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If you boys round up one of those black Mountain Lions, black panthers or whatever local folklore calls it in your neck of the woods, please contact the Smithsonian Institute.
Since a black mountain lion has never been "documented", you'll likely be very famous when you come draggin one in.
I remind you that "documented" is defined as "confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence".
Now that doesnt mean that a black panther sighting can be "documented" when your uncle Ed's best friend Earl's daughter's boyfriend's mother Irene saw one cross the road up near the old Wilbur place while she was on her way back from Nick's place at 5 in the morning on her favorite mount Trigger.
Sorry those just arent reliable reports. They may be good enough for some of you but, not for science. It's going to take the very first ever "documented" melanistic Mountain lion to confirm that Black panthers exist on this planet. Melanistic Jaquars or Melanistic spotted leopards yeah, but not black mountain lions.
To date, they are classified just as MOMO, Sasquatch and Bigfoot, " locally Reported but UNCONFIRMED."
The truth will set you free!!!!! Seek the truth
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"One of the troubles is that in some states if a new species is discovered- then a management plan has to be established. That costs money - denial is cheaper"
Nothing could be farther from the truth.
A couple of Biologists can set down in a few hours and develop a management plan for any species. What is expensive, is a state agency responding to several thousand bogus mountain lion sightings per year to basically put people at ease because mountain lion hysteria has reached such a feverish pitch.
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"our niebors found 1o of there sheep dead one morning the next morning they found 12 more"
Okay, let's ponder this quote from an earlier post.
Does that sound like a wild animal killed those sheep? Multiple kill sites typically mean domestic dogs did the dirty deed. From biological study we know that adult mountain lions typically kill a deer sized animal every week to 10 days. Was this one just stocking up? On the other hand, rogue domestic dogs when given the chance will chase and kill untill the prey quits running.
Sounds like dogs to me.
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I've had a few myself. None that were a threat, but they are neat to see. However, we saw one one year off the side of the road, drinking from a pond. We stopped and looked at it talking the whole time. It continued to drink, then mosey off, without a care in the world. I decided then, that if you can see cats off the road in the middle of the day, without fear of humans, there's a few too many. Especially when I had my 5 year old with me at the time.
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Very similar to Brian's in Idaho. Instead of backing down cat just kept coming until an arrow took it right under the chin.
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That's a fine specimen for sure. I figured someone would step up to prove me wrong So, yuou're the one?
How much $ do state agencies pay you to release those rare critters into the their state?
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I had one stalk me while I was turkey hunting in Southern California up around Big Bear. That cat got within 20 yds of me before he figured out I was'nt a hen turkey calling. Thank God because I didnt see him until he was leaving.
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While elk hunting this Sept. I had a stand set up 11 yds. from the trail. There was a large bent tree beside the trail that was supposed to be my cover spot so I could pull my longbow and not be seen. About 20 minutes after daylight I heard a panting sound that sounded just like the lions on National geographic shows. I looked down and a very large (cougar) came up the trail and turned to put his front paws on the base of my cover tree and looked right at me.11 yds. is sure close. I hollered at it and it slowly turned and walked away stopping at about 30 yds. to check me out. He then walked away in no hurry. Probably a once in a lifetime experience.
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I saw one while elk hunting in CO this past yr. I was on a mtn bike and came over a rise and it was crouched, stalking rhodents in the rocks. Probably about a 90# cat. I got within 15 yds, and it took off like a rocket. Really neat experience, but I didn't know they were in that area....kind of nervous more often now. The bears there are large as well.
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