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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 17579"><p>Terri, I'm in east central Texas. They are an on-again off-again problem, usually not near as much of a cost as coyotes. I know of a couple that have been seen in the past three or four months. One appeared to be a yearling and the other was full grown. We've lost one calf this year that was clearly from a lion/puma/panther. If any black panthers that have been spotted since spring I haven't heard about it. They don't seem to be quite as common. None of them are what I would call common in these parts, but one is too common for anybody running livestock.</p><p></p><p>I've seen a few and only got a shot off at one in my life. It was a few years back on a chilly, gray afternoon. My dad and I were driving down a farm-to-market road about five miles from the house and saw it cross way up ahead, maybe 4–500 yards. We could easily tell it wasn't a deer and when it got to the fence and jumped over we knew it wasn't a wolf. As we got close to where it crossed we slowed down to look. Lo and behold, there it was, crouched down in the broomweeds about 15 feet inside the fence, just watching us pull up! It must have thought we couldn't see it, but it stuck out like a sore thumb. We had been in town and wouldn't you know it, all we had was a pistol. As we rolled to a stop it started and I'm here to tell you, that cat was carrying the mail. It would have been the shot of a lifetime to hit it with a rifle. All I could do was jump out and take a couple of pot shots. I hit close enough to make it zig and zag but probably didn't come within five feet. It was full grown and a beautiful sight to see. Besides its power, grace and speed the thing that made the biggest impression on me was the length of its tail.</p><p></p><p>Arnold and Jake, both of you sure seem like straight shooters to me. I hope you are – in more ways than one!</p><p></p><p>Craig-TX</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 17579"] Terri, I’m in east central Texas. They are an on-again off-again problem, usually not near as much of a cost as coyotes. I know of a couple that have been seen in the past three or four months. One appeared to be a yearling and the other was full grown. We’ve lost one calf this year that was clearly from a lion/puma/panther. If any black panthers that have been spotted since spring I haven’t heard about it. They don’t seem to be quite as common. None of them are what I would call common in these parts, but one is too common for anybody running livestock. I’ve seen a few and only got a shot off at one in my life. It was a few years back on a chilly, gray afternoon. My dad and I were driving down a farm-to-market road about five miles from the house and saw it cross way up ahead, maybe 4–500 yards. We could easily tell it wasn’t a deer and when it got to the fence and jumped over we knew it wasn’t a wolf. As we got close to where it crossed we slowed down to look. Lo and behold, there it was, crouched down in the broomweeds about 15 feet inside the fence, just watching us pull up! It must have thought we couldn’t see it, but it stuck out like a sore thumb. We had been in town and wouldn’t you know it, all we had was a pistol. As we rolled to a stop it started and I’m here to tell you, that cat was carrying the mail. It would have been the shot of a lifetime to hit it with a rifle. All I could do was jump out and take a couple of pot shots. I hit close enough to make it zig and zag but probably didn’t come within five feet. It was full grown and a beautiful sight to see. Besides its power, grace and speed the thing that made the biggest impression on me was the length of its tail. Arnold and Jake, both of you sure seem like straight shooters to me. I hope you are – in more ways than one! Craig-TX [/QUOTE]
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