Longview is about the second largest city in N East Texas, ~90K population. But at the area the cat was killed it isn't far from the Sabine River bottom (about two miles). It doesn't really surprise to hear about the big cats, even though Tx P&W figure it's about two to three years old, but it does surprise me it's this far in, there's a large middle school and stadium just down the road.
Bob3rd
Those SOBs are just about everywhere these days. Have seen panthers/large cats come out of Homestead FL - maybe half a mile from the prison and the section 8 housing
Working on Keewadien island in Naples,glanced up,panter walking the beach,on an island,saw a glimpse a few days later.Did have a yellow radio collar on for tracking.
We're taking down all their natural areas to build houses, stores, etc. Where are they supposed to go?
The suburbs are a buffet for the big cats. Lots of helpless pets to snack on, no one willing or able to shoot them, no serious competition from any other predators.
As long as they have access to a place to lay up, they will hang around.
As long as they have access to a place to lay up, they will hang around.
Not surprising to me at all.
I've seen em in the Neches bottoms,
The Sabine bottoms, the Trinity
bottoms, and the Sulphur and
Angelina bottoms.
TPWD doesn't like to tell the truth
about everything that roams around
the state.
IMO they're afraid of some ranchers
making livestock depredation claims.
Most of the big cats I've seen were
around Houston and Anderson counties.
They won't say it, but the black bears
have made their way back in from
LA and ARK. There's good clear sign
all over the creek bottom, and
neighbors have them on game cameras. Those are about like
a 200 pound coon tearing up stuff.
Before I knew for sure and saw, there's no telling how many times I'd walked
in the dark going to or from a hunting
spot and a big cat was laid up in a
tree and I passed underneath it
without a clue
I've seen em in the Neches bottoms,
The Sabine bottoms, the Trinity
bottoms, and the Sulphur and
Angelina bottoms.
TPWD doesn't like to tell the truth
about everything that roams around
the state.
IMO they're afraid of some ranchers
making livestock depredation claims.
Most of the big cats I've seen were
around Houston and Anderson counties.
They won't say it, but the black bears
have made their way back in from
LA and ARK. There's good clear sign
all over the creek bottom, and
neighbors have them on game cameras. Those are about like
a 200 pound coon tearing up stuff.
Before I knew for sure and saw, there's no telling how many times I'd walked
in the dark going to or from a hunting
spot and a big cat was laid up in a
tree and I passed underneath it
without a clue
Here kitty kitty,
Here kitty kitty.
That's lady next door thinking her cat gives a darn, and she's loud.
Just what WILL bring in the big friendly ones ?
Asking for a friend...
Here kitty kitty.
That's lady next door thinking her cat gives a darn, and she's loud.
Just what WILL bring in the big friendly ones ?
Asking for a friend...
LOTS of sightings here in Mid MO. The Dept of Conservation says something to the effect of: Very few sightings and they pass through the area, I've heard and seen different for a long period of time now...
We have them around here but we have never seen one on our property. Black bears are a different story, one ripped the wall off our chicken coup and got six chickens. We have had bear, raccoons, skunks, fox, coyote, deer, turkeys, bobcat (I had a tug-o-war with one over a chicken. He had the head and I had the feet and I was beating the cat with a stick until he gave up. The cat and the chicken both lost).
I saw the article about the cat in Longview. They actually contacted the vet my daughter works for to see if they could pull a tooth from it. However TPW stepped in and took care of it. Had one cross the road in front of me one time. Looked like it was following a creek that runs into Lake Tyler East.
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