I've got property in north AL black bears are migrating into the area haven't seen any bigI'm in Florida not any of the states you mention but a store keeper in the panhandle showed me a photo taken by his nephew of a panther, mountain lion, puma, whatever you want to call it in his nephew's backyard.
The nephew heard something screaming out in back of his house and went out with a spotlight and camera and shot a photo of a panther. It was less than 2 miles from my hunting cabin up there. We already have tons of trouble from bears and I was upset that we may have to deal with panthers too.
I have never seen one hunting.
I was in Gatlinburg and seen it on the news.Taken from one Google source:
“In Tennessee, no confirmed sightings had been made since the early 1900s. The first confirmed sighting in a century was made on September 20, 2015, in Obion county in the north-western corner of West Tennessee. Six days later, and about 56 km (35 mi) to the southeast, a hair sample was found in Carroll County. DNA analysis revealed that it was from a female genetically similar to South Dakotacougars. Since then there have been at least eight additional confirmed sightings in the state; all were immediately east of the Tennessee River in Middle Tennessee: initially in Humphreys county and on September 4, 2016, further south in Wayne county.[63]”
...half of a young doe up in the tree. Got real nervous and felt I was being watched...
You couldn't drive a hatpin up my arse with a 10-pound sledgehammer."
We haven't heard anything about Bigfoot in a while, hope he's OK with the Covid and all.Don't get me started on Bigfoot either! I
We haven't heard anything about Bigfoot in a while, hope he's OK with the Covid and all.
Down here its a skunk ape.They live forever, that’s why no skeletal remains have ever been found.
Now, if you believe the FL F&G, there no are big cats outside of the Everglades; yet my wife and I damn near hit one in the PanhandleI'm in Florida not any of the states you mention but a store keeper in the panhandle showed me a photo taken by his nephew of a panther, mountain lion, puma, whatever you want to call it in his nephew's backyard.
The nephew heard something screaming out in back of his house and went out with a spotlight and camera and shot a photo of a panther. It was less than 2 miles from my hunting cabin up there. We already have tons of trouble from bears and I was upset that we may have to deal with panthers too.
Now, if you believe the FL F&G, there no are big cats outside of the Everglades; yet my wife and I damn near hit one in the Panhandle
........ I have heard of this sort of thing in NY state and other states as well. Seems to me that the state wildlife agencies have a policy of not admitting the presence of something like that until until there is undeniable proof. I can't blame them for that because they do get some far fetched reports that they can't validate easily. Sometimes the first undeniable proof is indeed a road kill. I've heard of trail cam pictures that were discounted when it was found to have been taken somewhere else not even near where the critter allegedly was.During the short time I lived in CT, there were cougar spottings which were discounted by the state DNR people, until it showed up dead on the Merritt Pkwy in Greenwich.
I think animals can follow parkways and power line rights of way long distances. There was a moose that made its way downstate and was hit by a car on I-684 in Goldens Bridge in Westchester Co. NY 12 years ago......... I have heard of this sort of thing in NY state and other states as well. Seems to me that the state wildlife agencies have a policy of not admitting the presence of something like that until until there is undeniable proof. I can't blame them for that because they do get some far fetched reports that they can't validate easily. Sometimes the first undeniable proof is indeed a road kill. I've heard of trail cam pictures that were discounted when it was found to have been taken somewhere else not even near where the critter allegedly was.