Neat Encounter this morning

[D. Key]

I thought I would hunt a couple of hours this morning before starting work and went to my pop-up about 300 yds. in front of the house.  The hunt was uneventful so I get out to do a bit of scouting.  Didn't walk a hundred yds. and found a very fresh scrape just inside the Nat'l Forest line so I didn't want to disturb the area so I backed out to walk home. 

Here's the "Neat" part...On my walk back a medium sized Bobcat stepped into the path and it never once looked at me.  I nocked an arrow onto my Toelke Recurve and wanted a shot although it was about 40 yds. in front of me.  It then ran to my right and I thought it was gone. In a couple of seconds, it returned onto the path with a small rabbit or rat in it's mouth.  At this point it looked at me and froze in the middle of the path.  I drew and shot (I rushed it) and shot just under the cat.  Needless-to-say it bolted away to enjoy it's breakfast.  Not a kill but a great encounter that this old man will remember.

Doug Key

[Bisch]

It's those kinds of experiences that keep a guy coming back for more!!!!!

Bisch

[Captain*Kirk]

I would have bought tickets to see that!

[Wudstix]

Neat!!!

[Ted Fry]

Sounds like a great morning hunt , funny how when your just out there, things sometime happen.

[todd smith]

Very cool encounter! Thanks for sharing it with us!

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Very cool encounter.  On sunday I witnessed a bobcat rush a couple grouse but missed. The bobcat froze. When one of the grouse flew back down from its perch by me I thought he'd resume chase but went the other way eventually