars and Cheats Pack installed, Roberto, the legendary gray bobcat may be encountered in the Roca de Madera hunting ground in Free Roam.

Characteristics

 * Bobcats are smaller than humans, and are roughly around the size of a domesticated cat in the game. In Mexico, they have distinct, golden coloured spotted fur. In the United States they have grey-black fur and look much like coyotes.
 * Unlike stated above they have one significant difference with Cougars: cougars will attack even when sighted and will not flee from hearing gunshots, however a bobcat will flee as soon as they are sighted and will flee from the sound of gunshots. But when bobcats attack they will go for an immediate attack, unlike cougars which sneak up from the side when on foot or go when you are on a horse.
 * In the "Liars and Cheats" DLC, in one of the four new Hunting Grounds, you can hunt and kill bobcats, and eventually kill Roberto, the legendary gray bobcat. He is different from the other bobcats because he is gray, slightly faster, and can take slightly more damage.
 * For the Multiplayer "hunting ground" area, the bobcats are argueably the most difficult animals to kill. Unlike the Grizzly Bear, Cougar, or Wolf, it does not run at the player in a straight line, making headshots difficult. The Bobcat is also one of the faster predatory animals in the game, being nearly as fast as a horse sprinting off-road. In the Hunting Ground minigame, the Bobcat can take up to 6 shots with the Henry Repeater to kill. Also, given the sheer numbers the player usually faces in the Hunting Gound, the Bobcat can be a nightmare even though it is a small unintimidating "kitten".
 * Bobcats in multiplayer are more aggresive then in singleplayer.

Achievements
The player must kill a bobcat to successfully complete the following achievement: