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kunamola · 03-17-2007, 11:35 PM

2 summers ago as I stood on the deck of our house on the east side of Melvin Bay, a fishercat ran through the yard. I happened to have my camera and got a picture of the back end as it went off towards the woods between us and 109. When I downloaded the picture it was just a fuzzy blur; that animal can sure move fast. I wasn't sure what it was until I looked it up in an identification book.

12 summers ago my 2 sons, my mother and I came face to face with a Bobcat not far from our house. We were walking down an old road paralleling Copps Brook near the intersection of 109 and 109A and were not far from the lake when standing on the road, about 20 feet away, looking at us was this large cat. He just stood there, didn't blink or turn away at all. I said to my mom "that sure is a big house cat" then I paused and said "I don't think that is a house cat" It was like living in slow motion. Mom said calmly to us, "let's turn slowly and walk away." She put the 7 year old in front of her and I had the 2 year old riding on my back already. We walked about 50 feet when I turned my head and the cat was slowly padding his way behind us as we walked. I said to mom "the cat is following us" and she said "I think now is the time we start running". I did not know I could run so fast with a 2 year old on my back! We didn't stop until we were almost back to the old farm house where our car was parked. The cat abandoned us somewhere along the way, but we were pretty shaken up by the experience. Since our house is not far from there we kept an especially good eye on the kids the rest of that year. I think the cat had been dumpster diving at Barvel Wang and we startled it.

03-17-2007, 11:35 PM	#20
kunamola Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Northern Virginia and Melvin Village, NH Posts: 44 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Fishercat and a bobcat too 2 summers ago as I stood on the deck of our house on the east side of Melvin Bay, a fishercat ran through the yard. I happened to have my camera and got a picture of the back end as it went off towards the woods between us and 109. When I downloaded the picture it was just a fuzzy blur; that animal can sure move fast. I wasn't sure what it was until I looked it up in an identification book. 12 summers ago my 2 sons, my mother and I came face to face with a Bobcat not far from our house. We were walking down an old road paralleling Copps Brook near the intersection of 109 and 109A and were not far from the lake when standing on the road, about 20 feet away, looking at us was this large cat. He just stood there, didn't blink or turn away at all. I said to my mom "that sure is a big house cat" then I paused and said "I don't think that is a house cat" It was like living in slow motion. Mom said calmly to us, "let's turn slowly and walk away." She put the 7 year old in front of her and I had the 2 year old riding on my back already. We walked about 50 feet when I turned my head and the cat was slowly padding his way behind us as we walked. I said to mom "the cat is following us" and she said "I think now is the time we start running". I did not know I could run so fast with a 2 year old on my back! We didn't stop until we were almost back to the old farm house where our car was parked. The cat abandoned us somewhere along the way, but we were pretty shaken up by the experience. Since our house is not far from there we kept an especially good eye on the kids the rest of that year. I think the cat had been dumpster diving at Barvel Wang and we startled it.