GRAPHIC: 82-year-old attacked from behind by bobcat while turkey hunting

82-year-old man attacked by bobcat while turkey hunting in Alabama

A routine day in the woods turned life-threatening after Claude Strother was attacked from behind by a bobcat.

Bobcat mauled an 82-year-old man in Alabama

Claude Strother wasn't expecting much action when he slipped into the Alabama woods on the afternoon of April 18. 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. Strother had been feeling restless because his wife, Bettie, had gone to Birmingham for the da…

GRAPHIC: 82-year-old attacked from behind by bobcat while turkey hunting

Claude Strother has been hunting turkeys since 1975, so being attacked by a bobcat was something he never saw coming.

Man attacked by a bobcat while turkey hunting

The die hard turkey hunter from Selma was calling up a big one on his land in Wilcox County when he said he took a hit from behind by a bobcat.

A Bobcat Mauled an 82-Year-Old Turkey Hunter. He Shrugged It Off

Claude Strother wasn’t expecting much action when he slipped into the Alabama woods on the afternoon of April 18. 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. Strother had been feeling restless because his wife, Bettie, had gone to Birmingham for the da…