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i know what i saw.......
Posted on 2/19/11 at 1:51 am
Posted on 2/19/11 at 1:51 am
im 27 years old and i believe i had an encounter with a cougar/mountain lion when i was 8 to 10 years old....i lived in a growing city called houma la. i believe i was the age of 8 to 10 and lived in a subdivision called oakshire. the school i attented was oakshire elementary school which was located in the back end of the subdivision. The school was surrounded with secluded wooded area. One summer day when most people were at work i rode my bike throughout the neighborhood...when approaching the back in of the subdivision one day i noticed a large catlike creature resting beneath a carparted area of a home near the wooded area surrounding the school....circling the streets on my bike i was admiring what an awesome creture this was....but at the same time i was naive to the fact that such a creature as this was too rare for anyone to believe to be living in the area...in other words, i thought it was a common animal...little did i know this thing could have killed me within seconds...so if there is anyone who has ever seen a large catlike creature in southeast la, id love to here your story........thanks for listening
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Posted on 2/19/11 at 1:54 am to mattchewbocca
They're around.
They ain't black though.
They ain't black though.
Posted on 2/19/11 at 1:56 am to faxis
everyone i tell this story to thinks im full of it...but i know what i saw and have never seen anything remotely close to it since.
This post was edited on 2/19/11 at 2:01 am
Posted on 2/19/11 at 2:00 am to mattchewbocca
it wasnt black either...it was brown from what i recall...all i know is that it was too huge for any dog and was definately feline...and everytime i see a cougar or mountain lion on tv i think of this frickin thing...i just wish i had it on video
Posted on 2/19/11 at 2:11 am to mattchewbocca
The Bossier City Police had to kill one in downtown Bossier that was traveling up Red River and got caught in a neighborhood in a tree. WLF tried to dart it but as soon as it got darted it came down. They had to kill it.
Rest assured that ain't the only one around here. I've got friends between Bossier and Benton that had one in their back yard. You have Swan Lake and a swath of low land all the way back to Cypress Lake and beyond that they could easily flourish in and apparently are. Not to mention the coyote pack that lives on domestic pets here.
That shite is here for good now. People better start dealing with it as real.
Rest assured that ain't the only one around here. I've got friends between Bossier and Benton that had one in their back yard. You have Swan Lake and a swath of low land all the way back to Cypress Lake and beyond that they could easily flourish in and apparently are. Not to mention the coyote pack that lives on domestic pets here.
That shite is here for good now. People better start dealing with it as real.
Posted on 2/19/11 at 2:12 am to faxis
But they ain't black. Don't care what anyone thinks they saw. I've seen it too. It's not black. It's a cougar.
Posted on 2/19/11 at 2:17 am to faxis
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You have Swan Lake and a swath of low land
I saw one back on Swan Lake road a couple decades ago. Back when that road was still spooky as hell.
Posted on 2/19/11 at 2:57 am to mattchewbocca
This is not uncommon. Wildlife departments let predators loose when they are trying to control animal populations. Especially deer. I would think they would take more watch about it, but if this was a while ago I could see how that could slip to some new developments.
This post was edited on 2/19/11 at 2:59 am
Posted on 2/19/11 at 3:17 am to dgnx6
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This is not uncommon. Wildlife departments let predators loose when they are trying to control animal populations. Especially deer. I would think they would take more watch about it, but if this was a while ago I could see how that could slip to some new developments.
Are you serious are is my sarcasm meter not working?
Posted on 2/19/11 at 3:21 am to omegaman66
I could also see some stuff going down north of benton on that long road that was half clear cut forest a few years back.
Posted on 2/19/11 at 3:32 am to omegaman66
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Are you serious are is my sarcasm meter not working?
No im serious. You tell me if im way off base. I dont know much about louisiana wildlife and fisheries. But other states use other methods to control animal populations.
Think about it, the coyote problem down here is getting worse. They are trying to do whatever to control the growing population.
Posted on 2/19/11 at 4:36 am to dgnx6
OK I am NOT trying to pick a fight. This is just my opinion and if we differ, then we differ.
There are allogations of wildlife departments releasing cougars and wolves and such all over the country secretly. I do not believe any of these stories. The dept of wildlife in any state is a big ball of red tape where nothing of this magnitude gets done without a whole checklist of things that must occur first and the process takes years literally.
I have connections with a cougar advocacy group who's goal is to promote the Florida Panther (a cougar). They are pretty in touch with everything that goes on with cougars nation wide. I have some weak connections with a couple of people in the LDWF here as well. Not trying to put myself up there as some know it all. Just trying to show that I have a very keen interest in the subject and deal with cougar sightings and politics every day that I check my email... which is almost all the time if I am not hunting or fishing or on vacation.
There are allogations of wildlife departments releasing cougars and wolves and such all over the country secretly. I do not believe any of these stories. The dept of wildlife in any state is a big ball of red tape where nothing of this magnitude gets done without a whole checklist of things that must occur first and the process takes years literally.
I have connections with a cougar advocacy group who's goal is to promote the Florida Panther (a cougar). They are pretty in touch with everything that goes on with cougars nation wide. I have some weak connections with a couple of people in the LDWF here as well. Not trying to put myself up there as some know it all. Just trying to show that I have a very keen interest in the subject and deal with cougar sightings and politics every day that I check my email... which is almost all the time if I am not hunting or fishing or on vacation.
Posted on 2/19/11 at 6:28 am to faxis
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But they ain't black. Don't care what anyone thinks they saw. I've seen it too. It's not black. It's a cougar.
Whatever I saw 11 years ago was black and it was as long from head to tail as the dirt road leading to my Aunt's camp. It just leisurely strolled across the road and looked at my Dad and I like, "WTF are you going to do?"
I have been back once since then.
Posted on 2/19/11 at 10:20 am to dgnx6
The coyote population is getting worse because of lack of traditional predators (cougars, bears, wolves). Coyotes were able to adapt better to living around people, and red wolves and grizzly bears were not able to. Just talking in general here, there were not ever grizzlies in Louisiana. State or Federal Departments are not releasing cougars and wolves. There are a couple of National Wildlife Refuges that have worked to re-establish red wolf populations (in the Carolinas).
This post was edited on 2/19/11 at 10:21 am
Posted on 2/19/11 at 10:23 am to mattchewbocca
I'm sure you just saw Bigfoot. JK.
Posted on 2/19/11 at 11:03 am to Bama and Beer
the one i saw looked dark brown and was sitting in shade so from a distance i could see people mistaking it for black....but why would a black cougar be impossible? i could see that too. have you ever seen a white alligator? ....i have
Posted on 2/19/11 at 11:41 am to mattchewbocca
Because they don't possess the gene needed for a melanistic version.
Posted on 2/19/11 at 11:56 am to faxis
what about a hybrid animal between a panther and a courgar....you could call it a canther
Posted on 2/19/11 at 12:14 pm to mattchewbocca
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Are Florida panthers black?
It is a common misconception that Florida panthers are black. They are actually tawny and brown with cream or white colored undersides. Small amounts of black coloring can be found around the face, paws, legs, and tip of tail. Baby panthers are born with black spots that last approximately two months after birth. This is so that their mother can camouflage them better from potential predators.
If Florida panthers aren't black, then what IS a black panther?
There is no species of "black panther." The large black cats seen in zoos or used by media outlets are usually either the black (or melanistic) phase of jaguars or leopards. Some species of wild felines, especially those that are spotted as adults (including bobcats) have melanistic or black color phases. This color phase is unusual. However, there has never been a black or melanistic panther, cougar, or mountain lion documented in the wild or in captivity.
What is the difference between a panther and a cougar?
Mountain lions, pumas, cougars, catamounts and panthers are names for the same species: Puma concolor. Florida panthers are one of more than 20 subspecies of pumas. Scientists determine subspecies by differences in physical and genetic features. The Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi) has distinct morphological and genetic differences that scientists can differentiate from other Puma concolor subspecies. Even with the restoration of genetic variability from the Texas cougars in 1995, the Florida panther continues to be distinct from other subspecies
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Posted on 2/19/11 at 12:25 pm to spens
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spens
interesting...it's funny cuz if you google panther you get a bunch of images of huge black cats
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