US Edition'He thought I was a turkey': Man attacked by bobcat while hunting
- Claude Strother experienced an unusual event while hunting when a bobcat attacked him, marking a first in his nearly 50 years of experience in the woods.
- The bobcat narrowly missed Strother's eyes and bit the back of his head during the incident.
- Strother mentioned that the bobcat may have mistaken him for a turkey.
- Despite the attack, Strother remains determined, saying, 'Nothing, not even a bobcat or cancer, is going to keep me out of the woods.
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82-Year-Old Hunter Gets Into Bloody Fight With Bobcat, Details Intense Altercation
An elderly Alabama hunter got into the fight of a lifetime against a bobcat.Bobcats aren't particularly large animals. Males can weigh around 30 pounds, and while they're not overly large, they can be pretty aggressive.You definitely don't want to find yourself in a fight with one, and that's the exact situation Alabama hunter Claude Strother found himself in.*RELATED: Hunter Kills Massive Elk, Photo Is Mind-Boggling*SIGN UP for The Daily OutKic…
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'He thought I was a turkey': Man attacked by bobcat while hunting
82-year-old Claude Strother said he’s killed 247 turkeys in the past 50 years. "It could have been a lot worse," he said.
Bobcat mauled an 82-year-old man in Alabama
Claude Strother wasn't expecting much action when he slipped into the Alabama woods on the afternoon of April 18. The 82-year-old turkey hunter had an hour to spare and figured he'd pass it by working a few calls from his Wilcox County property. What he got instead was the wildest hunt of his life, when a bobcat launched itself at the back of his head. Strother had been feeling restless because his wife, Bettie, had gone to Birmingham for the da…
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