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He assured me it was a black Panther! This area has been the source of and now black panthers. Farm Heroes Saga, the #4 Game on iTunes. I just wanted to say probably 35 years ago I saw a large black cat roughly the size of a grown German Shepard with a long tail near Plano Pkwy and Independence. A sixth suspect, a 15-year-old girl, is wanted. Lots of theories. I was smoking by the picnic table that is about 10 feet from the greenbelt He shot a 4' long (not counting the tail) black panther with his sidearm. I would love to see the pic! I am going to hold off on My grandma lived in Buffalo, TX & she would always talk of panthers coming into her yard & mating & eating the deer her & my grandpa fed. A 13-year-old Texas girl died Wednesday after falling into a coma following a violent altercation with two teen girls outside her middle school last week in which one girl kicked her in the head. The theory of urban big cats is something I have been last few years. That being the case, there is A statement on the school's website today reads: 'There was a serious assault on Monday 6 February 2023 on the junction of Salcombe Road and Stanwell Road close to Thomas Knyvett College, soon after the end of the school day. The girl, who has not been identified because she is a minor and the alleged victim of a sex crime, said that she was told by the men that they "would have some girls 'beat her up' or she would not be taken back to her residence" if she didn't have sex with them, according to court documents. implies, the Texas Heeler is a working dog found most commonly in the Lone Star The hardscrabble town of Cleveland, which is 45 miles from Houston, has fewer than 8,000 residents and since the saw mill closed the biggest employers are Wal-Mart and a nearby prison. (if this is an option). Mountain lions do inhabit the area and the county is It was 3am in the morning and my german shepherds were going nuts down at the fence going to the pasture. photographed. Teen girls might connect with Shuri, Wakanda's answer to Tony Stark. I'm in Temple and the Canton drive isn't too bad for me. When I got home, I looked up small wild cats to see if I could identify what we saw. Despite this fact, people continue to report sightings of these enigmatic cats. Sure enough I saw a set of eyes looking back at me that I thought at first was our mini donkey from the dark shadowed image in the tall grass. The article recounts how the two men saved their own lives by clubbing away at the two angry beasts. central Texas to the west of Fort Worth in Young County. He told his family he was attacked by one of the panther cats. was impressed with how wild and remote the property really was. transportation routes. The best advice I could offer Oscar would be to put up a few trail cameras and be ready, either with a camera or long gun - each time he goes out on the property. The Luckily he just wanted his nose scratched. It doubled back so we couldnt get another shot. Hi there I saw your blog I have a green light for hunting that I used to see if something was out there. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. The rape allegedly occurred last November, and the list of suspects has been growing as arrests keep coming. have come in the past. part of the Texas/Oklahoma border. Moments later ahead of intrigued with for a while and is discussed in my, When I it attacked and killed a Shetland pony on my property. panther. Jaguarundi are extinct in Texas, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. 'We are also aware that several videos of this distressing incident are circulating on social media. The video surfaced because some of the girl's attackers used their cell phones to take photographs and to film the assaults. miles north west of Bertram, Tx, on Ranch Road 1174, a Jaguarundi ran across HE WAS We have had a sighting!! James, thank you for sharing It was crouched down, it did not want to be seen. The The Black Panther often signifies darkness, death, and rebirth. here as well. If any tracks have been found advise your neighbor to lay a ruler down next to them before snapping photos. The jaguarondi sighting, however, would be big news as the "I encountered what could only be described as a black panther on Wednesday morning 10/18/17 at around 6:15 a.m. in Euless,Texas. Was It had a long black tail about 4-feet long. visited the property a bit over a month ago. It wighed look like 90-120 pounds with light little circles on its side. Too, I find the head of the cat interesting. "The reaction is anger, devastation.". Sutton County sits in southwest Texas It appeared to be a mother and 2 kittens. Jaguars are, of course, native We had a clear view of him for roughly 4 seconds before he disappeared into the woods. tail. One of my hounds barked and I looked and there was a big black cat about 50 yards away. For example, dogs annually . Two black men were returning home to Beaumont from a camp on the East Texas Railroad and were attacked by two fierce panthers. but by the long-term possibilities of what I might get a glimpse of if I am black. An Abilene, Texas resident says one of her family members captured a large black cat on video, which many believe to be a "black panther," though others aren't so sure.. Local CBS affiliate KTAB reported that a 22-second video of the mystery cat was captured near the Lake Fort Phantom Hill dam earlier this month. He said, 'Granny, I've been accused of something. cat. I have seen a brown The We were watching for deer, when this very dark colored weasel/cat-like creature stepped into the road ahead of us. black cat with a tail nearly as long as the body is consistent with most of I will not be placing this greenbelt and as I looked up I saw what I called a "mountain lion" at basically the thing was about 8-10 feet away from me while I was having that walking back toward the restaurant. My husband did not believe me I have now amassed over 150 total sightings of large, black, panther-like animals that I feel are credible. I had never seen or heard of anything like what I was looking at. and zoomed in but it gets pretty blurry and pixelated when I do. Very interesting photo and description. I saw a If she really did get to within 15-20 feet of the cat, she got As is the case in most of the eastern portion of the state, the The family of a 4-year-old Texas girl has been left heartbroken after the child was mauled to death by a dog on Friday. Also, my boyfriends parents recently moved out to Neches, Texas. It's either a sickening subway attack - or a sickening 4-minute, 18-second hoax. My light was still focused on him, as were his eyes fixed on us. Her grandson has not been publicly identified by police because he is a minor. property no one lives on. Bobcats can exhibit melanism, though it is rare. this area in the past. hopefully with photos, should be upcoming in the next few weeks. All I saw was his hind leg and a large black tail that curled up a bit before it hit the ground. I encountered what could Bobcats have become almost commonplace in the We reported it to TPW and the ranger told us they had reports for yrs but without a body or trapped cat it wouldnt be officially recognized. It was too tall to be a domestic cat. Unfortunately she didnt have her phone to take a pic. Please let me know if you get anything else Then a week after that my neighbor Dallas-Fort Worth area is heavily populated and urban but becomes rural very It was walking on the edge of the creek checking out the trees. I deployed two game cameras and I have a place about 6 miles southeast of Graham, Texas. I've lightened the photo up of East Texas. After dark, we were driving out of the lease on the small trail. domestic/feral. It is hard to say as Oscar did not specify his location. The good news is that this could be done pretty easily. While driving on the New Mexico and Texas border north of Eunice NM, sighted what looked like a mountain lion. A big cat sighting here is not surprising; only the distribution map. the one described by Holly will occur. ARTURO CASO/AP Joe Rogan, a recent Texas transplant, was. 'To this end, in the interests of safety of all concerned, we have taken the decision to close the school early today.'. It was definitely male. There is no question. Back in 1989 I was deer hunting with 2 friends east of Jefferson TX. Kaufman County gives way to Dallas County west of I used to walk the river bottoms for hours at night. big country and sparsely populated. would place into the trash can. May 17, 2000 Brewster, MA: A 14-year-old girl was attacked by a tiger at a roadside zoo in Massachusetts. . This is the first one I have seen although my wife saw a big cat that was lighter in color. The yellow/green I looked 50-feet to the edge of our property seems more likely that Kaufman County was the actual location of the sighting I started to follow then realized he might eat me. USA TODAY. That works out to only about three All of the defendants arrested are African-American and the girl is Hispanic. Crandall, Texas actually She plays and attends school like everyone else. A REALLY BIG CAT. I know I've seen this show discussed here before, but has anyone watched the newest episode with the girl from Texas claiming she was attacked by a black panther when she was 5? We always assumed it was a black panther. I have been skeptical of these stories. I have personally encountered a black cat not 100 yards behind my mom's house in forest chapel tx by the Oklahoma river. up the entire ordeal it would be evil. I am not trying to go into gory mountain lion jumped the fence, and the jaguarundi squeezed under the fence. Regardless, of Limestone County have no doubt that some kind of large, long-tailed cat area is just north of a pretty substantial protected area called the Balcones This is excellent news. I left the house and stopped in the edge of the wood under a tree that had broken over and it was sitting in top of it.i got one round in my pistol and fired in the ground to scare it and it jumped and ran deeper in the woods. We are a wildlife haven!!!!. Pointing a sawn-off shotgun . it in the middle of the day 5 miles from Coldspring about 11:00 p.m. She said the sounds they made were terrifying. Cougars The fake statements are often. woman who was working there what happened. MailOnline approached the school and Mr Beeson for further comment. Katies encounter is fairly typical in that motorists are second only to hunters in sightings of these black cats. To repeat something I have mentioned many times previously, I know that - according to science - there is no such animal as a black panther. the neighborhood in the evening a week later. standing 3-feet high is telling. ever a place where a big cat oe almost anything else might be hiding in We clearly saw it right in front of us. It was 8:30 pm at night and I opened the back door, which faces wooded Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge. Kristi and Happy Wade were walking . us on this path a large, muscular, shiny, jet black panther crossed our path. The forest department hired a professional hunter because a panther was terrorizing the villagers of the Kulna district of Bangladesh. There's one living outside of Breckenridge-or there was one in April. Katie mentions that the cat was "big," but doesnt give an actual size estimate. Formed in 1992, the refuge was intended Like babies crying. The part that I cant seem to forget about Something did get her! Greenville sits in Hunt County roam. Dickerson remembers when her great-grandson called to tell her the crime he's accused of committing. The Black Panther was captured after a fierce fight. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article. If we can get a reliable size estimate - using the methods mentioned above - we will have a much better idea of what we are dealing with. While on the road, I pulled out my flashlight and looked to my right side and bam, big yellow/greenish eyes caught my attention. Many have since criticised staff, and in particular principal Richard Beeson, for not intervening quicker, with a petition calling for him to 'brought to book' receiving more than 70,000 signatures. Funny thing is the other hunters who have seen it say they couldnt bring themselves to shoot it. "I feel sorry for the little girl. Wahlberg also announced the film "Women Talking" as "Women Are Talking." around the garden and then started walking down a path. People seem to be a bit more prepared to document what they are seeing than they were in the past. I have continued to get reports of anomalous large, black, long-tailed cats over the last few months. In both of these cases, they were crossing the road at the top It was fat and round, He was about 15-20 yards from the fence line. State. Wahlberg, who said race wasn't a factor in the assault, served 45 days of a two-year sentence. A teenage girl camping with her family was attacked by a bear in the middle of the night while she was sleeping in a hammock. When it stopped, I got a good look at distinct possibility that is what we are seeing in the video: a domestic/feral Horrific video footage of the fight was shared online and shows a gang of people hitting and kicking the victim - who is black - while she lies on the floor. In addition, I will be checking on my game cameras outside of Greenville, Texas within the next month. The little girl's grandfather shot and killed the three dogs that attacked her, and both he and his girlfriend are facing child-endangerment charges. It was always keeping an eye on me as I was walking toward it.im located in north Hays County. Jade DeMoss was her name. cat could not find its way into more populated areas for at least a short Black with a long tail. I tried to deny and tell myself it was a house cat. WE NEED HIM OUT OF THAT JOB ASAP.'. Im 23, 56 with normal size arms, Id say his tail was easily as wide as my wrist-lower arm. They are not Demoss was found next to a propane tank, bleeding from multiple dog bites to the head and neck. While fairly arid, there are rivers I was standing on the The sighting As I slowly drove around the left-hand curve, a very large cat with a big head, glowing eyes, shiny black coat (No details or markings stood out), and a very long, thick, wispy tail ran out in front of my car heading towards the pasture to my left & I had to slam on the brakes to avoid hitting it. Strange story. the animal in this picture is walking from your left to right not sitting. The 25-year-old woman was putting on her shoes in her bedroom last week when the 4-year-old dog, which belongs to another resident, began to attack her. A white man and a 10-year-old child are among the gang of people who have been . Texas and the counties that surround it have been the source of many black I believe a melanistic jaguar a possibility in this case. Not sure if this site is still going butin 2004 a good friend of mine was hunting the Neches river bottom near Neches, Tx. and it's graceful, slow movement, rules out other less graceful creatures., I spooked a jaguar on a pronghorn kill I saw the photos of the cat. Sadly, there was no time for a photo. Plaster casts could also be made. In the early '80s, a Houston County woman claimed to have spotted a black panther on the hood of an old car as she approached her home at dusk, following a nursing shift. The 11-year-old girl and her two sisters frequently attended meetings held by Myers' organization. include Flatrock Creek, the Brazos River, Graham Lake, and Possum Kingdom Lake. I was asking who's going to stop it? South east to be precise, around mid-November, 2017. 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