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Post by coaldust on Feb 10, 2019 12:10:07 GMT -5
I think that is bigfoot..lol
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Post by esshup on Feb 10, 2019 16:53:58 GMT -5
I've caught 2 like that in my live trap the past month or so. Both are sleeping now.
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Post by nfalls116 on Feb 10, 2019 20:13:36 GMT -5
Lol. Catching any this weekend trolling session? Thought I’d give it away with the hnf comment but no one seemed to bat an eye at that lol |
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Post by omegahunter on Feb 11, 2019 7:48:33 GMT -5
 Well maybe this will convince you skeptics! I tought I taw a puddy tat. I did, I did see a puddy tat!!  |
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Post by dbd870 on Feb 11, 2019 11:37:01 GMT -5
Well maybe this will convince you skeptics! Meow |
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Post by jbird on Feb 11, 2019 13:00:28 GMT -5
I live and hunt 7 mile from Westport. All I see in the area are Cougars.... (they are the mascot of the local high school) Might catch a sighting of one (2 legged variety - Maybe Stiffler's Mom) at the local General Dollar store...
Like was mentioned there was talk of an actual mountain lion a few years ago but nothing was really proven. I have not seen or heard anything regarding a panther. It also makes little sense...there is much more cover and more rugged areas in Ripley and Franklin counties... These large cats like their privacy and distance from people.
Like was mentioned the natural range of a panther is not even close....there historical range only came as far north as TN but is now limited to a pocket in south FL. If there is a panther it has escaped from captivity.
I had to laugh at the Westport/Clarksburg "area".....Like was mentioned....that limits things to essentially ALL of Decatur County!
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Post by nfalls116 on Feb 11, 2019 17:04:26 GMT -5
I live and hunt 7 mile from Westport. All I see in the area are Cougars.... (they are the mascot of the local high school) Might catch a sighting of one (2 legged variety - Maybe Stiffler's Mom) at the local General Dollar store... Like was mentioned there was talk of an actual mountain lion a few years ago but nothing was really proven. I have not seen or heard anything regarding a panther. It also makes little sense...there is much more cover and more rugged areas in Ripley and Franklin counties... These large cats like their privacy and distance from people. Like was mentioned the natural range of a panther is not even close....there historical range only came as far north as TN but is now limited to a pocket in south FL. If there is a panther it has escaped from captivity. I had to laugh at the Westport/Clarksburg "area".....Like was mentioned....that limits things to essentially ALL of Decatur County! I mean what is a black panther besides a black cat? Black panther is no specific species right? |
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Post by firstwd on Feb 11, 2019 20:42:41 GMT -5
According to Wikipedia, yes.
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Post by nfalls116 on Feb 11, 2019 21:51:49 GMT -5
Anyone have printed encyclopedia series maybe we can figure out from a print source about what constitutes a black panther?
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Post by esshup on Feb 12, 2019 2:31:59 GMT -5
Anyone have printed encyclopedia series maybe we can figure out from a print source about what constitutes a black panther? You ask, here it is. Native to Chicago.  |
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Post by jbird on Feb 12, 2019 11:33:20 GMT -5
Sure aint got none of those in Decatur County! Trust me...we spot that...it's gonna get all sorts of press!!!
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Post by jbird on Feb 12, 2019 11:44:23 GMT -5
Wiki says that a "black panther" is a black (melanistic) phase of the big cat family. Black panthers in Asia and Africa are actually black phase leopards and in the Americas they are black phase jaguars. Cougars are actually in a different species (genus) from Tigers, Lions, Leopards and Jaguars.
I'm just reporting what Wiki says...I'm not smart enough to understand all the differences.
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Post by esshup on Feb 12, 2019 12:08:11 GMT -5
Wiki says that a "black panther" is a black (melanistic) phase of the big cat family. Black panthers in Asia and Africa are actually black phase leopards and in the Americas they are black phase jaguars. Cougars are actually in a different species (genus) from Tigers, Lions, Leopards and Jaguars. I'm just reporting what Wiki says...I'm not smart enough to understand all the differences. That's correct, No Tigers, Lions, Leopards or Jaguars are in North America unless they were brought here from other countries. There are Jaguars in Central and South America. |
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Feb 12, 2019 12:28:25 GMT -5
Wiki says that a "black panther" is a black (melanistic) phase of the big cat family. Black panthers in Asia and Africa are actually black phase leopards and in the Americas they are black phase jaguars. Cougars are actually in a different species (genus) from Tigers, Lions, Leopards and Jaguars. I'm just reporting what Wiki says...I'm not smart enough to understand all the differences. That's correct, No Tigers, Lions, Leopards or Jaguars are in North America unless they were brought here from other countries. There are Jaguars in Central and South America. Actually there are jaguars in Mexico, and they do occasionally stray across the border into the SW US. Very few though. |
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Post by greghopper on Feb 12, 2019 12:33:02 GMT -5
Wiki says that a "black panther" is a black (melanistic) phase of the big cat family. Black panthers in Asia and Africa are actually black phase leopards and in the Americas they are black phase jaguars. Cougars are actually in a different species (genus) from Tigers, Lions, Leopards and Jaguars. I'm just reporting what Wiki says...I'm not smart enough to understand all the differences. That's correct, No Tigers, Lions, Leopards or Jaguars are in North America unless they were brought here from other countries. There are Jaguars in Central and South America. "In prehistoric times, as much as 10,000 years ago, the jaguar (Panthera onca) lived in what is now the state of Florida. The species potentially shared habitat with the Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi), which still lives in the state." |
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Post by esshup on Feb 12, 2019 14:53:35 GMT -5
Looks like I need to refresh my geography knowledge. I assumed Mexico was considered to be Central America. Looks like that is incorrect assumption.
The Florida Panther is a subspecies of the North American Mountain Lion, and while Jaguars did live in Florida, I think we are talking about modern day inhabitants.
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Post by Sasquatch on Feb 12, 2019 17:01:38 GMT -5
I used to live in Clarksburg and work in Westport. Worked at Wheaton, now Nipro. It was about a 30 mile drive.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Feb 12, 2019 19:09:16 GMT -5
AZ always has a warning for lion hunters in their regs to be able to distinguish between lions/jaguars. They do show up from time to time, probably about as often as a lion in Indiana.
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Post by span870 on Feb 13, 2019 10:53:41 GMT -5
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Post by greghopper on Feb 13, 2019 11:36:13 GMT -5
"Kenya"....   |
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