Have you ever wondered what you would do if you encountered a rabid bobcat in the wild? I think about it all the time. It’s one of the greatest mysteries of my life. Luckily for one North Georgia grandma, she found her answer and it was a definitive fight over flight.
Courtesy of the Athens Banner-Herald:
A rabid bobcat recently attacked a Hart County grandmother in her yard, spurring a furious battle that ended with the cat’s strangulation death.
“I thought, ‘Not today.’ There was no way I was going to die,” DeDe Phillips said Thursday as she recalled the attack that occurred June 7 at her home off Liberty Church Road.
Not today, rabid bobcat. My goodness – how clutch is this woman? Imagine being such a badass that you just instinctively say, “you or me, buddy.” And, it’s a bobcat. A RABID BOBCAT. I couldn’t be more of a fan of this woman’s intestinal fortitude. Thank goodness she’s okay.
Phillips grew up in the country, where her father-in-law was once a trapper of bobcats. As a result, she knew something about the animal’s behavior.
“They go for your jugular … because when they can get the vein you’re dead in a couple of minutes,” she said.
So, what I’m reading is, “Stoney, you probably would have just died.” This bobcat runs at me and I’m probably throwing haymakers. I don’t know how much sense it makes to try and knock out a bobcat, but that’s probably my go-to move because I don’t know any better.
Maybe I try to super kick it….but there’s a very low percentage chance that I think to choke the damn thing to death. What I’m trying to say is that I probably would’ve been slaughtered dead in my own driveway.
With both hands around the bobcat’s neck she began squeezing, but she never shouted for help because her 5-year-old granddaughter was in the house.
“I was scared if I screamed for help that my granddaughter would come out and I didn’t want that to happen,” she said.
Man. Doesn’t even ask for help because she’s afraid to bring anyone else into danger. Always protecting, always thinking of the kids. I love this story.
This woman is a bona fide North Georgia Rambo.
Stoney Keeley is the Editor in Chief of The SoBros Network. He is a strong supporter of Team GSD and #BeBetter. “Big Natural” covers the Tennessee Titans, Alabama Crimson Tide football, the WWE, and a whole wealth of nonsense. Follow on Twitter @StoneyKeeley
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