Any ideas?
I was hunting up in George Washington National Forest this past Saturday (season opener here in VA). At about 5:30 am, I am pulling the strap tight on my second Lone Wolf climbing stick when I hear this unbelievable sound about 40 or 50 yards in the darkness ahead.
Basically, it sounded like a long, drawn-out WWWOOOOOOOW! It lasted about 4 or 5 seconds, and it was almost as loud as I could yelp at the top of my lungs, although I could never make a sound that loud that long. It definitely sounded feline to me. I’ve never heard a bobcat or mountain lion roar/scream. I’ve seen a bobcat in this area before, and I know more than one person who claims to have seen and/or heard a panther on this specific mountain. Any ideas?