What is this critter?

[two_bit_score]

I’d say Bobcat.

 

[ning]

Dark spot on tail is far from the end of it.
Definitely a cougar/mountain lion.

 

[stuckmotor]

I found a site that said there are 20 to 30 mountain lions in Arkansas.

Mountain Lion Population in Each State (Current Estimates) - Wildlife Informer

There are 17 states a Mountain Lion presence, and the 33 without. In this article we'll look at the Mountain Lion population in the U.S.

wildlifeinformer.com

Found another site that said there are 100,000 coyotes.

 

[lman]

 

[Yander]

Bobcat, his left ear has a dark outer rim; I don't think mountain lions have that. Definitely not a coyote, ears are too short and really doesn't look like a canine

 

[stuckmotor]

I won't be satisfied until modify the closing narration from a very old TV show:
"There are eight million stories in the naked city, this has been one of them."
Modification:
There are twenty to thirty mountain lions in Arkansas. This might have been one of them.

I found a site that said there are 20 to 30 mountain lions in Arkansas.

Mountain Lion Population in Each State (Current Estimates) - Wildlife Informer

There are 17 states a Mountain Lion presence, and the 33 without. In this article we'll look at the Mountain Lion population in the U.S.

wildlifeinformer.com

Found another site that said there are 100,000 coyotes.

 

[stuckmotor]

I think i know what this one is...

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If that field has bears and mountain lions, it's a good place to stay away from.

 

[oosik]

A picture of its face would sure help. Around these parts - it's a "short eared" coyote that hasn't lost its winter coat yet. AND it's definitely not big enough to be a cougar/mountain lion.

 

[stuckmotor]

For the time being, I'm favoring one of those El Chupucarburator things that Dave was talking about.

 

[3gunr]

I agree with oosik , not big enough for a lion, I get lots of pics of bobcats , never seen one with a coat like that, Maybe because its summer,