NC: Hand-to-Claw Combat and One Gunshot Stops Rabid Bobcat Attack

[salmon creek gary]

NC man shot a rabid bobcat after pulling it off his wife's back & throwing it bodily into their front yard. A responding police officer shot the cat again for good measure.

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[cigars]

Brings back memories. Love that bobcat....

 

[JohnnyMac]

Brings back memories. Love that bobcat....

Yah, that's not annoying...I'd almost rather get attacked by one than listen to the full 10 minutes!

 

[cigars]

Yah, that's not annoying...I'd almost rather get attacked by one than listen to the full 10 minutes!

I'm the gift that keeps on giving on NWFA.

 

[SrMachoSolo]

If only they were wearing masks... lol...

Happy then pulled out a small handgun and yelled, "I'll shoot that f---er."

I like his style.

-Robert

 

[trevi]

2:17 video and no shooting. Sad day.

 

[SrMachoSolo]

2:17 video and no shooting. Sad day.

That's what I was thinking, so I looked for a video but couldn't find one... maybe someone will, but apparently he cornered it off cam, it made a move and he took the shot.

-Robert

 

[Provincial]

Years ago a neighbor of mine told me about seeing a bobcat. His family had used a gully behind the house to dump trash for generations, and one day he took a load on his three-wheeler to toss on the pile. After throwing it, he looked up and on the other side of the gully, about 50 feet away, was a large bobcat sitting there looking at him. They watched each other for a few minutes, and he finally got bored and thought he would spook the cat. He threw his arms up, lunged forward toward the cat, and yelled at the top of his lungs. The cat leaned forward and prepared to spring. My neighbor jumped on his ride and got out of there fast!

 

[bbbass]

Years ago a neighbor of mine told me about seeing a bobcat. His family had used a gully behind the house to dump trash for generations, and one day he took a load on his three-wheeler to toss on the pile. After throwing it, he looked up and on the other side of the gully, about 50 feet away, was a large bobcat sitting there looking at him. They watched each other for a few minutes, and he finally got bored and thought he would spook the cat. He threw his arms up, lunged forward toward the cat, and yelled at the top of his lungs. The cat leaned forward and prepared to spring. My neighbor jumped on his ride and got out of there fast!

Bobcats are notoriously feisty ya'll!!!

 

[The Heretic]

Bobcats are notoriously feisty ya'll!!!

Yup. I hit a small young one with my car once and it took a few shots from a 9mm to put it down (it was dark so it was hard to see it to get a good shot).

 

[bbbass]

Yup. I hit a small young one with my car once and it took a few shots from a 9mm to put it down (it was dark so it was hard to see it to get a good shot).

I'm surprised he didn't tear the tire/bumper off your car!!

 

[The Heretic]

I'm surprised he didn't tear the tire/bumper off your car!!

It was a very young small one - I could not find any damage to the car. But the bobcat was certainly damaged. It ran across the road - all I saw was a fast blur run out of the orchard and felt a thump, so I stopped and turned around to see what I had hit. I thought it was a domestic cat at first.

 

[bbbass]

It was a very young small one - I could not find any damage to the car. But the bobcat was certainly damaged. It ran across the road - all I saw was a fast blur run out of the orchard and felt a thump, so I stopped and turned around to see what I had hit. I thought it was a domestic cat at first.

I HATE hitting critters on the road. I'll stop and put cats or deer out of their misery, maybe take a dog to the vet, but the myriads of ground squirrels and wabbits are just out of luck. I never swerve either... was totally pissed when the ex wrecked our new VW Wabbit PU to miss a flying duck.

 

[titsonritz]

I'm the gift that keeps on giving on NWFA.

So you're saying you're the NWFA version of herpes?

 

[Ura-Ki]

So you're saying you're the NWFA version of herpes?

 

[salmon creek gary]

2:17 video and no shooting. Sad day.

Agreed. I did wonder if anyone would notice that I wrote that lead sentence "MSM-style", putting the provocative bit up front . . . even if it never shows in the video.

Standby for more on this story, such as MSM reporting of PETA reaction to mistreatment of that sick & helpless animal, police "excessive force" against a cat that no longer posed a threat, insensitivity to that cat's deprived early life, and reckless civilian use of a firearm within x feet of - take your pick - a school, church, daycare center, or Walmart.

 

[The Heretic]

I HATE hitting critters on the road. I'll stop and put cats or deer out of their misery, maybe take a dog to the vet, but the myriads of ground squirrels and wabbits are just out of luck. I never swerve either... was totally pissed when the ex wrecked our new VW Wabbit PU to miss a flying duck.

This was a first for me (not counting squirrels and birds). I still remember when I was about 5 years old and my dad hit a dog near Cedar Hills. We stopped. Could not find the owner. Dad borrowed a shotgun from somebody and put it out of its misery - today he wouldn't be able to do that.

I like animals and such, and I don't kill them without reason, but I grew up on a farm and I have hunted. Today people would think me cruel for shooting an injured animal when I could instead spend thousands of dollars taking it to a vet where it would either die anyway or at least be crippled for the rest of its life.

 

[cigars]

So you're saying you're the NWFA version of herpes?

Compared to the things I've been referred to as, that may be an upgrade.

 

[OldBroad44]

Rabies is one of the less obvious but good reasons for carrying a firearm. All mammals may get and carry rabies. However, the most common carriers in USA are bats, raccoons, and skunks.

 

[po18guy]

Man! I know his career may be in decline, but I never thought he would resort to violence!