Turkey hunter Carson Bender was looking for some turkeys. But he found more than he bargained for. The young hunter came face to face with a bobcat while hunting on April 17.
Speaking with Outdoor Life, Bender says he was calling turkeys to his location to shoot. He had his back to a tree. But he ended up attracting a bobcat instead. The hunter was prepared to shoot several turkeys when he heard the bobcat behind him. Instinct took over. Rather than turning to look behind him, he used his phone to look behind the tree.
That's when he saw the bobcat lurking behind him.
"He was more perturbed than I was when he jumped on me and I shook him off," Bender tells Outdoor Life. "It was about a 25-pound cat, and it scratched me through my camo shirt a couple times."
Bobcat in the Woods
Fortunately, Bender remained calm. The bobcat ended up leaving the area. Bender went back to turkey hunting. But the entire event rattled him so much that his game was off.
