Yup..skunks are thick in SD this year. My chessie got sprayed today and I've seen a ton of them dead on the road. This was the second one I've seen in the field already this year.
My pups nose was pretty much up the skunks a-hole when it sprayed. His body is smelling pretty good now, but I...
From your location it would be a lot more likely to be a young male cougar than a bobcat. A lot of bobcats will not have very noticable ear tassels though...they are more obvious in the lynx. I would guess a young cougar though.
I figured the same..especially since they would need 8 more hunters to make that a legal picture on wild birds.
Either way it looks like a great time!:D