Pheasant Maven
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Need help identifying an animal that attacked my bird dog at Killdeer Plains WLA Sunday.
I've hunted Pheasant for 40 years, and never had an experience like this, and it bugs me because I can't figure out what happened.
My 40 lb German short haired pointer locks up in the middle of a large, thick, thigh high grass field, and my nephew moved in for the flush. When he got beside her, something grabbed her vest, and started pulling her into the grass, she had her feet planted, and was being pulled into a small tangle of briar growing in the grass. She yelped as her nose got cut, Andrew grabbed the top of her vest, and kicked into the grass, connecting with an animal that he only got a glimpse of.
Black shiny fur was all he saw. He said there was a 6 ft dia. circle of matted down grass nearby that seemed odd.
What could have done this? Are there Badger in western Ohio? not exactly black....
Wild dog? no growling, barking....seemed to disappear.
Bobcat? maybe....not black. anyone have a similar experience??
Thanks, Maven
I've hunted Pheasant for 40 years, and never had an experience like this, and it bugs me because I can't figure out what happened.
My 40 lb German short haired pointer locks up in the middle of a large, thick, thigh high grass field, and my nephew moved in for the flush. When he got beside her, something grabbed her vest, and started pulling her into the grass, she had her feet planted, and was being pulled into a small tangle of briar growing in the grass. She yelped as her nose got cut, Andrew grabbed the top of her vest, and kicked into the grass, connecting with an animal that he only got a glimpse of.
Black shiny fur was all he saw. He said there was a 6 ft dia. circle of matted down grass nearby that seemed odd.
What could have done this? Are there Badger in western Ohio? not exactly black....
Wild dog? no growling, barking....seemed to disappear.
Bobcat? maybe....not black. anyone have a similar experience??
Thanks, Maven