Yeah, looks like a housecat to me as well. Black Panthers are jaguars, not cougers, and indiginous to Central and South America. Are there any in Noth America? Who knows? A few years back, I saw a BIG cat 30 yards from my tree stand, and it looked awfully "black" to me. Cougers don't exsist in Virginia, supposedly. Check this clip out from a Monster Quest Episode.

http://www.history.com/video.do?name...tid=1531241182