WALA: Man attacked by a bobcat while turkey hunting

[Sheltowee]

https://www.fox10tv.com/2025/04/23/man-attacked-by-bobcat-while-turkey-hunting/

Anyone else called a predator in a little too close for comfort while turkey hunting?

 

[trb]

Had a decent sized bear come in to about 75 yards opening day here in CO before he ambled off to greener pastures.

 

[TheTone]

Called a coyote to about 15 yards yesterday; I’d have shot him if a couple birds weren’t gobbling around me

 

[Sheltowee]

Called a coyote to about 15 yards yesterday; I’d have shot him if a couple birds weren’t gobbling around me

I smacked a coyote last year turkey hunting but he seemed more interested in my decoys than my calling.

 

[Mallardsx2]

While I was spring turkey hunting, I had a skunk come down a fence row and hop across my legs and keep right on trucking. Thank god. lol

 

[SaskHunter]

I've only called coyotes in, all were lucky to be out of range...

 

[WildWill]

I get about one coyote a year while turkey hunting. Never seen a bobcat but I'm sure they've seen me.

 

[howl]

Multiple coyotes, only one bobcat. Bobcat aren't in season during the local turkey season. Which is a shame because, in addition to being detrimental to turkey populations, they're decent table fare. Kinda rank when you undress them, tho.

A ranch I hunted in South Texas had mountain lions. We thought they were joking when they said we could shoot any we called in for free. I didn't figure out they were serious until afterward. I think I would have had something a little bigger than #9s in the second barrel had I known they were around.

 

[Hamms12oz]

About 10 years ago I was attacked by a bobcat and the following year a close family friend was also attacked by one in the same general area.
Bobcat and coyote encounters seemed to be a fairly common thing where I grew up turkey hunting in Pennsylvania.

 

[Mallardsx2]

About 10 years ago I was attacked by a bobcat and the following year a close family friend was also attacked by one in the same general area.
Bobcat and coyote encounters seemed to be a fairly common thing where I grew up turkey hunting in Pennsylvania.

OMG

That sounds terrible.

Have you recovered from your wounds?!