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East Texas Brethren… have you ever seen a cougar or black bears on your lease?

Posted on 8/14/25 at 9:39 pm
Posted by Revorising
Member since Jan 2013
1014 posts
Posted on 8/14/25 at 9:39 pm
I hear they are not common in these parts….curious if any sightings. I am in Jasper area.
Posted by Bigfishchoupique
Member since Jul 2017
9469 posts
Posted on 8/15/25 at 2:19 am to
When I was younger I always hoped a Cougar would come by the hunting camp.
Posted by awestruck
Member since Jan 2015
13270 posts
Posted on 8/15/25 at 3:38 am to
And now that you're old

cougar or cub?
Posted by Bigfishchoupique
Member since Jul 2017
9469 posts
Posted on 8/15/25 at 5:43 am to
quote:

And now that you're old



Can’t be too picky about age at my age. I just wish the majority of them would spend less time at the feeder. I like lean.
Posted by Sparty3131
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2019
883 posts
Posted on 8/15/25 at 8:02 am to
Was surveying a ranch in rural Northern Nevada. High desert. No paved roads, electricity, or cell service for several miles.

On this ridge looking for sage grouse lek signs. Found some fresh lion tracks in the snow. NOT A GOOD FEELING being 2 miles from the truck with a big cat potentially hunting you!
Posted by 9rocket
Member since Sep 2020
1639 posts
Posted on 8/15/25 at 9:22 am to
Wife and I saw one shamble across the road up in Shelby County a few decades ago. Looked like it was half-starved. This was decades ago and no one believed me when I told people about it.
Posted by REB BEER
Laffy Yet
Member since Dec 2010
17685 posts
Posted on 8/16/25 at 3:45 pm to
I hunt just a few miles from east Texas 20 miles north of Shreveport. Damn near every member of our club claims to have seen a cougar. I don’t believe any of them.
Posted by Splackavellie
Bayou
Member since Oct 2017
12008 posts
Posted on 8/16/25 at 6:09 pm to
No, just a black panther.
Posted by HomerRudd
Columbia, LA.
Member since Oct 2013
56 posts
Posted on 8/17/25 at 1:43 pm to
Reminds me few years ago Saturday night hunting in Bossier City in a dark 'cesspool of sin'. Slipped a cougar back to the motel and when I turned on the light, it was a black panther! Next day hit a massage parlor and sign said self service.
Not giving up, called a prostitute and she says, "No Homer. Not on the first date."
Sigh.....
Posted by aTmTexas Dillo
East Texas Lake
Member since Sep 2018
22538 posts
Posted on 8/17/25 at 3:26 pm to
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East Texas Brethren… have you ever seen a cougar or black bears on your lease?


So on another related topic, have you seen turkey around Jasper? I recall from past TPWD publications there is a season in Jasper and Newton counties. I'm am farther west in ETX and haven't seen anything unusual. But it would be nice to know if there are turkey. Apparently it has been a pain in the arse for TPWD to try and establish them here. The closest I've seen one was flying over I49 near Natchitoches. It ran out in front of us and took to the air and flew across all four lanes.
Posted by LoneStarTiger
Lone Star State
Member since Aug 2004
16439 posts
Posted on 8/17/25 at 4:33 pm to
No. Never on the lease, and never during the 27 years I’ve been working in the woods in East Texas.
Posted by Revorising
Member since Jan 2013
1014 posts
Posted on 8/19/25 at 10:00 pm to
Yes I have a few on camera when I have corn out. Clusters of 3. But I have had the place for 3 years and only seen them on camera twice.
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