Post by: carpsniperg2 on September 08, 2012, 11:34:39 PM
Now I did not find that cat but I found another one.
I have been putting some long hrs in on my first few solid down days working on my new 4x4. Well one of my friends came over and we decided to go get lunch. As we are pulling out of my driveway. I see our pet cat who is a manx in a fit in the middle of the driveway. She is all arched up and in a panic/fight mode. I thought it was one of the skunks that was up here again. As I pulled up out exploded this bobcat from the tall grass on the side of my driveway. I was so in shock I just about had a heart attack. She was 1 minute from eatting my pet cat and she would have hung around until she killed all my cats. They love to eat house cats! Plus I am starting lambing in the next week. So as this bobcat takes off, I jump out and head at a 45 to cut the cat off. I get to the edge of the ditch on the field and no cat. I looked back into the field and saw the cat laying as flat as it could be. The cat was around the 30-35 yard mark. All I had was my carry gun. I am use to shooting it 0-10 yards. Not 30+ so I crack off 2 quick back to back shots. Both go maybe 2" over the cat. Adjust down and crack! Cat does a flip and starts running towards the grass. I take off down the ditch on a full run and get along side the cat running down the ditch. I take a shot at a full bore run and role the cat. I stop and the cat jumps up and jumps up to the top edge of a fence and starts crawinling up the fence. I put one more into it and it's a done deal. This cat took 3 180g bullets! I was shocked to say the least.
What a crazy deal! I am sure glad bobcat season opended and I was not 1 minute later! She is a pretty cat and has some nice color already. Now I have to decide if I want to mount her. She has 2 small holes and one bigger hole. One side looks nice and the other well 180g pdx are not made to leave small holes :chuckle: She is no monster cat. She is on the larger side of the females I see around here. She did not have any food in her so she was hungery! Part of why she was trying to eat my cat in the heat of the day!
We all would have been crushed to have lost that cat and all of our house cats at that. Very lucky I went out when I did.
Just wanted to share this crazy story with all of you guys. Thought you would get a kick out of it.
Here are some pictures as well. Also a picture of my manx fighter that was defending her self and her kittens. GREAT CAT!
Post by: ellensburgpo on September 08, 2012, 11:37:26 PM
Post by: KFhunter on September 08, 2012, 11:41:09 PM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on September 08, 2012, 11:41:59 PM
Post by: fair-chase on September 08, 2012, 11:49:39 PM
Good to see your pet is ok, and nice work on the bobby. Congrats. :tup:
Post by: carpsniperg2 on September 08, 2012, 11:52:00 PM
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on September 08, 2012, 11:52:55 PM
Post by: sebek556 on September 08, 2012, 11:53:57 PM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on September 08, 2012, 11:57:09 PM
If it was not for my huge taxi bills already! I would have no thought about it at all and would just mount it. Not sure if I have a extra 500-900 to put into another mount!
Post by: Kola16 on September 08, 2012, 11:58:24 PM
It is cool that you got it with a handgun :tup:
Post by: Kola16 on September 08, 2012, 11:59:38 PM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on September 09, 2012, 12:06:54 AM
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on September 09, 2012, 12:09:56 AM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on September 09, 2012, 12:15:10 AM
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on September 09, 2012, 12:23:24 AM
Post by: firefighter4607 on September 09, 2012, 12:36:45 AM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on September 09, 2012, 01:15:52 AM
Post by: FALFire on September 09, 2012, 05:03:16 AM
Good shootin' :guns:
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on September 09, 2012, 05:48:26 AM
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Post by: coyotecrazy on September 09, 2012, 04:26:20 PM
Post by: BiggLuke on September 13, 2012, 10:05:50 AM
lol.....
Kidding.
Cool story.
Post by: mrmoskillz on September 14, 2012, 10:59:21 AM
Post by: FC on September 14, 2012, 11:05:24 AM
Post by: PlateauNDN on September 14, 2012, 11:10:24 AM
I saw the title and when I opened the thread the first thing I see is your house cat. :yike: I about fell out of my chair laughing thinking this was another one of those threads. :chuckle:
Good to see your pet is ok, and nice work on the bobby. Congrats. :tup:
:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Nicely done and with a girl gun no less!
:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: They are both some nice looking cats. :tup:
Post by: dirty24d on September 14, 2012, 11:28:33 AM
Nice job!
Post by: MuleySniper on September 14, 2012, 11:58:53 AM
MS
Post by: jackmaster on September 14, 2012, 12:03:59 PM
Post by: predatorpro on September 14, 2012, 12:23:20 PM
Post by: Alchase on September 14, 2012, 12:30:33 PM
That cats got some pretty color. Heck if you don't want to mount it you could always have a rug done! ;) It's cheaper too. lol
Nice!!
I think you should mount them both, ........in a fighting pose of course, LOL
Post by: carpsniperg2 on September 17, 2012, 06:49:30 PM
Post by: sebek556 on September 17, 2012, 09:31:05 PM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on September 17, 2012, 09:33:29 PM