Now, just two months later, the time has arrived for his second rescue, and I wondered if he remembered his experience with the carrier. The more unpleasant his rescue experiences are, the more difficult it will be to rescue him the next time, so I always like to make each rescue as easy and pleasant as possible.
This time, Doja was about 25 feet high in a tree on the edge of a wooded, swampy area next to a creek. As usually happens in every tree down here that is not maintained, vines of various sorts were taking over the tree. In addition, this tree had very few limbs of significant size, and the only ones suitable for installing my rope were tangled with vines that would make the rope installation a nightmare. There was only one limb that I might be able to use, but shooting my weighted bag over that limb required very accurate aim, and it was very close to where Doja was resting. I decided to try for it once, and when I did so, I missed my target, and Doja became very scared and upset. I did not want to risk doing that again, so I resorted, once again, to using a pole-climbing technique which is slow and tedious, especially on a tree this size and with vines.
By the time I climbed up near Doja, he had calmed down and was actually anxious for me to get to him quickly. After being in the tree for two nights already, he was tired and beyond ready to go down. He appeared ready to come down to me to get in my lap, and I was very pleased to see that. I didn't want to present a carrier to him for fear that he would run away from it, and I didn't want to have to bag him either, so a lap rescue was a dream-come-true for me.

Tim and James, Doja's owner, talked it over and decided it was time to keep Doja inside from now on, not only to keep him out of trees, but also for his safety. I think that is a great idea, though, I will admit, I will miss seeing him. He is such a cool cat and a sweet, friendly boy, and his rescues are always interesting. Plus, he takes great pictures.