Talk:Wildcatter

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Ambiguity[edit]

A speculator who risked his luck by drilling in this narrow valley shot a wildcat, had it stuffed and set it atop his derrick.

Is this talking about a single incident and one individual, or was this a customary practice? If a single case, it should say, One speculator who... If a custom, something like It became the custom for a speculator ... to shoot a wildcat, have it stuffed...Koro Neil (talk) 06:30, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]