Real or fake? Bobcat attack on turkey

[RutnNStrutn]

I say it's a fake, but, who knows for sure?
My criteria is that the tom would not be still in strut with a bobcat hanging off of his head.

 

[jrichv]

The thing that surprises me most is that everyone assumes that since they see tail feathers fanned out, that the "turkey is in full strut". Heck, if I just got blind-sided by a 20 - 30 pound hungry bobcat, all fangs and claws - strutting is going to be the last thing on my mind. In fact, it would happen so fast, I doubt I or a turkey would have time to actually think about anything.

But, those adrenal glands and the fight or flight reflexes of any animals nervous system can even out-fast a bobcat. The turkey's natural response and reflexes probably made him tense up - real fast. Tension in the butt region just might make those tail-feather-muscles do all kinds of crazy things - LIKE FAN TAIL FEATHERS...

Heck, I don't know one way or the other - like I said earlier - I hope it's real, just cause it would be a cool picture. But to see people come up with all kinds of justifications for why it's a fake is sort of closed-minded. But on the other hand, it makes me want to come up with just as many reasons why it could be real.

Ah, it all makes for a good lively debate - we should all be so lucky as to see something that fantastic once in our lifetime.

Jesse - I have a feeling that this topic may never die... I didn't mean to offend or get anyone stirred up by my comments, by any means.

enjoy,
jrichv

 

[The_Griz]

Mossberg .. the angle of the cat shows it coming from the left, I agree that it would never come from the open field. The cat couldn't get to that position in the air from the right.

I think the cat is stuffed and tied to the turkey to make it look like it was in a fight. I have hundreds of bobcat photos and studied them for years, a cat would take that turkey down as soon as it hit it. Any camera I have would show the cat blurry if it was moving in the air like that.

Also, don't be afraid to post pics, would love to see some.