It is def. NOT a dog, there are NO claw marks. It's a big cat. And it doesn't matter what state it's in, it could be a big cat. There's big ol cats down here in Alabama, I've SEEN them, sowhy couldn't there be cats in IL? Read this I got from Wikipedia about Pumas. And I'd def. shoot B over A, but either of those would EAT most of the deer I see down here, ha.


Pumas are gradually extending their range to the east, following creeks and riverbeds, and have reached Missouri, Michigan and Kansas.

In the eastern United States, rumors and myths of pumas never died. But these big cats are slowly making their way from myth to reality -- especially along the Appalachian Mountains from Virginia to Georgia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catamount