Bobcat Attack

[Minnesota scroller]

Last thursday morning, around 2:00 AM, a camper was attacked while sleeping in his tent. This happened in the state park that ordered a bunch of scrollsawn wildlife from me. At first, they assumed it was a young bear but upon examination of the evidence, including the claw marks on the camper's face, they concluded it was a bobcat. The camper needed some staples in his head, but other than that, he's fine. I didn't realize they had bobcats in this part of Minnesota. This got me thinking. I'll just bet the park could sell bobcat portraits now. I think they would be a real popular item, since the story was aired on all the TV networks. I called the buyer at the park and she agreed. I just emailed her a few bobcat patterns and am waiting to see what she chooses.

A person has to always be looking for an opening. You also have to strike while the iron is hot. By the end of the summer, most people will have forgot all about the attack.

[Woodbutcher68]

I read this story just before I read your post:

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A woman who helped rescue an injured cat on the roadside got a surprise when a veterinarian told her it was a wild and potentially dangerous bobcat.
Liza Eldred, her teenage daughter and the girl's friend found the female bobcat Saturday on U.S. 98 in south Baldwin County, wrapped it in a sweatshirt and drove it to an animal clinic for treatment.
Veterinarian Andy Duke said the women were "extremely lucky" that the bobcat, which had a broken paw, did not panic and injure them.
They were in "a lot of danger," Duke said.

Eldred believes the bobcat didn't harm them because it sensed they were trying to help.
"It was not moving, making a sound," she said. "It hissed once, so we stopped once so my daughter's friend could move into the (far) back seat."
Duke's staff named the 11-pound bobcat Bobbi. He said it is undersized at 10 to 12 months old, and the animals typically grow to about 35 pounds.
Vetenarian Laura Serio, who treated the bobcast at the clinic Saturday, told the Press-Regiser on Monday that it was doing well.
"I think she will recover well in the wild," Serio said.

[CJoZ]

Meow... Great thinking Mike!!

[ozarkhillbilly]

Mike, I am glad to see that there is a method to your madness! Great idea!

[PuzzledMoose]

Originally Posted by Minnesota scroller

I just emailed her a few bobcat patterns and am waiting to see what she chooses.
A person has to always be looking for an opening. You also have to strike while the iron is hot. By the end of the summer, most people will have forgot all about the attack.

Sounds like that was a great idea you had there, Mike. Hey, Neal has a great Bobcat pattern in his book of segmented animals ... It doesn't look like a quick cut though ..lol