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07-07-2007, 07:40 AM
#11
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Ponce de Leon Florida USA
Posts: 10,079
RE: Black panthers in the hunting woods
I've seen two of them. One around 1980 just north of Clayton, Alabama on a clear morning at about 8:00 AM, about 25 yards away. The other one was about 5 years ago just outside of Troy, Alabama one walked across the road in front of me at about 75 yards just before dark. I'll go to my grave believing they exist.
07-07-2007, 08:59 AM
#12
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Central PA
Posts: 238
RE: Black panthers in the hunting woods
I'll believe any big cat story after seeing panthers and tigers in the woods of PA. But I know they are just pets that got released because their dumb-azz owner didnt know they would grow that big and eat their dog[8D]But believe me you will mess yourself when a tiger walks past your stand.[
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07-07-2007, 09:22 AM
#13
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Chatham, Ohio
Posts: 8,834
RE: Black panthers in the hunting woods
If your interested in this check this out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhUE58vV2Ws
Some guys on youtube explain it as a black color phase or something, still pretty sweet!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhUE58vV2Ws
Some guys on youtube explain it as a black color phase or something, still pretty sweet!!!
07-07-2007, 10:18 AM
#16
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location:
Posts: 43
RE: Black panthers in the hunting woods
07-07-2007, 10:20 AM
#17
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Hillsdale,IN
Posts: 552
RE: Black panthers in the hunting woods
"Black or melanistic leopards are common and often erroneously referred to as "black panthers". The truth is however that they are not a panther and that all black panthers are actually black leopards. If you look at a black leopard in the sunlight, you will find that the coat color is actually a very dark brown and that the spots are very visible throughout the animal. A panther is really a cougar species and, unlike popular belief, melanistic cougars do not exist in the wild. Melanistic jaguars exist also but again, they are only found in South America."
-found this on a website about big cats, thought this would help your thoughts on what he seen.
-found this on a website about big cats, thought this would help your thoughts on what he seen.
07-08-2007, 12:15 PM
#18
Fork Horn
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Indiana
Posts: 154
RE: Black panthers in the hunting woods
[/align]It is true the DNR in indiana released them to help with the deer population but they wont admit to it the panthers have been caught on video and has been shown on several news channels around decatur area