Today’s open thread brought to you by 2 brave men saving a bobcat from a trap:




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98 comments
Laurel
Laurel

I'm glad they got him loose!

m0r0
m0r0

G-d bless that idiot! He did a mighty good deed!

NJK
NJK

Awsome!

1217Chic
1217Chic

It was and it seemed like the putty thanked them (:

DebbyX
DebbyX

I hope they find the evil person who set the trap and put a part of him in it he won't miss.

You get to pick the part!

Lee
Lee

I hope they got rid of that stupid trap!

Sober_Thinking
Sober_Thinking

I'm glad they saved that bobcat. Good for them.

Most tumbleweeds I grew up with would have done something horrible to it.

Landscaper
Landscaper

FACEBOOK: I over heard this one at a store.

"No I'm not on FaceBook because I didn't like a lot people back when I was in school with them. I sure as hell don't care what they are up to now."

Kevin Adam
Kevin Adam

What if that trap was set for a Bobcat you just released someone's catch

cabensg
cabensg

Good job! I hope they get rid of the trap to.

Conniption Fitz
Conniption Fitz

Communism is the religion of the covetous and lazy.

If every dime were divided equally today, tomorrow it would not be that way.

Some would have spent theirs or been scammed or robbed of it...porn, gambling, womanizing, drink, drugs, spending on material things...

There will never be a lack of disparity between people as far as material assets and intellectual talents are concerned.

colliemum
colliemum

As this is an OT - please read this:

It's come to this: Obama to demand that Israel give up its nuclear arsenal

http://israelmatzav.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/its-come-to-this-obama-to-demand-that.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Words literally fail me!

warpmine
warpmine

Israel's reply should be "Right after you hang yourself, we'll consider it."

AmericanborninCanada
AmericanborninCanada

Well there it is. Evil ba$tard. Sorry mum... Evil git.

colliemum
colliemum

B*stard is right ( or 'barsteward', as is the way people on blogs over here circumvent the bad-language-moderation).

A git is just annoying, and hasn't got the power to do real evil, like that POS barsteward in the WH is capable off.

Wolfie
Wolfie

The apple a day works best if you also have a good shot! Missing him with the apple... He might not even notice! :-) But whacking him on the face... That works! :-)

Wolfie
Wolfie

"did you touch my pint"? :-)

colliemum
colliemum

Not a problem!

We call the male bar staff either 'barman', or in the better and smaller pubs, 'landlord'.

The uneducated simply shout 'hey, over here', and are promptly disregarded ...

:-))

colliemum
colliemum

IMHO, you need more than one apple a day to keep the doctor away - you need at least one laugh a day as well, better are more than one laughs.

:-)))

Wolfie
Wolfie

How are you ever going to get a drink again if you call them evil barstewards? ;-) LOL!

AmericanborninCanada
AmericanborninCanada

Just makin' sure! :-) Sorry mum but even talkin' evil barstewards, you make me laugh. xoxox

colliemum
colliemum

I am not going to have a kitty like that in my house, ok? Not ever!

Great video, amazing bobcat - good thing it lives faaar away from me!

Tammy P
Tammy P

Not too sure these guys deserve any credit for being "nice". I saw the prequel to the original version of them "saving" the bobcat and it looks like they were the ones who illegally trapped and then teased it before filming their "heroic efforts" :( Sorry to be a Debbie downer........ http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=5a2_1357538742

cabensg
cabensg

Since they didn't show the whole thing I'm not even sure these are the same guys or even the same Bobcat.

unclesamnephew
unclesamnephew

they did the right thing in letting the bobcat loose. the permit comment is unclear. did they have a permit for fox would be the question

Wolfie
Wolfie

That was a thing of beauty to watch! Poor little Kitty.. So lucky to have two good guys come by and rescue him. These kind of guys and their efforts to free the cat give me hope for humanity... Thanks Scoop for posting this, you're a great guy!

WL Whitelight
WL Whitelight

If this bobcat attacked my livestock I would have to kill it. If it only focused on the deer or wild turkeys that would be fine with me.

cabensg
cabensg

Bobcats are small they go for small game. Really small is their usual fare, mice, rats, chipmunks, squirrels etc. Cougars are the sometimes livestock killers. Easier meal than the usual hunt.

WL Whitelight
WL Whitelight

There are alot of goats in my area and they fit in that small game.

Landscaper
Landscaper

Do not try this at home. Or at least in summer with shorts on.

ryanomaniac
ryanomaniac

Why risk it. Just bust out the shotgun and end the whole thing. Turn around, go home and drink a hot cup of coffee. Turn on TV and watch reruns of Everybody Loves Raymond.

aposematic
aposematic

If the Bobcats leg had been observably broken, the options would have been different. As the ending of the video shows that apparently not the case, I'll stay with RS's description of the incident.

Wolfie
Wolfie

Why risk it? Because it's the right thing to do? Because some of us couldn't see that and not help in good conscience. I'd help get that bobcat out, even if it meant getting life scars. I love animals. I'm not against hunting. I just can't see animals suffer when I'm in a position to help.

oregonproud
oregonproud

Sorry Wolfie, to use your comment, but.. all you carnivores, hunters and fishermen are simply showing the hippocracy that you bitch about the liberals exhibiting every day. You are all repeating the lies of the bunny huggers that is spouted every day. Do what you advocate every day. FACT CHECK ! As a trapper for over 50 years, I know that the HSUS and PETA lies every day. In all my years of trapping, I have never seen the fabled "broken leg or chewed off leg from a properly set trap. My feelings are about trapping are the same as gun ownership. If you don't like it don't do it. Ok end of rant.. TB

Wolfie
Wolfie

Didn't ask you to roll over or anywhere. I'm just not getting into this with you now. End of.

westernhunter
westernhunter

Thank you oregonproud, couldn't said it better.

oregonproud
oregonproud

Deflection, Wolfie? Last I checked, this was a open thread started about a bobcat. Sorry that I don't roll over very well.

Wolfie
Wolfie

This is a discussion for another day on another thread, ok?

colliemum
colliemum

Bravo, Wolfie!

Wolfie
Wolfie

I know you would do exactly the same! :-)

ryanomaniac
ryanomaniac

That was kinda cold I know but putting it out of its misery would have been the option I would have taken. We need no stinkin' Bobcats. Just kidding.

Wolfie
Wolfie

It was trapped... if I freed it and it was limping and unable to walk and was sure to die a long painful death... I would agree with you... OH look, nevermind! We both have much bigger fish to fry! :-)