Like his fictional counterparts, Ahab and Quint, Plymouth police Capt. Edward Benecchi has been obsessed with a powerful, elusive quarry.
The half-ton bull continues a freedom-loving life of ease, proving too fast during a recent attempt to lock him down.
The aggressive, horn-lowering, hoof scratching cross between domestic cattle and bison has been on the loose in the woods and fields of Plymouth since fleeing a local slaughterhouse on Aug. 3. Concerned about the public danger Buddy poses, Benecchi has tried various means, including the aid of a state police drone, to corral the beast.
On his own time, the committed captain has put out apples, hay, grain and pellets infused with molasses and kept a periodic night watch in a private backyard, where an animal trailer and reinforced steel pen is set up.