# @outdoor_life on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DI4yADqTybN
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/29890094-outdoor-life-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-04-25T23:00:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Outdoor Life (@outdoor_life) — https://gondola.cc/outdoor_life

## Caption

Claude Strother wasn’t expecting much action when he slipped into the Alabama woods on the afternoon of April 18. ⁠
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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. The force of the blow knocked Strother forward, leaving him dazed. When he sat back up, he caught a glimpse of the bobcat trotting off through the brush. Shaken and bloody, he pulled out his phone and snapped a few selfies to show his family. Strothers didn’t mention in the video whether he was concerned about rabies or planned to get a round of rabies shots. Regardless, he says he’s going back to the same spot to hunt again.⁠
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#turkeyhunting #turkeyhunt #hunting #huntingseason #turkeyseason #turkeyhuntingseason #conservation #bobcat #wildlife #outdoors #outdoorlife⁠
📷: DeAnn Strother McGilberry⁠
Story by: alicejoneswebb

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bobcat, conservation, outdoors, turkeyhuntingseason, huntingseason, turkeyseason, turkeyhunt, wildlife, turkeyhunting, hunting, outdoorlife

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