As the cat sprinted out ….

As the cat sprinted out from the woods, Grewe was going to follow the dogs and follow the bobcat, but Grewe’s friends suggested he just stay put and let the cat come back to him, something Grewe was skeptical about at first.

“When they told me that I’m thinking, ‘C’mon, really? That cat’s gone, and we have to chase them.’ But low and behold, I stood there, and I could hear the dogs off in the distance, and they’re making a big circle and coming back, and all of a sudden I’m saying ‘hey, here comes a bobcat!’” Flushed by the dogs, the bobcat ran its big circle and eventually came back to Grewe, and with surprising speed. Grewe estimates the shot that felled the bobcat was so close just 15 feet separated the two.

“I reacted quickly, aimed, and made a good, clean and ethical kill,” Grewe said. “It’s probably a once in a lifetime trophy for me. It was a great experience. You’re not going to see it just anywhere.”

Patience is a virtue Grewe has in spades, even so, he admits he can’t wait to see the trophy take its place with the rest of his collection. More than that, the time spent with friends, in the outdoors, and making memories was well worth the seven-year wait.

“It was a great time. I think that when you have the great outdoors and the natural forests that we have and the state lands that we have, it’s such a wonderful opportunity for people to use those properly for hunting and recreation,” Grewe said. “It’s so beautiful, and I don’t think people take advantage of it enough.”