Description
Long Shot – Bobcat/Pheasant Maquette (Also available monument size)
20″H x 6″L x 8″W – Edition of 48
I have seen a bobcat in the wild three times that I recall. Recently, my family was at a mountain
retreat in New Mexico. I had just received confirmation of a monument commission from NatureWorks
for a bobcat/pheasant. I had taken the clay bobcat maquette to the reunion, hoping for some idle
chat time during which I could put on the final touches. To my shock one day, I stepped out on the
deck of our retreat and saw a bobcat sitting in the driveway! She tossed a casual glance my way, and
proceeded to stalk some chipmunks and a bunny in the yard. I called to the family, who sifted out
one by one on the deck. We watched her for at least thirty minutes, edging closer to her as she
allowed. The final consensus was that she was not particularly concerned with our ‘peerings’, but
she was definitely unimpressed with the foiling of a good hunt. In the end, we sifted one by one
back into the house, I was the last to go. A thrilling bobcat fix and a battery of photos completed
my research for Tulsa`s new Bobcat Monument.
