A local turkey hunter survived a bizarre encounter with a bobcat during opening day of Missouri's turkey season Monday.
The hunter, from Clever, was using a turkey call to lure birds in. His turkey call was so good it fooled a large male bobcat, which pounced on the hunter, leaving a wound to the back of his head.
Conservation agent Jeff Harris filed this report, which the News-Leader obtained through a Sunshine Request:
"Hunter was calling turkeys on his property," Harris wrote. "He felt a crash on his shoulder and head as if he was being attacked.