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eddiebojones · Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 1:24 pm Post subject: Panther spotted on our land.

I was taking down a feeder and looked behind me in shooting lane, and there sat a black panther watching me. As soon as I reached for trusty it disapeared. We hung the head and hide of the big bore that my son killed to dry, and the whole thing is gone. Paw prints with claw marks mark the spot. How do we get this thing? Would like to trap it. But how?
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slimpickins · Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 5:16 pm Post subject:

eddie, you know what you saw, who am I to say otherwise.
Bait him with another hog carcass and sit on it till he shows up.
Be sure to take lots of pictures, maybe even put you a trailcam on the carcass. Wink

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slick1 · Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 5:30 pm Post subject:

If the prints are showing claw/nail prints, it wasn't done by a cat of any species, but either by coyotes or domestic dogs.

What time of day did you spot the cougar?

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txbigbossman · Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 7:29 pm Post subject:

I personally am not doubting what you seen man. IF it were me, I would put a game camera or maybe even two and do as stated, but another dead hog up and see what comes to it. If it did it once, should do it twice. Good luck to ya. Keep us informed . PICS< PICS.
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eddiebojones · Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 10:27 pm Post subject:

I absolutely know what I saw, and am not the only one that sighted this cat in my area. As for there not being any in captivety here, I could surely prove you wrong. In Leona Texas Pop Perry has Bingal Tigers., Panthers, Baboons, and Hyenna that can be viewed from Hwy 977. They are in huge cages. Better yet I will take and post pics next week. Just because you haven't sighted a certain spec ies of cat dosen't mean nobody else hasen't. No harm meant, and certainly none done on your part either. If every other illegal thing can make it into this country, well you fill in the rest of the blanks.
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hogdoggintexas · Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 11:04 pm Post subject:

did it look like this http://www.cryptomundo.com/wp-content/uploads/blackbobcatd.jpg

that is a black bobcat kinda looks crazy

eddiebojones · Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 11:16 pm Post subject:

No this cat is about twice the size and had a long tail. As a matter of fact I will talk to all my neighbors and ask them to please take pics if they kill it, or other opportunity presents itself for photos. I would like to trap the thing and let the game warden take it. I know it is out of place here , but so are a lot of unexplained things.
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eddiebojones · Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 11:45 pm Post subject:

East Texas with a Central lean.
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txbigbossman · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 12:03 am Post subject:

A longggggggggggg time ago, when I was like 14 yr old. Old man next door to us we called Uncle John. He was no kin, but may as well been you know. Anyways, we planted corn wtih an OLD Popping Johnny and HAND PICKED 255 acres of corn every year to send to the mill in Groveton for feed. At this time, the forest people were not leasing land in Trinity County and the land was open land. He had hundreds of WILD cattle he would make his rounds and feed. Anyways, one day, we went to the mill. His old 1956 Chev Apache one ton 4 speed would be unloaded with dried corn and the mill ground it up and put molasses syrup and other stuff in it. Makes into 100 lbs toad bags. Anyways, we were at one of his places, wlaking in the woods and I heard what sounded like a lady being beaten to death, screaming. He told me it was a panther. Scared the heck out of me. This thing screamed for alike 20 minutes. I thought I was on Bonaza show or something. Got to the old truck and there were cat prints on the hood, the top and back. Huge prints. He showed me where that thing had licked some of the molasses that spilled from the sacks.......never seen it, never heard it again,,,,,,,,,I have no doubt to doubt that old man for he was about as straight forward you would find.
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edro20 · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 12:31 am Post subject:

Bait for it. Set a camera for it and SHOOT IT!! Laughing

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eddiebojones · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 1:43 am Post subject:

Let's just all rule out all possibilities of being sane, and take your word for it. Maybe we just saw a cross between a black bear and a lion.
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eddiebojones · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 2:10 am Post subject:

No harm meant Kirt, but for someone to go to such lengths to prove someone wrong, and discredit them and all that have like opinions, just gets my goat. Believe it or nor sir, this will not be the only thing sighted that you haven't seen, heard, or believe in. Again no harm on my part, and thanks for the input. I did learn of other big cats that may plague us in these parts. I'll be looking.
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TomR · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 2:33 am Post subject:

Don't feel bad about people following the state's official position. Wink

While I have not seen one locally, I work with a lady who had one in her back yard in Upshur county. In fact Chnl 7, KLTV, in Tyler, even interviewed a bunch of folks who saw one. The guy from the state said they didn't exist. Rolling Eyes

I'm running 2 game cams year round up there to see what goes thru the property.

If ya do get one, go to the media first. The state might make it disappear before anybody knows whats' up. Shocked

(Can't believe he doesn't believe in Big Foot, Chupa Cabra or black panthers. Probably doesn't even know that a mapache is the larva form of a Chupa Carba! Wink

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hoginup · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 3:43 am Post subject:

how many of you have see a badger or mink, just because you don't see it doesn't mean it's not there just hard to see.

txbigbossman · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 4:48 am Post subject:

I personally feel you saw what you said you said you saw. Anything is possible this day and time. You always hear of people raising wild game and for whatever reason, turing it out in the wild. Years ago, way past the Lake Livingston Dam site, salt water crabs and fish were found and caught in the Trinity River, where it was mostly to all fresh water. Now, some tell me crabs are even further up the river, even closer to the dam.
Take an another example...the black bear population is gradually returning to parts where they have been extint for a 100 years.
I heard the other day in Angelina County they turned some buffalo loose, but I dont know about that one.
What about wild hogs........I think it was ranchmanager stating the other day that just a few years ago, they didnt have hogs on their ranch and they had it for generations. So where did the hogs come from, did someone drop them off after being caught, maybe but doubtful or did the hogs do like everywhere else and migrate.......possibly and probable......
While I am preaching, lol Laughing

, I recall something about some monkies that got out or loose and was damaging some farm lands , I think around the San Antonio area years ago. It was proposed to shoot all of them due to them detroying crops. Some tree huggers actually recovered of them and turned them loose in the wild elsewhere. I forgot some of the details, but it was on the news and I know you dont believe everything said on TV but you know some it happens.
So, yes sir.........anything is possible.
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Dirtymike · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 11:24 pm Post subject:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panther_(legendary_creature)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_panther

I gaurantee you seen a black panther. A black panther is only a term for a large black cat. Be it lion, jaguar, leapord. So you are right you did see one. I can wait till you get a pic of it. Those things are freaken perrrty. Good luck with it and keep us posted. No matter what type of cat it is it is a Black panter. Wink

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Bob D · Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 1:54 am Post subject:

Well Eddie, I can say that I've seen one two times in PA. The first time was whiel we were spotlighting for deer and spotted the black panther chasing the deer. A few days later my mother was driving down the road approx 1 mile from where we spotlighted it and it ran across the road in front of her. My 2 sisters were in the car w/ us also.

If someone states they saw something they more than likely did. Who's gonna have a camera strapped to their forehead and ready for a picture at any second? I rarely have a camera w/ me.
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Burt · Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 2:15 am Post subject:

Japanese snow monkeys were loose around Dilley Texas in the
early 1990s. One of the guys on the lease next to mine shot one,
and I saw it after the fact. An outfit by the name of "Primarily Primates"
had some escape as I recall.
Also saw a badger on my lease lease there a couple of times.
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eddiebojones · Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 2:46 am Post subject:

Going the be butchering 25 meat birds monday Nd will try to bait a trap for our mystical cat. I would surely be one happy Marine Corp vet if I caught this (PANTHER). Whatever the statistics say don't mean diddly to me, because I am not old enough to be seinile, nor am I a drinker, so my vision is hardly impaired. Hope to prove my point soon.
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Dirtymike · Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 10:05 am Post subject:

eddie. You have no need to prove. I know you saw one. No BS. My father in law has a video of one in vhs old school. If you need help trapping him (not that I know what to do) or just want company on the hunt pm me. I think it would be way cooler to trap it than to kill it. I know you must have seen a black cat which is a panther. You are lucky to have seen him/her. They are elusive.

Dirtymike · Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 10:40 am Post subject:

Mike, did you read the links you provided?

An excerpt from one of them:
There are no photos of black panthers.

Nope that is not a .... photo maybe?

http://y2u.co.uk/Knowledge_Information/I_zq5/RN_Animal_Black_Panther_1.jpg

dang another photo
http://www.animalspirits.com/blackpanther

Those have to be photoshopped. There is no way there is black cougar any where.

Dirtymike · Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 10:47 am Post subject:

Black panther (disambiguation)
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A black panther is a dark colored variant of any of several cat species.

We can do this for days what you got. Very Happy

Bottom line the dude seen a big BAN ME NOW black cat. Which is a Panther no matter where you live; Big BAN ME NOW black cat = panther.