Posted By: Texas Dan
No, that isn't a bobcat. - 11/02/23 08:01 PM
At least that's what the guy who made this hole thought he was looking at before pulling the trigger. The victim's account can be found at the end of the TPWD 2008 Hunting Accident Report that's available at the link below.
As to the question of how this could happen I don't have an answer. He is an experienced and normally very safe hunter and he can't explain his total lapse in judgment at shooting at something he could not positively identify, in very low light and at a 200 yard distance. He broke the number 1 rule in gun safety.
TPWD 2008 Hunting Accident Report
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As to the question of how this could happen I don't have an answer. He is an experienced and normally very safe hunter and he can't explain his total lapse in judgment at shooting at something he could not positively identify, in very low light and at a 200 yard distance. He broke the number 1 rule in gun safety.
TPWD 2008 Hunting Accident Report
Ouch!