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**Tx_Biologist** · 11-03-2013, 08:47 PM

Need pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Of the cat not the political party.

Lots of talk but no proof EVER.

**spurgersalty** · 11-03-2013, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Tx_Biologist

Need pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Of the cat not the political party.

Lots of talk but no proof EVER.

I think you're being awfully generous with that statement

And I'm glad you specified, as I have some killer footage

**AvianQuest** · 11-03-2013, 09:12 PM

Lots of reports are coming in from Waller County of horses been clawed up and lots of pets disappearing. There's a professional trapper that was called in and he believes, from the evidence, that it's a black jaguar.

Before you laugh, nearly all of Texas was once jaguar range before they were killed off by cattle ranchers and professional hunters. Jaguars have a very large range and often travel hundreds of miles because of habitat destruction and fragmentation.

I've been in prime Jaguar habitat (Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, etc.) and have seen plenty of spotted jaguars but have only caught fleeting glimpse of the black ones. They are masters of stealth and could well be here in many areas without ever being seen.

**AvianQuest** · 11-03-2013, 09:14 PM

News Report...

HOUSTON (FOX 26) -

The cell phone pictures are blurry.. But to professional wildlife tracker and trapped Jerry Hunt it's pretty clear this is no house cat.

"I think it's a black jaguar. They are coming from Mexico. Arizona has nine of them radio collared right now." Says Jerry Hunt.

He says they are native to Texas, but the last time one was bagged here was in 1932. They are the third largest species of cat behind lion and tiger..

Hunt has spent a lifetime in the woods tracking big cats. Farmer and ranchers pay him to trap and either kill or relocate predators.. When we showed you the pictures of a horse that had been mauled two weeks ago, his Facebook page lit up with comments..

He says there has been an uptick in the number of big cat attacks on livestock for a number of reasons. "We are encroaching in their neighborhood. We've been in a drought. the deep population has gone down a little bit which is their natural prey so they're are coming after whatever they can get right now."

The big cats have big territories too. They expand them in tough times. Here's what he finds so worrisome about these pictures. That they exist at all.

"They love to be hidden.. The Native Americans called them ghost cats. And if you they want to see them they you are in their territory.

He has only seen one in all his years of being in the woods.. This is considered the first level of aggression from these animals... a warning.. a warning only fools would choose to ignore...

"Somebody's going to get hurt. I just hope it's not a child."

http://www.myfoxhouston.com/story/23...#ixzz2hl0IW7jZ

**jimk** · 11-04-2013, 08:18 AM

Just to stir the pot a little...here's a few pictures.

**Poon Chaser** · 11-04-2013, 08:32 AM

Check this out... Off a game cam is south Texas. I hunt in Shelby county near Center in E Tx and they alsways talk about a big cat running around.

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**Part Timer** · 11-04-2013, 08:32 AM

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlcMQUXawAU

Godwin sayin Raaare never getd old lol

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**Poon Chaser** · 11-04-2013, 08:39 AM

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Godwin sayin Raaare never getd old lol

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Diiiiizzzy darts

**southpaw** · 11-04-2013, 08:41 AM

I believe it. I've posted it here before, but I've got a buddy who has a resident black panther on his land. I know they're supposed to be nomadic and have a huge range, but I've seen that black cat twice now. They have a large plot of land with tons of deer that rarely gets hunted so I think that's huge part of why it sticks around. The last time I saw it we were hog hunting and I had my trusty .300 BLK on me. It walked across a sendero no more than 100yds away from us. I could've ground checked him/her, but dang it's hard to bring yourself to kill an animal like that, as rare as it is. Plus I think the land owner might have killed me if I did.

**capt.sandbar** · 11-04-2013, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by jimk

Just to stir the pot a little...here's a few pictures.

That does look like a live oak the solid black one is laying in.. Case closed!!

11-04-2013, 08:18 AM	#15
jimk Wherever you are....BLOOM! Join Date: May 27 2004 Location: Panna Maria(sometimes) Age: 77 Posts: 5,760 Rep Power: 21486477	Just to stir the pot a little...here's a few pictures. Attached Images

11-04-2013, 08:32 AM	#16
Poon Chaser DOINK Join Date: Aug 22 2006 Location: Seabrook Age: 53 Posts: 10,024 Rep Power: 21489925	Check this out... Off a game cam is south Texas. I hunt in Shelby county near Center in E Tx and they alsways talk about a big cat running around. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk Attached Images

11-03-2013, 08:47 PM	#11
Tx_Biologist Registered Users-pm+ Join Date: Sep 06 2012 Location: Rocksprings, Texas Age: 47 Posts: 338 Rep Power: 3314957	Need pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Of the cat not the political party. Lots of talk but no proof EVER.

11-03-2013, 09:12 PM	#13
AvianQuest Theoretical Ecologist Join Date: Feb 06 2006 Location: Egypt, Texas Posts: 2,408 Rep Power: 21482505	Lots of reports are coming in from Waller County of horses been clawed up and lots of pets disappearing. There's a professional trapper that was called in and he believes, from the evidence, that it's a black jaguar. Before you laugh, nearly all of Texas was once jaguar range before they were killed off by cattle ranchers and professional hunters. Jaguars have a very large range and often travel hundreds of miles because of habitat destruction and fragmentation. I've been in prime Jaguar habitat (Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, etc.) and have seen plenty of spotted jaguars but have only caught fleeting glimpse of the black ones. They are masters of stealth and could well be here in many areas without ever being seen.

11-03-2013, 09:14 PM	#14
AvianQuest Theoretical Ecologist Join Date: Feb 06 2006 Location: Egypt, Texas Posts: 2,408 Rep Power: 21482505	News Report... HOUSTON (FOX 26) - The cell phone pictures are blurry.. But to professional wildlife tracker and trapped Jerry Hunt it's pretty clear this is no house cat. "I think it's a black jaguar. They are coming from Mexico. Arizona has nine of them radio collared right now." Says Jerry Hunt. He says they are native to Texas, but the last time one was bagged here was in 1932. They are the third largest species of cat behind lion and tiger.. Hunt has spent a lifetime in the woods tracking big cats. Farmer and ranchers pay him to trap and either kill or relocate predators.. When we showed you the pictures of a horse that had been mauled two weeks ago, his Facebook page lit up with comments.. He says there has been an uptick in the number of big cat attacks on livestock for a number of reasons. "We are encroaching in their neighborhood. We've been in a drought. the deep population has gone down a little bit which is their natural prey so they're are coming after whatever they can get right now." The big cats have big territories too. They expand them in tough times. Here's what he finds so worrisome about these pictures. That they exist at all. "They love to be hidden.. The Native Americans called them ghost cats. And if you they want to see them they you are in their territory. He has only seen one in all his years of being in the woods.. This is considered the first level of aggression from these animals... a warning.. a warning only fools would choose to ignore... "Somebody's going to get hurt. I just hope it's not a child." http://www.myfoxhouston.com/story/23...#ixzz2hl0IW7jZ

11-04-2013, 08:41 AM	#19
southpaw Microskiff Mafia Join Date: Feb 25 2009 Location: Houston, Tx Age: 32 Posts: 1,848 Rep Power: 21480831	I believe it. I've posted it here before, but I've got a buddy who has a resident black panther on his land. I know they're supposed to be nomadic and have a huge range, but I've seen that black cat twice now. They have a large plot of land with tons of deer that rarely gets hunted so I think that's huge part of why it sticks around. The last time I saw it we were hog hunting and I had my trusty .300 BLK on me. It walked across a sendero no more than 100yds away from us. I could've ground checked him/her, but dang it's hard to bring yourself to kill an animal like that, as rare as it is. Plus I think the land owner might have killed me if I did.

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