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[farmerjan]

They told us for years here that there were no mountain lions or panthers. Yet there have been several sightings of LARGE cats... I saw one that was nearly jet black a couple years after I moved here. Had been several "rumors" of one in the area, but the game commission guys all "pooh-poohed" it . Not possible all that crap.
I have no doubt that there have been animals like that in areas they have been reported as being "extinct" in the area.
Trail cams and such nowadays makes it alot easier to "see things" and to prove it. Hope it doesn't bother your animals @Bruce

 

[Blue Sky]

They told us for years here that there were no mountain lions or panthers. Yet there have been several sightings of LARGE cats... I saw one that was nearly jet black a couple years after I moved here. Had been several "rumors" of one in the area, but the game commission guys all "pooh-poohed" it . Not possible all that crap.
I have no doubt that there have been animals like that in areas they have been reported as being "extinct" in the area.
Trail cams and such nowadays makes it alot easier to "see things" and to prove it. Hope it doesn't bother your animals @Bruce

I’ve heard the same thing in ne Tx. My neighbor saw a young *lion in a tree on my property. Another elderly male was shot about 3 miles away -all within the past 5 years. A fat and sassy lion was shot 30 miles south but turned out to be escaped from a Cat Rescue. Hub bub about that but it mauled a horse so It wouldn’t surprise me to see exotics because laws are so lax. They tend not to do well, either not fed properly or viruses. Those animals need to stay in their countries of origin
*mountain lion

 

[Ridgetop]

He described it as the size of a German shepard with a cat head, LONG tail, smooth light brown fur. No way it was a bobcat.

They told us for years here that there were no mountain lions or panthers. Yet there have been several sightings of LARGE cats... I saw one that was nearly jet black a couple years after I moved here. Had been several "rumors" of one in the area, but the game commission guys all "pooh-poohed" it . Not possible all that crap.
I have no doubt that there have been animals like that in areas they have been reported as being "extinct" in the area.

Absolutely right about the authorities saying the large predators are gone and not in the area. However, there are always sightings of them. The big cats are very elusive, usually night hunters, and hard to see in habitat.

A friend of a friend was taking pix of her family on a camping trip and took one of her daughter under the big sign "Beware of Cougar". When they looked at the pix on a bigger screen at home, they saw something in the background. Blew it up and it was a cougar laying in the bushes about 6' away.

We hired our younger boys' high school friend to do brush cutting before we got our second round of sheep. For several nights we had seen a bobcat strolling on the dirt road around dusk. We told eric that he might be lucky enough to see the bobcat. Coming in around 4:00 pm for a cold drink Eric said that he had seen it and it was much larger than he had thought. Upon description it turned out to be a cougar that had stalked him as he cut brush. Luckily it made him nervous and he revved the brush cutter at it until it fled, waving its long yellow tail behind it.

Definitely cougar in east Texas. Erick Conard who lives in Leander outside Austin had a big male cat killing sheep and goats all around him for weeks until it chanced into the pasture where his 2 adult Anatolians and 3 half grown Anatolian pups were guarding his goats. Next morning the adults were slightly clawed, one walking with a limp, and one pup with a big slash mark. The cat was dead. Eric, who is a native southeast Texan, said he had never seen one that big. Eric used to work for the State of TX on animal diseases and saw plenty of dead cougar. He said the cat's body, nose to base of tail, was at least 6' long and another several feet of tail!

Don't believe anyone who says they are more afraid of you than you are of them either. The people that spread those falsehoods live in town and watch too much Walt Disney. Unless there is active hunting of the big cats, they are complacent around humans.

They look at us and our livestock and think $1 night at the takeout!

 

[Baymule]

So true! Cougars are in NE Texas. In Lindale, several years back, a cougar killed a neighbors goats. She had guard donkeys. The cougar was all around our place, screaming. Clearly he wanted a lamb dinner! But our dogs were barking mad, raising all kinds of ruckus. Cougar went looking for an easier meal. It hung around for weeks before it moved on.

 

[Simpleterrier]

Yep we have bobcats now. We were told we didn't have any until a couple of years ago they told us we couldn't shoot them. How can we shoot them if their not there?

Also we have black cats about bobcat size with long black tails. Dogs get chewed up by them and the vets claim racoons did it. I've seen the cats and I've seen the dogs. We also find dead house cats hanging over tree branches. I haven't.foumd any in a few years but I've seen a few.

Here's a few pics of the storm.we had last night.

 

[Blue Sky]

Yep we have bobcats now. We were told we didn't have any until a couple of years ago they told us we couldn't shoot them. How can we shoot them if their not there?

Also we have black cats about bobcat size with long black tails. Dogs get chewed up by them and the vets claim racoons did it. I've seen the cats and I've seen the dogs. We also find dead house cats hanging over tree branches. I haven't.foumd any in a few years but I've seen a few.

Here's a few pics of the storm.we had last night.

Nice mamatus pics. Jaguarundi? I’m not supposed to have them but I’ve seen them stock picture

 

[Baymule]

Jaguarundi are supposed to be along the Mexico/Texas border. A friend of mine bought 700 acres that butts up against the King Ranch and there are Jaguarundi there. Huge fine and go to prison if you shoot one. There’s also ocelots, bobcats and cougar.

 

[Baymule]

Good morning, I’m sore from all the fun activities I’ve been doing. This morning I’ll be clipping T-posts. When it gets hot, I’ll go inside and work on the house.

 

[Blue Sky]

Jaguarundi are supposed to be highly adaptive and clever. I just figured it hopped a bus from somewhere down south and spent the time reading up on local dining and housing possibilities, schools etc.
with all this quirky weather and construction, critters are probably moving around a lot. If I could have a jaguarundi I would I’m not a “own a wild animal” person but I like their look. And I’d never have to clean up mouse souvenirs again. It would play merry hell with dogs and stock though. Oh well. Hand me the dust pan and bleach…

 

[Mini Horses]

Been contemplating another buck....causally looking. Couple weeks ago a CL add had what looked to be a good one. Had been on about two weeks. Strange. Called to fin it was sold. Just not removed ad. Bummer!!

Tues saw another promising CL add. 2-6 mo old boer kids. Well, maybe. Sent email to advise who still avail and "oh,yeah...maybe you'd have another you're not using and want to move". Hey, buck pictured as sire to some was awesome! Age, registered or not, color not consideration -- just body type. She replied, I went and holy cow.... Taking trailer to pick him up next Thu or Fri. fullblood registered Boer. Bargain price cause she has too many bucks and several of his daughters. Plus she's buying another buck in Arkansas this weekend. I'm still begging her to sell me a red yrlg bucking and a 2022 doeling I loved! Non related.

Can't believe it! Meet "Cosmo"... He's lead trained tame!